Traffic light grand prix...

[DougL]

I was surprised to be smoked by an 04 Piaggio B500 today. I was on the TMAX beside him, the lights went red green and off he went; I was a length behind him. Second light we were neck and neck up to about 30 mph, when I ducked out. Is the B500 supposed to be that quick?

[Deeping]

he would have beaten me as I would have waited for the green light

[DougL]

OOPS! Well you know what I mean!

[Deeping]

with just a roller change for lighter ones you can get a lot of bikes to accelerate very quickly, yellow tmaxs are quicker though

[DougL]

It has got lighter rollers, still slower than a Beverly...

[Deeping]

I suppose your bike could be running slower than it should, if the drop has been gradual, you may just not have noticed it until now. Find another rider with a tmax to play with

[MrGrumpy]

I was surprised to be smoked by an 04 Piaggio B500 today. I was on the TMAX beside him, the lights went red green and off he went; I was a length behind him. Second light we were neck and neck up to about 30 mph, when I ducked out. Is the B500 supposed to be that quick?

Depending on the TMax you have, the B500 could have the same power, and be lighter. I seem to recall tests where the X9 would outdrag the original TMax, to some speeds at least. The Tmax variator isn't the most racy, which is why upgrades are popular.

[DougL]

It's a Mk3 with 5000 miles on the clock and 18g Dr Pulleys in the variator. Probably isn't run in properly yet!

[Funkycowie]

My Nexus feels quicker to 60 than the TMax does, Nexus has the same engine as the B500.

[anonstarter]

On my quest for a Maxi Scoot I remember reading that the general reputation of the (<2008) Tmax was that most maxi-scoots could out accelerate it up to 30mph - it was only after 30 that it really took off...

"I know power is not everything but, come on. The T-Max is slower than all of its competitors in a straight line. In fact most mid size scooters like the Vespa GTS and Honda SH 300 will dust it to 50kph (31MPH) and give it a good run for its money to 100kph."
http://www.thescooterreview.com/compone ... ?showall=1

But that was way, way back in 2008 - so I'm sure Yamaha have sorted that out now...