PIAGGIO MP3 Touring 500 I.E. Business vs BMW R 12 Compare Cars

PIAGGIO MP3 Touring 500 I.E. Business	BMW R 12

Type
engine specs
liquid-cooled, single-cylinder MASTER, four-stroke, four-valve	Water-cooled, 2-cylinder, four-stroke boxer engine with four valves per cylinder operated by cam followers and two overhead camshafts per cylinder
Displacement
492 cm3	1170 cm3
Bore X Stroke
3.7x2.8 in OR 94 mm	4.0x2.9 in OR 102 mm
Horsepower
40/7250 KW(hp)/RPM	95/6500 KW(hp)/RPM
Torque
34/5550 lb-ft/RPM OR 46/5550 Nm/RPM	81/6000 lb-ft/RPM OR 110/6000 Nm/RPM
Fuel System
EFI	-

Frame
chassis specs
double cradle trellis made of high strength steel tubes	Tubular space frame in steel, engine self-supporting
Front Suspension
parallelogram composed of four aluminum arms supporting two steering tubes, cantilevered suspension	USD telescopic forks, 45 mm
Rear Suspension
oscillating engine fixed to frame with swingarm and two dual effect hydraulic shock absorbers with four-position spring preload	Aluminium Paralever swinging arm, directly linked WAD spring strut, spring base and rebound damping adjustable
Front Brake
dual 240 mm discs, 2-piston calipers	Twin disc brake, floating brake discs, 310 mm, 4-piston monobloc fixed calipers
Rear Brake
single 280 mm disc, 2-piston floating caliper	Single disc brake, 265 mm, 2-piston floating caliper