tylish and powerful, the Piaggio Beverly sets new standards for medium and large displacement scooters. Its high-wheel concept offers pioneering technical and ride features. The Beverly, available in 125, 250 and 500cc versions, comes close to the concept of an automatic motorcycle. It combines high wheels and a motorcycle-style ride set-up with the comfort and practicality of a scooter to ensure a safe, precise ride. Four years after it was first launched, the 2005 Beverly range gets a complete style and technical makeover to strengthen its market leadership, proved by exceptionally high sales of over 130,000 units.

Launched in 2001, initially in 125 and 200cc displacements that are now available with new, sophisticated Piaggio Leader 125cc and Quasar 250cc engines, the Beverly has been a real trendsetter among recent scooters.

The very first high-wheel GT or tourer scooter, the Beverly offers all the advantages of a scooter (protective, easy to ride and practical) plus the safety of "automatic bike" cycle parts.
A twin-cradle steel frame, sizeable front fork, two adjustable rear shock absorbers and powerful brakes are all features that made the Beverly a sales hit right from the start.

For 2005, the seat is totally new. The padding has been changed to allow riders of any size touch the ground with their feet, for improved comfort and easier manoeuvring in town traffic. The new material used for the saddle liner makes the rider feel more firmly anchored. Together with the new padding, it helps riders feel more in control of their Beverly. The rear luggage rack, another all-new feature on the Beverly 2005, includes a handy steel anti-theft device for a full-face helmet, making the scooter even more practical in intensive, everyday use in town as well as on longer rides.

The commands are easier to manipulate on the Beverly 125 and 250 with reworked electricals for the handlebar switches - blinkers and overtaking signals, headlamp control and horn switch. The instrument panel is now easier to read on the Beverly 250 and 125cc.

The new front splashguard on all Beverly scooters is more enveloping, with sharply drawn lines to enhance an overall design that has become an established classic in the scooter world in the space of a few years. The Piaggio Beverly Model Year 2005 is available in six different metallic colours. All versions are available in Excalibur Grey and Graphite Black, while the Beverly 125 and 250 are also available in Imperial Blue and Karkadè Red.

The two smaller displacement Beverlys also use an "automatic motorcycle" set-up aimed at safety and optimal handling. They are now available with powerful, modern four-valve, liquid-cooled Piaggio Leader 125cc and Quasar 250cc engines.

The Beverly 125 and 250 have a high tensile steel frame together with a 35 mm front fork and double rear shock absorber with adjustable preload. 16" wheels with large tyres (Tubeless 110/70 - 16" front, 140/70 - 16" rear) and a snappy, efficient braking system composed of two 260 mm disks, front and rear, complete the cycle parts.

Designed for quick, performance-based everyday town commutes as well as longer rides with a passenger, the Beverly 125 and 250 are the bestselling high wheel scooters internationally with their excellent technical features and versatility. In fact the medium-displacement Piaggio Beverly forms part of fleets such as that of the NYPD, which uses this stylish Italian scooter on the streets of Manhattan.

Carsten Berg, Scooter Press

Tech Specs: (2250/125)

Engine Single cylinder 4 stroke Piaggio QUASAR Single cylinder 4 stroke Piaggio LEADER
Displacement 244 cc 124 cc
Bore / stroke 72 mm / 60 mm 57 mm / 48.6 mm
Compression ratio 11: 1 12.3: 1
Max. power 22 hp at 8,250 rpm 15 hp at 9,500 rpm
Max. torque 20.2 Nm a 6,500 rpm 12 Nm at 8,000 rpm
Fuel Unleaded
Distribution SOHC, 4 valve
Cooling Liquid
Lubrication Wet sump
Start Electric

Gears CVT and torque server
Clutch Dry automatic centrifugal type

Frame Twin cradle tubes in high tensile steel
Front suspension Telescopic fork, Ø 35 mm shafts, 104 mm travel
Rear suspension Dual hydraulic shock absorber, 4-position spring preload, 90 mm travel
Front brake Ø 260 mm disc, floating calliper with two pistons
Rear brake Ø 260 mm disc, floating calliper with opposed pistons
Front wheel rim Die-cast aluminium alloy ­ 3.00 x 16"
Rear wheel rim Die-cast aluminium alloy ­ 3.50 x 16"
Front tyre Tubeless 110/70 ­ 16"
Rear tyre Tubeless 140/70 ­ 16"

Length 2,110 mm
Width 760 mm
Seat height 785 mm
Wheelbase 1,470 mm
Dry weight 149 kg
Fuel tank capacity 10 litres (includes 2.2 litres reserve)
Max. speed 125 km/h 104 km/h
Consumption (ECE 40 cycle) 25 km/l 24 km/l
Emissions Euro 2