Just sold my first MaxSym. I will of course take it on a short test ride before handing over to its new owner.

Report to follow....

Blimey, how did you do that Its so last year now, the X10 is the future

barryG wrote:Blimey, how did you do that Its so last year now, the X10 is the future

If you dig distortion! Seriously I quite like the X10...

I like the new maxsym, and a few other scoots in the Sym range, but I must say Ive seen a few "nearly new" sym's on the road, and they all seem to have the same trait, a rusty exhaust! At a local scooter open day last week , there was a new lambretta, or symbretta, lovely looking imo, under 600 miles, rusty exhaust!

horobags wrote:At a local scooter open day last week , there was a new lambretta, or symbretta, lovely looking imo, under 600 miles, rusty exhaust!

Are you sure that wasn't a deliberate part of the retro look?

But back on-topic: surely the Maxsym will undercut the X10 hugely on price, so I am guessing that there will still be a market for them.

horobags wrote:I like the new maxsym, and a few other scoots in the Sym range, but I must say Ive seen a few "nearly new" sym's on the road, and they all seem to have the same trait, a rusty exhaust! At a local scooter open day last week , there was a new lambretta, or symbretta, lovely looking imo, under 600 miles, rusty exhaust!

They all suffer from that Italian virus Piaggiorustious!

StephenC wrote: surely the Maxsym will undercut the X10 hugely on price

Don't think so, I believe there's not much in it at all.
Midland Scooter Centre has the X10 350 at £5089 and I've seen the the Maxsym advertised at £4999

Yep, £4999 for the X10, guess MSC have included their OTR charge

I bet that 350 engine is a peach.... both look very capable. Some footage on Youtube of the Max carving through some twisties and CD Scooters have some impressive film of a Bev 350....

horobags wrote:I like the new maxsym, and a few other scoots in the Sym range, but I must say Ive seen a few "nearly new" sym's on the road, and they all seem to have the same trait, a rusty exhaust! At a local scooter open day last week , there was a new lambretta, or symbretta, lovely looking imo, under 600 miles, rusty exhaust!

I'd admit SYM exhausts are pretty poor. But i've seen Peugeots and a Piaggio Zip less than a year old with rusty exhausts as
well! Problem is steel exhausts and British weather/salty air (& roads) don't go well toegther!