Well....I'm down in Florida visiting my parents for 9 days. Took delivery of my Super 8 150 in Red/Black/White. Great little scooter for the money. Not broken-in yet (I'm @ 130 miles) Changed the oil @ 100 miles (using Shell Rotella 15W-40W mineral oil (for now) I'll change the gear oil & engine oil again @ 300 miles before I leave. Gear oil...I'm using Mobil Oil Synthetic 75W-90W after 300 miles. I'm shocked I found such a soild price ($10.99) @ Auto Zone of all places.
One thing I would like to mention, is that my scoot kind of bogs down from 5-20MPH a tad. I suspect this is because my engine isn't close to being broken-in yet. It feels like it's straving for fuel, then it normal after 20MPH. The fit & finish is decent, but not on par with my Taiwanese built GT300i. Example: On the side body panel where the White & Red colors meet, there is a decent amount of red paint on the white. The dealer ordered me a new panel with the decals. No real biggie.
For the money I paid, it's a nice choice overall. Can't wait until after 500 miles or so, when she is really broken-in. Aside from the Mirror extenders, Battery Tender Jr. pigtail & the Shad 33-liter case which requires the Kymco SKU# K0SP59ST (Shad Top Box Mount Kit) I'll be keeping it all stock. I also noticed that Kymco is now using CST tires vs. the Cheng-Shin brand. The are just ok, your standard budget hard nylon Chinese tire. I will upgrade down the road.
UPDATE: I'm back home now in New England (sigh...) Anyway, I noticed that as the engine has broke-in, the issue I was having with it bogging-down has started to go away. I left with 430 miles on the Super 8. Will be back down in Feburary.
