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Welcome

to

the

fraternity

of

<<

PIAGGIO

>>

riders!

,,

We

would

like

to

express

our

appreciation

for

your

choice,

and

to

thank

y·ou

for

your

preference. ••

Your

GRANDE is

one

of

our

most

recent

developments.

It

is the resu.

lt

o'f

the

most

advanced

techniques,

and the

product

·

of

our

long

experience

.

This means

that

you own· a brand new,

carefully

tested,

elegant

ma·c·hine,

full

of

power,

which

will

give

you

lots

of

enjoyment

. We

recommend

'.

you

carefully

follow

the

instructions

contained

herein in

order

to

obtain

the·best

results. . .

..

This way, Y·

OU

will

come

to

know

your

GRANDE and

will

enable you

to

aP,pre-

ciate

its

tecnical

features

by

using

it

in the

correct

manner

.

NOTE •

We recommer1d

that

you always

entrust

your

dealer

to

maintain

your

GRAN-

DE

in pe1

rfect

C·Ondition and

to

fully

benefit

from

the

garantee

gi~en

in

your

purchase

contract.

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You

will

easily

recognize

them

from

the

trade

mark

PIAGGIO. ..

Original

Piaggio

spare

parts

are made

from

the same

materia

l as the

~rigin

a

l

parts

· on y·

our

G·RANDE. They have b1

een made in the same way, and they

have been· tested in the same way.

This

guarante

es

longer

life

,

maximum

efficiency

and a

safer

machine

.

We

therefore

recon1mend you

to

demand

only

original

PIAGGIO spare parts.

4

MANUFACTURERS

OF

VESPA

SCOOTERS

'

SERVICE

·

STEERING LOCK •

To

lock

handleba

r,

turn

it

fully

to

the

left

..

side,

turn

th

e key

anti

.

-clockwi

se

at

the

same

time

pr

es

sing

it

·. Remove

the

key.

To

release ha

ndlebar

.

turn

the

key

anti-

clockwise

th

en clockwi'se.

The

key can be

withdrawn

when

the

han-

dlebar

is in

th

e

unlocked

position.

Caret

u/ly

record

the

key

number

of

your

machine

as

without

thi

s you

will

be

una-

ble

to

obtain

re

placement

keys

should

the

o·

ccasion

arise.

NOTE

Before refuelling, slacken the air

breather, located

at

the rear of the

frame, beneath the saddle.

After the refuelling, re-tighten the

valve.

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PERFORMANCE AND GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Operati

1

on

with

2%

pure

SAE

30

oil

~ix-

Carryi

1

ng

capacity:

2 ·

persons

tu

re

.

Fuel

consumption:

(CUNA

standards)

140

mpg

.

approx

.

Max.

speed:

co

·

nforming

to

highway

code

Fue

·I

tank

range:

105

miles

approx.

Petrol

tank

capacity:

3/

4

gallon

(inclu-

Engine:

two

·

stroke,

rotary

valve

induc~

tion.

Number

of

cylinders:

o·

ne

Cylinder

bore

·: 38.2 mm.

Piston

stroke:

43

mm

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di

ng

1

/8

gal

l

on

reserve)

(GB}

Piston

displacement:

49.3

cu.

cm.

Wheelbase:

m.

Overall

wid

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th:

m.

Overall

he

·

ight:

m.

Ove

·

rall

Ieng

ht:

m.

Curb

we

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g·

ht:

Kg.

Version

with

blinke

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rs

Kg.

6

1,

13

0,67

1,07

1,73

59

64

Compre

·

ssion

ratio:

8 : 1

Ignition:

flywheel

ma

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gneto

ignitio

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wi

·

th

H.T.

CO

·

il

Spark

plug:

Marefli

cw

4

N-AT

or

BO

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SCh

W 95 T 1

or

Champion

L

90

and

AC

45 F

Ignition

advance:

19'0

before

T.D.C.

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b{3ei

Gear

wi,

th

automatic

speed variator,

which

selects

a

utomatically

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th

e engine

wheel

ratio

mo

st

suitable

for

the

pre-

vaiiing

driving

conditions.

The GRANDE is

provided

with

rear su-

spens·ion

<<

hydraulic

>>

shock

absor

·bers

which

control

s

the

mo

·

vement

of

the

en-

gine

wheel

unit

which

pivo·ts in

the

fra-

me.

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The

drive

from

engine

to

wheel is by

means

of

an

automatic

variator, expan-

ding

pulleys, vee

belt

,

auto

matic

c

lutch

and ·

reduction

gear.

The

vehicle

is provided

with

auxiliary

drive

to

the

rear

wheel,

with

pedals,

gearing, ro·

ller

chain and

sprocket

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VEHICLE:

Frame:

cold

drawn and welded steel

tubes

Front suspension:

telescopic

fork

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Brakes: intern·al expanding

typ

e on both

wheels

.

Wheels:

tangent

spoke

wheels

with

steel rims

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Tyres:

Front

Rear

Front

•

Rear

17'' type

WM

0/ 1.5 .

16''

type

WM

0/ 1.5

21

/2

x 17''

or

2.50 x 17'' ribbed

·2

3/4

x 16''

or

2.75 x 16'' un1iversal

7

·.

Tool kit:

two

box

spanners

(17

/19 -

'

19/21) one o·pen end

spanner

· (10/13),

o·ne

screwdr

·

iver

and

one

Tommy

bar

for

box

spanners.

The

tool

kit

is

contained

i1

n a

plastic

bag

located,

tog

,

ether

with

this

book, in a

container

under

the

saddle.

ELECTRICAL

SYSTEM

(see fig. 4-7)

It

is

comprised

of

the

following

equip-

ment:

-

four

poles, 6 V - 18 W flywheel ma-

gneto

wi'

th

coil

-headlamp

(95

mm.

diameter)

with

6 V - 15 W bulbs

fo

·r

town

li.

ght

and

·

anti

·-dazzle

light

-tail lamp

with

reflector

and 6 V - 3 W

rear

I

ight

bulb

- 6 V approx. A.C.

electric

horn

-

light

switch

fitted

on

handlebar

VERSION

WITH

BLINKERS

Battery

Light

switch

on headlamp

-

Turn

signa1I

switch

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IDENTIFICATION.DATA

Each

vehicle

has an

identification

num-

ber

stamped

on

both

frame and engine.

Eng·ine

number

stamped

on

right

side

.

of

crankcase.

Fram·e

number

stamped

on

off-side

of

headstock.

THESE NUMBERS

MUST

ALWAYS

BE

.

QUOTED

WHEN ORDERING SPARE

PARTS

The

frame

number

i1s required

for

legal

identification

o.f

the

vehicle

and

it

is

re-

corded

on

th

e

vehicle

registration

docu-

ments.

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