A Very Practical 125cc Workhorse
Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:35 am
This is about how I chose a suitable replacement for my Silence S01 ( see other post ). I appreciate that for many contributors on the forum the Maxi scooters provides freedom to travel far afield and possibly run at motorway speeds when needed but for me the Silence was for short everyday trips such as shopping, local birdwatching etc. and in general arriving at a destination and shedding and storing riding garb for casual summer weight clothing for walking etc. So no point in running a true maxi for me and definitely mini territory.
So space for plenty of stuff is crudely measured by the two helmet test which the Silence accomplished easily. There are several 125s that meet this requirement but I also wanted to exchange the Silence and dealers weren't at all keen on that. At the cheapest end the Lexmoto AP1 looked promising but the Chinese engine is a little underpowered and it only had linked brakes.
By contrast another local dealer is a SYM agent and the strangely titled SYM Joymax Z+ 125 has the advantage that, because it shares all of the running gear of the 300cc version, there is ample storage, a large fuel tank, ABS brakes, good weather protection. It also has higher power output at 14 HP and if pushed will just about reach 70MPH, so OK for motorways if they are unavoidable. For the record the dealer reluctantly accepted the Silence in part exchange but that was with depreciation of 66% over 3 years for a machine that has only covered 1800 miles.
So that is now on order and if there is any hint of joy I will be sure to report it here.
So space for plenty of stuff is crudely measured by the two helmet test which the Silence accomplished easily. There are several 125s that meet this requirement but I also wanted to exchange the Silence and dealers weren't at all keen on that. At the cheapest end the Lexmoto AP1 looked promising but the Chinese engine is a little underpowered and it only had linked brakes.
By contrast another local dealer is a SYM agent and the strangely titled SYM Joymax Z+ 125 has the advantage that, because it shares all of the running gear of the 300cc version, there is ample storage, a large fuel tank, ABS brakes, good weather protection. It also has higher power output at 14 HP and if pushed will just about reach 70MPH, so OK for motorways if they are unavoidable. For the record the dealer reluctantly accepted the Silence in part exchange but that was with depreciation of 66% over 3 years for a machine that has only covered 1800 miles.
So that is now on order and if there is any hint of joy I will be sure to report it here.