Swing 125 rider but may have to upgrade

Post by **Generalpurpose** » Sat May 23, 2015 8:04 pm

Hi all,

I have been riding an 09 Swing 125 which I bought 2nd hand over a year ago and have used it for my daily commute. I love the practicality and economics of the scooter but as I have now changed jobs which means I now have 2 jct of motorway in my commute I am wondering if I should trade up?

I do about 12 miles of motorway and the swing 125 is happily sitting at 60mph. 65 at a push but I don't like running the bike at almost the Rev limiter.

I have a full bike license so no problem to get a bigger scooter.

here are my options:

- keep my swing and live with the left lane only on the motorway
- get a bigger scooter like a Burgman 400, Forza 300, Xmax etc.
- or something exotic like a BMW C1 200 or a Helix?

what do you guys think?
thx GP

Deleted User 4154 · Post by **Deleted User 4154** » Sat May 23, 2015 8:15 pm

Generalpurpose wrote:Helix?

Post by **richie the 1st** » Sat May 23, 2015 8:26 pm

Hello to you,i use a Honda sh125i,yes it does get passed by [nearly] all on the a-2.But then I pass them,i would keep it,because, using a bigger scoot/motorbike is going to cost you more/I wouldn't get to work any quicker.If I used a bigger scoot/motor and at 125 m.p.g. that's what I like.

Post by **richie the 1st** » Sat May 23, 2015 8:29 pm

Or what has just been posted on here Yamaha t-max.Never ridden one,but I am sure lots of people on here have,

Post by **kishan** » Sat May 23, 2015 9:31 pm

welcome

Post by **michaelphillips** » Sat May 23, 2015 10:34 pm

yes the tmax mk1 will do the job just ... easy very clean and well looked after... in the showroom at muppets

Post by **Generalpurpose** » Sat May 23, 2015 11:01 pm

Thx guys for the comments so far and the welcome.

500 and 600cc scooters may be too large and don't get enough mpg.
I used to own a silverwing 600 which did about 55mpg.

I am looking for something doing 70 to 80mpg. I commute 200 miles per week.

gn2 · Post by **gn2** » Sun May 24, 2015 12:04 am

Your S-wing will be fine running at high rpm on the motorway so long as you are on top of the maintenance.
But if you want to go faster and retain a bit of economy get a 200 or a 300
The Sym HD200 and Joyride 200 are both less than three grand.

http://symuk.co.uk/sym-model-details/HD+200i+2015/
http://symuk.co.uk/sym-model-details/Jo ... 200i+2015/

Post by **StephenC** » Sun May 24, 2015 1:42 am

Yeah, a 250 or 300 is all you need. My J300 sits comfortably on the motorway easily keeping up with ( or passing) other traffic, yet still gets me 76mpg and is easy to filter once in town.

I used to do the same commute on a 150cc but it was tough on the poor thing and after 20k miles it was really feeling tired.

Post by **Generalpurpose** » Sun May 24, 2015 8:59 am

I did a bit more research on the web last night and I think I may take a test ride on a 2014 or 2015 Yamaha Xmax 250 Abs. I do like that one.

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