I just bought a GTS 200 au Vietnam (Saigon) and I am very interested by your comments. Indded, I would very much like to know why SYM call the GTS 200 while the engine is said to be 171,2cc only. In Vietnam, the maximum capacty for normal rider is 175cc. For higher bikes you need a special licence.
I hav'nt seen any indications of the engine capacity on the block ? If it was 198cc as you suggested, that would be nice. The fuel tank size of my bike is actually 12L.
Any mods to boost the engine would be welcome.
JeanMarie
have been following your posts for quite sometime now and must admit that I had gained much insight into this new to the Malaysian Market scooter, SYM....thanks to all here. After having sold my Vulcan 500 last year... thinking that I won't be doing much riding anymore, found that without a bike in the house, it sure feels like a void to be filled. So, in Dec'08, bought myself a used VS125 ....reminiscence of a scooter experience much earlier and spend quite a tidy sum doing it up till it not only looked good and new but runs smooth as silk too. Nevertheless, it was difficult for me to get accustomed to the much smaller power output (max speed 80km/h) and as such decided to trade it in or sell it off.
Last Sat, I signed up for a new SYM GTS 200, silver colour is the only one available ex stock. Guess I am perhaps the first SYM GTS 200 owner in Ipoh or at least bought from a local shop here. There is still no service centre in Ipoh and I understand that KF is no longer distributing them now as it is currently undertaken by MForce of BM (same director as Mega Fortune from Pg). There is also no more mentioned of NIMOTA in the new brochures. I sure hope the specs, built quality and the material used is still maintained as in SYM original units. I was told it is CKD in 2 crates. One with the frame, engine and most of the other parts already assembled and the other has the wheels and covers. One area that I find it difficult to understand is that if you were to check SYM Taiwan site, the JoyRide 200cc has only a displacement of 171.2cc but yet SYM still sees it fit to labelled the scoot as 200cc whereas the Joyride 125cc is accurately matched to its actual displacement. Why the use of the acronym cc in the model? I think our GTS 200 has the body of Joymax 125/250 but the engine of Joyride 200cc. Check out the the site http://www.sym.com.t...p...&bid=51#spe
I was told too that the power of the scoot can be increased by changing the "coil" which then could make it max out at 165km/h. Was told that this coil assembly will be available soon as a modular kit that we could upgrade to. Gee, I am beginning to wonder whether does this scoot actually comes with displacement of 198cc but under declared as 171.2cc for obvious marketing reasons or APs and what not . But why the marriage of components of different models and not instead say Joymax 125 or 250? Anybody can enlighten us on this? Could it be that perhaps it is that only the first batch of GTS 200 is equipped with 198cc displacement and 12L tank and it is no longer such for current stock?? Anybody can confirm this? I will check out the fuel tank size the first thing I get the bike this coming week as it is declared as 8.5L (Joyride 200cc) in the new brochure whereas Joymax 125/250 has 12L. With no data on the block, bore or piston,stoke how can we be sure of its displacement?
Hope there are some owners in Ipoh too that we can meet or chat with regards to our rides. But it will be great too nevertheless to join you fellas even from other states in convoys , trips or even just tt if time permits.
Thank you.