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Re: Rants, gripes and frustrations
« Reply #15 on: July 17, 2012, 02:28:23 PM »
Quote from: Peters on July 17, 2012, 02:19:01 PM
I think you're right baddi

Then the stator or the wires might be bad, so check those before buying a new battery, if you have never run your battery flat. :)
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Re: Rants, gripes and frustrations
« Reply #16 on: July 17, 2012, 04:46:37 PM »
Quote from: baddi on July 17, 2012, 02:16:36 PM
Isn't the headlight usually getting power from the stator?

I think our A50 headlight comes from the battery, as does the rear light but not the brake light. When my rectifier went bad i saw these light dimmed as my battery lost charge. I even had to ride with my lights off my moutain bike tie-wrapped on as an emergency one morning to get to work  :D
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Re: Rants, gripes and frustrations
« Reply #17 on: July 17, 2012, 04:55:57 PM »
talk about getting off track from the original topic posted......anyway......upgrades and wish lists....if you think kymco's owners manuals are deficient,,you should see my hyosung manual.....you need a translator to read it (in English) ....my biggest gripe on my dt 300...would be more electrical power and need for bigger battery with more cranking power......over the years i realized you just have to find a way to get your hands on a shop manual......the owners manual you get with the scooter is essentially an abridged (extremely so) version of the shop manual.......
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Re: Rants, gripes and frustrations
« Reply #18 on: July 18, 2012, 02:47:24 AM »
Hahaha! My old china scoot didn't even have a manual.  Who reads a manual anyway? Just joking!  ;D


My Kymco's lights are also powered by the battery. Also with the CDI., DC fired CDI. That's why I cannot start the engine with a weak battery even if you use the kick start. Wierd... I always thought that one of the purpose of the kick start is that you can start the scoot if you're battery goes low.  ???

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Re: Rants, gripes and frustrations
« Reply #19 on: July 18, 2012, 02:48:30 AM »
My ZX starts with no battery at all
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Re: Rants, gripes and frustrations
« Reply #20 on: July 18, 2012, 04:25:57 AM »
Zx is an AC voltage cdi so it starts as soon as the stator gets s signal. The Peop/s9's have a DC cdi that needs a good battery to fire the spark.

What Kymco NEEDS is a Dealer Training certification program. And good manuals included with the bike.
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Re: Rants, gripes and frustrations
« Reply #21 on: July 19, 2012, 12:45:32 AM »
zombie is 100 percent right.....but this gets into additional costs to the manufacturer and passed thru by dealer...etc....piaggio/vespa won't let you sell their scooters unless dealer or his agent/employee go through the training......the lesser known struggling brands have few requirements and are just looking to store inventory with any dealer who will take their scooters......
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Re: Rants, gripes and frustrations
« Reply #22 on: July 19, 2012, 01:12:22 AM »
A slightly larger glove box.
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Re: Rants, gripes and frustrations
« Reply #23 on: July 19, 2012, 01:20:07 AM »
brighter headlights...

more durable wheel bearings...
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Re: Rants, gripes and frustrations
« Reply #24 on: July 20, 2012, 12:59:16 AM »
..brighter headlight..definately need brighter lights..yeah brighter headlight would be good..good is good and a brighter headlight would be good..
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Re: Rants, gripes and frustrations
« Reply #25 on: July 20, 2012, 01:09:18 AM »
Quote from: wordslinger on July 20, 2012, 12:59:16 AM
..brighter headlight..definately need brighter lights..yeah brighter headlight would be good..good is good and a brighter headlight would be good..
You sound like Rain Man  :D
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Re: Rants, gripes and frustrations
« Reply #26 on: July 20, 2012, 01:15:56 AM »
..yeah, rain man, definately rain man...
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Re: Rants, gripes and frustrations
« Reply #27 on: July 20, 2012, 01:17:05 AM »
..imma gripe, pete..dammit...

..need you at the blow-out man!!
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Re: Rants, gripes and frustrations
« Reply #28 on: July 20, 2012, 01:27:40 AM »
I know... it sucks

We still need to get up and ride sometime though
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Re: Rants, gripes and frustrations
« Reply #29 on: July 20, 2012, 01:41:09 AM »
and bigger gas tanks!!!
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