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Title: Need Spade 150 tune-up info
Post by: ItsForrest on October 23, 2017, 01:59:46 AM

Hello all, new Kymco Spade owner here.
Just bought it a couple days ago and have been trying to find service info on it.
I have read the whole manual and it is totally lacking useful service info.
What I am looking for is the recommended oil spec and valve clearance. The owner's manual only says to use Kymco brand oil, it doesn't say whether to use 10-40 or what. I don't want to start an oil thread, just want to know what weight oil Kymco calls for.

And here's the new toy with its stable mate (If I have managed to correctly attach a picture.):

Title: Re: Need Spade 150 tune-up info
Post by: AMAC1680 on October 23, 2017, 12:28:22 PM

I’ll ask my dealer if they have service info, I would hope they do....

Ok I have to ask.
Why remove the badges from the Kymco?

AMAC

Title: Re: Need Spade 150 tune-up info
Post by: ItsForrest on October 23, 2017, 02:57:15 PM

Thanks AMAC.
Have you not gotten enough miles for first service on yours or do you have the shop do it?

Re: badges, I always like to take off as many stickers as possible. Sometimes the get renamed. Note the other bike in the pic. Stickers are for tool boxes and shop fridges.

Title: Re: Need Spade 150 tune-up info
Post by: ItsForrest on October 26, 2017, 12:32:58 AM

So, after a fair bit of searching, including searching for tech info on the Asian version of the Spade, the A.I.R. 150, I think it's safe to go with a fairly typical .004" and .005" for valve clearances and use 10w-40 motorcycle oil. Can't go too far wrong with that.