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Shamefully I'm putting the new one on. Never got around to it! I have a wee torque wrench for fragile bike bits and a mahooosive one for hub nuts, but nothing in the middle, which had put me off trying thus far. But now I'm leaking air I'll need to have a go. Will just do it with spanners and guess at the torque.
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A cheap £10 bottle jack from Screwfix or Machine Mart will assist but be aware of the scooters instability, only raise the rear wheel just clear off the ground and be careful once the wheel's off. Are you just gonna swap it for the old one? Why not just go to the shop that fitted the tyre and get them to repair it, they'll strap the scooter down which is 100% safer! Or lean it over like 8ball said, preferably without a full tank of fuel.