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Okay, I'm not sure if you're trying purposefully to take me out of context and blame me, or it's just a cultural difference, but I'm moving on after this post. People can read through this thread and take from it what they will. Maybe I am an idiot, it wouldn't be the first time. I thought I made reasonable attempt at due diligence and pretty well explained my situation, but maybe I didn't. The point was to inform people that perhaps there was a distribution problem with belts so they could avoid waiting a month for one. This is my first Kymco and had no idea if this was indicative of them, they're kind of unknown here. I live in a state with 4 million people, and we only have 3 dealers. I'm glad to learn through this experience that the issue isn't with Kymco. My fault for only calling a half dozen dealers and actually trusting one, and again mea culpa for not reading through the manual and warranty book before ordering a part. I've never ran into a parts department who told me they could have it to me in a week, and then made up shortage to explain why it wasn't there. Since Kymco informed me they have the part in stock, I'm going to go out on a limb and not call a distributor and just order it from gearhead since wheels had a good experience ordering a belt from them.

Not a Kymco order problem. I must be having a bad go of it, or more likely a bad dealer. Kymco USA informed me they have it in stock and that only one dealer currently has an order out.

Um, no, you know how many miles you had, you should have ordered and replaced the belt a long
time ago. That's the way it should be with all brands. At least ask ahead of time if the order is going
to take time, you didn't do that either.

It's the same with Piaggio scoots in USA.

I respectfully disagree. I did ask and I was told it would take a week which was better than the six other shops, they had no clue how long. I also don't keep on hand a spare set of spark plugs, tires, filters or brake pads. A belt is a common replacement item, just like those. This isn't my fist scooter, and I didn't have any problems getting replacement parts for my Yamaha, including belts. I'll own the problem of going without a belt for a week, but when it takes at least a month, and none of the places I called had them, that is a distribution/factory problem.

So Wheels and Due South,

You seem to both have some decent miles on your machines, have they been pretty trouble free to this point?  I only have about 1500 miles on mine and am not worried, but kind of curious as to your experiences.

Haven't had any big problems. Speedometer got off some how, and speedometer sensor wire broke, both were easy fixes and I documented them on this site. It's been reliable.

Set up the site, I'll buy a belt. I'm to the point of stretching rubber bands together to get a belt.

Can't really speak to the Givi, but it looks good, and perhaps it's a bit shorter than the Bondi which I would like. I wonder if someone here knows? I have the Bondi, and only ride with it on during the winter months. It's great at blocking the wind, other than I got a slight sensation of the wind pushing down on my helmet. The reason I don't like the Bondi is that I've decided I don't like looking through a windshield on a motorcycle, but how would you know until you tried it? I like the more open view ahead, and felt the Bondi removed me too much from the riding experience. I'd like something between the stock screen and the Bondi. I'm in the vast minority on this, most love it, but it's something to consider.

Update: So I found out what's wrong. And thought I'd post this for others in the future. I'm kind of surprised it happened and kind of surprised it doesn't happen more often. Seems like a possible design flaw, or perhaps what ever was holding my speedometer cable just broke. If you follow the speedometer cable up from the front brake to the top of the fork, there is a connection/plug before it disappears into the mess of cables under the light. On the other side of the connection/plug are two wires, purple and red (I think that's the color.) One of the wires had broken. It can be fixed, but it's probably better to take a few minutes and check your bike and make sure you wires aren't rubbing weird. If put your bike on the center stand then turn your front wheel back and forth, you can see the cable being dragged back and forth against body parts. I think over time, it just wore out and broke. I have 13,000 miles on the bike. I disassembled the plug, and fixed the broken wire. Then I plugged it into the speedometer cable and it worked. Then using electrical tape, I taped the wire to another cluster of wires above it to keep it from rubbing. Or at least I hope it doesn't rub.

Nope, no disk brake lock. I'm wondering if there is supposed to be something on the disk brake? I couldn't see anything obvious.

I bought some carbon fiber to cut up an put over it, just not sure I really like that option. I'm trying to keep an eye out for an orange that's close enough. It would look better than the white. Can't believe Kymco doesn't offer touchup paint.