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Piaggio MP3 500LT
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On my way out tonight and I felt the throttle cable go.

As there is nothing when I open up the throttle it seems obvious which of the two cables has gone but as it looks as though most of the plastic has to come off I'm going to replace both.

At the same time I'll check the valve clearances.

Based on other posts it'll take 5 hrs for the cables and maybe another hour for the valves if all goes smoothly.

Wish me luck!
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2009 MP3 500ie "The Bug"
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Location: TX
 
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2009 MP3 500ie "The Bug"
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Posts: 94
Location: TX
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Re: Something for the weekend!
prof1967 wrote:
On my way out tonight and I felt the throttle cable go.

As there is nothing when I open up the throttle it seems obvious which of the two cables has gone but as it looks as though most of the plastic has to come off I'm going to replace both.

At the same time I'll check the valve clearances.

Based on other posts it'll take 5 hrs for the cables and maybe another hour for the valves if all goes smoothly.

Wish me luck!
Good luck.. Glad to hear it was only the scooter that broke down. 😂
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Piaggio MP3 500LT
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Posts: 189
Location: South Wales
 
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Piaggio MP3 500LT
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Posts: 189
Location: South Wales
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Cables replaced and eveything put back together and running

When I first got my MP3 last year it would get up to 120kmh no problem at all, but recently it was struggling.

With the new cables fitted it seems to be hitting 120kmh again. Ican only assume that the reduced tension on the cable due to wear and tear meant that the throttle wasn't opening up fully.
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