Another ADV

[Stibbs]

What do you think?

[charles1976]

Not bad but honda adv better suspension set up..Peugeot at it too

[StephenC]

I like that. https://www.kymco.co.uk/scooters-and-mo ... tx-360-320

28hp £5499. I see they have a handy USB outlet on the handlebars, right where Peugeot Satelis used to have a little cubby space. Steal with pride, as we say at work (referring to copying good ideas you see elsewhere).

My Forza contract finishes next month. Hmmm......

I had 4 Pugs before they stopped doing sensible machines over 125cc - I found them thoughtfully designed so I do hope they are on the way back.

[MrGrumpy]

Interesting. Pictures (well computer mockups) of a Peugeot adventure scoot are circulating as well, though Peugeot are mentioning 35bhp or so! I note that Kymco are selling this for the same price as the ADV350, which will give them a bit of head wind sales wise! The ADV350 is actually very well priced.
The thing that makes the ADV350 of interest (to me, anyway) is that it apparently has much more effective suspension than conventional mid-sized scoots, with longer suspension travel and sophisticated forks and rear shocks, which means that it might be able to handle country roads reasonably well. I was actually seriously considering an ADV350 to replace my mk3 Tmax, but then thought I'd be paying a couple of thousand quid to replace one superb scoot with a newer one that was probably almost as good (but cheaper to run).
As for the Kymco, we shall have to see whether the 'Crossover' term actually means anything....not that there any dealers within 100 miles anyway!

[StephenC]

Interesting. Pictures (well computer mockups) of a Peugeot adventure scoot are circulating as well, though Peugeot are mentioning 35bhp or so! I note that Kymco are selling this for the same price as the ADV350, which will give them a bit of head wind sales wise! The ADV350 is actually very well priced.
The thing that makes the ADV350 of interest (to me, anyway) is that it apparently has much more effective suspension than conventional mid-sized scoots, with longer suspension travel and sophisticated forks and rear shocks, which means that it might be able to handle country roads reasonably well. I was actually seriously considering an ADV350 to replace my mk3 Tmax, but then thought I'd be paying a couple of thousand quid to replace one superb scoot with a newer one that was probably almost as good (but cheaper to run).
As for the Kymco, we shall have to see whether the 'Crossover' term actually means anything....not that there any dealers within 100 miles anyway!

My Kymco dealer is actually the small "independent" I go to for work when I don't need warranty stuff, so that's a real plus factor for me.

Aside from that I reckon it's going to come down to whether the p/x for my Forza covers a deposit and, probably a bigger factor, availability of this, the ADV350 or the Forza 350. If the deals offered are no good, I'll just do a loan for the bubble payment and stick with the current Forza 300: there's nothing wrong with it.

[MrGrumpy]

Long waits for ADV350s apparently ( 2 months). There are Forza 350s around - my local dealer has one! As for Kymco....who possibly knows!

[Data]

The Kymco looks a great bike! Liking it. Nearest dealer to me is Colchester Kawasaki a couple of miles down the road. Might try to get a ride on one.

[MrGrumpy]

I can't see anything that's specifically Adventure (ish) scoot about it....just looks like a normal mid-sized scoot to me.

[Data]

It's got longer travel suspension, new stiffer lighter frame and forks, chunkier tyres and rims, higher ground clearance etc. But I agree it does look quite a normal bike which for me would be part of it's appeal. Not keen on ADV scoots generally as they try to look like something they are not, if you see what I mean. But this looks as if it will manage light duty off road work and rough trails ok.

[Stibbs]

I quite fancied the Honda ADV but the seat height will probably be too much for 29” inside leg. These ADV scoots tend to be taller due to ground clearance as Data says. The The Forza 350 is just doable for me. I once had an 1150gs and it was really disconcerting whenever I needed to put my foot down on a camber…always worried I’d spill it, bloody great top heavy monster (the bike not me )