Thursday, March 19, 2009

Piaggio has updated a ruler of scooters Liberty



European leader on motor-technics manufacture Italian Piaggio Group has updated a ruler of scooters Piaggio Liberty.

By the present moment worldwide it is sold already more than half-millions scooters, and they do not lose popularity.

In that, as to engines, in 2009 modelling year of changes has not occurred – four motors – 2 50-cubes (one duple and one four-cycle), 125 and 150-cubes are still offered buyers on a choice. And here is appearance of cars has undergone to good restyling which as the manufacturer considers, has made model fresher and even more elegant.

So, for example, head light is mounted now on a wheel and repeats design of big brother Liberty – models Beverly. And protection for feet has received the chromeplated fringing with logo Piaggio. The chromeplated inserts have appeared as well on other details, for example, on indexes of turn and on the instrument panel.


The seat became more low on 10mm – 785mm at 50-cubes variants and 795mm and 125 and 150-cubes devices. The saddle also has grown at length – for more comfort of passengers. As an option it is possible to order even more underestimated seat – on 25mm below a standard variant.

It was updated as well a tubular steel frame of the scooter. The car is completed now with disks of new design – 16 radiuses in front and 14 behind. Back brakes remained drum-type, and lobbies disk, but lobbies have thus grown in diameter (with 220mm to 240mm) and are supplied henceforth with 2-piston supports. It is not necessary to forget about a wide choice of additional accessories.

With any engines of model Piaggio Liberty of 2009 are offered in four colours – grey, dark blue, white and black. At 50-cubes volume of a fuel tank – 6 litres, at versions 125сс and 150сс – 7 litres. All 50-cubese cars correspond to ecostandart "Euro-2", and 125 and 150-cubes - "Euro-3". The European price of 125-cubes Piaggio Liberty is 2 500 euros.
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Scooter Lambretta is capable to overtake Ferrari





The European fans of tuning periodically recollect mark Lambretta which has become already almost legendary and build on its base scooters which are ready again, as well as decades ago, to beat records of speed.

Last working out has presented recently club of fans of this mark 100 mph Lambretta Club from Great Britain, from a county West Midlands. On the basis of classical model Lambretta the extended dragster-prototype, called to become the fastest scooter on a distance in a mile quarter has been created.


The maximum speed of this device is declared in 180 km/h. Thus wheels and brakes at the car completely correspond to the original, and here the engine have changed – 250-cubes forced motor.

For evident demonstration of a steepness of the turned out car joint arrival of racing "Lambretta" with Ferrari F40 has been arranged. That is interesting, Lambretta has won!

The first scooter Lambretta has let out in 1947. Manufacture proceeded to 1972. In an industrial ruler of the company at that time, except scooters (motor scooters), there were also three-wheeled motor-trucks and the motorised bicycles. Now the owner of the rights to known mark in past Lambretta is company Lambretta S.A based in 1979., (Switzerland) based in Lugano and having Italian "daughter" Lambretta Srl in Milan. Models of scooters Pato (PT) 125 and Pato (PT) 150 became the first models Lambretta after revival of legendary mark.
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