Malaguti Spidermax RS500 Reviews

Product Type: Malaguti motorcycles
Newest Review: ... and rare motorcycles here on the islands. But as far as I know there is only 1 Malaguti Spidermax on all 7 islands and you ... more
Customer Malaguti Spidermax RS500 Reviews (2)

by Joe - written on 20/12/09
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After exactly 12 months, 18.000 km, one new rear tire what now also needs replacing, 2 oil filter and several oil changes, around 10 times taking the CVT apart with a very pleasing outcome, a full makeover with several red and black spray cans and some more minor changes, it is time to find out if this was a good purchase. A year ago I wondered if this could be the perfect bike for me here on the island. The short answer is: YES! She is so much fun to ride and since I changed her personality with the paint job and the Colt Conversion she fits like a glove and I not only have a smile on my face when we are out to play there is also the occasionally ... Read the complete review

by - written on 23/09/08, updated on 26/09/08 (Very useful, 1001 readings)
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A Spider what? ************ Think Italian scooter and you will probably think of a Vespa or possibly a Lambretta. Think touring motorcycle and your thoughts will probably turn to a BMW "boxer" twin. The Malaguti Spidermax RS500 ingeniously manages to be both at the same time, well almost. Now that most motorcycle manufactures have largely abandoned the 500 cc category and concentrate on 600-650 cc sports bikes with close to 100 bhp as the first step after their 125 cc machines, it has fallen to scooters to largely fill the gap. A 500 cc scooter you may ask, isn't that a bit big? Well it's not the biggest (there are now scooters with ... Read the complete review
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