hi
dave from northern ireland ....i ve been into big bikes for years , 1000cc ...last bike was a 2007 sv 650s which i gave to my son a couple months ago .. i down sized to a 650 cause my speeds where getting higher ...same started happening on the 650 as well....
well i missed biking once i let SV go, so i bought a 2002 piaggio x9 125 ...large and comfy...i was surprised at the speed ...75 mph on speedo...

i usually cruise at 60 ish...lol

i have a question , when it comes to a hill , it will drop 5 or so mph...i ve been reading about after market variators ...will they keep the speed from falling , by keeping the revs up

oh and i have a 1960 triumph tiger 500

any help be great with the hill problem ...and no i don t want a bigger scooter ..lol

yours
dave

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Variator on a 125...aint got a clue....sorry.

Hiya, the different variator should raise the revs, so should (in theory ) help on hills, have you looked into after market rollers ? prob cheaper than variators, or go for a 250 scoot

Try slightly lighter than standard Dr Pulley rollers rather than the expense of a variator.

Hiya and welcome to the forum. Re keeping your speed up - I think you'll have to bear in mind that the X9 is a fairly heavy bike for a 125 engine, so a variator may help a bit, but whether it's worth paying the money on a 125 engine I don't know.

Welcome

I think you might be asking too much of your 125.
75 mph with a few mph scrubbed off on hills sounds fairly respectable to me, not that I have ever messed with an X9 drive-train

Hello & Welcome to the site.

Hello Dave and welcome to the forum.

Hi and welcome aboard.

Putting slightly lighter Dr Pulley sliders in place of the stock rollers helped acceleration and hill climbing noticeably on my Chinese 150. And I couldn't even see any wear on them after the same miles that I'd put on a set of rollers that had flat-spotted. Worth a try...