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Scooters - 125 to 300 => Yager GT 200i => Topic started by: spm326NEW on March 09, 2015, 03:54:10 AM
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Just purchased a 2012 Yager GT200I. Impressed with the value I received for a low price. Still need a license as I rode as a kid and never needed any. Used the Forum it offered some excellent insight on my research of the bike. I found my Yager as New Old Stock. So I have a brand new bike and the itch to start riding. Too cold now. How much of the maintenance schedule do most users observe. First scooter, usually do my own repairs but getting a little old to bend and mend. Oil changes obviously are smart. What about the Valve clearance adjustment??
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You'll find that the more you stick to the maintenance schedule, the longer your bike will last and the more trouble-free it will be.
My maintenance schedule actually exceeds the manufacturer's recommended maintenance intervals, but then I'm a bit anal retentive about keeping the bike in top condition.
How many miles does your bike have on it? If it's just been on a showroom floor and not been ridden yet, you've got a chance to break the engine in correctly, although there's a whole debate as to what "correctly" entails, I did a hard break-in of my engine (ie: ride it like you stole it to get the rings to seat properly).
If the engine's not broken in yet, change the oil right off the bat, then do so at 25 miles, 50 miles, 100 miles, 200 miles, 400 miles, 800 miles, then every 600 miles after that. You can switch to synthetic after 1400 miles on the odometer.
The valves will seat in a bit, so be sure to keep up on adjusting the valve lash until you notice their clearances aren't changing... then you can slack off a bit on it if you want and do it every other time you're supposed to. It's pretty easy to do, should only take you a half hour once you get the process down.
You'll notice a small tube just forward of the variator housing, with a little black plastic plug on it. That's your crankcase breather collection tube, it collects all the water and gunk that comes out of the crankcase. Be sure to keep that drained. I rigged up a small bottle so I didn't have to dump it so often.
If you need, I can email you the parts list, service manual, electrical diagram and my maintenance schedule spreadsheet.
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Thanks for the input. The bike has a whopping 3 miles on it and will remain pretty much that way for a few weeks until I get my license. I will definitely take your suggestions and look at maintaining it to a tight schedule. Looked at Honda Elites and PCX, I did not want to spend a lot of cash on something I think I will ride a lot but may not. I had a new Honda 2013 PCX150 I could have purchased for under 3K. The Yager was a better deal and had more of what I thought would be important. The Elites and the SH150I Honda offered were all older and really more money. I would have liked to see larger wheels on the Kymco, but overall a lot of scooter for the money. I have to get my cycle balance back by logging in some miles so I will probably take it pretty easy until I gain some skill or regain some. Thanks again for your input. Steve
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Steve, you have purchased an excellent scooter! I've owned my Yager for 3+ years and ride all over the Chicago area. Good power and excellent fuel economy. I've done nothing but put gas and oil in it and add a Givi trunk. Checked the valves once. I like the small wheels....easier handling and more fun. And I only take it up to 65-70 mph occasionally so no need for the larger wheels. And a flat floorboard!
This is a very well designed do-it-all scooter. Good luck and have fun!
Wil B.
Broadview, IL
'71 Guzzi Ambassador
'91 Nighthawk 750
'04 Kymco Super 9
'10 Kymco Yager 200gt
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Riding a bit . Bike is well worth the money. Where will I find parts? Brake pads brake disks?? Air filters. Thanks for the input. Like the bike and hope the weather starts warming up.
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Here's my list of good/bad sellers:
SELLERS TO AVOID:
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KymcoPartsOnline.com - VERY slow shipping (months), eventually ships everything, if you keep on them. Personal experience.
Racing Planet
http://www.kymcoforum.com/index.php?topic=11696.0 (http://www.kymcoforum.com/index.php?topic=11696.0)
ScooterTronics
http://www.kymcoforum.com/index.php?topic=11696.0 (http://www.kymcoforum.com/index.php?topic=11696.0)
ScooterPartsPlace
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GOOD SELLERS:
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Buggy Parts Northwest
Good customer support, relatively fast shipping. Personal experience.
InterstateCycle.com / KymcoPartsMonster.com
Fast shipping. Personal experience.
http://www.sloansfastandcheap.com/page/kymco-oem-parts (http://www.sloansfastandcheap.com/page/kymco-oem-parts)
Fast shipping. Personal experience.
Stadium Yamaha
Great customer support, relatively fast shipping. Personal experience.
PartsForScooters.com
http://www.kymcoforum.com/index.php?topic=11696.0 (http://www.kymcoforum.com/index.php?topic=11696.0)
SPI Scooter Parts Int'l -
http://www.spi-parts.com/ (http://www.spi-parts.com/)
Zombie recommends SPI, and I trust Zombie... so I'm adding it to the GOOD SELLERS list.
http://www.kymcoforum.com/index.php?topic=11581 (http://www.kymcoforum.com/index.php?topic=11581)
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You can also peruse my maintenance thread, where I detail the parts I've used, where I bought them, etc.