Overall, I consider this 'super scooter' to be more than that, and I love it so much, that next year, I'm getting the 800 version! I think it's great value! Not to be so sniffed at by 'real bikers' happy riding! this baby has speed and the look on bikers faces when you pass them on the motorway is funny! It handles great and gives great weather/wind protection! I've toured all over england and it's been great fun. wonderful to drive into work with.

Sadly much as I like my Gilera Nexus, I am selling it for a more reliable scooter. Its a nice ride and excellent power for motorways and longer journeys, but due to the weight of the bike and the poor engine design for short journeys, its not good for general short commute, or stop start traffic.

After many years (nearly 30 ulp....!) I have been riding on the road I have never not had a bike of some description, from worn out MZs to shiny new Harleys through every Jap bike make and a fair few Euro ones too, depending usually on what I could afford.

A knee injury forced me to look for a bike that I could move my leg in ways impossible on a conventional bike and refrain from using a rear footbrake.

After trying and considering the whole caboodle I decided upon this Nexus and I haven't been disappointed.

It gets up the noses of many a "true" biker (most of whom's true biking is done with "pint in hand"), handles superbly, does the ton and takes me and my Son to rallies like the Bulldog Bash too. Some people hate it with a vengeance and refuse to believe it can do what it can do. Others absolutely love it.

The motor is a stonking big fuel injected single and absolutely brilliant!

It has a lot of plastic. Any bike neglected is going to deteriorate. Some do it quicker than others. Look after the Nexus and it will reward you and still look great 3 years on. There is a 3 year old one that I often park next to, and the owner leaves it out in all weathers on the coast, and I mean RIGHT on the coast, 50 yards from the sea. Is a it pristine? No but it does look better than it has a right to given its treatment.

My knee injury still hasn't healed 100% but has enough that I can ride a conventional bike again. So, I'll be selling the Nexus and getting something else then, right? Too wrong, it's staying! Any bike with this much character combined with this much practicality is a winner!

This machine looks nice, but you would be better off taking your money to a Honda dealer, for the cost of this "scooter" you will get something with 10 times the reliability that is built to take the UK weather.

The Gilera Nexus 500 is a great machine to ride around on - lots of power and does a couple of hundred miles at 70mph, with no trouble at all. The wind and weather protection is really good. It's not a bike, though.

Happily buy another Gilera Nexus 500, could always do with even more power, best maxi scooter, much funkier and agile than a Yamaha or Suzuki.

This is my 6th scooter, I started off with a Honda 50, then changed that to a Gilera 125 (2 stroke) then I changed that to a Gilera 180 (4 stroke) and then a Piaggio Skipper which was really slow and now I finally have purchased the bike I love the Nexus.
I spent a lot of time looking and it was between the Nexus, Burman 400, Vespa 250 and the Piaggio X9 500. I took them all out for a test drive and there ws no comparison the Nexus was the best of the bunch. It felt the quickest, looked the best and handled the road superbly, all bikes were of similar price apart from the Vespa.
Its my first week with the Nexus and it took a bit of getting used to as it's quite a big bike and is heavy compared to the scooters I have previously owned.
What I like mostly about the Nexus is how quick it is for a scooter and how well it handles the roads. Also there is plenty of space under the seat and I also purchased a quick release top box. I know I'll be keeping this bike for a long time as it's ideal for me in London, great for the A roads and good for traffic.

Just took one of these Gilera Nexus 500 scooters out today. Available in red and silver, with the red looking much nicer. Stylish to look at, single sided swingarm and large exhaust. And on the key is a button which pops the seat to reveal a spacious 'boot'.

Comfortable to sit on, and it allows for two seating positions. The
first is sat back against the(very comfortable) backrest, with your
feet flat on the floor. The second is the round town position, sat
forwards with your feet slightly higher up.

Two up it handles very well, cornering has to be approached slow in and fast out. Pillion says it is very comfortable at speed and round town. The only gripe is that if you pull the right hand brake lever you end up wearing the pillion. This is due to the interesting brake system where the left lever gently operates the left hand side of the front and rear brake and then the right hand side operates the other side more fiercely.

Cruises along on the motorway happily at 85-90 one or two up. Hardly any wind blast, would be an easy tourer.

Round the twisties is fun too, although a little more acceleration would be nice (two stroke anyone) and round town is easy.

So all in a nice commuter, which can be used as a tourer or round town. So shall I buy it hmmmm.........