anyone have a piaggio mp3 scooter ?

[sloppyjoe999]

my youngest brother was thinking of getting rid of his dodge truck and buying a new "small" car for commuting to school and work.

i said your truck is paid for,,,why not get a bike. he has never ridden before and we started talking and we settled on one of those 3 wheeled 500cc scooters. honest to say they are pretty cool rigs.

CVT automatic tranny. 60mpg and top at 100mph. anyways if anyone has one and has anything to say i would like to pass it on.

 

[Datsun350Z]

I was at my dealer and saw one... tried to tip it, it seems extremely stable.

For $9k I don't really see it as a good investment though.
Definitely not enough gas savings to justify riding something like that around.

Not exactly a chick magnet either.

Aside from that I'd ride one as a loaner if my busa was in the shop.

 

[Flicka]

For $9k I don't really see it as a good investment though.

That's $500 less than I paid for my Busa when it was new...

 

[micbusathens]

Extremely heavy.Heavier than your Busa.Huge lugage compartment!!!Not so reliable.Noisy transmission.Good brakes.Almost impossible to "loose" the front end...easy parkings....torquy engine...fast acceleration to top speed(103mph)hand brake(no reverse unfortunately)

 

[Cookie]

my youngest brother was thinking of getting a 3 wheeled 500cc scooter.

3 wheel scooter.

 

[red1100cc]

look like fun to me. ive seen videos of them drifting on youtube.

- Piaggio MP3 drift[/url]

 

[Cookie]

Hmmm,,, that does look fun.

 

[sloppyjoe999]

i went and looked at one on the showroom floor on friday,,,

looked like a ton O fun. something different and certainly a looker

 

[Cookie]

how much though?

 

[sloppyjoe999]

how much though?

8100,,,

for a seasoned rider wanting to spend money that makes no sense.

but to someone who wants to commute, have tons of storage, get 60mpg and still have fun like on a motorcycle, not have to shift gears and clutch on and off in traffic ( we all know how much that sucks), not have to put your feet down at a stop, and have cheap insurance and get to use commuter lanes it makes a lot of sense i think.

i love blasting through gears on my bike or in the red car, but not if i have to deal with any kind of traffic. on a scooter like this you just go, stop and never have to clutch or drop your feet.

for a first timer i think it might be a good starting point to a second bike,,,

would i buy one, yes!

 

[Cookie]

I would give it a work over in Kirkland cloverleaf. It'd be a hoot with N2o

 

[sloppyjoe999]

I would give it a work over in Kirkland cloverleaf. It'd be a hoot with N2o

good place to flog it,,,

has a whole set of aftermarket go fast goodies and stock brembos for bringing on the WHOOOOOOA