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General Discussion / Agility 50 or Super 9 S (L/C)???
« on: September 01, 2010, 10:40:54 PM »
Just looking for some ideas from owners that love their machine or that would make a different choice if they had a chance to do it over.

I'm buying used because it's what I can afford, but I've never ridden either one. Here's some pretty basic info:

2007 Kymco Agility 50
one owner
500 miles
$950
need to rent a vehicle to tow or transport it 2 hours home
looks new and no issues that I'm aware of
from a dealer (but no warranty)

2004 Kymco Super 9 S (L/C)
at least 2 owners
7,000 miles
$850
can be delivered for $30.
has some cosmetic issues (scratches) and needs a speedometer cable
from a private owner that I don't know

This is a tough choice for me, but it may be simple to someone that knows the machines and their capabilities. It will be my only means of transport. I don't go out much, but I might if I had a good running scoot.  ;D

Hoping to here from some folks that know more than me. Let me know what you love or hate about either one. Thanks all.

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Agility 50 / Re: Transporting the Agility 50
« on: September 01, 2010, 09:44:34 PM »
Oh no! Decisions, decisions, lol.

I've been searching for a scooter for what feels like forever now and having no luck. I was planning to go the dealer this Friday or Saturday and pick up the Agility now someone has gotten back to me about a liquid cooled Super 9. Suddenly I've got choices. It's older (2004) with 6 or 7,000 miles on it and needs a few things (sppedometer cable, few scratches on it), but it's already de-restricted to save me some work and he is willing to deliver it to me for $30. He wants $850. I'm soooo confused. lol. I was set to jump on it because it would save me about a hundred bucks for the scoot plus the cost and hassle of transporting a scooter. Then I stop back in here to see what I can find about the Super 9 and I read wordslinger's post about the Agility hitting 36,700 miles and still kicking! That's awesome! Shame I can't get them both.  ;D

What would you do? Anybody have any thoughts to throw out there for or against either one? There's so much to consider and I'm so tired of researching, reading and thinking about it all.

I just want to RIDE! Lol.

@ art

 I wouldn't have considered owning one a few years ago either, but I have a feeling I'm gonna love it and wish I had done it sooner.

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Agility 50 / Re: Transporting the Agility 50
« on: August 31, 2010, 02:46:48 AM »
Quote from: wordslinger on August 31, 2010, 01:14:33 AM
..yeah, that's an awesome hitch mount..

..rianna, i have over 51,000 kms on my A50 that i bought new in Dec of 07...

..you, potentially have a lil beastie there...

..with a few mods, you could take off to nearly anywhere without worry of your speeds..(except th interstates)

..as long as you have plenty of time to get there!!..lol..

..hope you can get it!!!

 ;D

Wow, I'm not great with conversions, but 51,000 kms sounds like it's over 20,000 miles, is that right?!? If so, that is awesome! I'm not sure I've ever even kept and driven a car that far, lol.

Thanks all for the great input and the welcome to the forum, folks. I appreciate it!

My son came home and it looks like he's not going to have the time to help at all this week. It's a shame because it turns out he does have the hitch. It would have been great if I could have just dropped him off somewhere and borrowed it and then picked him back up 5 or 6 hours later, but it's not gonna work out.  I may just have to rent me a little pick-up truck or something and ask the scoot shop fellas to help me boost it up in it.

There was an ad on Craigslist for movers and it said they had a flat rate fee for moving larger items. I shot them an email and they replied back real quick with a quote of $340. Yikes! I think an hourly U-haul plus mileage might be less, unless they add expensive insurance or something.

I hope I can get it too, wordslinger, it will be a dream for just around town here even at 30mph. I haven't had a vehicle for about 2 yrs now because I can't afford the insurance when I'm not working. I can't even remember what it was like to just be able to go the store when you run out of something or just want something. Going for groceries once a month because the taxicab rates are so high sucks. If you forget something you are just SOL until the next month rolls around. Lol. But I'll definitely hit you all up for the mod ideas if I get and get a little money again.

Thanks for the pic, art, that's a cool little thing to have. A great investment for the price, too, even if you only use it a few times! I may have to keep that in mind for the future. I think the A50 is around 200 pounds. I bet that cr 500 is heavy!!!

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Agility 50 / Transporting the Agility 50
« on: August 30, 2010, 11:12:18 PM »
Hi, all. I'm looking for ideas on how others have transported their Agility 50. I found one, after a long time of searching, from a dealer about 2 hours away. It is a 2007 model and I don't really know if I found a great deal or not, but there isn't a large selection of used scooters in my area of Virginia even on Craigslist. We have one local dealer and when I saw one on their website I went to the bank and took out my money. By the time I got home I had an email waiting for me from them saying they no longer carried this model.  :'( So when I found one from a dealer for under a $1,000 out the door I felt I'd better jump on it quick. I don't have a vehicle,and Man, how I miss my 16 passenger van now, with 8 of the back seats removed!

I'm looking for cheap options because the purchase will take just about every penny I have saved for it over the past 2 years. I don't have a vehicle. My son has a Jeep, and even though he's super busy at the moment I would bug and beg for his time, but the dealer said it won't fit. He suggested towing it behind the Jeep with some equipment from U-Haul for $12? I'm not 100% sure the Jeep has a hitch, but I'm thinking it does, will check tonight. I checked the U-Haul website and saw an actual "Motorcycle Trailer" for $14.95, but they don't have any available in my area all week. I'm afraid if I have to wait until the weekend or Monday it will be gone.

It's a fairly straight shot from there to here and most of the trip is all on one road, but it is all Highway and I just wouldn't be comfortable with trying to drive it that distance without speed on my side. It took a long time to save for it and I want to get it home in one piece. I'm sure some folks would and I'm not beyond doing what it takes. In my younger days I probably would have been off of a Greyhound bus and waiting at the dealer's door for them to open on Monday morning and drove all day if I had to to get it back home.  ;D

Here's hoping someone else out there has been in my position and might have some creative ideas to share on ways they have transported theirs. Thanks all!

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