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9 yr anniversary.....LIKE200i
« on: May 10, 2022, 03:26:29 PM »
2013, April 12th, I purchased my new LIKE200i. (MSRP $2699 / @$3200 OTD)

8 days later  I had a set of Michelin City Grip tires installed for $143.90
(I paid @ $110 for the tires from Revzilla - I asked. No discount on the mounting if tires purchased through the dealer)

May 9  in 2013, I purchased my life-time Cyclepedia subscription for my LIKE200i.
Price was $42.95.


In July 2014 I took it to the dealer for an issue with a low speed stumble. Paid $53.09 ....nothing wrong found. I took it back and left it with the dealer - "keep it until you" witness the fault.

In November 2014, after getting the Kymco/USA customer service tech. involved (and with proof from a diagnostic tool lent by good ol' Crossbolts !! and posting a youtube of the issue) the dealer installed my throttle body assembly under warranty. Scoot has been running like a top ever since.

Oh yes....while the LIKE200i was in the hospital, being ignored.....I bought a pretty red Honda Forza 300.
So - when they saw me ride in on the Honda to check in on my Kymco - they knew I was serious about not taking it home until they fixed it! Meanwhile - I sicked the Kymco rep. on them. It worked. They bought a diagnostic tool and found the same fault I'd found.

First year was a rocky start - but the LIKE200i has been a great scooter!
Regrets? Wish I'd kept the Forza!

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Re: 9 yr anniversary.....LIKE200i
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2022, 03:36:25 PM »
Was I surprised at that final sentence?  No, not a bit!!
Regards & ride safe,
Neil

Current garage:  Kymco DTX360 & Triumph Street Triple 675R
Past bikes: BSA C15. Honda S/wing (GL500). Kawasaki GPz750. BMW K100RS. Kawasaki GPZ900R. Yamaha FJ1200 x2. Sprint. Triumph Daytona 900. Kawasaki ZX-7R. T595 Daytona. Kawasaki ZX-9R x2. Triumph Daytona 955i. X-Town

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Re: 9 yr anniversary.....LIKE200i
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2022, 07:53:57 PM »
That Like has to be the grand daddy of all Likes!
Karl

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Re: 9 yr anniversary.....LIKE200i
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2022, 10:57:57 PM »
That Like has to be the grand daddy of all Likes!
Actually,  bigblue had his LIKE200I LX fully a year before me!
There were other LIKE owners here before me.....not sure how many - other than blue - are still running here.
I watched YouTube by LIKE owners.
And there was the serious "off" gopro'd by our member....he recovered and moved up to a HONDA NM4 with the ins. settlement!
Anyway, the LIKE has a fun history here.
(Remember the guy who tweaked his LIKE50 and was running 65mph ......before his crash?!🙃
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Re: 9 yr anniversary.....LIKE200i
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2022, 12:55:02 AM »
Yep 10 years this month still running strong! ;)
2012 Kymco Like 200i LX (Sold)  Salem, Oregon USA

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Re: 9 yr anniversary.....LIKE200i
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2022, 01:38:32 AM »
Yep 10 years this month still running strong! ;)
Talk to me blue!!
How many mile
Major parts replaced?
I'm on my second clutch, a few belts, 2nd set of Michelins. Some sliders.  Original brake pads still in there!
How you....there, senior LIKE owner.

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