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One of our favourite Maxi scooters is the current top-of-the-range Piaggio X9 500 Maxi scooter that comes with a sophisticated communications system that enables you to integrate your mobile phone, use the FM radio, and even transfer calls to your pillion, An artist's impression of what the Piaggio might look like when it comes to the showroom. April 19, 2005 Italian scooter magazine Cyberscooter has published pictures of is believed to be the prototype of a Gilera Nexus 850 scooter undergoing pre-release testing on Italian roads. The daily commute on a scooter turns into a new, exciting and gratifying experience on a Gilera GP 800. If the need is speed, the Aprilia SRV 850 is now available for take off. Gilera, the sporty and elegant Italian brand, creates motorcycles which are the top ones for style, performance and technology. The handling is a bit vague and I never completely get a good feel from the Kayaba suspension through the Pirelli Diablo Scooter tires. The optional box and rack resolves any storage fears. That’s 850 as in 850cc – the largest megascooter seen to date. Gilera says: The GP 800 is characterised by cutting edge design, exclusive tehnical features and a fully automatic gearbox, making every trip from touring to commuting a thrilling experience. The foot boards give you a range between flat and a stretched cruising position in one.
fuoco 500cc: all around only burnt earth. Other obvious take-outs from the brief look were that triple discs were used for stopping power, and that different sized wheels were used and shod with radial tyres.
The Gilera Ferro concept bike was accordingly a pared-down, naked design equipped with an 850cc, 90° V-twin engine (low vibration, limited width, smooth power output and intoxicating exhaust note) PLUS an electronic power-assisted transmission. The Gilera GP 800 never turned out to be the success Piaggio had hoped for, so that model has been laid all but dead. £6399. So now it seems that the Gilera marque is intent on offering the revolutionary gearbox in a softer “scooter” version first – softer in some ways but with 62.5kW of power at 8,000 rpm and 81.3Nm of torque at 6,500 rpm, it will yield a scooter the likes of which we have never seen before.
The large V90 engine with its automatic transmission allows you to skooch along on small throttle openings. It just leaked. Triumph Street Triple RS. To escape the wind at high speed, I had to push my bum as far back as possible to clam down completely, and it’s not a comfortable position. Many were talking
A motor scooter was produced, based on a small motorcycle made for parachutists.
On fast corner entries the SRV 850 feels a bit top-heavy, as a rider is set on top of most of the weight rather than being a part of the chassis.