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Gilera
Gilera is Piaggio's sports brand,
and whilst there are a number of different scooters and motorcycles bearing this name particularly in Europe, the only model
currently on offer in Aus is the Gilera Fuoco. But what a model! When you buy a Gilera you join a very exclusive scooter club. With only 500cc models available, there aren't
many scooter riders who have the necessary licensing experience to ride one yet! But if you've already got your 250cc
license, drop us a line and we'll let you know how we can help to get you onto your unrestricted license - and the world of
big scooters will suddenly be your oyster! And if you think that 500cc is plenty
big enough for a scooter, then check out the bottom of the page for a model that's not available in Aus yet, but if it
does come, then it's bound to get a cult following very, very quickly!
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Gilera Fuoco
Hehehe! With looks like it recently escaped
from the Transformers movie, the Fuoco is a remarkable hybrid of mean looks, startling performance and remarkable handling.
This larger sibling of the ground breaking Piaggio MP3 is like a roller-coaster - amazing sensation cunningly
disguised around incredible safety. The two front wheels provide unbeatable grip both in cornering and in
braking, yet otherwise rides like any other 500cc sports scooter. Key features: - Piaggio Master 492cc 4-stroke 4-valve, liquid cooled, fuel injected engine
with twin spark plug ignition system providing 40hp at 7,750 revs and a torque of 42Nm at 5,500 revs
- Ground-breaking parallelogram front suspension
tilt mechanism with electro-hydraulic suspension locking system meaning no need to put your feet down
- Three 240mm disk brakes with dual piston callipers for unbeatable stopping distances
- Attention-arresting styling
- not for the bashful!
- Available for $15,130 rideaway. Cool
vouchers come free of charge.
- Available colours: Emotion Red, Excalibur Grey and Demon Black
- SPECIAL DEAL - save yourself $1000
on the Fuoco. Special offer for Spring 2009, just $14,130 rideaway - don't miss out!
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Gilera GP800
Ok, so it's not available in Australia
(yet?), but there has already been so much written about this scooter, that we thought we'd give you a chance to see the directions
that the scooter world is moving into.
So what makes the GP 800 so special? Well, in a nutshell, the engine
size. A whopping 839cc's of V-twin power delivering 75 bhp at the crank. Even the biggest of the Japanese maxi's,
the Burgman 650, starts to look underpowered next to this fellow.
Of course to manage this power has required
some modification away from the normal scooter set-up, and many will consider the GP 800 an automatic motorcycle rather than
a scooter. But its another ground-breaker from the Piaggio group, and one that we hope will get Down Under, where vehicle
power is venerated! We'll keep you posted, so bookmark this space!!
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