Gilera's scooter king
Gilera is on the verge of releasing an 850cc V-twin scooter called the GP800 in Europe, though sadly the prohibitive price (around the same as for a one-litre sport tourer) means we're unlikely to see it hereThe 75 horsepower machine was shown in Milan late last year and uses the V-twin developed by Piaggio that will also see service in an auto Aprilia road bike at some stage.
The factory blurb claims: Every feature of the Gilera GP 800 was designed, developed and produced to make it the undisputed King of the Road. Each design element and technical feature on the scooter testifies to a revolutionary project created around the very first V-twin scooter engine and meant to dominate the category: the final transmission is belt-driven; the large aluminium fork is anchored to a hydraulic single shock, mounted laterally in a horizontal position with seven-position spring preload; the aluminium fork has 41 mm shafts. The wheels (16" in front, with a 120/70 tyre, and 15" rear with a 160/60 tyre) ensure road grip and steering precision worthy of a motorcycle. Stopping power is provided by two 300 mm steel disks in front, gripped by two Brembo dual-piston floating calipers, and a 280 mm rear disk.
The machine claims a mind-blowing 188km/h top speed.
See www.gilera.com.
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