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Well folks, what is going to happen with parts for our Kymco toys?? With all the advances that Russia is making in Ukraine, it appears China may join in, they have had their eye on Tiawan for some time know.  Reports of military maneuvers taking place over Tiawan with fighter jets.  What will happen to our parts supply, and will future investments in Kymco products be a wise move   Inquiring minds would like to know !!

After a long winter search, I ordered new tires for my 450i, tires were no different than toilet paper as everyone was sold out of the tires I wanted, so after about 3 plus weeks, wally world sent me a message that they were availiable.  From my research I wanted the Sunf AO33 all terrain tires. All the reviews I read ( and there were hundreds if not thousands) that gave the tire 5 star rating. I went with the 25" rather than going to the 26" as originally planned, one reason was cost, the 26" were another 100 plus per set and the tires are known to be actual size or even slightly larger. When I had them mounted, the are a true 25" plus tire!  These are rated at 6 ply with an extremely stiff side wall, bias ply type tire and from the reviews almost puncture proof.  Those few that experienced a flat stated the sidewall was stiff enough to get their machine back to civilization for repair with no additional damage to tire or rim, as the mfgr had stated in the advertising. The tires are similiar to Maxxis Big Horn in tread design with lugs wrapping around the sides of the tire. These are one stiff tire but ride really well, especially on pavement.  You dont feel the thump- thump like you do on mud tires. So far very pleased with these tires, nice aggressive tread but spaced to give a decent ride on pavement. Best part of the Sunf lineup of tires is the price, thru walley world the full set was 320 delivered to my front door!  Hard to believe the quality of tire for this price. Also they are non directional so easy to swap from side to side for more even wear and less confusing when mounting.  Will report later on long term wear, but from the reviews, I am quite confident.
I also picked upvsome used Yamaha wheels that fit my machine, the original tires have enough tread left for use around my property and I do a lot of pavement riding, so why wear out the new treads, with all tires mounted on there own wheels it will be easy enough to get the last miles from the originals and have some nice new deep treads ready for the trails.

   I have found my headlamps have yellowed considerably in the 5 yrs I have owned it.  Once I added the 12" led light the dim yellow headlamps really reared their ugly head.  Been looking for headlamp upgrades and have found a couple options but not sure if they are an improvement...has anyone on these forums upgraded the factory headlamps in there 450i ?
Any input would be greatly appreciated, thanks.....

  My speedometer stopped working along with other folks.  Near the end it worked intermittently then finally quite altogether.   Been  deciding on whether to replace the speed sensor or not, but found one on ebay for under 50 bucks.  Installed it and Speedo and miles started counting again.  Just wanted to let everyone know.

My airfilter is getting worn out from cleaning it, is the factory air cleaner all there is?  Did some searching but cant find anything that matches the factory size.  Length and neck diameter are the critical sizes that need to match, anyone found a good airfilter tha works in these buggies?  Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

Hope everyone is doing well while we weather out this virus. I plan on doing some maintainence on my 450i while we wait for this all to pass.  Good thing my buggy doesnt carry a virus!  Once the weather breaks I am gong to do a little riding as I can certainly keep a safe distance from others, in fact I rarely see others on the trail.  If we all stay healthy ad eat right we can get thru this more quickly as it appears to strike those in poorer health.  Be safe and keep posting to help pass the time more quickly.

I know this has been an issue with many other brands, but from my reading I havent heard much about Kymco having this issue. This past ride I had a boiling overheat issue after some long steep hill climbs and the fan not turning on. Normall I can hear my fan kick on but not now.  I will be checking the fan and try ro find and check the thermal switch.  If anyone has had this issue that could point me in the right direction that would help.  Otherwise I will report back my findings when I get it figured out.

    Reading thru some postings on this and other forums many have questioned the accuracy of there speedometers. I thought it would be a nice night for a ride so off I went and finally remembered my GPS. So, with stock 25" tires or at least that is what they are supposed to be it shows the speedometer reads 3mph fast at 40 mph. In other words my speedo says I am going 43mph but actually going 40 mph. So if my calculations are correct then going to a 26" tire should make the speedo more accurate as the wheels will be rotating at a slower rpm for the same speed, thus making the speedo read more close to the gps.   I guess it just makes another good reason to move up to 26" tires when I replace the stockers.