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I am curious if Corbin's custom seat service would actually make a new fiberglass seat pan for proper fit.

Got an answer from Corbin, yes they will make a custom seat pan however I want it hence the word custom, lol.

Hang in there until somebody dumps one and parts it on eBay!

That would be ideal to experiment on.

Ok just got off the phone with Steven at Kymco, here's what was said. The dark section on the clutch pads is not grease but the clutch burning in as the outer sections are higher loading them there. Next the actual slippage is being caused by excess grease that squeezed between the pulley halves (used for the pulley needle bearings) during assembly. At speed this ended up being flung outward onto the drive belt itself causing the slippage. I was assured that the seals are intact so there should be no further issues. The pulleys, case, and belt will be cleaned. I expressed my concern on the belt and was also assured it will not be a problem but if I should have one they will stand behind it. So I called the dealer and said I would like to come over to have a look for myself while its apart. Tomorrow morning I'll be driving up there (an hour drive) to have a look for myself and with any luck have it back together so I can bring it home. 

3) Do I really need an air-impact wrench?  All I've got is elbow-grease.

I made a holder bar for another project on my Burgman 650 that should work. It's just made from some metal bar and some bolts. It looks similar to this but just a Y shape.

Congrats, welcome, and nice scoot. 

Thanks for the up-date!
That is a fascinating first look into this big scooter....thank you for the pictures.
It will be interesting to see what happens next from KYMCO.

Wonder if they have to kick this kind of thing back to Taiwan or if the buck stops somewhere in N.America?
Who makes the decision? Clean it up & give it back - or replace parts?
This being KYMCO's flagship ....might make things happen differently...or not.

When my dealer was dragging...I sent an email to getinfo@kymcousa.com and heard back pretty quickly.
Eventually had a phone # and a name of my area service rep. from KYMCO. Nice guy - lit up the dealer, got me fixed.

The service advisor called back yesterday and said Kymco wanted to clean the grease off and retry the bike before replacing the clutch. This morning I called Kymco USA and was transferred to the California reps voicemail. Haven't heard anything back yet. I also sent a email off to the service advisor saying I would like the clutch (part with the pads) replaced as I do not feel safe on it anymore and that once oil/grease has gotten on the fiction material then soaked in affecting it's griping ability/longevity it will never be right. Plus I said I bought this bike new and it doesn't even have 200 miles on it. Let's hope they get with the program. I wouldn't clean off oily brake pads and send a customer down the road, lol.

Thanks for the e-mail addy. I also sent an e-mail off to them with all the information.

Oh MAN you missed a  b e u t !
Crossbolt is now permanently banned from most of Pennsylvania, 2 Canadian provinces and every east of the Mississippi !!
When they finally turned off the dash cams he'd been tazed 3 times - and by golly there he was still smiling and holding those chickens ---  if you missed it later on all three networks - try youtube : "crazed scooter man creates international border incident!"
 
He did have to pay for the chickens and apologize to all French speaking peoples.

He has agreed to counseling & is now working up something in French to try and get his scooter back.
Most fun I've had since I drywalled up my co-workers lunch boxes.
Stig

 

I have a question for those of you with air compressors and small scooters.  Have you used it to fill a tire?  I'd be concerned about running the battery down and not being able to start the scooter.

Wouldn't you have the scooter running while using it?

Killer deal for someone!