Gilera Runner

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Gilera Runner 50 PJ (model year 2007)
original runner (left) and slightly modified runner (right)
Gilera Runner Poggiali special model
Gilera Runner FXR 180

The Gilera Runner is a Gilera brand scooter from the Italian manufacturer Piaggio . The Runner has been in production since 1997.

description

The Runner is available in different versions:

  • Runner 50 (50 cc two-stroke)
  • Runner FX (125 cc two-stroke)
  • Runner FXR (176 cc two-stroke)
  • Runner VX (125 cc four-stroke)
  • Runner VXR (180/200 cm³ four-stroke)

According to the manufacturer, the tank volume is 8.5 l for vehicles built up to 1998/1999. The model DD from year of construction 1999 has a 12 l tank. The engine power is passed on to the rear wheel via a centrifugal clutch , a continuously variable transmission and a secondary transmission in an oil bath. Unlike traditional motor scooters like the Vespa , the Runner has a tubular steel frame with a central tunnel.

The two-strokes are no longer made up of the 50-cc version since the year of 2003. In 2005 the shape of the runner was revised.

Runner 50

The Runner 50 differs between the carburettor model Gilera Runner 50 SP and the model with manifold injection Gilera Runner 50 PJ . The moped, made in Italy, runs on a water-cooled two-stroke engine with a displacement of 49 cm³. The engine is the Piaggio Hi-Per 2 Pro. The maximum speed limit varies from country to country. In Germany it has been 45 km / h since 2002.

Technical data according to Gilera :

Runner 50 PJ Runner 50 SP
Mixture formation Manifold injection Carburetor
engine Two-stroke engine Two-stroke engine
Displacement 49 cc 49 cc
power 4.4 kW (6 hp ) at 7,750 rpm 3.3 kW (4.5 hp) at 7,250 rpm
Torque 5.5 Nm at 7,500 rpm 4.7 Nm at 6,000 rpm
transmission Automatic Automatic
cooling water water
Starting device Electric Electric
Max. speed 45 km / h 45 km / h
Tank capacity 7.0 ± 0.5 liters 12.0 ± 0.5 liters
fuel great great
Front tires 120/70 - 14 55L 120/70 - 14 55L
Rear tires 140/60 - 13 57L 140/60 - 13 57L
Front brake Disc, 220 mm Disc, 220 mm
rear brake Disc, 175 mm Disc, 175 mm
Front rim 14 × 3.00 14 × 3.00
Rear rim 13 × 3.50 13 × 3.50
Empty weight 112 kg ± 5 kg 108 kg ± 5 kg
Perm. Total weight 295 kg 295 kg
Dimensions (L / W / H) 1840/750/1210 mm 1840/750/1210 mm
Exhaust gas cleaning EURO2 standard EURO2 standard

Runner FX / FXR

Technical specifications:

FX (FXR)
Engine: Single cylinder two-stroke engine (separate lubrication)
Displacement: 123.5 (175.8) cc
Bore × stroke: 55 × 52 (65.6 × 52)
Compression: 9.9
Max. Torque: 14 Nm at 7,000 rpm
Power: 11 kW (14.9 PS) at 7500 rpm (14.1 kW (19.2 PS) at 8,000 rpm)
Maximum power: 11 (15.4 kW (20.9 PS)) / 8,000 rpm
Carburetor: Mikuni VM20 or Dell'Orto PHVB 20.5
Spark plug: NGK BR 9-ES, Bosch WR 3 CC, Champion RN 2C, BERU 14Z-3CU
Cooling: water
Starting device: E-starter and kick starter
Top speed: 121 km / h (145 km / h) according to the speedometer
Drive: stepless V-belt transmission / sec. Gear transmission
Tank capacity: 9 l of which 1.5 l reserve (12 l for DD model)
Fuel: Super unleaded
Consumption (factory specification): 4.6 l / 100 km
Consumption (own values): 4.7 l / 100 km
Oil specification: API TC ++ standard or better
Oil tank: 1.8 l (of which 0.4 l reserve)
Oil consumption: approx. 1 l / 1000 km
Front suspension: Showa upside-down fork - 83 mm stroke (newer models Sebac fork)
Rear suspension: Swing arm with hydraulically damped strut - 60 mm stroke
Tire size front / rear: 120 / 70-12 / 130 / 70-12 (130 / 60-13 DD model)
Tire pressure solo front / rear: 1.4 bar / 1.6 bar (better 2.0 bar / 2.1 bar)
Tire pressure two front / rear: 2.1 bar / 2.5 bar
Rims: Light alloy wheels 3.5 × 12 "DOT-D
Front brake: Disc brake: 220 mm
Rear brake: Drum brake: 140 mm (SB 240 mm DD model)
Total weight ready to drive: 115 kg
Perm. Total weight: 300 kg
Width: 720 mm
Length: 1780 mm
Wheelbase: 1303 mm
Seat height: 815 mm

Runner VX / VXR

Technical data (models with new design):

Runner VX Runner VXR 200
Engine: 4-stroke 4-valve
Displacement: 124 cc 198 cc
Power: 11 kW at 9,750 rpm 15 kW at 9,000 rpm
Torque: 12 Nm at 8,000 rpm 16.3 Nm at 7,000 rpm
Cooling: liquid
Transmission: V-belt automatic
Starter: Electric
Top speed: 108 km / h 120 km / h
Front brakes: Disc, 220 mm
Rear brake: Disc, 240 mm
Front rims: 14 × 3.00
Rear rim: 13 × 3.50
Front tires: 120/70 - 14 55 p
Rear tires: 140/60 - 13 63 p
Tire pressure front: 1.7 bar
Rear tire pressure: 2 bar
Dimensions (L / W / H) in mm: 1890/750/1260
Empty weight: 137 ± 5 kg
Perm. Total weight: 320 kg
Tank capacity: approx. 12.0 l
Engine oil content: 1.0 l
Fuel type: Super unleaded
Emission standard: EURO 3

history

Changes from year of construction 1999/2000

  • Enlarged tank with a capacity of 12.5 l instead of 8.5 l
  • Hydraulically operated disc brake in the rear and a 130 / 60-13 rear wheel
  • Hydraulic telescopic fork
  • Change of the installation location of the accumulator - from model year 1999 it is under the seat
  • Setting FX / FXR
  • Facelift model from 2002 onwards with a larger seat, other indicator glasses and rear spoiler
  • 17.5 Dell'Orto carburettors as standard from 2002 onwards (50 cm³ model)
  • Changed fairing (2005)
  • Changed air filter shape (all models new designs)

Web links

Commons : Gilera Runner  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Videos

Gilera Runner Review (German)

Individual evidence

  1. Brochure for information about the Runner (PDF; 2.1 MB)