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Post by joek on Sept 15, 2014 16:42:09 GMT -5
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Post by wheelbender6 on Sept 15, 2014 19:55:41 GMT -5
Cool. The rear of the Django resembles a Lambretta. I see a lot of Peugeot scooter press releases on topspeed.com. They make some good lookin scoots.
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Post by joek on Sept 15, 2014 21:34:07 GMT -5
I would consider buying one if the price were between the piaggio fly 150 and the vespa primavera 150. also the photo's look like the 150 django retains a kick starter.
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Post by rockynv on Sept 16, 2014 3:33:52 GMT -5
A number of them are either rebadged Piaggio bikes or Piaggio powered. Not sure what that does to the pricing.
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Post by SylvreKat on Sept 16, 2014 7:29:22 GMT -5
Is it a 150? The numbers on the glove box are 125.
Not a bad looking scoot, despite the handlebar-mounted headlight. I do really like the back half. Although I despise where they located the brake light (and where's the rear blinkers, I wonder). Even without the top case, the brakes look to be partly hidden by the seat and rack. Poor design, that.
Otherwise, pretty spiffy!
>'Kat
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Post by wheelbender6 on Sept 17, 2014 19:48:28 GMT -5
"I despise where they located the brake light"
That's a great looking, Art Deco styled tail light. It just doesn't work with the top case. Everybody fears being rear ended on a scooter.
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Post by oldchopperguy on Sept 17, 2014 21:18:56 GMT -5
Joek,
Welcome to the site!
Neat scoot... I'm always a sucker for "old-school". Sorta Italian, but still modern. Nice segue from yesterday to today. Very European! I love the vintage-style art-deco tail light, but like Kat, from personal experience, I KNOW it's "well-hidden" beneath the top-box. Easy to fix... Just illuminate the top-box. With modern LED strips, it's easy to do, and easy to keep professional-looking. Whether it's a 50cc scooter, or a monster touring motorcycle, I do like to get some (like ALL running, brake and signal) rear lights at windshield-level.
Ride safe!
Leo in Texas
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Post by rockynv on Sept 18, 2014 0:27:25 GMT -5
Turn signal are just above the muffler. however all that may change on a US model to meet DOT guidelines.
With a removable Givi Case I would use a trailer light connector like I did on my Lance Vintage so they could easily be unplugged just like hooking up a trailer and a replacement harness would be available at most Walmarts, Harbor Freights, Home Depot, Lowe's, U-Haul, RV Dealer, etc.
They stopped importing them in 2006 however back even the Palm Beach Police were riding them as the distributor was here in Florida. The rub was that the bikes were all grey market vehicles brought in from the Bahamas and many of the dealers went under when they got caught and hit with fines of up to $10,000 per bike sold especially for the 125cc and up which are motorcycles per DOT regulations yet did not meet DOT requirements. None of the bikes brought in were designed or certified by Peugeot for distribution in the US and Peugeot has gone on record in the past that they have no interest in entering the US Scooter market however time will tell.
Maybe after the purported 2017/2018 re-entry into the automotive market they may reconsider the bikes. Their automotive plan is to first eliminate almost half the models available in the Peugeot Automobile lineup to make it more viable to distribute globally so they would probably do the same with the scooters.
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Post by rockynv on Sept 22, 2014 23:22:30 GMT -5
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