$3000 Liberty150 carries more than $8000 Burgman?

[Stig / Major Tom]

According to the owner's manual of my 2018 Liberty 150i ABS, the max carrying weight is 427 lbs.

If I recall - the Burgman 400's limit is @410 lbs.


Both of which are around 60 to 75 lbs more than most scooters and motorcycles,

I am considering the idea that the Piaggio figures are a misprint of 100 lbs.
Or, they've used the load limits of both tires to reach this figure - which I think is NOT the same as the weight the scooter can safely handle.

Am I wrong = or can that 255 lb Piaggio carry that much?

Stig

[john grinsel]

tires usually limit what bike can carry.   Heavy bike, tires work hard just getting bike around, thus limiting overall carrying capacity.

Most people do not pay much attention---2 fat people on most bikes overload them.....before you add luggage or accessories

[JJJoseph]

We use scooters for work to avoid parking problems.  Here's my Sento with a full load.  This only works with "flat-floor" scooters and there's not that many choices.

[Viper254]

I brutally overloaded a Suzuki Address UK110 for a few years, riding 2-up to work every day...

Didn't do the handling much good!