Piaggio Liberty 50 2T

I bought this Piaggio Liberty 50cc brand new in March 2023 in Greece. From day one it never worked properly. After I used it for a while (eg from my house to the supermarket) it stopped working. I mean, the ignition would not start at all, it did not even make a noice that it was trying to start. I took it to the dealer, who is a very very experienced mechanic (one of the oldest in my town) and he could not find the problem. He asked assistance from Piaggio Greece and they totally ignored him. I called them myself and the technician responsible asked me if it was trying to drive it when it was sunny, or cold, or rainy..(!) Seriously? I never knew that a motorbike is specially made to work under particular weather conditions, but he seemed to think so. When I mentioned that I would be pressing charges as they had sold a faulty product that they were unwilling to fix or replace, they did actually change some parts and for a couple of weeks, it did work. Then, another problem appeared, the motorbike will not start easily every morning (this time there is a sound as the engine is trying to start) and when a second person rides with me (even my daughter - combined wee are no more than 110 kilos), I can feel it does not go properly; it suddenly reduces speed and can not go with more than 20km! What a terrible motorbike! What a terrible company! No customer support, no after sales care! Do not buy, it does not worth the risk to go through what I am right now.

I bought this bike new less than a year ago. From day one the ignition went. Had no transport for a week. This has now happened again 10 months later. No kick start so was left stranded again. I had to replace the battery after 6 months and I have Also had an electrical fault with the lights twice.. the dealer in malaga is not interested in replacing this peace of rubbish My advice don't buy this bike it's unreliable and not worth the money.

I bought a Piaggio Liberty 50 (2021) a few months ago. It is definitely fun driving on level ground and enough for short trips. So, if you are into the Piaggio/Vespa Cult (like me) and drive only short distances (like me) only in summer (not like me), yes, go for it.

However, if practical considerations are important to you, here is what I found:

1) The fuel consumption is definitely not the 84 mpg or even 100 mpg (2.3 or 2.7 l/100 km) advertised on some websites (by suppliers). There is surprisingly little real world information by actual users on the web. So, I monitored it for several weeks now and can say it is at minimum 4 L/ 100 km (or at maximum 56 mpg). Premium gasoline. Why I personally don't care so much about the money, I do care about my carbon footprint and these numbers come already very close to some cars (for example, I have a Mazda 3 (2013) and have it down to 38 mpg highway/ 32 mpg city = 6.5 to 7.5 L / 100 km which is still more than my Piaggio, I agree, but I bet you can find cars now that come close to my Liberty's 4 L/100 km or 56 mpg)

2) A moderately steep slope and, well, you are better on a wide road with a bicycle lane: you feel sorry for her hard working and the cars behind you (thank you for your patience)

3) Everybody knows you are coming. It is definitely not what I call a discrete engine noise, more like a over-tuned lawnmower

4) Gasoline gauge works rather approximative. It moves up and down up to two lines during a trip - ok, you get a feel so it does not really matter

5) The storage space under the seat is rather tiny. You can't even leave one adult helmet. My wife used to drive a Yamaha scooter and you could easily store two helmets below the seat of that one.

As for 1) to 4), service says this is normal, nothing wrong.

I still love it, though. Don't know why....

wery nice scooterI. bought second-handthe. only claim that fuel consumption is 3-4 l/100km. I've. just set up your sports exhaust and new rear tire. fuel consumption at a speed of 60-65 km / h. Future'm install 70 cc.