Piaggio Zip 4T
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The Piaggio Zip is an urban scooter
Scooter (motorcycle)
A scooter is a motorcycle with step-through frame and a platform for the operator's feet. Elements of scooter design have been present in some of the earliest motorcycles, and motorcycles identifiable as scooters have been made from 1914 or earlier...

 which is equipped with either a 2-stroke or a 4-stroke engine in 49cc and 100cc. The latest model of the Piaggo Zip was introduced in 2000 and that's why it is usually referred to as the "Zip 2000".

It comes in three colours: red, blue and black. It is the third generation Zip; the older Zip 2t model which was originally introduced by the Austrian Puch
Puch
Puch is a manufacturing company located in Graz, Austria. The company was founded in 1889 by the industrialist Johann Puch and produced automobiles, bicycles, mopeds, and motorcycles.-Pre 1919:...

 Company. When the Italian Piaggio
Piaggio
Piaggio based in Pontedera, Italy encompasses seven brands of scooters, motorcycles and compact commercial vehicles. As the fourth largest producer of scooters and motorcycles in the world, Piaggio produces more than 600,000 vehicles annually, with five research and development centers, more than...

 Company acquired the Puch factory they decided to continue to produce the Zip series and Piaggio introduced the latest model in 2000 under the name Piaggio Zip which caused the Puch brand in mopeds and scooters to disappear.

The current Zip 2000 model has a twist and go transmission.
The bike is one of the lowest priced models in the Piaggio range and is an extremely popular scooter in various countries due to its low price, build quality and reliability.

Specifications

Engine: 49.3cc, air-cooled, 4-stroke or 2-stroke

Fuel system: carburetor
Carburetor
A carburetor , carburettor, or carburetter is a device that blends air and fuel for an internal combustion engine. It is sometimes shortened to carb in North America and the United Kingdom....



Transmission: CVT
Continuously variable transmission
A continuously variable transmission is a transmission that can change steplessly through an infinite number of effective gear ratios between maximum and minimum values. This contrasts with other mechanical transmissions that offer a fixed number of gear ratios...

automatic

Frame: tubular steel spine

Front brake: Single 175mm disc with twin-piston caliper

Rear brake: Single 110mm drum

Seat height: 735mm

Wheelbase: 1250mm

Claimed dry weight: 95kg

Fuel tank: 7.3L
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