BV 350 By kz1000st (Read 1,639 times)

[kz1000st]

Now this is more like it.

www.motorcycle-usa.com/225/14952/Motorcycle-Article/2013-Piaggio-BV-350-Scooter-Review.aspx

$5500 and real world usefulness. I wonder why people buy Vespas with 12" wheels costing $500 more.

[rgmarsing]

The "wet-cvt" really sounds interesting and the longer maintenence intervals sound great too, but $5500? Probably not, unless publisher's clearing house comes knocking at my door.

[kz1000st]

A wet clutch with plates will last so much longer than dry one with tiny shoes. Remember that everytime somebody builds the better mouse trap the Chinese copy it for less. What makes me cringe is that it's dry sump. That means a separate tank and oil lines to start leaking. Ask old British bike owners about scavenger pumps that stuck open and filled the crankcase with oil. It was great fun to fix.

[Bashan]

It really is a gorgeous machine:

I'd cough up $5.5K for one. It's a lot of ccs with FI, gets 70MPG, and will cruise at 70MPH all day. Compared to a Sino 250 for $2K or more it's a no brainer to me.