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Good for you.
Pictures when you get it please.
11 days from the "factory"?, in Taiwan? (are you in Asia?)
Or the Kymco warehouse jn the USA?
Stig

Sorry I got that wrong, my guy didnt say from the factory, that was me misinterpreting what he told me.
He said between 11 to 14 days, obviously from the warehouse here, then the dealership will need to prep it, then they`ll deliver it to me.

Hello friends, its been a while since I`ve posted. I have owned and happily operated a 2011 DT300 since 2012 and as of 24,000 miles there have been zero issues outside of one "I didnt torque the spark plug tight enough" incident but the Orange Crusher still got me home!
I`ve become a Kymco believer and fan and when I saw that they had a larger cruiser a few years back I inquired about it at my dealership where I got my DT300 and there were some issues, as in they dont stock them and theres a large fee to bring one over at that time, etc I think there were still Covid issues.
Fast forward to today and I have a couple money dumps coming at me and the second thing on my mind outside of some hunting property up north in Michigan is getting an AK550 underneath me.
This time my dealership responded positively and they can get me one from the factory in the color I want (Silver) I just need to put down some $$$, which is no problem.
The reason I want an AK550 is that its a more luxurious touring Scooter.
Looks like the AK is something with a good suspension and made for longer rides in comfort and because Kymco has done me so good with the DT300 theres no reason to look at other brands.
It only makes sense to move up a notch with the brand that has been so awesome to me since 2012 and thats Kymco.
My questions are - should I shoot for a 2023 or a 2024?
Anything I should know from those of you who are owners of the AK550? I dont expect everything to be perfect but if the AK is shaping up to be like the old Xiting 500 then I`d like to know.

 



Are you aware that your factory shocks probably have several pre-load settings? You may just have to re-adjust them to your liking.

Yes I just about wore out the tool from adjusting them so much when I bought the scoot, just trying to find that sweet spot.

Put my new front tire on, new front wheel axle with shiny new fork squeeze bolt and went for a scoot. I`m surprised at how much more effort it takes to lean the scoot in turns now. It must be the grip of the new tire plus the shape, since the old one was more rounded on the sides.
A few more miles of riding and I`ll be accustomed to all this extra grip, hell I might just start dragging a knee now 

I`ll have a couple Koegels Viennas with the natural casing, some yellow mustard and a huge fistful of chopped yellow onions on each one 

I've been looking for tires for mine.  Alot of places seem to be out of stock.

I got my rear tire from e-bay and I have a front tire on order from there too.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/312768879336?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649

https://www.ebay.com/itm/123722305443?epid=245921163&hash=item1cce6c8fa3:g:NQsAAOSwvJ9e-ez8

Recommended 2 Kymco models to someone scooter shopping.
He thanked me, but said a friend told him that getting parts for his Kymco is a problem.
...as is well-known......so is looking at Lance and especially Buddy scooters.
It's a puzzle...a few here get parts easily through their local dealer.....but way too often reading that getting Kymco parts in the USA is unreliable....and is the main reason for avoiding the brand!
My model is so reliable I've rarely needed a part for it....lucky. I  guess.
Stig

I`m in Michigan and when I bought my DT300 in 2011 there were many many places online to order from, but recently I needed a windshield and a few other parts. I went through that frustrating search many others went through and finally found my parts online at Leesons which I believe is in W Virginia?
Today I tore down the scoot to remove my rear tire and decided to replace some of the exhaust parts like the heat shields and a few other items, I plan to see if they can get some of those uncommon parts too.