As veteran of over 1.5million 2 wheel miles, over 400,000 miles of that on rubber band drive scooters, carrying parts, other than drive belt kinda stupid as you can never predict what is going to go wrong---need parts=that is what dealers and warranty are for.
Real DIY tool kit should include---wrenches to get wheels off, tire repair kit, pump and allen wrenches to fit the needs of the bike in addition to JIS screw drivers, regular wrenches (sockets, too). Walking sucks.
Anything extra are "shop tools"
Ride a lot and not worry best way for transportation and fun.
I do not agree - having read a lot and watching a number of videos regarding these scooters it became clear that the scooters are quite solid and only a few components actually get faulty. Those components are dirt cheap when imported from China, and to my mind it makes a lot of sense just to keep the components in stock - as "diagnostic tools", as well as replacement parts.
During the previous week I wasted three days working on the scooter - trying to solve a problem which turned out to be a CDI failure. Before I discovered that the CDI was faulty, I followed the usual advice at the Forum:
- "Check the fuel lines for leaks or cracks"
- "The fuel filter might be dirty"
- "The carburetor might be dirty"
- "Loose connections or broken wires"
- "Spark plug might be faulty"
- "Ignition coil might be faulty"
- "Ignition switch might be faulty"
Let me put it this way - my scooter is nine years old and I discovered that the fuel hoses and wiring on my scooter still looks brand new. I soon realized there should be no reason to worry about possible cracked hoses, or faulty wires on a nine year old scooter. The usual advice did not solve my problem, and I even wasted a couple of hours just to discover that the carburetor was perfectly clean.
In short - if I only had a spare CDI in my possession, I would just plug it in to check
long before I got involved in stripping the carb to see if it was dirty. After all - just plugging in a new CDI is a lot easier, and take less time than stripping the carb.
It became clear to me that by just having a few new components as part of my "Kymco tool kit" it would become extremely easy to keep the scooter going myself.
On some scooters and motorcycles "diagnostic
tools / scanners" can be use to trace faulty components. Diagnostic tools can not be used on my scooter - so my intention is to use new parts as "
diagnostic tools" to trace faulty components a lot easier. Therefore I prefer to refer to those components as my "Kymco tool kit".
And yes, I have lots and lots of "real' tools. I started collecting those tools about 45 years ago to work on all my vehicles and motorcycles.
