Kymco Downtown 350i
6 reviews
Excellent, and cheap to run – Very comfortable scooter. I commute 100km a day and it's been faultless. Good torque, fast enough, decent storage. I ride a mix of 50, 80 and 100km/h zones and on average do 3.4L/100km which is pretty decent! Yes, the book says it needs service every 6 months but to be honest on a scooter it's about right if you do a fair bit of distance, otherwise service it every 5000km and check the oil regularly. I reckon my next scooter will be a Kymco! Show details
Bought my 350i a week ago and so far super impressed – Great price, great finish waiting to see what the running, maintenance and reliability is like. Good value for money, super comfortable and quick enough. Fuel economy so far seems excellent. Show details
Excellent buy, would buy same upgrade model in a year or so! – I bought my Kymco Downtown 350i just over 2 years ago, and very pleased with it's handling and performance. I bought it because it was on specifications just what I needed and could afford. Very happy overall; however when there is a part requiring replacement it can take a while. I'm fortunate that my mechanic always provides me with a… Read more
suitable courtesy scooter while servicing or repairing mine, if that wasn't the case it could be very frustrating the long waiting to obtain spares. All in all, extremely happy with this purchase, and am already thinking of upgrading in the next year or so with an equivalent Kymco newer model.
Love my scooter – Had the Kymco Downtown 350i for about 14 months now and love it. Reliable and cheap to run, the bike has been faultless. Only downsides are cost of 6 monthly services which can run up to $500 and the availability of replacement parts, which seem to have to come from Taiwan. Show details
Perfect, as the reviews claimed – I bought the bike based purely on worldwide reviews, without ever seeing one! & by in large have been spot on. A few minor points. Squeaks in the plastic fairing come & go. Is this under warranty or lube remedy? The side-stand engine kill switch is not helpful. The center-stand foot lever is very close to the plastic belt housing & very… Read more
susceptible to scratches from your boot when deploying the stand. The single USB could've been a double, or better still, another under the seat...another mod. after warranty, I guess. The bike is allegedly designed for touring, but having a v-belt transmission, lacks emergency braking via gear downshifting & so you're reliant on engine braking alone. It is a scooter after all, so 'chill' with the emergencies & up/down hill climbs! The mono headlight - mono highbeam light can theoretically be changed to twin headlights - twin highbeams, but will rego/insurance consider it a faulty conversion? Parts, it seems (as of early 2017 (Australia)), are few & far between. Has that been remedied? After those minor observations, the bike has many quality points & build. I'd buy it again!
*** 10000km Update. The Kymco just clicked over the 5year/10000km milestone with just ONE blemish, early in its run. The rear brake hose started to leak. Was it due to bad workmanship at the workshop? Well, the leak caused paint peeling of the brake assembly, which Kymco Melbourne denighed my request to repaint it, rather made me wait 2 months for a supposed dodgy drain bolt! Other than that, the engine/belt drive combo are a standout of smoothness, response & dare I say it?...a technical triumph. It feels solid & predictable. The whole package shows quality, well above price. And with a new 350i version... still got many new features to make it a perfect New purchase..
Very good engine, but shocking waiting on parts! – 1st of all it is very good maxi, but in terms of waiting for parts it's terrible! I recently had an accident in March 2017 and have been waiting on Scootercentral to repair and instal parts for my Kymco 350i. I spoke to Murray from Scootercentral and he advised me that they are still waiting on parts and that was 3 weeks ago and I recently got… Read more
call 1 and a half weeks later that there at shipping docks at Melbourne.
So this basically means it will be around a total of two and half months till I get back my Maxi back. The main reason for this long wait is because they don't have any parts ready ever since this scooter was 1st brought to Australia which in my opinion that is very very [Word Removed]
Anyway the scooter is excellent on the road, haven't done top speed yet, very good low end torque, comfortable on long rides, good three year warranty but I don't like the service intervals which 1000 kms 1st then it is every 6 months or 6 thousand kms, nice handling due to low centre of gravity, I had done 2500 kms on it before the accident and it gets better and better with each ride, it is a 321cc engine, 22 kws of power, got my partner to ride pillion and is very good on flat terrain.
All in all the bike is cheap and very reliable! But be prepared to wait up 1 to 3 months for parts and plus Kymco HQ in Melbourne doesn't want to know you if you have problems with your Kymco bike/scooter and there is not Contact phone number nor a ABN of ACN on the website. This will be my 1st and last purchase of a Kymco due to this bad experience of getting parts just to repair my maxi.
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