Crazy how long it takes to receive Kymco parts from a dealer in the US.
Every dealer around the country I spoke to (5) only stocks the basics and then must place an order through Kymco in SC.
SC national warehouse usually only has one of ten items the dealer needs and the other 90% has to be imported.
The imported part ships to SC and then to the dealer and of course finally to the consumer...
and although I only priced a few items via ebay.uk, items such as brake handles (JUST the handle are $21-$23 each! (and yes left/right are $2 different in price... while uk consumers can buy a set for about $18 US TTL!
IF Kymco is as big as it appears in the US, the US warehouse is missing out an alot of sales! Not to mention the ill will and lousy customer service...
wish I could find a good dealer in Canada to order from, or the UK (I tried contacting the UK Ebay sellers about shipping to the US, but alas no response...)
Scoot is running now and I found used - vin cover, speedo cover, mirror, muffler guard and (drum roll please) a seat!
Seat is black but almost perfect... so removing the buddy seat and moving the rack...
Now more bad news, need a set of tires and two speedo parts (cable assembly and gear hub assembly...)
crap, crap, crap ... lol
and finding an somewhat inexpensive 80/80/100 tubeless is rough, alas the rear is not an issue...
pics to come