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Scooters - 125 to 300 => LIKE 200i => Topic started by: TroutBum on April 12, 2015, 04:28:04 AM

Title: Top box gasket alternative
Post by: TroutBum on April 12, 2015, 04:28:04 AM

Today while riding I heard a load chattering from the top box. I pulled over and opened the lid to discover nearly a third of the gasket was gone and the remaining was at various stages of disintegration. Looking through the Kymco parts there doesn't appear to be a replacement gasket without buying the entire box unit. Any ideas on what I can use as an alternative? I went to Michaels thinking I would found find something like those rubber stringy things used for making beaded jewelry, but all I could find was the hard plastic type. I need something that is a bit spongy to absorb the vibration of riding.

Title: Re: Top box gasket alternative
Post by: BettinANDlosing on April 12, 2015, 04:46:22 AM

Get some one sided sticky foam tape from home Depot, or they might have rubber. Anyway there will be something there that fixes it!!

Title: Re: Top box gasket alternative
Post by: TLRam1 on April 12, 2015, 05:23:48 AM

I use weather stripping between the top and bottom halves.

Title: Re: Top box gasket alternative
Post by: bluesin on April 12, 2015, 01:23:58 PM

My gasket is more like spline for a screen .

Title: Re: Top box gasket alternative
Post by: 2wheelfun on April 12, 2015, 05:26:27 PM

Put some blue rtv silicone in the groove, let it dry and your good to go. About half way deep all around.

Title: Re: Top box gasket alternative
Post by: TroutBum on April 13, 2015, 04:57:00 PM

Thanks folks. I ended up using a seal from an old gun case I had. I had to trim it as it was too long, but a little Crazy Glue fixed that. Now I ride chatter free once again.  8)