Kymco USA

[CROSSBOLT]

Any news about Spartanburg? That Jeff Dunham/Durham guy (super-tech) has faded ito the sun set with no news of NHTSA investigations or of the CEO from hell, Mandy Chia. Anyone have any contact with anyone at the head shed? Dealers are few, most parts seem available from sites on line bu is there any news...gossip....smoke signals?

[rjs987]

No real confirmed news that I know of. I did try calling them directly a few times in the last few weeks and in the afternoon was directed to an answering service but earlier in the day I did get someone on the line.

[CROSSBOLT]

No real confirmed news that I know of. I did try calling them directly a few times in the last few weeks and in the afternoon was directed to an answering service but earlier in the day I did get someone on the line.

Ah! Back to answering service again, I see! Lemme see, guessing, Mandy has run everyone off and just a few new-hires show each day to qualify for paychecks! I know, I am being super cynical....as usual.

Glad to hear you got an actual person at one point....

[randyo]

I dunno, my local dealer is getting new scooters if he commits to a whole container (80 scooters), but parts is another thing, they have a new AK550 that arrived damaged in the crate and still waiting for replacement parts after 3 months

[john grinsel]

As bike/scooter is tool to me and I like to depend on them with dealers/importers----In Chattanooga with dealer in Dalton GA, my 300i fine and good bike built as least to the standards of the Japanese---When I moved to WI, sold my Kymco, WI not Kymco land---have talked to many dealers who had them in the past---out due to importer -----Kymco fine scooters, but need good dealer network and strong importer to back them up-----Same problem with Daelim, great scooter in Korea, ruined in US by weak importers.   I buy only new and have had over 75 new bikes/scooters since 1955----importer problem can also be dead scooter market in N America

[Neil955i]

Some good points there John.  Kymco UK is less well covered with its dealer network- my local dealership no longer stocks the brand and my new “nearest” only orders in on placing a firm order! So, where do I go to see one “in the flesh”?  Poor.

Interestingly Honda have opened a new dealership just down the road. So if they can only get in the stock…

[Stig / Major Tom]

Hopefully my dealer "Ride 1" will keep selling the Agility 125's...
Salesman there told me they were their "#1 selling Kymco model - and not a great many of those" have been sold.
I know I haven't seen any around town.
One of Chappelle's friends in Yellow Springs rides an Agility and a new Kymco 300 through the village.

I suspect that one or both of my current scooters will see me out my days.
If they die - and Honda doesn't have a replacement scooter - I'll probably finish up with a 300 Honda or a 250 Yamaha bike.

I require something bullet-proof for my riding times, temps and age - if the LIKE or the Liberty reach a point other than that I won't keep either.

https://www.ride1powersports.com/--inventory?make=kymco

Stig