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I was telling Dino this morning that I'd  studied, online, how to not embarrass myself my first visit to his coffee shop.
"I learned that if I want cream in my coffee, then I say "large house blend, with room, please."

Almost pulled it off....
Dino rotates the bean from 8 he stocks, no house blend. And he puts your cream in - especially after Covid.

He takes a bit of getting used to. Loud, confrontive, boisterous, and makes dam good coffee. My daughter is still a little afraid of him - even though he greets the families warmly.

It was a memorable day,  the first time he greeted me with. " mornin' Tom. Large with cream?"



Oh yeah, his reply this morning..."I'll give you room buddy!"

Stig

Good sources for overseas! Txs for sharing!

BANDO and MITSUBOSHI belts are, as mentioned and IF original, KYMCOs OEM fitters in this segment.
Belts which are 1/2 or 1/3 of OEM priced stock are 99% fake, despite goodlooking OEM numbers printed on them, and wear out prematurely.

ATHENA, a spanish rooted producer distributes high quality rollers, brake pads and other stuff for our scoots.

ALIEXPRESS et al are not bad per se, but its always a potluck what you get, does not make a huge difference if you need an O-ring for a faucet, engine parts are more sensitive.

Bearings : japanese and austrian companies like SKF produce items which are way enough for a wheelbearing and accompanying oilseals.
This companies produce standart bearings with a tolerence of P0 - P6 which is nearly overengineered for a scoot.

Oilseals: two lipped products are preferable, which is not always to be seen on internet offers, though inexpensive.

I've purchsed NACHI Japanese bearings on ebay for my scooters a few times. Quality bearing at good prices and quick delivery.
As for CVT belts - I'm old school. Too important a part, so I stick with Kymco belts.
Kymco packaged belts from reputable suppliers.
Glad you're finding what you need.
Stig

I'm in Ontario, Canada and it is hard to find Kymco parts here locally. I bought a bunch of parts recently from Europe from this site directly: https://www.brixiamoto.com/
Their prices are very good and they have non-OEM but good quality aftermarket parts too. For example, you can get Bando drive belt instead of the OEM Mitsuboshi one for 1/3rd of the price or less. They carry aftermarket Athena gaskets too. The complete gasket kit is very pricey, so I only bought the one for the CVT system cover, since it is very large. I used 5mm gasket stock from Aliexpress for other areas, like the final reduction cover plate for example. You just need strong good quality scissors and a punch kit. I recommend using Aliexpress for all O-rings and you can switch from standard Buna-N rubber to FKM (Viton) for longevity. I was able to find all the sizes I need. For high quality SKF bearings I recommend this ebay seller from the Netherlands: https://www.ebay.ca/str/benna27robin (Robara Industries). I've bought 2 X 6205 exporer series open bearings for $20 USD shipping included. Shipping cost is very low if you order small qty. (First bearing was $15 and the second additional bearing was $5) I bought all my shaft seals from Aliexpress too. Not all sizes are available in FKM though, but for sure you can find it in regular Buna-N.
This Taiwanese ebay seller carries OEM Kymco parts: k3428311 (https://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_ssn=k3428311&store_name=k3428311). Filters are usually available via local generic motorcycle web shops or Amazon. Here in Canada HiFlo air and oil filters are easy to find.

looks interesting but I'm not sure how many AK riders we even have on the forum

edit: Noodoe is apparently on more than just the AK so there may be a demand for something like this?

Yes, first saw mention of the Noodoe on the 2nd gen. LIKE 150, 7 years ago.
Pretty cool the things it can do!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX8zs9CO3Xo

Stig