KymcoForum.com

@DakLak
The threadstarter already mentioned, that he has bought a NEW battery. So the battery should be fine now.

Something for me to remember - new batteries ALWAYS work . . . NOT!

Batteries often have defects - they are made by machine and, if a 'sealed' unit, flash charged which proves nothing. They hope there is sufficient charge to crank the engine so the alternator fully charges the scoots batteries.

I run my business and house on solar, which uses batteries, and a surprising number are sub-specification, even the Japanese ones.

AND IF the OP doesn't have access to a spare battery - go jump it from another and see if it works. Clean all the neavy duty connectors and cover with Vaseline.

Am aged mechanic I knew who maintained large, stationary, emergency generators always topped up his radiators with boiled water.

Boiled water is 'flat' - all the natural air has been boiled off - and avoids 'burping'.

Never, ever, try to open any radiator that is too hot to hold with a hand. Water, under pressure, holds air. When you remove the filler cap, the absorbed air will come out of the water and try to escape - squirting wet air and water over your face.

Draping a rag over a cap when opening will catch all the emitted water.

The company I works for manufactures LED motorcycle lights (what a pity, only in VietNam) as well as modulators.

We advise the modulators is inserted in the HIGH BEAM since it is, usually, the least used headlight filament.

WATCH OUT when using COLOURED LEDs! Coloured LEDs are very specific in their light frequency and often a 'red' (colour temperature not specified) will not work with well with a coloured lamp cover. You are far better off using a WHITE LED (which is also actually slightly coloured) as the light level emitted beyond the lamp lens cover will be greater.

Naturally, working for an electronics company, meant I switched 100% sides, tails and turns to LED - so no Plod/Cop can claim your tail light is out.

Aftermarket headlight conversions usually fail as the reflectors are designed for a single light source rather than multiple LED light sources. I add a lower power laser to my headlight to 'spice up' the light level. Unfocused lasers are not harmful to eyes when viewed at normal distances.

I have had TWO battery starter motors fail on my Kymco.

To locate starter components is very easy! Just follow the heavy battery cable to a small device attached to the frame which will have a total of two HEAVY wires attached to it as well as one or two thinner wires. This is the starter relay (coil).

Then trace the other second heavy cable to where it's destination and that should be the starter motor.

Here in VietNam we have Kymco Roadside Service and it only takes their mechanics 5 minutes to switch out the starter motor. (keep the old one, it has some interesting magnets buried inside).