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Scooters - 125 to 300 => Downtown 300 => Topic started by: duesouth on July 29, 2013, 09:04:21 PM
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So, I busted the belt at 14,000 miles. Apparently replacing it is a lengthy ordeal, at least in the U.S. I called all my local dealers, none had it. I tried a few online places (3) and found one that thought he could have it to me within a week. That was two weeks ago, called them today and they said that they had no idea when it would come. Perhaps it's just my experience and not a normal occurrence, but a belt is one of the parts that's guaranteed to break at some point. You'd think Kymco would make it easy to get the part. I doubt most people want to be a month without their scooter in prime riding season while they are waiting for a simple belt. This goes right up there with my gripe over not being able to get touchup paint for the orange DT. That Suzuki Vstrom is looking better and better. Okay, rant over. If your someone who can't live without your DT for weeks on end, you might want to get a spare.
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So, I busted the belt at 14,000 miles. Apparently replacing it is a lengthy ordeal, at least in the U.S. I called all my local dealers, none had it. I tried a few online places (3) and found one that thought he could have it to me within a week. That was two weeks ago, called them today and they said that they had no idea when it would come. Perhaps it's just my experience and not a normal occurrence, but a belt is one of the parts that's guaranteed to break at some point. You'd think Kymco would make it easy to get the part. I doubt most people want to be a month without their scooter in prime riding season while they are waiting for a simple belt. This goes right up there with my gripe over not being able to get touchup paint for the orange DT. That Suzuki Vstrom is looking better and better. Okay, rant over. If your someone who can't live without your DT for weeks on end, you might want to get a spare.
You should have ordered a new belt around 10k miles and have it sitting at home at the time it
falls apart, not that I'd ever wait for it to snap, that's a bad idea. That said, when I replaced mine
at around 11k, it was still within spec.
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This goes right up there with my gripe over not being able to get touchup paint for the orange DT.
I found a place some where in the EU that carries touch up paint. Let me try to find it again and I'll post the link.
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Try here, they are not the cheapest but they do carry all original parts. http://www.kymcopartsmonster.com (http://www.kymcopartsmonster.com) .
Good luck.
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just ordered one from gearhead.com last thu and it shipped today.
Lowest price and they had all the other parts I wanted.
The other sites tied-into to Kymco Parts had the belt as 'call for price', pain in the backside.
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Yep, I should've had one laying around at 10k miles, but I didn't. Hopefully my mistake will be for the benefit of others. The breakdown wasn't a big deal, just called the Mrs. and in no time the DT was loaded in the back of the truck, or I could've called my roadside assistance provider. It's the waiting that's a pain, never dreamed it would take so long. I ordered from a dealer, and I called the site listed below. No one has it in stock and all of them have to order it. I tried 3 local dealers and 3 (now 4) online guys. It's so special order, that I think they have to pump the oil out of the ground first before it can eventually be turned into a Kymco replacement belt.
I'd love for the touchup paint site if you can find it. The replacement pannel is fairly inexpensive, seems like a waste for just a few scratches.
Edit: I took out the name of the dealer on this post.
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So Wheels and Due South,
You seem to both have some decent miles on your machines, have they been pretty trouble free to this point? I only have about 1500 miles on mine and am not worried, but kind of curious as to your experiences.
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I got mine at stadium yamaha for $99.00 ,.,and I picked one up at tha dealer for $189.00,. so I have a spare belt ,. and the original belt looks like new,. with 22.000 km on it the mitsubosi spec is 1004 mm. x 25.2 mm. with 30 degree my first belt is 1010 mm. x 24 mm. the second belt is 1004mm. x 24 mm. and the third belt is 1004 mm. x 24 mm. I wonder how the scooter would run with the proper spec. belt in it,.
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I got a belt for $24.00 .... twenty four dollars....
I can make a lot selling to you guys....
(https://xsddga.bn1.livefilestore.com/y2pIONwC9QDwW2xwyUIaM0GkT9ZGs-bi7McSVIJSDqDcGLSpKjFP3-aAbUhcJ8nIVYeMGeV6kJjwsJLj3niwlYdSiPlLX7_BYq732v88O72lME/2012-08-31%2010.24.06.jpg?psid=1)
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Vivo make a web page for selling your belts and I'll be the first to use it. ;D
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Vivo will your $24.00 belt fit my downtown,. if it does Ill buy it
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So Wheels and Due South,
You seem to both have some decent miles on your machines, have they been pretty trouble free to this point? I only have about 1500 miles on mine and am not worried, but kind of curious as to your experiences.
Haven't had any big problems. Speedometer got off some how, and speedometer sensor wire broke, both were easy fixes and I documented them on this site. It's been reliable.
Set up the site, I'll buy a belt. I'm to the point of stretching rubber bands together to get a belt.
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I believe the Super 8 belt is different... If I ship a belt to the U.S., it would still be cheaper...
around $70.00 shipping included... hmm...
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Ouch. That seems steep for a belt. I bought a stock Bando belt for my People 250 for $37 including shipping to my house through ebay by way of Germany.
I still feel like you can't beat a real Bando belt.
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$37 sounds fantastic. My Kymco Bando OEM 250-300 cc belt cost me $130 in Canada from the dealer.
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$37 sounds fantastic. My Kymco Bando OEM 250-300 cc belt cost me $130 in Canada from the dealer.
Big scoot belts can be really pricy depending on the model. You should not have to pay over $100 unless you have a 500cc + scoot.
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3 weeks and counting. motorsportmonster says it's a Kymco supply problem. They are back ordered. Ug!! Utter rubbish! This is the first time I've seriously doubted my decision to buy Kymco.
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3 weeks and counting. motorsportmonster says it's a Kymco supply problem. They are back ordered. Ug!! Utter rubbish! This is the first time I've seriously doubted my decision to buy Kymco.
Um, no, you know how many miles you had, you should have ordered and replaced the belt a long
time ago. That's the way it should be with all brands. At least ask ahead of time if the order is going
to take time, you didn't do that either.
It's the same with Piaggio scoots in USA.
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Um, no, you know how many miles you had, you should have ordered and replaced the belt a long
time ago. That's the way it should be with all brands. At least ask ahead of time if the order is going
to take time, you didn't do that either.
It's the same with Piaggio scoots in USA.
I respectfully disagree. I did ask and I was told it would take a week which was better than the six other shops, they had no clue how long. I also don't keep on hand a spare set of spark plugs, tires, filters or brake pads. A belt is a common replacement item, just like those. This isn't my fist scooter, and I didn't have any problems getting replacement parts for my Yamaha, including belts. I'll own the problem of going without a belt for a week, but when it takes at least a month, and none of the places I called had them, that is a distribution/factory problem.
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I respectfully disagree. I did ask and I was told it would take a week which was better than the six other shops, they had no clue how long. I also don't keep on hand a spare set of spark plugs, tires, filters or brake pads. A belt is a common replacement item, just like those. This isn't my fist scooter, and I didn't have any problems getting replacement parts for my Yamaha, including belts. I'll own the problem of going without a belt for a week, but when it takes at least a month, and none of the places I called had them, that is a distribution/factory problem.
If it were a factory problem it would be a world wide issue, and it isn't.
I can send you a belt today, got it in stock, but the shipping would likely
cost as much as the belt.
If you had "stocked up" on the parts that you might need (rollers too), you wouldn't have
to respectfully disagree right now.
;D
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I respectfully disagree. I did ask and I was told it would take a week which was better than the six other shops, they had no clue how long. I also don't keep on hand a spare set of spark plugs, tires, filters or brake pads. A belt is a common replacement item, just like those. This isn't my fist scooter, and I didn't have any problems getting replacement parts for my Yamaha, including belts. I'll own the problem of going without a belt for a week, but when it takes at least a month, and none of the places I called had them, that is a distribution/factory problem.
How many DT300I's in your area? There is one, mine in my area so no one carries any parts for it. I stock a spare belt and tools under the seat to replace it. I stock a set of tires in my shed as I had the same problem as you with tires. I was down for a month waiting for the tires I like to use. I stock spare brakes as well. Also CAA for trips incase I can't fix it along the road on a trip. I travel with mine.
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I have no idea how wide spread it is, or how many DT's are in my area. What I do know is that in the US, I tried 3 local dealers, all were special order with no time frame. I tried 3 or 4 online places with the same result, except for one, who said they were only 60 miles away from the main distributor and they gave me a week time frame. I went with them. I think that's cool you guys keep all those parts on hand. Obviously I don't and I've never owned something where I had to. I've owned 12 motorcycles over the past 20 years, one of those was a scooter. I never had a problem ordering things (belts included) and having them show up a few days later (Depending on the shipping method I choose). Same with my cars, trucks, and RV's. I suppose that's why I find waiting a month for a common replacement item, such as a belt, a little ridiculous. Yeah, I know you can be left high and dry when something breaks, it's why I carry road side assistance on all my vehicles. I don't want to carry parts and tools with me everywhere I go. I'm hopeful Kymco will be able to shed some light, I emailed them yesterday asking them if it were a dealer, or a factory problem, we'll see if they respond.
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Your US importer should also know which dealer recently ordered belts and might have some in stock.
If they say they don't know, it means they don't care enough to check.
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Not a Kymco order problem. I must be having a bad go of it, or more likely a bad dealer. Kymco USA informed me they have it in stock and that only one dealer currently has an order out.
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I don't understand what was stopping you to pick up the phone and start calling dealers one by one,
or the importer first, then the dealers. You probably could have located a belt in 30 minutes.
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I don't understand what was stopping you to pick up the phone and start calling dealers one by one,
or the importer first, then the dealers. You probably could have located a belt in 30 minutes.
As I mentioned before, I did exactly that, I contacted 6 or 7 of them in total. No one had them in stock, or could give me a solid time frame as to when they could get one. I have no idea who the importer is, and I had a dealer who gave me a time frame of a week, so why bother? At three weeks I got super impatient and emailed Kymco questioning the dealers story of being "back ordered", or their factory/distribution channel. They confirmed they were not the problem. The problem was with the vendor, not Kymco, not me. And now that I know that, I don't need to stock a garage full of parts. I have more than one motorcycle, and more than one car. It's not realistic for me to keep on hand all the parts that might need to be replaced. I'm okay waiting a week for an order. The service pdf simply said to inspect, which is what I did not that long ago. However, when I hit another 10,000 miles, I'll take the advice given on this thread and order a belt. I'll put it on regardless of condition.
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As I mentioned before, I did exactly that, I contacted 6 or 7 of them in total. No one had them in stock, or could give me a solid time frame as to when they could get one. I have no idea who the importer is, and I had a dealer who gave me a time frame of a week, so why bother?
Because you haven't found a belt.
I live thousands of miles from you and know who your importer is.
When you bought a bike you got a user's manual and a warranty book, both should
carry this information. I live in a country which sells 3-4 Downtowns per year, has 4 million
people and WE have over 30 dealers here. The importer's site lists the phone numbers of
all of them.
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Okay, I'm not sure if you're trying purposefully to take me out of context and blame me, or it's just a cultural difference, but I'm moving on after this post. People can read through this thread and take from it what they will. Maybe I am an idiot, it wouldn't be the first time. I thought I made reasonable attempt at due diligence and pretty well explained my situation, but maybe I didn't. The point was to inform people that perhaps there was a distribution problem with belts so they could avoid waiting a month for one. This is my first Kymco and had no idea if this was indicative of them, they're kind of unknown here. I live in a state with 4 million people, and we only have 3 dealers. I'm glad to learn through this experience that the issue isn't with Kymco. My fault for only calling a half dozen dealers and actually trusting one, and again mea culpa for not reading through the manual and warranty book before ordering a part. I've never ran into a parts department who told me they could have it to me in a week, and then made up shortage to explain why it wasn't there. Since Kymco informed me they have the part in stock, I'm going to go out on a limb and not call a distributor and just order it from gearhead since wheels had a good experience ordering a belt from them.
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I asked my dealer how much for different things and the sales guy said go on line its a lot cheaper, so I buy from stadium yamaha ,. sportswarehouse,. and motorcycle monster,. with good service,. and 1/2 the price I was quoted here in canada,. 1/3 the price for tires,. have to pick up in the states for tires,. they dont ship here,.
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http://www.powersportswarehouse.com/KeywordProducts/Search?criteria=23100-LEA7-E00 (http://www.powersportswarehouse.com/KeywordProducts/Search?criteria=23100-LEA7-E00)
Guy said in stock USA southeast warehouse. $160 plus shipping.
http://www.racingplanetusa.com/drive-belt-mitsuboshi-kymco-downtown-300i-p-26097-1.html?cPath=2_21322_21348&sessID=113b3e3fa7bced42e566bab8541d319a (http://www.racingplanetusa.com/drive-belt-mitsuboshi-kymco-downtown-300i-p-26097-1.html?cPath=2_21322_21348&sessID=113b3e3fa7bced42e566bab8541d319a)
Will ship and have at your door in a real 2 weeks. $197 free shipping
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I paid $99.00 for a belt at stadium yamaha,. same mitsuboshi belt with kymco name on it.