The new Piaggio Fly is the most modern heir to the great tradition of Piaggio, number one European scooter manufacturer and leader in the search for easy and elegant solutions for daily mobility accessible to everyone.
Piaggio Fly is the global scooter from Piaggio, designed and manufactured for the entire world. Easy and safe, from the very first version Fly has embodied the spirit of Piaggio, one of the great global players in the scooter sector, whose mission is to meet the needs and desires of extremely wide ranges of users in every country in the world.
Now Piaggio Fly has been reborn with an elegant style, completely revamped and, thanks to its proverbial ease of use, it provides new features of comfort, protection and safety worthy of a much larger scooter.
The new Piaggio Fly aims to be the scooter that combines functionality and simplicity of use with the elegance of Italian design. The new Fly intends to bear the technical values and the design style which make Piaggio vehicles stand out in the world. It is the two wheeled vehicle of a thousand uses and a thousand spirits, always at ease in any situation which city life may bring, from commuting to school and work to spending free time with friends in the most glamorous parts of the city.
DESIGN
The new Fly embodies all the elements of style from recent Piaggio production, softness and a dynamic character blend perfectly in lines which are reassuring and never boring. Volumes and proportions have been handled decisively by the designer’s pen and the result is a strong dynamic character of the lines which emphasise the liveliness of the new Fly.
The front end is prominent and penetrating, still characterised by the “tie” that is elegantly black on the Fly. The handlebar hosts a triangular shaped headlight surrounded by a black frame which connects it to the instrument panel, refined by a glossy black brow.
The low saddle is comfortable and provides easy seating for riders of any height, as well as concealing a spacious helmet compartment. The footrest provides space to stretch out the legs, all to the advantage of the rider’s convenience and comfort. The whole package is characterised by painstaking attention to details, matches and finishing with chromium plated elements. The wheel rims are made up of 5 rolling and doubled silver coloured spokes, just like the front fork and the transmission housing.
The slender rear is completed with a black luggage carrier and a single light assembly that includes turn indicators and rear light to give the vehicle’s rear end a sleek and light look.
RATIONALITY AND FUNCTIONALITY
The fuel tank has been placed under the footrest, an extremely rational solution to ensure that no capacity is sacrificed and that the load potential in the helmet compartment increases, able to accommodate 2 demi-jet helmets with visors.
Piaggio Fly was designed for maximum convenience. This is why the passenger footrests are extractable in order to improve the comfort and usability of the vehicle.
Compact size is a precious quality for a scooter destined primarily for city use: the new Fly provides greater usability thanks to the riding triangle which was designed to facilitate access by riders of any size; the two-up saddle is just 760 mm off the ground and allows safe access to the ground no matter what size the rider is.
Maximum use was made of the available spaces: besides the spacious helmet compartment, the compartment in the back shield can be used to store day to day items (wallet and mobile phone), while the convenient bag-hook folds out of the saddle; last, but not least, the wide footrest allows larger objects to be transported. The luggage carrier, which also serves as a hand grip for the passenger, provides the possibility of installing a spacious top box as well.
FRAME, CHASSIS AND SAFETY
The Piaggio Fly frame is completely new, made with steel piping and pressed and welded reinforcements: an open single cradle structure, rigid and resistant to bends and torsion, which guarantees precision and riding safety.
The new Fly has a hydraulic telescopic fork with 32 mm stanchions while the rear wheel works on a mono shock absorber which, in accordance with the most classic scooter philosophy, uses the engine as the oscillating element.
The 12” wheels and the wide, tubeless tyres (120/70 on the front and back) complete the high level chassis, ensuring excellent overall balance and agility fit for traffic.
The braking system consists of a large diameter (220 mm) steel front disc and 140 mm rear drum.
ENGINES
The new Piaggio Fly has two modern engines, both 4-stroke, in 125 and 50 cc versions characterised by high fuel economy, excellent performance and reduced emissions to make it fully environment friendly.
The single cylinder 125 cc, characterised by a 3 valve timing system, is the latest addition to stem from Piaggio Group motoring research.
It is a single cylinder 4 stroke air cooled engine with 3 valves (2 intake and 1 exhaust) single overhead cam and electronic fuel injection. It was designed and developed in the Pontedera plant, one of the most advanced research & development centres in the world, with the goal of increasing performance and fuel economy and lowering polluting emissions. The result is a range that can exceed 50km/l at a constant speed of 50kph. In order to obtain greater performance and to be ready for the future and the strict pollution legislation, a scrupulous study to decrease friction and improve fluid dynamics was conducted. Last, but not least, the major maintenance schedule intervals have been taken to 10,000 km in order to further reduce operating costs.
The 50 cc 4-stroke, 2-valve engine powering the new Fly is low on consumption and quick at the same time; a modern power train developed to combine performance and respect for the environment, priority requirements in a scooter destined for city commuting.
The 50 cc, thanks to adoption of 2 valve timing, is as lively as the 2-stroke equivalents but with fuel economy and emissions of a 4 stroke engine.
For further information, contact ANB Motorcycles, the exclusive Piaggio Group distributor in Lebanon, via their official Facebook page or by dialing +961 1 888 298.