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Mike you and I have had this conversation before. I am normally 45 to 50 MPH around my town and just a tad over 40 MPG. I'm sure like any motor you can tune for power or you can tune for MPG or somewhere in between. Just depends on what you want ot live with. However I will say this if you buy a 300 Magnum scooter and expect to ride consistently on the interstate...you are going to be disappointed. That's my .02 worth.

I absolutely concur with Mike. We got our 300 Magnums together several years ago. I've never seen better than 42MPG. Top speed on mine is around 64 but I rarely ride it there. Normally I'm in town doing 30 to 45 mph. A lot of owner" micro tuning" is required to get these things where you want them but once you get there it's really great.

Ok I'm back in this Alleyoop...I know long time no hear from. Hey fella's you can pretty much take what Al gives you as the gospel. He is definitely a scoot guru. PS did the HoRrod power tour this year and I'm now a guinness world record holder. Sorry to hijack the thread but just wanted to say hey!!!!

Hey Roy I've got a coffee can you can have...is that a big enough piston for you?? Good luck my friend...in my view you can never have enough spare engines laying around. vr, Lee

John they probably could but you are going to get a terrible dyno read from the cvt. Other than a baseline it wouldn't be good for much nor very accurate.

I believe the coil is the same for both and I believe we are actually the 279. Linhau should be listed . I can't remember where I bought mine but if you google performance scooter coil it will show up. It's orange in color. I'll try to find the package. Hard starting or dying off after riding it, is a sure fire valve check for sure. Use the search on here or the other scoot forum and you will get tons of info on adjusting the valves. It's not as hard as it appears. I believe our Magnums call for .004 and .005 but I'm sure some will chime in if my memory is wrong...once again those numbers can be found on the search option. I'll tell you this...it's really obvious when it's time. The scoot will go from running great to crap. It's probably a good idea to check them anyway. Valve adjustment and carb adjustment make a world of difference on these little 300's. When they are dead on man the run good. I haven't adjusted anything on mine in a year. Of course I haven't put the miles on it that Mike does in FL though.

Tierod: Also learn how to adjust your valves because I can promise you it's coming. Almost everyone of us has had to do so. Had to do mine at about 100 miles. I changed every single hose and fluid to US spec before I rode mine. Also change the cheap Chinese spark plug out. Put the fuel filter where you can easily access it at the same time you change your fuel line hose (assuming you change it). I also changed to a performance coil...made for easier starts in the long run. vr, Lee