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piaggio x evo

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:07 pm
by andyscooter
Am looking at x evos at the moment but all seem to dae miles away so cant sit on one but seat is the same height as the vespa

Has any one got any ideahow tall the screen is

Im 5foot 5 would I be looking over it or through it

Re: piaggio x evo

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 11:55 pm
by martb4632
I had a X8 400 which as you know is more or less the same bike as a X evo. I'm a fairly tall chap at 6ft 1" and the standard screen was a bit low for me and I got a lot of wind buffeting so I bought a Givi screen which was pretty much spot on.

I would imagine at your height you would be looking just over the screen but its not too hard to cut it down an inch or 2 if necessary.
I regret that I sold my X8 400 as it was a cracking bike especially for motorways or dual carriageways where it could more than hold its own with the faster traffic :)

Re: piaggio x evo

Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 12:22 am
by rintintin
I'll probably be just as helpful as Meldrew, but if it's a standard OEM screen, I would think (unless you have very long legs and a short body!)
you would be fine to see over it. I used to have an Xevo, (and 5' 9'') and the standard screen was far too low for me.

Re: piaggio x evo

Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:58 am
by jamie
martb4632 wrote:I had a X8 400 which as you know is more or less the same bike as a X evo. I'm a fairly tall chap at 6ft 1" and the standard screen was a bit low for me and I got a lot of wind buffeting so I bought a Givi screen which was pretty much spot on.

I would imagine at your height you would be looking just over the screen but its not too hard to cut it down an inch or 2 if necessary.
I regret that I sold my X8 400 as it was a cracking bike especially for motorways or dual carriageways where it could more than hold its own with the faster traffic :)
+1 cant part with mine had it a few years now been spot on

Re: piaggio x evo

Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 6:42 pm
by Deleted User 796
jamie wrote:
martb4632 wrote:I had a X8 400 which as you know is more or less the same bike as a X evo. I'm a fairly tall chap at 6ft 1" and the standard screen was a bit low for me and I got a lot of wind buffeting so I bought a Givi screen which was pretty much spot on.

I would imagine at your height you would be looking just over the screen but its not too hard to cut it down an inch or 2 if necessary.
I regret that I sold my X8 400 as it was a cracking bike especially for motorways or dual carriageways where it could more than hold its own with the faster traffic :)
+1 cant part with mine had it a few years now been spot on
+2 Xevo has been good in all weathers with or without a pillion, reliable and cheap to run. I'm 6" 2 and am way over the screen. It's a very noisy screen so I wear ear plugs all the time. I just couldn't bring myself to buy one of those huge Givi monstrosities and if you ride lots you're better off with ear plugs anyway.

Re: piaggio x evo

Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:13 pm
by monty9120
im 6 foot 2 my x8 400 was far too cramped i hated riding it to be honest the nexus is alot better

Re: piaggio x evo

Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:27 pm
by jamie
strange how we all differ im 6.3 and i find it the comfiest bike ive ridden have changed the screen though