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PX200 engine, T5 or PX 125? Fast tourer with good MPG.
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 7:52 pm
by wax
I need an engine for my 152L2 and i want a bit of advice on wether to bother with a pricey P200 engine or will a PX125 unit do, with a kit on it? I want 50-60 MPG if poss and 70MPH on the motorway........My scooter only has an 8 litre tank, and i would rather not plan my journeys around petrol stations......
Re: PX200 engine, T5 or PX 125? Fast tourer with good MPG.
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 8:02 pm
by Boothy_the_makem
might be better with a kitted lml engine than a px125 lump
Re: PX200 engine, T5 or PX 125? Fast tourer with good MPG.
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 8:30 pm
by C*NTSPEED
id only touch an lml as long as it had either a genuine px crank or a mec ur crank and thats only if the lml is the reed type other than that stay away go for a bog standerd p200
Re: PX200 engine, T5 or PX 125? Fast tourer with good MPG.
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 8:37 pm
by bazman
Bog standard p2 with a sip road pipe would get my vote, never going to set any land speed records but will purr along beautifully at a genuine 60mph and top out at 70mph. I run an old style mk1 spanish p2 and can hold this flat out all day and still return 50mpg.
Re: PX200 engine, T5 or PX 125? Fast tourer with good MPG.
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 8:48 pm
by Boothy_the_makem
C*NTSPEED wrote:id only touch an lml as long as it had either a genuine px crank or a mec ur crank and thats only if the lml is the reed type other than that stay away go for a bog standerd p200
i bought a brand new lml in 2002, drum brake, thrashed it for 7 years, rain, shine or snow, never had a problem.
it was quicker than p200's of the time and after,
mind you the casings were stamped piaggio :wtf:
Re: PX200 engine, T5 or PX 125? Fast tourer with good MPG.
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:54 pm
by Bofs
Standard P2 all the way, the ultimate stress-free mile muncher, can go flat out for as long as you want. A Px125 wouldn`t pull the snotters out of your nose and you`ll die of boredom before it needs filled up.T5`s are ok but revvy wee fekkers.
Re: PX200 engine, T5 or PX 125? Fast tourer with good MPG.
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 9:38 am
by wax
Thanks chaps!
Re: PX200 engine, T5 or PX 125? Fast tourer with good MPG.
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:39 pm
by LI150
T5 everytime
Re: PX200 engine, T5 or PX 125? Fast tourer with good MPG.
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 10:48 pm
by paul d
T5 for me too . The alloy barrel can take alot of abuse .
Re: PX200 engine, T5 or PX 125? Fast tourer with good MPG.
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 11:48 pm
by Train Driver
I've got a PX125 with the DR kit now 177, on the Diablo dyno it makes 11bhp.
It has a sito + and standard carb and I get 70+ mpg, it will sit all day at 65/70 and its a great engine.
But I'm changing it for a 220 polini that Al (Diablo) says will make 19bhp, more cc more bhp makes for an easier ride