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I went with 75W90.

Somewhere I was reading about gear oils (I don't remember where) and they explained the difference between the GL standards. I think it was GL-5 that was not good for yellow metals like brass bushings. They said it was important to use the right spec. For instance, when I worked on and raced Dodge Neons, the manual transaxle oil spec'd was ATF+4

I am liking my resurrected 54B. I've put less than 100 miles on it since I brought it back from the brink of death. It will probably be my last scooter because before I spend maxi-scooter money, I'd buy the Aprilia Mana 850GT with its flappy-paddle gearbox.

LOL ;D

I'd agree that the article is an honest look at Maxi scooters. It was indeed written by purist motorcyclists and it shows that they have high standards when it comes to two wheelers. I think as scooterists, some of us get a little sensitive when it comes to comments I hear like, "get a real bike".

I'd take the TMax any day over the others in the test. When you're spending (financing) that kind of cash, what's couple of thousand more to get a well designed Japanese machine?

That may have been a good thing that your scooter wasn't assembled. Owners of new scooters should do a PDI (pre-delivery inspection) anyway. First thing you should do is change the engine and gear oil to real oil. Many times, there is crappy shipping oil in there.

I've always wanted a Piaggio MP3 from the first time I saw one.



To me, the leaning reverse trike looks easier to handle than a non-leaning, traditional trike.

When you lean into a curve, the two front wheels lean in parallel keeping all three wheels in contact with the road.