Driving Report Vespa Primavera 125: Sexy Italo Scooter: Vespa Primavera in the test

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Driving Report Vespa Primavera 125

Sexy Italo scooter: Vespa Primavera in the test


Driving Report Vespa Primavera 125: Sexy Italo Scooter: Vespa Primavera in the test-primavera4

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Driving Report: Vespa Primavera 125: Spring in autumn

Vespa is on spring – in the middle of winter. The Primavera has many everyday virtues and looks chic. However, the scooter has also become a bit more expensive – and has a lot of quirks.

The Italian Piaggio Group starts in the middle of the autumn a "spring" offensive: he replaces the previous model Vespa LX through the new Vespa Primavera, which means a spring in German. With numerous detailed changes, including slightly larger wheels, a modified front wheel guide and a better usable helmet subject under the seat, the scooter offers more utility with a slightly higher price at 55 to 4050 euros.
As the model LX presented in 2005, there are also the Primavera again in three displacement levels, namely as a 50 CCM mokick roller with two- or four-stroke engine, as a 125 light power troller and (primary in Italy) as 150 CCM power trollers. The first test drive with the 125 model on the busy streets of Barcelona revealed no real surprise. The Primavera is a real Vespa: agile, cultivated and easy to handle. She feathers very neatly, accelerates as possible in the context of the 7.9 kW / 11 hp possible satisfactorily and can be easily operated thanks to very clear switches. Almost like himself, she hops on the perfectly constructed main stand. Their appearance is valent, the newly drawn, in turn consisting of steel sheet body was discreetly modified and looks elegant; That style elements from the top model 946 presented this year have been incorporated, the primavera is the advantage.

The most important plus for such users is likely to be the much bigger helmet subject: it now also includes larger jetels and integral helmets, unless they have an XXL shell. The under-seat compartment is opened by means of a slightly achievable button in the front bumper. The glove compartment integrated therein is useful; A 12 volt socket for the mobile phone or a navigation device can not be found there. It has also been saved a side stand.
Improving is the position of the tire valve on the rear wheel; On the exhaust side its accessibility is limited. It would be more sustainable if Piaggio would equip his Vespa with ABS already; An anti-lock system should be "currently under development". Not completely happy we were also with the coordination of the brake system; She is likely to work more directly and with less lever path.
Handy like anyway and ever
The minimally extended wheelbase and the wheels grown by ten on eleven inch diameter, as well as those increased by three to 125 kilograms, no negative effects on the exquisite handiness of Vespa; Whether driving stability is really grown thanks to these measures, we could not verify in pure city traffic. The deflection of the single-arm front guide she appears clearly massive, the suspension speaks sensitively. The variation works very unobtrusively, the eightliter tank should be good for at least 250 kilometers range. The battery has found a new place: it is no longer – making maintenance aggravating and impairing the helmet – in the engine area, but in a dungeon under the enhancement. This is also advantageous for the vehicle focus.
The developers have given much effort to minimize unwanted vibrations. Measurements have shown that they could be reduced by up to 40 percent in the handlebars as well as in the seat. Many Vespa interested parties are also welcomed that the seat height has been lowered from the previous LX by five centimeters; The ground contact with the feet is also easier because the floor panel was cut slightly narrower. For large beyond the 1.85 meter, however, the distance from the seat to the vehicle floor is too low; You have to bend your knees strongly.
Technical data Vespa Primavera 125
Engine: Air-cooled single-cylinder four-stroke series engine, three valves per cylinder, capacity 124.5 CCM, power 7.9 kW / 11 hp at 7.700 / min, torque 10.4 nm at 6.000 / min, centrifugal clutch, variation
Suspension: Press steel frame, pulled in front pulled insertion ring with strut, rear strut with fourfish spring base bias, front insert brake 200 mm, rear drum brake 140 mm, front tire 110 / 70-11, rear 120 / 70-11.
Dimensions and weights: wheelbase 1.340 mm, seat height 780 mm, weight fully filled 125 kg, tank capacity 8 liters.
Measurements (manufacturer information): maximum speed approx. 91 km / h, practice consumption approx. 2.5-3 liters / 100 km, Euro 3
Price: 4050 euros

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