2016 Kymco Xciting 500 and Campagno 110
Kymco USA has released their 2016
scooter offerings. The big news for 2016 is the demise of the MyRoad 700i,
which was teased for the North American market for several years before being
launched in 2014. The biggest Kymco has been available overseas since 2008, but
it wasn’t a match for North America and didn’t make the cut for 2016.
The most likely culprit here is the high
MSRP Kymco set for the machine. At US$ 9699, the MyRoad listed for a similar price
as a BMW C 600 and about a grand under premium touring machines like the BMW C
650 GT and Suzuki Burgman 650. The MyRoad was reported a nice enough machine,
but once prices get near 5 digits most buyers are going to opt for machines
with more of a reputation.
In it’s place, Kymco USA is resurrecting
the Xciting 500 for 2016 at a more reasonable US$ 6899. This Xciting
is known as the Xciting Ri 500 ABS and it’s the same machine that was
introduced for 2013 and last offered in the USA for 2014 (not to be confused
with theKymco-Compagno-110-Light-Green-2016 single headlight ’09 - ’12 Xciting
Ri 500). As the name implies, ABS is standard.
The rest of Kymco’s line is returning
unchanged. Even the prices are all the same including for the Downtown 300
which has never seen an MSRP boost in the 6 years it’s been on the market.
To freshen the rest of their line, Kymco
has revamped the color palette for their lineup except the Agility 50/125.
Most of the new colors are nice standard choices. The except is the new “light
green” option for the Campagno 110. This mint shade is pretty unique color that
will stand out.
