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2001 Piaggio Liberty first series. Presented at the Barcelona motor show in May 1997, the Liberty was born as a scooter with a 50 cm 3 engine intended primarily for young audiences, having highly innovative specifications, it immediately stands out as "high wheels" among the most popular on the market; thanks to its original and dynamic line, good design quality and competitive price.
The engine available is the 125 single-cylinder Piaggio “i-Get” four-stroke engine of 124.6 cc effective which delivers 8.0 kW (10.9 HP) at 8,750 rpm of maximum power and 10.0 Nm at 5,250 rpm of maximum torque.
125 cc (7.6 cu in) 150 cc (9.2 cu in) ... Piaggio Liberty, ... the People 250 went into production in the early months of 2002 and positioned itself as the top model ...
For example, in 1956, the Vincent Black Shadow remained the fastest motorcycle to date, with a 125 mph (201 km/h) top speed, but it was no longer in production. The fastest model on the market in 1956 was the BSA Gold Star Clubman , which at 110 mph (180 km/h) was not a record holder, but is listed for the sake of illustrating a more complete ...
A Suzuki GSX-R1000 at a drag strip – a 2006 model once recorded a 0 to 60 mph time of 2.35 seconds. This is a list of street legal production motorcycles ranked by acceleration from a standing start, limited to 0 to 60 mph times of under 3.5 seconds, and 1 ⁄ 4-mile times of under 12 seconds.
Land speed records by surface Category Speed (km/h) Speed (mph) Vehicle Operator Date Certifier Refs On ice: 335.7: 208.6: Audi RS 6: Janne Laitinen 9 Mar 2013 FIA [19] On the Moon: 18.0: 11.2: Apollo 17 Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV‑003) Eugene Cernan: 11 Dec 1972 (unofficial) [20] On Mars: 0.18: 0.11: Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity
The LX4 version, on the other hand, used the engine that Piaggio had developed and designed for the Piaggio Liberty and the Vespa ET4 125: it was a 125 cm 3 4-stroke engine with 2-valve distribution capable of delivering around 10 horsepower.
Piaggio launched the Vespa (Italian for "wasp") and within ten years more than a million units had been produced. The Italian language gained a new word, "vespare", meaning to go somewhere on a Vespa. [6] In 2024, Piaggio celebrated 140 years with limited edition of 'Vespa 140th of Piaggio,' with only 140 units available from April 18 to 21 ...