Looking to upgrade

[mightbesane]

Since I never buy new anyway, I'd look at a good, used 400. My 2004 Burger 400 is agile enough for my 12 mile commute but is stable as houses two-up. You can see my mileage in my signature. If you never have before, check out fuelly.com and you'll see how various scoots fare as far as mpg goes. Just remember that you have folks reporting in both UK and US gallons.

[Djigs]

Does anybody know which year the X-Max 250 had a change to Fuel Injected System?
It seems like 2006 was still carburettor, and I believe 2009 is Fuel Injected but I can't find concrete info of when the change happened.
Thanks

[gn2]

There was a major revision to the X-max 250 in 2009, the easy way to tell the old one and the new one apart is the fairing, the new one has a one piece and the old one has a top half which pivots with the handlebars.
AFAIK the first fuel injected one was the last of the old models built in 2009.

[Djigs]

I've made my mind and went for the Kymco Downtown 300i.

I guess it will take me some time to get used to it, but I am loving it!!

May poke your brains a bit more and enquire about thoughts on Alarms VS Immobilisers? - What's better and why?

Mine has an alarm fitted but I am concern about how that may affect the battery so I am considering if an Immobiliser wouldn't be a better option...? - or I could be totally wrong.

[StephenC]

Forget an alarm, in my opinion. At least an immobiliser may stop it being started and ridden away. Otherwise, lots of chains, ground anchors and put it out of sight if possible.

It'll probably help that this type of scooter is not so sought after as a typical moped or Vespa.

[TmaX9]

If it is a factory fitted alarm, it will be fine on battery consumption. It may also not be removable as unlike an aftermarket bolt on alarms, it may be integrated into the ECU just like a factory immobiliser. They are the best systems to have. 99% of accessory fitted alarms give trouble sooner or later and also as they are made so pretty much any idiot can fit them, just about any idiot can bypass them or remove them again, so not much of a deterrent either.

[gn2]

What's better and why?

What's better is to buy neither.
The reasons are
1: they're totally useless
2: you can use the money saved to pay for insurance or some accessories that actually do something
3: less electronic trickery to go wrong and leave you stranded at the side of the road