Re: Questions for Sym maxsym 600i /400i owners
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2020 11:23 pm
@Symcity thats helpful. Ill contact them to see what they have. Some only can get some parts. Hiflofilter is good enough. I always replace my oil before its time. Its inexpensive
@Stephen the xciting400 is a nice looking scooter. The burgman was also ok on power but if im getting anothrr 400 the option for the 600 in a 400 body is attractive to me. The parts are also less than the burgman parts. Down the line when it gets tored ill do an overhaul if the body is in good shape. Sym are ok bikes for the money. Not japanese quality but quite close. I think they invested in the maxsym quality overall. My dead joyride 200 is clearly lower quality than the burgman. You can see its a budget scooter
@Stephen
The longer the post the better. Much appreciated the helpful feedback
1-I have an issue trusting mechanics to wrench properly. I almost never saw one use a torque wrench. They dont lube the proper parts and areas also. When its new they do as much as they can by the book but when the bike is older I have seen many that fail
Thanks for the help
3. I had no idea what they were.
Oddly there is a 600 next to my work sitting in the street collecting tons of dust. From the rust on the exhaust it looks tired. So have looked at different items on rhe bike. Better than pictures
Curious what the difference between the sport model and the regular model is
I was considering upgrading to the burgman 650 but the prices are too much and that non serviceable cvt is really expensive to fix and you need to strip the bike completely which is out of my skill level. I can do electrics change starter /relay regulator and all maintenance and even learning to weld things but to drop and disassemble a motor and do precision work is not for me
4-I think the windshield at lower level will suffice. From what I see they used a good quality transparent material. Vs others that really yellow and are not clear.one thing someone taught me is use a pillow case to cover the shield in the summer especially
5-side stand on burgman is quite good. Ill check with the sym why it may be twitchy and fix it up if need be
6-good enough mpg. When you have a big engine you dont need to rev it to get ample power. I especially like the lower rpm at high speeds
7-I saw Francesco's video. He has nice content. Informative. I also saw some russians do some videos but have no idea what they're saying so less helpful. Maybe watch and then confirm with manual
8-happy to hear no vibrations Francesco mentioned he did have them so mentioned it hear
First thing ill do is do a complete fluid replacement for the scooter after I buy it and log everything in a notebook. I dont plan on reselling the scooter unless maybe for parts. The resale is very bad for them, so care and maintain for long term is my goal
Apologies I didn't reply in a timely manner as my mother had a heart attack and I help her with daily duties.
Cheers everyone. Thabk you again for the much appreciated help
@Stephen the xciting400 is a nice looking scooter. The burgman was also ok on power but if im getting anothrr 400 the option for the 600 in a 400 body is attractive to me. The parts are also less than the burgman parts. Down the line when it gets tored ill do an overhaul if the body is in good shape. Sym are ok bikes for the money. Not japanese quality but quite close. I think they invested in the maxsym quality overall. My dead joyride 200 is clearly lower quality than the burgman. You can see its a budget scooter
@Stephen
The longer the post the better. Much appreciated the helpful feedback
1-I have an issue trusting mechanics to wrench properly. I almost never saw one use a torque wrench. They dont lube the proper parts and areas also. When its new they do as much as they can by the book but when the bike is older I have seen many that fail
Thanks for the help
3. I had no idea what they were.
Oddly there is a 600 next to my work sitting in the street collecting tons of dust. From the rust on the exhaust it looks tired. So have looked at different items on rhe bike. Better than pictures
Curious what the difference between the sport model and the regular model is
I was considering upgrading to the burgman 650 but the prices are too much and that non serviceable cvt is really expensive to fix and you need to strip the bike completely which is out of my skill level. I can do electrics change starter /relay regulator and all maintenance and even learning to weld things but to drop and disassemble a motor and do precision work is not for me
4-I think the windshield at lower level will suffice. From what I see they used a good quality transparent material. Vs others that really yellow and are not clear.one thing someone taught me is use a pillow case to cover the shield in the summer especially
5-side stand on burgman is quite good. Ill check with the sym why it may be twitchy and fix it up if need be
6-good enough mpg. When you have a big engine you dont need to rev it to get ample power. I especially like the lower rpm at high speeds
7-I saw Francesco's video. He has nice content. Informative. I also saw some russians do some videos but have no idea what they're saying so less helpful. Maybe watch and then confirm with manual
8-happy to hear no vibrations Francesco mentioned he did have them so mentioned it hear
First thing ill do is do a complete fluid replacement for the scooter after I buy it and log everything in a notebook. I dont plan on reselling the scooter unless maybe for parts. The resale is very bad for them, so care and maintain for long term is my goal
Apologies I didn't reply in a timely manner as my mother had a heart attack and I help her with daily duties.
Cheers everyone. Thabk you again for the much appreciated help