Cmax. June 2009 first assembly pre-bodywork
Submitted by Royce on 08-Jun-09 4:27pm- Login to post comments
MP3: On Board Lane-Splitting
Submitted by paulblez on 01-Jun-09 10:09pmLane splitting is no problem on the MP3 TTW. Photo of Blez driving shot from the pillion seat by Bernard Zieja. 2007

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MP3 lane-splitting
Submitted by paulblez on 01-Jun-09 10:03pmPiaggio MP3 drifting
Submitted by paulblez on 01-Jun-09 9:57pmYou'd have to be fairly bold to put a heavy two wheeled scooter into a full bore drift like this. On the MP3, it seems less bold.
Pic of Blez by Bernard Zieja, 2007

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Piaggio MP3 250
Submitted by paulblez on 01-Jun-09 9:53pmPiaggio's MP3 tilting Three Wheeler is not an FF, but there has been quite a lot of discussion about it on the FF discussion list, so I thought we should have a few pix up on bikeweb for people to refer to. There's no doubt that the twin front wheels provide a reassuring feeling of grip and confidence on slippery surfaces and it can be heeled over to a respectable 'angle of dangle' before things start grounding. Picture of Blez at Shepherd's Bush roundabout, London, by Bernard Zieja.

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Narrowed
Submitted by bobwreford on 27-May-09 7:53amInspired by Philip Wakeham's 'Anything is possible' attitude to engineering art I woke up one morning and decided to implement Royce Creasey's aerodynamic improvement hints (see his technical paper on this site) and cut the fairing into three pieces, chopped four inches out of the middle, and reassembled it!
The narrower fairing has little impact on comfort, reduces frontal area a little, but amazingly has made the bike much less susceptible to side winds and the turbulent air behind large lorries, it is more 'indifferent' as Royce puts it.

