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Welcome

to

the

fraternity

of

<<

PIAGGIO

>>

riders!

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We

would

like

to

express

our

appreciation

for

your

choice,

and

to

thank

y·ou

for

your

preference.

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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.

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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 pe1rfect

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.

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Original

Piaggio

spare

parts

are made

from

the same

materia

l as the

~riginal

parts

· on y·

our

G·RANDE. They have b1een 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.

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MANUFACTURERS
OF

VESPA

SCOOTERS

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SERVICE

·

STEERING LOCK

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To

lock

handl eba

r,

turn

it

fully

to

the

left

..

side,

turn the key

anti.-clockwi

se

at

the

same

time pres

sing it·. Remove

the

key.

To

release ha

ndlebar. turn

the

key

anti-

clockwise then clockwi'se.

The

key can be

withdrawn

when

the

han -

dlebar

is in the

unlocked

position.

Caret

u/ly

record

the

key

number

of

your

machine

as

without

thi

s you

will

be

una-

ble

to

obtain replacement

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

Operati1on

with

2%

pure

SAE

30

oil

~ix-

Carryi1ng

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

.

di

ng

1

/8

gallon

reserve)

(GB}

Piston

displacement:

49.3

cu.

cm.

Wheelbase:

m.

Overall

wid·th:

m.

Overall

he·ight:

m .

Ove·rall

Ieng

ht:

m.

Curb

we

1

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g·

ht:

Kg.

Version

with

blinke·rs

Kg.

6

1,

13

0,67
1,07

1,73

59

64

Compre·ssion

ratio:

8 : 1

Ignition:

flywheel

ma·gneto

ignitio

·n wi·

th

H.T.

CO·il

Spark

plug:

Marefli

cw

4

N-AT

or

BO·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 automatically .th

e engine

wheel

ratio

mo

st

suitable

for

the

pre-

va

ii ing

driving

conditions.

The GRANDE is

provided

with

rear su-

spens·ion

<<

hydraulic

>>

shock

absor

·bers

which

controls 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, expa n-

ding

pulleys, vee

belt, auto

matic clutch

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

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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'' un

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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

i

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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

i

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s required

for

legal

identification

o.f

the

vehicle

and

it

is

re-

corded

on the

vehicle

registration

docu-

ments.

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key

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signal

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lamps

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Ignition,

turn

signal

lamps,

charging

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horn

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turn

signal

lamps,

horn,

headlight,

tail

light

on (with

engine

running}.

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tail

light

on (with

stopped

engine).

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key

out:

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out

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lights

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Engine -2.

Variator:

A)

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weight

of

variator:

B)

Exp

andi

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pulley

- 3.

Automatic

c:lutch:

C)

Centi·ifugal

shoes

for

starting:

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Centrifugal

shoes

for

drive from

engine:

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Expanding

pulley

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4. R

ear

hub

and

reduction

gear -5.

Rear

wheel

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Position of controls
1 Rear

brake

lever

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on va

lve

control

3.

Throttle

control

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Front

brake

lever

5.

Tank

cap

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for rear

whe

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drive

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