Segment: Scooter
Production years: 2003, 2004
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The 2004 MY Gilera Nexus 500 has standard features such as a large, detachable windshield, a dual seat with lumbar support for the rider, an under-seat storage compartment, dual headlights, a small fairing, a center stand, cast-aluminium wheels, a 41mm Kayaba telescopic front fork, a Kayaba monoshock with progressive linkage in the rear, dual front disc brakes and a digital and analogue instrument cluster.
In the engine department it is powered by a four-stroke, liquid-cooled, 460cc, single cylinder powerplant paired to a continuously variable transmission (CVT), that can produce a claimed 40 horsepower and 43 Nm of torque.
GILERA Nexus 500 2003-2004
GILERA Nexus 500 460
| engine specs | Type: | liquid-cooled, four-stroke, single cylinder | Displacement: | 460 cm3 | Bore X Stroke: | 3.6x2.7 in OR 91 mm | Compression Ratio: | 10.5:1 | Horsepower: | 40/7500 KW(hp)/RPM | Torque: | 32/5500 lb-ft/RPM OR 43/5500 Nm/RPM | Fuel System: | EFI |
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| transmission specs | Gearbox: | CVT | Clutch: | automatic | Primary Drive: | - | Final Drive: | chain |
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| chassis specs | Frame: | steel | Front Suspension: | 41mm Kayaba telescopic fork | Rear Suspension: | Kayaba monoshock with progressive system | Front Brake: | dual 260mm discs, 2-piston calipers | Rear Brake: | single 240mm disc, 2-piston caliper |
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| dimension specs | Overall Length: | - | Overall Width: | - | Seat Height: | - | Wheelbase: | - | Ground Clearance: | - | Weight: | 476 lbs OR 216 kg | Fuel Capacity: | 4 gallons OR 15.1 L |
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| tyres specs | Front: | 120/70-15 | Rear: | 160/60-14 |
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