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I would but that would mean getting a trailer and taking it home BEFORE I hear it run and check out the work they supposedly did (carb related).

Now you see why I'm just taking a new battery when I go, and I won't leave until I can ride it away.

Yes! $140.00 for a cheap 9amp battery...
Did you not read the first line of my OP???

I'm terribly sorry, because I neglected to mention that I know fair well the battery cover will need to be modded.
I plan on cutting a hole for the battery to come through the top of the battery cover.
I've seen this done elsewhere.

What I should've asked was if it would STILL be too tall...
I don't want the battery to hit the bottom of the seat when I close it.

LOL...
Well I know better now, since someone from another forum pointed that out to me.

I looked on Pirelli's website, and couldn't find the speed or load rating listed anywhere in their specs sheet.
So, I Google'd "pirelli sl26 speed rating" and everywhere I looked had it listed as "J" rated.
I was in a "slightly altered state of mind" with South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut playing in the background, and it didn't occur to me that the speed/load rating might be size dependent.

I blame Pirelli for not listing it definitively.

I apologize if you felt my comment was disrespectful...
It was just an attempt at humor, and not a very good one to be honest.

But I do love a good pun, and I was making fun of the existence of the word motard.
I can't believe that is a real word. ;D

Thanks to everyone for the input.
Let me tell you what I found out after a little further research...

Shinko is Yokohama (a well respected Japanese company with a reputation for high quality, high performance tires).
Or rather, Shinko WAS Yokohama until 1998 when the Shinko Group bought their scooter/motorcycle tire technology.
Shinko is still a Japanese headquartered company, just not quite as well known in the States as Yokohama (name-wise).

Now, the best set of (car) tires I have EVER owned were Yokohama Avid H4S's.
I refer to them as my "miracle tires", and still remember them quite fondly.

They were installed on my tuned-up, tricked-out 1996 Nissan Altima and I put almost 50k on them before I was hit by an
18-wheeler while traveling north on I-75.
The car was totaled, and I came within inches of dying a horrible death.

However, I firmly believe the tires were a factor in my still being alive, because they didn't fold up on impact (at between 80-85mph),
or when I was spinning across multiple lanes of traffic.
They wanted to stick to the road like Gorilla Glue!!!
And they did grip well enough for me to steer out of the way of what would've been a head-on collision with a third vehicle.

When the whole ordeal was over, all 4 tires were still holding air (although obviously not safe for further applications...LOL).
I also measured close to half of their original tread depth still intact!

I know I'm not likely to have that kind of luck EVER AGAIN in my lifetime (I burned up several of my 9 lives that day...),
and especially not on 2 wheels. I also understand that I'm probably being overly sentimental about a set of tires,
but if Shinko's perform anywhere near as well as my Yoke's did, I feel I'd be stupid not to give them a shot.

Plus, at $83 (shipped) for 2 size 140/60/13's, I could almost buy 2 sets for the price of 1.

Thanks for the recommendations, guys.

I'm about to pull the trigger on a pair of Shinko SR568R's...
Less than $100 for 2 highly reviewed tires seems like an excellent fit for my budget.

Anyone have experience with Shinko tires?

I'm also curious if anyone has experience with fitting the YY250T with 140/60/13's.
It's only a 10mm increase, and I would expect better traction from wider tires...
I just need to know that they will fit before I order them.
Time to drag out a measuring device and make sure, I guess.

I'm off to cut the grass, but if anyone else has any words of wisdom I'd be grateful to hear from them.
I won't place an order until later this evening, or possibly tomorrow.

Thanks again.

Okay. I was hoping I could just adjust the idle on the carb (because it sounds easier).
I don't really know why...but I had it in my head that I shouldn't adjust the valves before I'd put on 200-300 miles
and since the scoot only has 100 or so, I guess I thought I'd be "upsetting the break-in process".
I get a bit silly sometimes.


You're probably right on that one. too. I'm leaning toward a bad or improperly seated bulb.
I checked, and if I reach under the front and swap the headlight plugs, the right side works on either plug, but the left...not so much.

The thing that bothers me is that I just finished putting the scoot back together again yesterday, and now I'm taking her apart again.

It's kinda' exhausting. Hahaha.
I guess I'll go get started.

That IS pretty interesting... ;D

I'm currently working on an idle adjustment/carb issue, but I plan to replace my headlamps as soon as time and money allow.
Especially since the left side headlamp doesn't work on hi OR low beam.

Just out of curiosity, which kit did you choose?
damin69 posted an eBay link to the kit he got, but it's now too old to be of use.