PIAGGIO Ape TM, Instructions Manual

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With 5 gears on the steering wheel
version.
Differential Connected to the gearbox shaft by
cylindrical gears. The planetary
and satellite gears are bevel.
The differential box is connected to
the two axle shafts that transmit the
motion to the wheels by flexible
couplings. The differential is
equipped with a gear reversing
device.
Start up With electric motor and key control.
Exhaust silencer Expansion and absorption-type
exhaust silencer.
Steering and suspensions Steering wheel tube pivoted on the
arm with front wheel-holder
oscillating hub. Front suspension
with helical spring and hydraulic
coaxial shock absorber. To
compensate the suspension load,
the front wheel is tilted by approx.
1.5° relative to the vertical axle.
Independent rear suspensions
with oscillating triangular arms with
rubber pad and variable flexibility
at each wheel; the hydraulic shock
absorbers are coaxial to the spring
members.
The rear suspensions are
manufactured so as to have a
longer stroke than the former
models, to improve driving comfort.
With stationary and loadless
vehicle, the wheel setup is inclined
by about 6.5º in relation to said
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