http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/ Honda Helix Scooter Discussion Group Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:18:32 GMT Susan http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25020 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25020 If you Google Kymco Downtown 300i and Like 200i you'll find lots of chat about them. I thought this one was interesting, photos and a Video. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:47:22 GMT limpwell http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25019 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25019 Censorship ? Was your post removed from the forum? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:36:37 GMT rickrussell_ca http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25018 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25018 ... Nothing has been modified, blocked or censored. Your posting status remains "unmoderated". Bill Hadley does not have the ability to moderate individual Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:34:13 GMT Susan http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25017 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25017 I always heard that it's bad for it to idle for that long, and that you're supposed to take it out and drive, putting the motor under load. ~Susan in New Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:15:12 GMT m r johnson http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25016 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25016 Be careful group members, ANY suggestions can and will be censored by the group moderator Hadley.  I guess people can't decide for themselves what is helpful Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:43:26 GMT Rick Russell http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25015 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25015 ... Of course Honda already has something to compete: the SH300i. Why they would spend all that effort marketing the SH150i without bringing over the SH300i is Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:37:52 GMT bikewalla http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25014 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25014 Kymco Downtown 300i and Kymco Like 200i review I had a chance to try out both of these scooters in Greensboro NC yesterday. By the way I ride a Helix most of Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:39:52 GMT Injuhneer http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25013 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25013 Of course he is trying to reduce expenses. $400 would probably cover the winter storage. But at least with this solution it would be a one-shot cost. -Mike O Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:37:14 GMT Injuhneer http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25012 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25012 Not too mention that most of the surfaces (ie, bodywork) are plastic and will transition in temperature much more quickly than metal. But whatever you do, do Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:23:22 GMT miket http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25011 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25011 Mine has lived in one of these http://www.thebikebarn.net/tourermodel.html for 5 years now with NO ill effect. I DO use a Battery Tender. I just put my first Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:10:44 GMT limpwell http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25010 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25010 I store some power equipment in an 8ft Wells Cargo aluminum skinned trailer at the 6,000 foot elevation mark in the Rocky Mountains. There are two 9 foot Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:06:16 GMT Ormond Otvos http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25009 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25009 The tiniest amount of heat, even fifty watts, will keep the condensation away. Use a small heating pad with a thermostat controller, on the seat, and then a Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:34:37 GMT John Sasso http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25008 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25008 I leave my 2004 Helix in our unheated garage over the winter and make it a point to start  and run it, in idle for twenty minutes or so every ten days or so, Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:32:33 GMT Injuhneer http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25007 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25007 Indeed. The owners manual from my 1972 914 suggests coating aluminum brightwork with petroleum jelly as prep for winter. -Mike O Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:23:27 GMT Pete, in Tacoma WA http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25006 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hondahelixdiscussion/message/25006 Excellent suggestions. If storing outside, I suggest applying a wax, or silicone, on any chrome or aluminum surfaces (including shiny bolts and nuts) that are