Super Fast, Super Strong Cool Bikes

Is there any logic in building a scooter that goes almost 120 mph, tips the scale at no less than 600 pounds and spans a 63-inch wheelbase? I strongly doubt it, but someone at Piaggio’s headquarters in Pontedera, near Pisa, has been nurturing this concept for almost two decades. Through the years the idea has been discarded, recovered, thrown away again, re-sized and finally integrated into a wider program pivoting around a whole generation of 90-degree V-Twins.
Gilera
The front end is rather conventional by scooter standards, featuring a 41mm fork with the offset wheel spindle facing to the rear. Twin 300mm rotors and two-piston calipers by Brembo offer excellent power and modulation.

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