Piaggio Liberty 150 Walkthrough 

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We hear that a lot! Anything from 1-20 years of waiting. You have it now so enjoy the hell out of it and watch out for dummies on the road.

Thanks for watching! We are envious of all the great roads in Europe!

Glad this video helped you out! Enjoy the scoot!

You don't have the range anxiety with your gas engine scooter as with an electric scooter. Trust me, an Aggie from Taiwan, an island flooded with over 10 million gasoline scooters as workhorses daily, I would never trade my gasoline scooter for an electric one. Both Kymco and SYM are scooters of Taiwanese brands with solid quality at affordable prices.

You can get a bottle of gasoline to revive your gasoline scooter out of gas from somewhere in the dessert, but you can not revive your electric scooter in the dessert.

Maybe someday! Thanks for watching.

Suzuki has an "Address 115" from Indonesia with 14 inch wheels, but the bad thing about that big wheel scooter is that Suzuki shortened the leg room due to the larger front wheel thus caused the rider can not carry groceries on the floor board as other scooters.

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You’re welcome and thanks for watching! I’d like to ride a Medley someday but they don’t import them to the US market.

I have both the Medley and the Liberty (125 cc for both) and they are quite different. Medley has twice the storage capacity, accomodates a passenger way better and offers a better wind protection. It is heavier and you feel it in the direction. But it feels a lot safer and stable in turns with a better mass repartition. It also has better front suspension and a more comfortable seat. Finally it has good accelerations in the 60-90 km/h range where the Liberty starts to suffer. But the light weight and the energy of the Liberty are enjoyable too and it's always a joy to ride.

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You’re welcome and thanks for watching. You’ll find the scooter that’s right for you soon.

Youuuu got it.

Thanks for watching! We have a few Mexico specific ride videos in our list. Check ‘em out!

@@VespaPortland I don't know how I missed them...Thank you...

You’re welcome and glad it helped. The crew over there in Cleveland is pretty awesome. Have fun on the new scooter and thanks for watching.

Definitely come by and we can get that figured out.

Letting a scooter go is a bummer. Maybe someday you’ll add a Liberty back to the stable. Thanks for watching.

They make a great scooter. Thanks for watching.

Congrats! RAM Mounts makes a cup holder that will dangle from your mirror. Might be worth checking out.

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Hi Randy - thanks for watching! The white scooter on the lift in the video is a Vespa Primavera 150. We made that one a MOD style bike, with all the mirrors and lights, for a customer. The gray one is my 2020 Vespa GTS 300. That color is no longer available.

Thank you-I really admire the Vespa 300-great choice!

I’m a bit too tall to comfortably enjoy either scooter but if you plan on riding freeways often I’d go with the Liberty. The engine architecture, gearing, and overall build is better than the Buddy 170 for that sort of application. CC’s don’t always tell the full story in top speed. You’ll get about 62mph out of the Buddy and 68mph out of the Liberty at full throttle although both might read a bit faster in the speedometer those are the real values. Take care!

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Parking convenience is another major advantage.

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Sorry to hear about the theft! Hope you’re back on the road soon. Thanks of watching.

You should lock your scooter with an U-shape lock to any fixed fixtures,such as light post, fence, pole etc.. Bikes and scooters are vulnerable to thieves with a pickup truck.

1.5 gallons for the fuel. But the design is a little weird where part of the tank is higher up than the other part so unless you sit there and wait for the pressure to equalize you may "fill it up" and then notice that it's not entirely fully on the dashboard. Robot at Scooterwest/Vespa Motorsport has a RU-vid video about this if you care to check it out. The light is the immobilizer warning light and details about it are on page 64 in the owners manual.

It was! We went down there for his birthday week.

You’re welcome. Thanks for watching. Scooter suspension is the most basic of all motorcycle suspension systems. Hard bumps feel hard on pretty much any scooter but the larger wheels on the Liberty can smooth out the ride. No issues with the rear brake drum that we can think of. Squeeze both brakes evenly to come to a nice smooth stop.

Put the key in your scooter and turn it to the off or on position and then press inward on the key as if you were trying to press it farther into the ignition. That will open up your glove box. In the bottom left corner there’s a little black lever that you can pull and it will pop the seat open. Good luck. I think it’s actually shown in this video as well.

@@VespaPortland thank you very much for the help!!!!

Thanks, Paul!

Hi! Yes, turn the key to the off or on position and then press in on the key to open the glovebox. In the bottom left of the glovebox is a lever you can pull that will release the seat lock. Now thinking about this I totally forgot to put that lever in the video. Thanks for watching!

@@VespaPortland Sweet! Thank you for the feedback!

Thanks for the corrections and for watching.

The Liberty 150 has a top speed in the mid-60s. Likely 68 mph is about as fast as you’ll get. Thanks for watching.

@@VespaPortland nice nice thank you for responding back ;) Also your welcome

The main difference of parking inside or outside is going to be related to fasteners rusting, panels fading, etc. The Piaggio scooters have incredible engines. Even riding it full throttle for multiple hours straight won't hurt it. Maintain the services and you'll have that scooter for many many thousands of miles. The highest miles we've ever seen on a Vespa engine was something like 80,000 miles and it's still going, on the original engine with no rebuild. Thanks for watching!

@@VespaPortland wow. That's what I was wondering is the lifespan of a well maintained scooter. Alot of door dashers are using the Zuma 125cc. I just looked at the Honda pcx 157 cc. And I agree with you. The Piaggio looks like the better machine. Do you think the Piaggio would be better than the Zuma in fuel economy, acceleration? Thanks for any honest opinion. I'm getting ready to put deposit on scooter this week.

I think the Liberty has better fuel economy (fuel tank is also slightly larger) and acceleration (higher displacement). Good luck!

@@VespaPortland great 👍. Thank you very much.

​@@Floridawoodsbanshee There are over 10 million scooters in Taiwan being used abusively as workhorse daily. Most of them can last over 50,000 miles normally. So, a gasoline scooter is a very lucrative investment for your daily errands as well as commuting.

Generally scooter tires are going to lean toward urban use. If you look at the number on the side of the tire which will look something like 130/70-12, you can then enter that in google and just add “off-road tire” to the end of it. Should bring back something if it exists.

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The Piaggio factory alarms come with a fob to enable and disable the alarm. The trouble is you’re probably going to have to be pretty close to it to turn it off. So keep your walking shoes near your bed. Good luck and thanks for watching!

Always use the bike U lock instead of the alarm.

Yeah pretty similar look! Thanks for watching.

But Japanese scooters with large wheels have smaller floor space which is not convenient for groceries carrying.

Depends entirely on where you live. There’s no tax in Oregon but DMV fees vary by county. Check with your local dealer.

Euro 5 is the current emissions standard for Europe. Vehicles need to be continually made cleaner and quieter as time goes on. What other specs are you looking for?

$269 and includes valve adjustment.

@@VespaPortland Thanks for the response!

That also includes the belt?

Maybe on prior year models but generally no.

I see... Thanks

Don’t know if a knobby tire for the scooter but in general two wheeled vehicles are pretty dangerous in icy conditions. Wouldn’t recommend using them on those super cold days. Good luck out there and thanks for watching.

@@VespaPortland thanks for your advice, now that I realized, I actually fell couple of times from turning during snowy days on my ebike. Won't take risk like that. Do you think piaggio and vespa are same in reliability??

We would say yes to the reliability question. Same engines. Great scooters. Good luck.

It’s probably a fine scooter as well but the aesthetic is definitely different. Whatever fits you best (physically and visually) is what you should get. Thanks for watching!

It is a legend! But dated design without under seat storage space. Meanwhile, overpriced!

Yes premium gas (91 or higher) octane is recommended by the manufacturers in the owners manual.

Well I’m over 200lbs and I get about 70mpg riding on hills/freeway/surface streets/etc. Thanks for watching!

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Air-cooled engines would be less troublesome in the long run for small displacement .

Don’t really know of anyone over there but the best one I’ve heard of seems to be new scooters for less in Gainesville Florida.

Absolutely. Check out our friend Robot’s videos on their RU-vid channel - Vespa Motorsport - for detailed servicing tutorials.

Sorry to hear that! Toward the end of your owner’s manual you can see the maintenance schedule to verify that their info is wrong. Good luck!

@Vespa Portland they saying I'm reading in km, next time I'm gonna confront those bastard, I left them good reviews now its going to 1 star

There's also the possibility that they made a simple mistake. Maybe check with them first because bad reviews can really hurt a small business. Good luck and hope it turns out well for you. Thanks for watching our videos!

@@VespaPortland they r vespa brooklyn, it's not small mistake, they said the samething to everyone who brought tjr piaggio, 3-4 different person from the dealer said 2k miles, this scammers deserves tp get exposed, asked me for 176$ to replace a mirror that took 30 min to fix

Bummer it didn’t work out! Maybe the Vespa Primavera.

It’s prewired and available as an upgrade. But you can do it yourself in an hour with an $5 usb outlet from AliExpress

You can carry a portable power bank along instead of an USB port. As to 12V outlet, you can attach a cigarette lighter outlet extension cord directly to your battery to make one in your under seat storage bucket.

Piaggio makes a better scooter overall. And depending on your country finding SYM parts, dealers, and distributors can be quite a challenge.

SYM is a bike manufacturer from Taiwan. Both Kymco and SYM are Taiwanese brands with solid quality. There are over 10 million scooters in Taiwan being used abusively as workhorse daily. I prefer SYM to Kymco for reliability though both are comparable to Japanese scooters. The only weak spot is logistics, it might take a little bit longer for you to get your parts for your SYM or Kymco scooters.

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