Segment: Scooter
Production years: 2006, 2007
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The 2007 MY Gilera Nexus 500 is a powerful maxi-scooter, that offers superior levels of performance, as well as comfort, even two-up, making it one of the most sought after machines in its class. It comes with 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 liquid-cooled, four-stroke, 460cc, single cylinder powerplant that was mated to a continuously variable transmission (CVT) with a belt final drive, and can reach a maximum power output of 40 horsepower and 43 Nm of torque.