Segment: Trike
Production years: 2010, 2011
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The 2011 MY Piaggio MP3 500 addresses those MP3 fans who want as much power as possible out of their trike. It has been fitted with a liquid-cooled, four-stroke, 492cc, single cylinder Master engine paired to a continuously variable transmission, and can produce 40 horsepower and 42 Nm of torque. In addition, it has a claimed max speed of 89 mph, and a gas mileage of 55-57 mpg, which seriously increase the desirability of this machine among Piaggio fans and not only.
Technology-wise, it features the acclaimed parallelogram front suspension system, with electro-hydraulic suspension locking system, which make for one of the most agile and comfortable machines ever to be designed by the Italian engineers from Piaggio.
PIAGGIO MP3 500 2010-2011
PIAGGIO MP3 500 492
| engine specs | Type: | liquid-cooled, single-cylinder MASTER, four-stroke, four-valve | Displacement: | 492 cm3 | Bore X Stroke: | 3.7x2.8 in OR 94 mm | Compression Ratio: | - | Horsepower: | 40/7250 KW(hp)/RPM | Torque: | 31/5550 lb-ft/RPM OR 42/5550 Nm/RPM | Fuel System: | EFI |
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| transmission specs | Gearbox: | CVT | Clutch: | - | Primary Drive: | - | Final Drive: | - |
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| chassis specs | Frame: | double cradle trellis made of high strength steel tubes | Front Suspension: | parallelogram composed of four aluminum arms supporting two steering tubes, cantilevered suspension | Rear Suspension: | oscillating engine fixed to frame with swingarm and two dual effect hydraulic shock absorbers with four-position spring preload | Front Brake: | dual 240 mm discs, 2-piston calipers | Rear Brake: | single 280 mm disc, 2-piston floating caliper |
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| dimension specs | Overall Length: | 85 in OR 2159 mm | Overall Width: | 30.5 in OR 775 mm | Seat Height: | 30.9 in OR 785 mm | Weelbase: | 61 in OR 1549 mm | Ground Clearance: | - | Weight: | 538 lbs OR 244 kg | Fuel Capacity: | 3.2 gallons OR 12.1 L |
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| tyres specs | Front: | 120 / 70 - 12in | Rear: | 140 / 70 - 14in |
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