Post by w650 on Feb 10, 2018 6:18:29 GMT -5
Recently I got on a certain Italian scooter owner about the quality of Piaggio products. My contention was that in the long run they weren't much better than a China scoot. Over at Modern Vespa the owner of a Piaggio 500 bragged about reaching 100,000 miles. While it's praiseworthy that he did it, I'm not so certain that his mechanical ills were so great.
modernvespa.com/forum/topic158280
Here is a list of all the maintenance and parts it took to get to 100,000 miles.
18 - Oil and filter changes
6 - Belt and rollers
10 - Back tires
5 - Front tires
5 - Left front brake pads
2 - Right front brake pads
Front rotors both
3 - Rear brake pads
2 - Rear rotors
6 - Spark plugs
Replaced exhaust valves due to me using 87 octane gas for the first 38,000 miles
1 - Top and bottom steering bearings
1 - fuel injector (electrical connection broke)
1 - fuel filter
1 - fuel pump (replaced the recalled hose between filter and pump, twice)
1 - Variator, both sides
1 - Battery
1 - Voltage regulator
1 - Stator
1 - Low beam headlight
3 - Bulbs in the dash
1 - Side mirror (due to crash)
And just this year I had to replace the batteries in the fob that opens the seat.
I won't quibble with the wear items but the second list is not so hot. A broken fule injector? A fuel pump and a couple of repairs to it? Stator and voltage regulator? Now I'm glad he likes his scoot and is getting his money's worth but in the 21st Century I think the repairs list is a little much. I'm betting if he had a Silver Wing or Reflex his list would have been much shorter.
modernvespa.com/forum/topic158280
Here is a list of all the maintenance and parts it took to get to 100,000 miles.
18 - Oil and filter changes
6 - Belt and rollers
10 - Back tires
5 - Front tires
5 - Left front brake pads
2 - Right front brake pads
Front rotors both
3 - Rear brake pads
2 - Rear rotors
6 - Spark plugs
Replaced exhaust valves due to me using 87 octane gas for the first 38,000 miles
1 - Top and bottom steering bearings
1 - fuel injector (electrical connection broke)
1 - fuel filter
1 - fuel pump (replaced the recalled hose between filter and pump, twice)
1 - Variator, both sides
1 - Battery
1 - Voltage regulator
1 - Stator
1 - Low beam headlight
3 - Bulbs in the dash
1 - Side mirror (due to crash)
And just this year I had to replace the batteries in the fob that opens the seat.
I won't quibble with the wear items but the second list is not so hot. A broken fule injector? A fuel pump and a couple of repairs to it? Stator and voltage regulator? Now I'm glad he likes his scoot and is getting his money's worth but in the 21st Century I think the repairs list is a little much. I'm betting if he had a Silver Wing or Reflex his list would have been much shorter.
