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also i just came to autozone cause i noticed there was a thick black substance on the tip of drain plug and the worker said thats a magnet and some kind of metal shavings being caught up, what could cause this and what does it do? Also i was wiping the oil off of the drain plug and a thin wire of metal came off that looked like it was right where the tread starts like where it ends after being screwed all the way so i figured ill go get another plug, the worker said he thinks its M12 1.5 for the size but is that accurate? I dont really know what a lot of this means or if it would cause a problem if i didnt get the right plug

And to how it runs, some days it feels fresh off the lot and some days its fueled by prayer and feels like it hates being a vehicle. The back wheel still sometimes spins on its on after being started or ran for awhile which i got a video of today, when its stopped for awhile it starts to feel really angry and shakes progressively harder and harder which a friend told me to turn up the idle screw which my grandpa showed me what that is but would that help that and is that a right turn to strengthen? One day it cut off when i was idling and that idea popped in my head and i barely turned it and it hasnt cut off since. I feel like im blowing through spark plugs wayyyy too quick and idk whats causing that like every 100-300 miles but theres been longer intervals where its fine. My grandpa adjusted the first ones gap with a knife but i had no clue what he was doing. Its been starting up fairly well lately, sometimes but not lately itll start very weak and soft but if i hold the back brake and crank it a little it soars up to healthy and good and rides great but sometimes itll get up a bit and then sound almost normal but sort of sick and usually ill cut it off and then start a few minutes later and its fine but this isnt common. I get about 60 miles per tank and i think its between 1.1-1.3 gallons im not sure if my fuel economy is healthy or not or if all the lines and tank are fine, my grandpa cut one line and put a filter in when we first got it and the gas was filthy. Sometimes it feels really weak and weird when its low on gas then really strong after gassing up but someone said thats normal. Sometimes when im full acceleration itll like micro jerk back like its trying to stop and it sounds like if the engine was a heart it skipped a beat then its immediately back to normal and strong theres been times where this has been sort of rapid or frequent but spaced out but lately it hasnt been doing that. The brakes have been feeling a little tighter lately im not sure what that means but ive been given 2 lists of maintenance to check all the main things and feel i have a lot to learn but my grandpa could probably help a lot. I think the tires are from 2012 i have no clue how to read the dates but my grandpa and others say they still look strong and ive only slid in heavier rain and only if being reckless or overly fast. One thing im curious about is how do i know the health of the transmission is it anything like an automatic car? i use regular/lowest octane gas is that good or should i use a different grade? Its currently at 4,500 miles, ive been driving it since 2,200 in January and now in the summer ive been using it a lottttttt more and really want to make it last as long as possible and feel like theres a lot i need to learn/do as its also my first ever bike

Im sorry if this is a lot at once and i appreciate any response at all this has all just been bullding on my mind since i started riding it and its been rough researching 😅

I have a 2011 like 200i and ive been changing the oil for 2k miles every 500 but me and the auto store employee were both wondering if it has an oil filter/if it does where would it be?

I have a 2011 Kymco like 200i, i got it at 2,200 miles and its about to be at 4,000. The only thing ive done maintenance wise once it was running is change the oil every 500 miles and the spark plug when it used to start rough.

Are there any parts, fluids, etc that i need to check or change?

I love this bike and want to make it last as long as possible

I have a 2011 Like 200i currently just above 3,500 miles I ingot it at 2,000 miles and it had been sitting in a garage for years with no known issues ever. At first it wouldn't start or run until belt/disc that moved up and down cleaned, fuel injector changed, spark plug changed, and throttle body/sensor changed. It's been running great but recently I noticed the engine will get a weird higher pitch like it's trying harder then yesterday at a light it just went and cut itself off, when I got home I changed the oil because it was due and then it wouldn't start at all so I changed the spark plug then it would start but the engine sounded weak and sick and evil, eventually if I cranked it on the evil start it would get to sounding normal for idling but I just rode about 15 miles then it started to sputter as If I was tapping the brakes jerking backwards for a split second then immediately full speed then it became rapid unless i was barely throttling for a few miles until it made a weird sound and stalled unable to accelerate and then the engine cut itself off, only maintenance I've done is spark plug changes and oil changes so I don't know if im missing something or I'm usually driving full throttle and don't know if I'm hurting tbe engine because this is my first bike, it usually goes 40-45 mph but pushes 50 if all the way cranked but I've worried if that's like going 100 everywhere in a car. I'm confused and lost on this and  deeply appreciate any help

Update while broken down I took off the seat and the sleeve that goes over the spark plug had come off which easily explains not starting, I noticed before leaving too it felt like the spark holder wasn't fully fitting in place and wanting to slide off, could this cause issues besides starting?

I recently purchased a 2011 Kymco Like 200i from my friend for $500 as I can’t afford all the mechanical and legal things with a car but everything about the scooter sounded affordable. It looks pretty physically but trying to start it up with grandpa (the one who knows everything and I know absolutely nothing) revealed it’s been sitting for quite awhile. The tags are from 22 but he said he started it sometime in august. At first it wouldn’t start at all and just crank and we started with emptying the fuel tank cleaning it out adding treatment and gas and trying to flush as much of the fuel system as possible we also replaced the spark and it was starting to try harder to crank but was too clogged. He came to the conclusion it was the fuel injector and from help of an ai I found one that he installed and said it was magically starting up now but the issue that prevents me from riding still is he says after it idles for a bit it just cuts off and he says he believes it’s the MAF sensor not giving it enough air and thinks the part is bad from sitting so long, I’ve spent hours searching for the part and can’t come up with anything even with the help from ai so any help would be very appreciated. I have 4 pictures he sent me of the part but I couldn’t figure out how to attach them.