Cheap tools work fine, IMHO

[Stig / Major Tom]

Here's my take on tools for performing service on our scooters:

I recommend sitting in a lawn chair next to your scooter - look at the nut and bolt sizes & the screw sizes.
Notice how often one size is repeated?

I think you'll see that you only need a small assortment of tools to do the basic servicing on a Kymco scooter.

I used to buy the best tools when working on my cars. Then I had my tool box stolen.
I began replacing the tools as I found a need for each - and I always bought cheap sets, and/or tools from the "dollar table".

Here's what I discovered - unless you are wrenching for a living - the cheap tools work just fine. I have never broken a cheap tool or 'rounded' off any nuts or bolts if using the correct size tool. And there are darn few big-momma nuts or bolts on a scooter which cannot be handled by a cheap tool. Youtube has a bunch of tips for scooter wrenching without spending a lot of $ on fancy tools.

So, buy cheap tools of the correct size, get a good set of feeler gauges, look at the $20 12v impact wrench on Harbor Freight,  buy an NGK Iridium spark plug, buy good oil and genuine Kymco parts and look thru this forum for advice and instructions on keeping your scooter in top condition! Cyclepedia.com will sell you a pretty good on-line service manual for the LIKE 200i.

As others have said: take your time and don't muscle the plastic body panels apart (patience and care here!). It's a scooter - not a space shuttle. Basic servicing is pretty straightforward stuff.
Always like to leave with a scooter picture........

{Use the correct size tool and the 8, 10 or 12mm Kymco nut will never know the difference!}

[91cavgt]

I agree, and I used to be a mechanic (before 3 foot surgeries put my out of commission) so I know.  Some of the cheap tools are even good enough to use every day by a professional mechanic!!  For example, the hand tools at Harbor Freight are actually pretty good.  The air tools though are mediocre but would work great for a shade tree mechanic.  I am not a fan of the cordless electric tools, but my Dewalt tools have spoiled me so I am a bit partial!!  I used my 1/4" drive Dewalt impact driver to change out the rollers on my Like today.  It did great and REALLY sped up the time to do the work. 

[TroutBum]

Whatever you do, don't skimp on a quality torque wrench. Last thing you want is to strip threads in the casing.

[claynine]

I got a bunch of cheap tools.  They come in those metal tool boxes held together real nice in plastic molding that last for one month.  The the plastic disintegrates and you have a box with a pile of sockets that you have to dig through to find the right one.  The The 3/8th ratchet decides to quit ratcheting after a while and the repair gets frustrating.  I have a large two piece tool box full of a pretty good assortment of tools (I used to be a mechanic for snowmobiles), but I have this plastic tool box from Sears for $100 bucks that I threw in a couple adjustable pliers, cresent wrenches and a vise grip.  I find that the tools stay put and are so handy that I grab that tool set even when my big tool box is close by because I don't have to make 4 trips to the tool box any more.  You can get by with cheap tools as some cheap tools are good but IMHO, people just starting to dabble in mechanical work will have enough frustration learning how to fix things with out the hassel of tools that are not up to snuff.