DIY Tool kit to keep a Kymco scooter going ?

[Stig / Major Tom]

Had no idea that a battery-powered one existed - thanks for the tip - I'll look into it.

I bought a cheap 12V impact wrench from Harbor Freight. Attach the thin cables to a 12V batterIy. Guy on youtube used it on his scooter CVT.
Mine worked one time. (no, tried 3 diff. known good batteries....NOT  fault of batteries)
Cheap tool....but nice canoe anchor now!
Bought nice lith. ion Craftsman impact gun. Superb tool and almost always a sale price.
Stig

[scooterfan]

After reading quite a number of posts regarding starting problems on scooters I realized a Volt meter should be regarded as a "must have" tool in a scooter tool kit.

[Stig / Major Tom]

After reading quite a number of posts regarding starting problems on scooters I realized a Volt meter should be regarded as a "must have" tool in a scooter tool kit.

Are you talking about an under-seat tool kit - or the stuff kept at home?

Stig

[CROSSBOLT]

I found some really small solid state LED displays on Banggood.com for some ridiculous low price. I was thinking about adding one to the DT30Oi for all-up, while you ride, start diagnostics. Plus a sackful of digital multimeters at the house.

[scooterfan]

Are you talking about an under-seat tool kit - or the stuff kept at home?

Stig

I never ride too far from home so I keep most of the stuff at home. I prefer doing my own sevices and repairs, and don’nt want to get stranded without parts whenever something goes wrong.

For the time being my scooter is still in perfect condition and I just ride with a philips screwdriver, 10mm spanner, and extra CDI as part of an under - seat kit. I never ride too far from home but should I ride longer distances I will ad more stuff to the underseat tool kit.

[stuo]

I used a piece of wood wedged against a cooling fin on my GV250 variator face plate and the concrete sidewalk to hold the plate immobile while I impact wrenched the nut loose. 

[JJJoseph]

I used a piece of wood wedged against a cooling fin on my GV250 variator face plate and the concrete sidewalk to hold the plate immobile while I impact wrenched the nut loose.

The torque isn't that much, you can hold the variator (or the clutch bell) with your one hand and the impact tool in your other.  The tool makes a lot of noise, but the effort to hold it is minimal.

[Viper254]

After reading quite a number of posts regarding starting problems on scooters I realized a Volt meter should be regarded as a "must have" tool in a scooter tool kit.

I've got one built-in to my SH50 - I'll take a picture soon

[scooterfan]

I've got one built-in to my SH50 - I'll take a picture soon

Sounds like a “must have” modification on a scoot with DC CDI. It surely should help to become aware of possible unexpected starting problems or engine failures.

Looking forward to see some pictures.

[scooterfan]

Since my previous comments I made myself a variator tool, and after removing my scooter’s clutch assembly I realized a variator tool is one of those “must have” items. After just more than 11 000km on my scooter’s clock the needle bearing on my scooter was running almost dry and had to be re-greased.
I also found quite a lot of clutch dust floating around inside the clutch bell, and after getting rid of the dust I sensed an improvement in the scooter’s general performance. The dust probably got trapped between the clutch pads and clutch bell previously, and probably prevented the clutch from engaging properly.

At just more than 11 000 km I also discovered that my clutch pads are worn, and need to be replaced. I realized the following tools are also essencial to strip a clutch assembly.

1.    1 1/2” socket (to remove the big nut at the clutch assembly).
2.    2 x “G” clamps. (for holding the clutch assembly when the nut gets removed)

I could be wrong, but I think the safest and easiest way to strip the clutch assembly, would be to use G clamps, as demontrated in this video :