I bought this 2008 Kymco Xciting 500 on May 3rd, 2013, with only 1383 miles, Man, this baby is powerful, it's got great handling, awesome brakes, my extra large helmet fits perfect under the seat. If you want to get a great scooter for a great price, Go with Kymco, So far I am happy with it, Go Kymco...

I like motorcycles, but a scooter like Kymco Exciting 500, ABS or not, is easier and enough for the speed in any higway. Good sond, solid, good engine, excellent brakes, very economic as confortable to a long trip and no need to worry about shifts, like foot side levers as clutch. Atractive and very nice bike style.

I bought a 2007 Xciting 500 with only 6,000 mile on it. After a month of riding it (normal riding) I began to notice a small oil leak coming from the right side of the motor. Took the bike to a local Kymco dealership and they confirmed it was a bad head gasket. Very disappointed!! I thought Kymco made reliable bikes. otherwise, the bike ran fine and the handling was sufficient.

Bought my 2009 ri the summer of 2010 and put 3000 miles on her before putting her up for the winter. Very smooth ride both highway and around town! Power is good for a scooter, no wheelies on this machine but plenty of power there! I was very comfortable on a 200 mille freeway ride. Only complaint is starting in the morning when cold! Should start right up as it is fuel injected, but takes a few attemps to start! Not bad but noticable! Overall ii love my x500 and am very happy with my decision to go with the Kymco!! Happy riding to all!!!!

wonderfull bike,nice ride it is every thing

Have put more than 28,000 miles on my X500 in 15 months of actual riding time. She has been da bomb! Added orange led lights in the wheel wells, Laminar Lip, Jack Vinson back rest, Givi box, 2 running lights in back, Laminar rain cover, and deer whistle. She is the best!

In 2007 I purchased a new Xciting 500cc. I've driven it 3,000 mi. It's a sound, soild, and attractive crossover bike and a bargan for the price.

The Kymco Xciting 500 is a very confortable ride. Lots of power easy to handle, good looking machine, just plain happy to have purchased. One good all round maxi

08 Kymco xciting 500Ri. No abs but fuel injected. I prefer no abs as I want to do the handling, not abs taking over for me. Love the color and easy to get accessories for. Everyone looks!
Added laminar lip/ airhawk seat/chrome foot boards/wind flares/Kymco backrest with chrome bar, 2 cortech tail bags that they said don ' t hook together but do with the saddlebags. So change the buckles and all is great! They sit on top of each other as bottom one is round while top one is flat. Mpg from 55-63mpg depending on speed etc. I have 1417 ks or 880 miles on it and bought it 3 months ago.

Love my Kymco Xciting 500. Easier and more convenient than a geared motorcycle. Lots of conveniences like cell phone charger, very secure ignition lock, great looking, and decent mpg.
Quick off the line; so quick in fact I had to adjust my throttle twist.
It takes a couple of minutes to warm up, nothing wrong with that. I either clean windscreen and gear-up or just look at her handsome lines.
Heavy weight gives it great stability on occasional freeway jaunts. I generally prefer the back roads as more pleasant and have the great fortune to live in central Texas with some of the best back country motorbike cruising roads around.
I purchased mine 2/08 and by summer's end had clocked nearly 10,000 miles. Those miles include some rain and windstorms, including one frigid norther at the end of February where the wind was incredibly strong.

I test drove one today and did about 10 miles around town and thru traffic. I was a good handling large scooter and the weight was alot lighter than I thought. The throttle response was very good and the transmission was very positive in take off, it did not hesitate and was smooth responding. This is a good maxi scooter for the money.

Bought the Kymco Exciting as my wifes first bike. It was very easy for her to learn to ride. We took it to the mountains in Colorado and it not only kept up but was out in front a lot of the time. Great around town and roadworthy as well.

Have been riding my Kymco Xciting 500 for about 1 month now, time for a review.

First, the good:
It's been a blast to ride, it's heavy but surprisingly fast and very smooth. The upright position is good on the back, and it gives you "presence" on the road - you're able to look through the windows of even larger pickups ahead of you. The seat is too hard, but otherwise it's quite comfortable to ride, it's not fatiguing at all and requires very little muscle compared to a Honda motorcycle I rode many years ago. The controls are easy to use and in the right places except the horn - it's a bit too touchy and it's too close to the turn signal.

The engine starts very easily, and it's very quiet at idle and low speeds; great for my neighborhood. Twist the throttle and you get a satisfying growl; it's a single-lunger at heart and it sounds like it. It has a lot of "grunt" in the mid-ranges between about 20 and 70 MPH; I figure about 5-6 seconds to get up to speed. At 65 mph I'm using about 2/3 of the throttle; tach is at 6000 (redline is 8000).

Off the line it's slow, you won't be lifting the front wheel; it's like all automatic scoots.... but once the engine finally catches the back wheel it snaps your head back like a real bike. You'll still smoke just about anything on 4 wheels (although a Lotus definitely left me eating dust), anything with two wheels and a clutch and you're toast.

Fit and finish was ok, the panels and parts are well fitted and the paintwork was very good (but see my comments, below).

Now the bad:
A small fly in my otherwise tasty soup - the front fender (over the front wheel) spontaneously cracked and is now in the process of splitting itself in two; this started within the first 100 miles. Kymco is definitely not known for their warranty service, and they've pretty much told me I'm not getting a replacement because "it must be my fault". Sucks bobo, but as soon as I saw the split I knew they'd blame me, and it's my word against theirs. I'm repairing it with epoxy and a "Buy Suzuki" decal from the local bike shop. ;-))

The worst mechanical issue is it occasionally stalls when cold - it needs an adjustment to the choke (it comes off too quickly); unfortunately this is one thing that's not available (it's a sealed unit). Once it's warm it's fine, but a sudden stall while trying to turn a corner onto a busy road isn't nice.

Other problems are the speedometer and fuel gauge; these issues weren't unexpected, though, just about all the Kymco scoots have these problems as far as I can tell from my researches.

It's supposed to be a standard motorcycle speedo (it's an inductive type, unlike most scoots) but it's terribly inaccurate - with several hours of fine adjustments and tweaking I've finally gotten it to read 10 km/h higher than it's really moving; choices were that or no reading at all.

The fuel gauge is a joke, it doesn't budge until you're 1/3 down, and it's reading empty at 2/3 down. I don't bother looking for a gas station until the empty light is on, it means I still have a gallon left. Fuel economy is about 35-45 mpg depending on how I ride.

The only other negative I can come up with is service; it's hard to find a dealer willing to work on a scooter they didn't sell. Finding high quality service is even tougher. Kymco USA won't sell you parts (not even an oil filter) directly, it's a bit of a problem for those of us who have no Kymco dealers in the vicinity.

So, overall I'm giving it a 6, mostly because I got it for a lot less than MSRP; it's a lot better than the Chinese knockoffs I've seen, but it's not a Bergman either. I have no doubt it'll last a few years; it's not falling apart or anything, and when it comes time I'll be able to sell it for at least a bit and move on to a Yamaha, Honda or Suzuki.

Peace, y'all!