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What about your Kymco app? Can't you locate your bike through that? I can do it with my AK550....Also its a good idea to put a phone tag hidden on the bike. I can can also trace it through my Samsung Phone. Did you connect your bike to your phone? You should be able to locate it.

Dean

Really sorry to hear this. One more reason to make absolutely certain to turn off the ignition knob to the left off position!
Fingers dropping off won't be enough. They need to lose both hands!!

My 2022 model has the round keyless knob which has 2 off positions indicated. The "off" to the right does not really turn off the AK but only shuts off the engine and lights for refueling. The remote fob is not needed when using that position to turn off the engine/lights and the bike can be started by simply turning the knob back to center "on" position. I never leave my AK unattended when I turn it off to the right side of the knob.
The "off" to the left actually does turn off the AK and the remote fob IS needed to turn it on. But I also have verified that if my remote fob is within 48 ft in front of the bike my AK will still sense the fob and turn on. I have a RFID pouch to put my fob into when I want to make sure it cannot be sensed by the bike, like when I am camping.
That's all with MY 2022 model.

The 2023 model has the piano key/buttons. I don't know if there is a similar function with 2 "off" settings where one actually turns it off and the other only shuts off the engine and lights. Still sad to know that it was somehow started and stolen.

Wow. 2 gr less will result in a very noticeable difference. Yes, the RPM will be lower. But so will the power... and acceleration. Due to that I'm not so sure the mpg will improve. It might take burning more just to maintain the same speed at a slightly lower RPM. Torque is a function of RPM and output power (and a few other factors). Perhaps better to change to 18 gr from the stock 17 gr.

OK, OK I'm here.

No, The AK rear shock is not adjustable. It is still a good suspension back there though. If careful measurements are taken of the existing setup you might be able to replace the stock shock with something that is adjustable but I'm not so sure the cost would be worth it or the improvement, if any, would be significant enough to justify doing that.

No issues like that with mine. I feel there is about the same weather protection as I had on my Burgman 650. No instability at any speed either... but I've only had it up to just over 85 mph so far.
I do keep the tire psi a little higher than the manual calls for. Instead of 34F/38R I keep the psi at an indicated 37F/39R on the TPMS. I also found the TPMS display is close to 3 psi low compared to a few pencil gauges I have. Normally I  like to keep my motorcycle and super scooter tire psi at 40F/42R per the pencil gauges. I find tires do last a bit longer in my experience doing this and I feel a more solid connection to the road as well. I used to keep the recommended psi but about 20 years ago followed the advice of many riders in my riding groups.

As mentioned, you don't need more than 87 octane in the USA.
I used to own a CTX1300. That uses the same engine, basically, as the ST1300. The ST recommends 93 octane but the CTX recommends 87 octane. The difference is the compression ratio... and maybe a few other minor details.

Dr Pulley does make sliders and rollers that will work. Both heavier and lighter. Heavier rollers will decrease the RPM for the same speed. But why change it. The load to the rear wheel will temper any benefit in that so you might consider changing the contra spring as well. There is some information on that over on the ADV Riders forum in the Scooter sub forum. Look for the threads about the AK 550. There are a few owners who changed their rollers to 1-2 grams different to get more out of the CVT but I think I recall they also changed the contra spring. I like the way it is but that's just me as you can tell.