Piaggio X9
{{Infobox Motorcycle
|name = Piaggio X9
|image = Piaggio X9 250.jpg
|image_size =
|aka =
|manufacturer = Piaggio
|parent_company =
|production = 2000-2009
|model_year =
|predecessor = Piaggio Hexagon
|successor =
|class = Scooter
|engine = Liquid-cooled single-cylinder engine
|top_speed =
|power =
|torque =
|transmission = CVT
|suspension = Front: Telescopic fork
Rear: Twin-shock with preload adjustment
|brakes =
|tires =
|rake_trail =
|wheelbase =
|length =
|width =
|height =
|seat_height =
|dry_weight =
|wet_weight =
|fuel_capacity =
|oil_capacity =
|fuel_consumption =
|turning_radius =
|climbing_ability =
|related = Piaggio X8
}}
The Piaggio X9 is a scooter produced by the Italian motorcycle manufacturer Piaggio from the end of 2000 to 2009 in the Pontedera plant.
Description
Presented in March 2000 in a 250 cc version with 20 HP,{{Cite web|url=https://archivio.unita.news/issue/2000/03/12|title=l'Unità - Archivio storico|website=archivio.unita.news}} three years later in 2003 it underwent a first restyling and was renamed X9 Evolution.{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorbox.com/moto/moto-viste-e-provate/moto-primo-contatto/piaggio-x9-evolution-1|title=Piaggio X9 Evolution|first=Stefano|last=Cordara|website=MotorBox}} Production was discontinued in 2009.
The X9 was available in four different engine options. The entry-level version was equipped with a 15 HP 125 engine and weighed 179 kilograms. The other available variants were a 180 cm3, a 250 cm3 and a 459 cm3, the latter with a maximum power of 39 bhp.{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorbox.com/moto/moto-viste-e-provate/moto-primo-contatto/piaggio-x9-500-2|title=Piaggio X9 500|first=Spartaco|last=Belloni|website=MotorBox}}{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xvUDAAAAMBAJ&dq=piaggio+x9&pg=PA14|title=American Motorcyclist|first=American Motorcyclist|last=Assoc|date=December 15, 2004|publisher=American Motorcyclist Assoc|via=Google Books}}
All models were equipped with an instrument cluster with four round analog elements placed under the fairing, with more than one display acting as trip computer placed instead on the handlebars.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L0QYaQC85KQC&dq=piaggio+x9&pg=PA57|title=Scooters|first=Pixel Pete, Eric Dregni, Peter|last=Martin|publisher=MotorBooks International|isbn=9781610591751 |via=Google Books}} ABS was optional.
Gallery
File:Piaggio X9 Evolution.jpg|Piaggio X9 Evolution
File:2006 Piaggio X9 & Gilera Runner VXR.jpg|2006 Piaggio X9 and Gilera Runner VXR
File:Piaggio X9 SEAPA.jpg|alt=|Two Piaggio X9s of Pozuelo de Alarcón Emergency and Rescue Service
File:Moto Policía Local Orihuela.jpg|A Piaggio X9 of Orihuela Local Police
File:Piaggio-x9.jpg
File:Piaggio X9 yellow.jpg
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070210010521/http://www.it.piaggio.com/it_IT/prodotti/x9/default.aspx Piaggio X9 web page]
{{Commons category}}
{{Piaggio motorcycles}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Single-cylinder motorcycles
Category:Motorcycles introduced in 2000
{{Motorcycle-stub}}