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Thanks, Hoolander! Woohoooo! It's nice to have wheels!

I will likely rearrange and place it in another room away from doggie's space...so we can both get sleep. Maybe on some cardboard in the kitchen or something. As tired as I was last night I was happy just to get it in the door. I always thought my door frame was very wide until last night. And since the tires were relatively clean I didn't think it would hurt the carpeting. I never thought about the smell before. Those little ones do have sensitive ears and noses and all. Thank you.

Yes, you have a lot of exploring to do. Don't worry too much about people thinkin you are paranoid, how about the girl who keeps her Kawasaki zx6r in the lounge room, she loves her bike. I'm not allowed to. How did you get it home?

That's funny! You tell her to move over and make room for ya? I live in a nice area, but I still can't see leaving it outdoors. I've owned a ton of (used) cars. With the exception of the 16 passenger van, I believe I spent more on the bike than I ever did on any car. I don't think it will be out of my sight for awhile. I'll probably be nervous leaving it in a parking lot to go in a store and such. 

After a week or so of folks saying they could do it then backing out or changing their minds and knocking on neighbors doors and getting ridiculous quotes for $600 from transport companies, I checked into Ushp and Mapdispatch and such. What a frustrating experience those proved to be. I began emailng every single ad I could find on Craigslist in my area and the Richmond dealership's area and a fella emailed me back yesterday with a phone number. So I called him. Turns out he is one town over and only a few miles away from me. He said if he got his vehicle back from the shop putting a new exhaust on in time he would call me and we could do it that day or today. A couple hours later he called back and said we were set. I was thrilled.

He was great. He came and picked me up. He showed up in this awesome humongous new cargo van with a lift deal on it. I literally had to climb up in. It was nice and he said it was his smaller tires. lol. I can't picture the big ones! Folks stared at it and asked about it when we stopped for diesel. He had all the straps and such that was needed and knew what he was doing. I don't think that bike moved an inch all the way home, not even on the stretch where he decided to take an interstate route part of the way and did 70mph the whole time. All for $100 bucks. He surely deserved more than I could afford to pay him for it. We chatted the whole way about the roads, scenery, landmarks, foods and such in different states and places and he told me some about his time in South America and Hawaii. Other than my nervousness about getting to the dealer right at closing time it was a pleasant and enjoyable experience. He goes all over too, not just here, so if anybody ever has a need shoot me a pm and I'll give you his info how to reach him. I hope to never lose that phone number. 

Thanks all! I'm gonna see if I can scrounge up some tools and make it sure everything is tightened up and all and maybe check out what numbers are on that carb. It's got weird tires on it, never heard of 'em before...Yup, I'm like a little kid with a shiny new toy, gotta check it all out. 

Thanks, sid! I can't stop grinning. I haven't even ridden it yet. It was already dark and kind of late. It was a long day just getting it and getting it here. I need to carry my tired butt to bed. It's terrible, though, I feel like a little kid. I gotta keep lookin' at it. Checking out this  and that and reading all the part numbers and the stickers. LOL. My neighbors probably think I'm paranoid or silly bringing it indoors. I just had to stare at it some more. It's got 552 miles on it and looks nice. It's bigger than I thought it would be. I had only seen pictures on the internet before. They told me it's already de-restricted. We got down there just as they were closing so there wasn't much time for questions. Maybe tomorrow I'll take a look and try to see what's what.

That's the truth. I just don't want to have it ruined before I get it home no matter which one I get. And that road is sure to have plenty of sharp curves and hills (in the mountain range here) along the way. I've driven heavy construction equipment, taxicabs, and I drove a tractor trailer cross country for almost a year. I've never driven a motorcycle or scooter, though, and it's probably totally different riding on two wheels than on four. There are a couple of parking lots and open back roads here to zip around on and get the feel of things. I'd rather not ride it home that distance the first time being on it! I have considered it, though! LOL

I forgot all about it being a holiday weekend.  Boy, if I had a dollar for every one that told me, "Maybe next week, if it's still there?" I could buy a used pick-up and bring it home already.

Oh, and also for everyone that said, "Just go a few miles down the highway and buy a brand new one for $600 or $700 instead of going all the way to the dealership." Grrr, I can't make them understand why I would rather have a Kymco than one of those "cute" new ones they are talking about, so I gave up trying and just said that I've researched and really want this particular one.

Anyway, I'm still sitting at home (pouting) instead of scooting and trying to be patient. The man with the S9 said he may be able to bring it this weekend, if not then one day this coming week. I noticed the info about the recall on the 2004's and asked him about the engine numbers. It looks like it had the engine that was recalled. He said he is going to check with the dealer it came from (same dealer where the A50 is sitting, small world, lol) to see if had already been repaired or replaced. It may have been fixed already since he wasn't aware of it when he bought it in 2006, if not it will make me question buying from that particular dealer. I guess if it hasn't, maybe my local Kymco dealer can put the new engine to replace the recalled one? I dunno. A Super 9 with a new engine sounds interesting. If I lived in a bigger city, I would be riding already for sure.

Hope everyone's having a great holiday weekend!

oooohh, those are some good points, too. Thanks, Sid. There are three roads between there and here and unfortunately they are ALL highways. The slowest moving of the three is all a straight shot, no turns, but still highway. If the de-restricted S9 was the one sitting at the dealer, drive it on home, no problem. sigh. The agility is the one at the dealer's. I think that price is as knocked down as it's gonna go. lol.  And even though the dealer seems the better way to go, I have never dealt with them before and it's no longer under warranty. It will cost the extra $100 plus up to another 100 (give or take) to get it here. hmmmm. I don't want to jump too fast and make the wrong decision, but it would be much easier to take the S9. I'm not so good with the conversions from km to miles, but he said:

It has a little over 6000 miles the speedo cable broke this spring. It is
currently registering around 11500 km.

So I'm not sure exactly because he mentions miles and km. I just guesstimated that it may have up to 7,000 miles.  
He might know the history before he owned it for the past two years. I don't know yet. We've only exchanged a couple of emails so far so I may know even more later this evening or in the morning. I've tried not to bombard hiim with a zillion questions at once.

You all sure have given me lots to think about. Can I make the S9 reliable if it's history proves to be less than I hope? Maybe. Maybe some on my part and some with help at the local dealer's shop across town that used to sell them. I think I'll sleep on it tonight and see what the morning brings, other than more anticipation. Decisions, decisions, lol

Thanks All!

Thanks...I think he said the "S" was the designation for that year or model to mean liquid cooled. I had no clue when I saw "Super 9 S" what it meant and googling it didn't help me out much. If that's what it means I still don't see what "S" has to do with liquid or cooling. lol. Maybe Special Edition or something? Beats me. Could be a tawainese or asian type thing. Now Ac and Lc I can understand!

Thanks for the pic of the radiator. Now, I know exactly what to look for and where to look for it. Do you see an L/C. I can't tell from the pic, but maybe you can.

oh, thank you, wordslilnger. I appreciate it. I posted here, thinking some Super 9 owners might not see it the Agility thread. Maybe everyone reads everything, though, since it's all Kymco. Forgive the double post pleeease.