Hi, Spencer for this scenario you will need your service manual that has all fastener torque specs and a wiring diagram on the back pages, parts fiche, and owners manual if you can't find the best tool you ever bought for your Piaggio, despair not, for a mere zero $0 you can download another one. For more information about your issue and valuable 'FREE' downloads that you will need for viewing or printing please click on the blue links below. Good luck and have a wonderful day. Btw, I’m available to help over the phone in case u need at. Hi, John and the usual suspects are: 1. Severely discharged or a damaged battery should have 12.5 volts or more and be able to pass a proper 'LOAD' test if necessary, you may have a preliminary reading of 12.5 volts or more but little or zero amperage the battery is faulty and must be replaced, AGM batteries fail in this scenario more so than lead-acid batteries.

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Failed alternator/generator and or voltage regulator. Loose or corroded battery terminals and or cables especially the 'NEGATIVE' cable, look for loose, corroded, or broken connectors inside the cable harness at 'BOTH' ends. Failed main circuit breaker or ignition switch, check for loose connections and continuity. Failed system and or ignition relay, check for continuity. Failed ignition coil, stator, magneto, ignition/electronic module. Failed CKP, CPS, CMP, MAP, TPS, or BAS sensor, corroded, loose or broken wire connector pins/sockets. Throttle cables and or idle speed improperly adjusted hot idle speed should be 950 RPM to 1000 RPM.

Faulty neutral, side stand or clutch lever safety switch. Faulty or corroded kill switch. Accelerator pump damaged or not working. Water or dirt in the fuel system, carburetor or filter.

Restricted, blocked or kinked fuel line. Fuel tank empty. The gas cap is not venting properly or fuel tank venting system blocked, loosen gas cap and go for a test ride. A failed fuel pump, pressure regulator and or fuel injectors. Vacuum line from intake manifold to petcock broken, cracked, or not attached, carburetor vent line plugged. Needle and seat stuck closed in the float bowl.

Petcock clogged or damaged. Lean angle switch is faulty or needs adjustment. Catastrophic engine failure, perform a compression test. For more information about your issue and valuable 'FREE' downloads that you will need for viewing or printing please click on the blue links below. Good luck and have a wonderful day.

Aug 16, 2018. Hi, Chris could be a faulty ignition switch, but in reality, the answer to this question is way above my pay grade for this situation, I would call or visit my local dealer or reputable shop's service/parts department and inquire about any possible quick fix, answers, or parts inquiry. For more information about your issue and valuable 'FREE' downloads that you will need for viewing or printing please click on the blue links below. Good luck and have a wonderful day. Free owners manual Jul 11, 2018.

Hi, Ronald, the vast majority of service, parts fiche, and owners manuals on the internet are 'FREE' to download and all service manuals contain wiring diagrams in the back pages. The rest usually charge a modest fee of $15 and there is a handful of obscure, rare, obsolete, and very old models that are no longer or never were available and some were never printed in English. The Indian and Philippine markets are usually in E-book format only, for these rare occasions I shall look on eBay and find the cheapest one available. Most of the manuals will cover your exact make, model, and year otherwise one will be provided that comes as close as possible to your bike and will have most of the same info that an exact manual would have.

If there is no $ sign after the manual link it is free to download. To download your manual for viewing or printing please click on the blue links below. Good luck and have a wonderful day Btw, I’m available to help over the phone in case u need at Jan 11, 2018.

Piaggio MP3 500 ABS Road Test — Spring Fling with a Big, Quirky Italian There's no getting around it. The Piaggio MP3 500 scooter is weird, but is it any good? Three-wheeled vehicles are a rare breed that are further divided into motorcycles with sidecars, three-wheeled cars (which you sit down in like the Slingshot), trikes (with two wheels in back like the Harley TriGlide), and reverse trikes (with two front wheels like the Can Am Spyder). Piaggio has come up with what may just be the first mass marketed leaning reverse trike, which steers like a motorcycle, but features increased stability and grip from three wheels.

I can try to explain how it works, but it is not an easy thing to visualize. The front wheels are on single-sided leading link arms, but are also connected together so as to stay parallel to each other, with a teeter totter sort of pivot somewhere behind the headlights. When you lean, you're pivoting there, and not actually around the scooter sized 13' wheels — it's as stable as a larger wheeled, longer wheelbase motorcycle. You can ask how and why, and you can try to wrap your brain around what it does.or you can just take it for a ride. Which is what I did, and almost immediately crashed it into a Ducati that was parked nearby. Operation If you're familiar with riding a motorcycle, there are a few things you need to relearn with the MP3. There is no clutch, and it has the typical scooter twist and go CVT transmission with automatic clutch.

There is no kickstand (though there is a center stand), instead there is a switch that locks out the leaning ability, freezing it at the angle it currently sits. There is also a parking brake, which is manual and mechanical. And, lastly, the thing that looks like a clutch lever is the rear brake lever.

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Once you're familiar with all the new controls, riding it is just like a motorcycle, almost. Lock out the lean for parking and it automatically unlocks when you hit a certain speed. But then, it doesn't obey typical motorcycle steering inputs, until suddenly it does.

The owner of that Ducati was not amused when I twisted the throttle and headed right for his bike. Thankfully, I was able to lean it away at the last second. You aren't imagining things, that scooter is laughing at you The quirks of this three-wheeled scoot bit me again later when parking. I neglected to lock the front end (or set the brake) and climbed off, only to have the scooter roll and fall over in the driveway. It seems to me that turning off the key ought to lock the leaning function automatically, but it doesn't and neither does setting the parking brake.

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Piaggio does try to warn you though, with numerous blinking and flashing lights, not to mention beeps and alarms. The dashboard often looks like the bridge of the Enterprise. READ MORE: You get a nice size glove box with USB charging port up front too, but no MP3 player The Ride So how does it ride? Pretty nice actually. The fuel injected 493cc single and CVT transmission deliver plenty of seamless power for freeway commuting, while returning more than 55 mpg.

Once you stop thinking and learn to love the trike, it can be ridden exactly like a normal scooter, only without the tiny wheel darty instability you sometimes get at speed or on rough roads. It seems to take more effort to bend it into corners — and more effort to right it — or transition to an opposite lean than you would expect. But then, at over 500 lbs, it actually weighs a lot more than you would expect. I can report that I don't think I have ever ridden a bike or scooter more stable in the 40+ mph wind gusts we've been getting the past few weeks.

So I guess that means the whole three-wheel idea works. My wife, and Sir Mix-a-lot both approve of the ample rear seating accommodations Storage One of the greatest things about scooters is the commodious underseat storage, which this mega scooter certainly has. There is so much room that Piaggio's legal department felt the need to put a warning sticker inside that reads 'No Pets.' They also put a light inside so you can see to unpack, plus a 12 volt power plug and a gas charged cylinder to help raise the seat and hold it in place. You can fit a full face helmet inside, and probably two of the more commonly worn scooter type helmets. I doubt it's recommended, but I suspect you could fill it with ice and still have room for 12 cans of San Pellegrino soda.

With it's shopping bag hook up front, luggage rack on the back, and underseat storage, I suspect it has a beer capacity approaching 36. Sizing I'm personally too big for this scooter. My giant head sticking up over the windscreen, and my legs feel a bit cramped in the feet forward riding position. If you're 5'10' or less, you should be plenty comfy. And if you're so short your legs don't reach the ground, you can lock the lean upright when coming to a stop and never worry about balancing it in that position. The seat is wide and well padded, and the windshield will let you cruise at 80 mph without getting bugs in your teeth.

Overall, the MP3 500 is narrow enough to easily split the lanes of traffic on the freeway, and fast enough that you don't feel like you're going to get run down. If you do split lanes, and your local area uses reflective dots between the lanes, you're going to hit them with at least one wheel. It's unavoidable. The three-wheel (Brembo?) ABS disc brakes are actually too good, a claimed 20 percent shorter stopping distance than two-wheeled scooters. Stoppies are possible with the ABS turned off; I've seen the pictures, but you have a lot less to brace yourself against than on a bike, or in a car.

READ MORE: Piaggio calls this color 'Nero' but I call it 'none more black' Verdict Overall, I enjoyed cruising, shopping, and commuting on the MP3 500, but I think I'm just a little too big for it. It was nice not having to plan ahead how you are going to get your groceries home, or take the car just because you have errands to run.

People say that scooter riders ride in a bubble, where they think they are somehow safer than motorcycle riders, and I was totally feeling that with the MP3. But I would rather be leaned forward, aggressively avoiding trouble on a bike, than sitting back on a scooter and riding like I'd drive a car.

Speaking of big weird Italians, I asked my friend Lido for his opinion over a couple of gelatos, and you can look forward to that next week. I'm sure it will be colorful. READ MORE: There is a lot going on under there, but just don't think about it Does it commute?

It has room for your briefcase, lunch, and gym bag under the seat. Piaggio MP3 500 by the Numbers MSRP: $8999 Power: 40.1 hp Torque: 33.6 lb-ft at 5,000 rpm Top Speed: 89 mph Fuel mileage: 55 mpg Fuel capacity: 3.2 gallons Seat height: 30.9 inches Wheelbase: 61 inches Length: 85 inches Width: 30.5 inches Weight: 577 lbs Learn more about Bryan and the rest of RideApart's excellent staff here: Follow and, along with on Instagram.