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While still under warranty my super8 broke down. Kymco dealer is fifty miles away making for an expensive tow. Hoping that a simple fix that I pay for ,would be cheaper than the tow to where kymco would pay, I towed it to the local shop. They diagnosed the problem. Broken cam chain had shredded motor.
Then they told me that they were no longer working on "Chinese scooters".AAAARGH!
Between the short tow and diagnosis, I was now in for 200.00. Talked to kymco trying to get them to agree to send a new motor to local Honda shop for replacement but it was a no go as I assumed it would be.
Cost to tow to dealer? 300.00! That puts me in for 500.00 before kymco even looks at it.
Anyway, I sold the carcass and now ride a Honda pcx150.
This thread is not to bash kymco. I loved my super8, and feel a broken cam chain was a fluke, not an indication of quality!
Kymco needs to find a way to expand their network. Make it easier to become a dealer, or figure a way so that independent repair shops with certified mechanics could do warranty work. Heck, make some kind of a deal with walmart to carry parts,and DIY would be way more convenient. As it stands, in 90% of Florida it is impractical to own a  kymco.
Anyway, that's why I ride a Honda instead of the gti300 which I like better!
See ya on the road!

Actually if you do the research you will find that only one real study has been done( by a liberal magazine), and they found fox to be the most fair and balanced, but not by much. I'll look for the link.
Ignore the non news crap like oreilly and hannity, and use your head and you can figure it out.
Or just listen to the liberal rags and pretend they are balanced if that makes you feel better.
Love the people that decry fox but ignore the fact hat virtually every other news source has historically been left leaning. Have you not noticed they always support the liberal candidate, it's not a just a coincidence.

Ambergris caye or caye caulker, Belize.

While I agree that it is time to remove american troops from foreign countries, I think some people need to remember that it was their actions that caused the situation in the first place.
Remember the atrocities that got you occupied, and why at the time we needed to be there.
It also seems short sighted to blame the USA for situations negotiated and agreed to by your own governments.at best we are only half responsible.

That's why I change one thing at a time.
Had such an improvement from the variator change I decided not to change the weights or springs. Yet.
Have had the lurch/shudder/thunk issue before.
Hold the brakes and rev your engine for a couple seconds. If the issue is improved(temporary)
You need to clean out your clutch bell.i used rubbing alcohol.
Then LIGHTLY sand inside of bell where the pads grab.
I also used sandpaper to scratch the black build up off the clutch pads.you don't want to sand them down, just use the abrasive to kind of brush them lightly.

I have the shad 29.
It was supposed to come with the correct mounting plate for the super 8.

Had to drill 4 holes.
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Anyway, looks good. Just big enough for a 3/4 helmet and wallet, cell phone,...

I ended up with the dr pulley.
Got a 5 mph gain using the weights in the old variator.
Got it from mainelyscooters.
Wanted to try the Naraku kit but it was unavailable.

Kevin,
How much did that clutch spring bump your rpms?
I like the idea of that but some guys are claiming it will raise rpms too much.(Chinese scooter forum)

Maybe too much for Chinese but not for kymco.
I Trust your actual experience over the guesses from guys working on lesser quality scoots.


Haul ass man,
Dudley