Kymco dealer in Auckland?

[Tigadee]

Anyone know if there is a Kymco dealer in Auckland, specifically selling and servicing the Venox 250cc cruiser?

Can I have the contact details please? Thanks.

[The Lone Rider]

Anyone know if there is a Kymco dealer in Auckland, specifically selling and servicing the Venox 250cc cruiser?

Can I have the contact details please? Thanks.

The Venox is nearly a 1 to 1 copy of the Honda Magna VT250C

And they should be, since they are designed by the exact same person(s)

Try a Honda place.


What in particular needs servicing?

[Tigadee]

Nothing much, just want to know if there is a specific agent or dealer for them.

I wonder if Honda will do it or refuse service out of rivalry?

[Pogo2]

Anyone know if there is a Kymco dealer in Auckland, specifically selling and servicing the Venox 250cc cruiser?

Can I have the contact details please? Thanks.

but there is Kymco dealer on Beach Rd in town. Sells scooters and stuff. I'll try and get the name when I go to work on Monday as I virtually walk past the shop.

[hellokitty]

Nothing much, just want to know if there is a specific agent or dealer for them.

I wonder if Honda will do it or refuse service out of rivalry?

Any bike shop will work on any bike surely?
I get my Harley Davidson serviced at Cyclespot Honda as I have used them for years with various bikes and they are cool guys.

[nzspokes]

Any bike shop will work on any bike surely?

Well I would think not. My Honda has been refused service due to being to old. And for old ball brands the mechanics may not be able to get the needed tech information or parts.

[Tigadee]

Pogo2 - Thanks, would be much appreciated... Even if they can't handle anything other than scooters, they may at least be able to gets parts for the 250 cruiser...

Hellokitty - As Spokes mentioned, some mech/shops don't want to handle anything unfamiliar, although the Venox is basically a Honda VT250c Magna copy, so Honda shouldn't be too nervous about handling it, it's only perhaps the matter of brand rivalry that might stop them?

[hellokitty]

Well I would think not. My Honda has been refused service due to being to old. And for old ball brands the mechanics may not be able to get the needed tech information or parts.

I could understand if it was an old bike, like my boss has a Rudge which is from the 30s as well as other pre-war bikes. Somehow he keeps all his old shitbox bikes going, but he has a lot of contacts through bike clubs and they have a pool of spares. I hadn't even thought about Hondas being too old I guess you need an old school mechanic, or the knowledge to do it yourself? I had an old car that used to freak young modern mechanics out - I ended up finding an old man who had no issue fixing the kind of car he did his apprenticeship on.

Hellokitty - As Spokes mentioned, some mech/shops don't want to handle anything unfamiliar, although the Venox is basically a Honda VT250c Magna copy, so Honda shouldn't be too nervous about handling it, it's only perhaps the matter of brand rivalry that might stop them?

Fair enough I guess, if the bike is unfamiliar - but brand rivalry? That sucks.

[FJRider]

Well I would think not. My Honda has been refused service due to being to old. And for old ball brands the mechanics may not be able to get the needed tech information or parts.

Get a workshop manual for your bike. It will contain all the information required for them to service your bike. It also pays to keep a record of part numbers (of filters/O-rings/gaskets etc) of parts that will regularly require replacing. Workshop manuals often have these.

I reccommend all motorcycle owners get one for THEIR bike. They contain a wealth of information that is worth the price paid for a hard copy. Your service person will thank you. No guesswork needed on their part, to properly set up and correctly service your bike.

[DMNTD:Me]

Any bike shop will work on any bike surely?.

A lot of Dealers won't work on the likes of Kymco and other "stuff"as they usually simply fail at the next weakest point and the customer blames the workshop.
In all honesty, if I ran the workshop I wouldn't either after seeing the "quality"of some of the bikes.

[FJRider]

A lot of Dealers won't work on the likes of Kymco and other "stuff"as they usually simply fail at the next weakest point and the customer blames the workshop.
In all honesty, if I ran the workshop I wouldn't either after seeing the "quality"of some of the bikes.

I have heard of such things as "adjusters" that can't be adjusted ... threads stripping on bolts ... that the workshop replaces, then gets the hard question from the owner ... "why ... it's a NEW bike ... ???"

If they are then told, their pride and joy is a big pile of shit ... it doesn't usually go down well ...

[hellokitty]

A lot of Dealers won't work on the likes of Kymco and other "stuff"as they usually simply fail at the next weakest point and the customer blames the workshop.
In all honesty, if I ran the workshop I wouldn't either after seeing the "quality"of some of the bikes.

Fair enough, I have not had any experience of Kymco motorbikes, or any other brands outside of Suzuki, Honda, etc

Yep, people will blame anyone but themselves - had a classic example the other day at work (dentist) - this guy came in very angry because the filling we did had broken. The rough are on his tooth was actually an area that needed cleaning and we had never filled that area of his mouth anyway.

[The Lone Rider]

As far as design and assembly, they are 99% the same as the Honda VT250C

As far as quality of the parts that go into it, I'm not sure.

I have a service manual available for a VT250C and it's in English. They aren't hard to work on.

[DMNTD:Me]

As far as quality of the parts that go into it, I'm not sure.

I believe the technical term would be farkin appalling

[mattian]

I had a Kymco Venox 250 and yeah.... some bike shops wouldnt touch it because they lumped it into the same category as all the "other" cheap chinese rubbish when, actually, Kymco are a very reputable scooter brand that has been operating out of Taiwan for alot longer than most Chinese manufacturers and have a much higher quality control standard.
Had my Venox for about 30,000 + kms and no problems with it whatsoever.

I took mine to a bike mechanic who had a workshop under real groovy records in the city. Sorry I dont remember the name of it or even if its still there. Was about 3 years ago now. If your near the city you could go find it.