Modern Vespa

A Lowering Bracket Kit can now be purchased.

A BIG thank you to OAD and BravoTwoFour, for research and development.
Refer to thread at Mp3 Lowering Brackets
dated Sat Mar 29, 2014 8:35 am.

I was able to work with "Bob's Metal Works" from Lake Mills,WI about 100 miles from me. The shop has put together a Piaggio mp3 500 lowering kit.

The kit includes:
4 - Stainless Steel thick lowering brackets
8 - Stainless Steel 18-8 Socket Head Cap Screws M8 60mm - 1.25mm
8 - Stainless Steel nylon-insert hex locknuts
16 - Stainless Steel flat washers
8 - Black-Oxide extra thick steel flat washers
4 - Spacers

I JUST received this email from "Bob's Metal Works" http://members.modernvespa.net/bravotwofour/uploads/b24_40mm_lowering_brackets_installation_14146.pdf

Tom. Thanks for figuring this lowering situation out, your a BIG HELP.] I just bought a 2019 MP3 500 and this will quickly solve the "reaching the ground" problem. How much in inches did it lower the seat, I'm guessing 1 1/2 to 2 inches. I will order one of the lowering kits tomorrow. Tell me, did you bother with lowering the front and if so how? If you did not lower the front, did you need to re-adjust the headlights? Thanks again, Bill from Santa Cruz CA

Hi everyone.
I am an amateur when it comes to motorbikes(trikes) and mods etc. Could someone explain what this does and why you would do it? Is it just so it's easier to reach the ground? Does it change the riding experience? Thanks

Hi Niceguy2,
The lowering kit, lowered the rear 1 1/2". Have not lowered the front. Did not adjust the headlight, my sister-in-law hasn't complained about it (it's her Piaggio).
She prefers to ride around with headlight on bright during the day and only rides at night to get home.[/quote] Your welcome!

Hope they are still out there. Save me a bunch of time. i was about to go to my prototype guy to build a pair this week. this is the second set someone made. the first ones i saw dropped the rear 2". i'd rather have 2" but i'll take whatever someone has made. the 2" version i think the guy made personally and i never heard a follow up to produce them. if no one is doing it, i'm glad to crank some out. this is definitely a niche product. but since i'm part of the niche, why not crank out some. the more popular the MP3 versions, the more folks will be looking for them. Europe is the bigger market since there are few units in the US. no matter, it's a tiny market. but it's an easy make too.