I see the parts questions brought up a lot. Most of them are regarding where is the best place to order parts from.
I have ordered parts for my wife's bike. I go online and get the exact Kymco part numbers. (So there is zero confusion) I give the dealer the part numbers. The girl orders them. If they are in stock at the regional distribution center, they have the parts within 5 or 6 days. If not local, they get them from the main Kymco distribution center in Georgia, I think. That takes up to two weeks to process and ship ground. I pick them up at the dealer. The system works well. Why make it complicated?
The price differences that I have seen do not seem to warrant the risk from some of these online, overseas warehouse, companies.
I of course, do not have vast experience with ordering kymco parts. I have ordered parts this way about 5 or 6 times without problems. I could see there might be an issue with an older model bike.