Replacing Big End Bearing / Oil Drive Pump On Piaggio X9 500

[cranky]

Hi,

Sorry to go against the grain by posting a thread for one of Piaggio's 'unsung' heroes.

I quite fancy a big auto scooter and have been offered an X9 500 at a good price.

Engine starts and runs, BUT, the big end bearing and oil drive pump needs replacing.

Is it a big and costly job i.e. does it still entail splitting the engine to get to the crank ?

[shocky]

might be worth posting on the GTS forum as tom there is a piaggio mechanic