Hello Kymco world. I've had my s9 since 2005 and it has been pretty reliable since then. But I just recently sent it in to a local shop to see if they could get it start better. I've been having stubborn starts for quite some time, but just dealt with it. It starts up, runs for a few seconds then dies. I'll do this a couple of times and then give up trying with the start button. I'll put it up on the tri stand (to save battery and reduce wear and tear on the starter) and kickstart it until it holds the idle. But then that doesn't always work. So I'll get it started and then work the throttle with short little twists until it clears out. Because if I give it too much throttle it will die out. The repairman thinks it's the choke as he charged me $80 to clean out the carb. Once I get it down the road it runs pretty good. Occasionally, when I go to the store a mile away and then try to start it after being in the store for 5 mins or so it takes about 3 tries and then it will go. I can deal with that little quirk, but the other problem has gotten me wanting to sell it. It doesn't seem to matter what the outside temp is either. I hope I made sense.
