NEC BIke Show SCOOTER photos and write up.
Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 9:38 pm
Rode up to the NEC today for the bike show, pretty good show overall bar two things. Firstly no one at Piaggio thought to bring the X10 and Honda decided that the Integra is too precious for us to sit on and put it up on a podium with a fence around it!
First up the new TMax..... No price and its bloody ugly. Quality is good as before but the new drive belt is a service item. No definate time period to change but a rep thought between 30k and 50k.
And an old one to remember when it was lush!
New matt colour for the Majesty.
And Yamahas SH125...
Another Maj loaded up whttp://www.maxi-muppets.co.uk/forum/posting.ph ... ost&f=9ith Givi gear, you cant see the new tunnel bag from them in this pic but its superb.
The Lambrettas, no you cant sit on them.... what a load of old bollocks!
Something odd about this one!
The Piaggio stand was spiced up by these lovely works of art....
The new Bev Sport Tourer with the 350cc motor and ASR
Now this was funny.... someone was trying very hard to get this Yourban to lean, of course the lock was on and he very nearly had it right over on two wheels. The look of horror on his face as it overbalanced was hilarious.
Now here is a scooter to rival the Jetmax 250 for shitty build and overall naffness.... the CPI Xlarge 300, avoid at all costs as it really is awful!
However, all is not lost as this little beauty was not bad at all and at only £1499 for a 125, a bargain.
Heres the Integra that you also cant sit on, and in the flesh its nicely made but with the luggage a right ugly piggy... they had the bike version the NV700 and lots of folk seemed impressed. Look how awful the panniers are.
Honda EV concept, wait for the impressive spec here.... this scoot will travel on a single charge at a speed of 19mph.... drum roll for the huge distance..... 21 miles
S Wing looks nice in white, but £3800?
Nice alloy footboards and some graphics spice up te PCX.
The Burgman 400 ZA is back in this gorgeous colour, with its ABS and backrest.
Only new thing for the Burger is... black wheels, black exhaust can and a darker engine cover, and apparently a new colour but this one was grey like mine!
Electric Burgman.
The MaxSym 400 at last! Its just £4999 and available on SYMs 0% deal and looks very good, quality is there apart from the slightly cheapo footpegs and dodgy lids on the dashboard storage but really its rather nice. Importers knew nothing about it though, no info on servicing or anything
I love this, SYMs copy of an old Cub... bit steep at 2k and although it quite clearly has a manual gearbox and a chain, SYMs info says its a CVT system
Gotta love the BWS, and a new scoot from Aprillia
Ive saved these for last.... the BMW 600 Sport and the 650 GT. Still no word on price but they seem to reckon between 7k and 8k for the Sport. Now as the GT has no extra equipment and just a bit more bodywork and storage it shouldnt be much more. Both come with heated grips and seats, controlled by the rider and pillion.
First the sport, they had two... this one and another you could sit on, take note Honda!
This has rather a neat helmet storage system, when riding, underseat space is tight on the sport, but stop and lift the seat and the rear section unclips and drops down onto the wheel. This provides space for a second helmet and when lowered it cuts the engine... neat.
Now the GT, this has just about the best riding position of anything, the seat is very comfy and the legroom fantastic... you have to try iy to believe how good it is. The underseat space on the GT is vast, better than a Burger 400 for sure. The dashboard plastics are dubious though, lots of uneven gaps and a lot of lex in them too. Its not even as good as a Piaggio in that respect and far behind the Tmax and Burgmans. A shame, as there are a lot of cheap parts on this scooter which spoil it. The paint is very orange peeley too, and overall it doesnt feel like a BMW should.
Underneath looks a bugger to keep clean, no panels at all to protect anything and lots of little nooks for muck to collect. Surely it wouldnt have cost too much to put a belly pan under it like a Burgman 400? Its a shame, as the concept is great, as is the comfort and thought. Just the attention to detail thats lacking, so I wouldnt buy one to be honest. The Maxsym 400 seems better made in many areas!
Good to see all the new models, shame not all were there and that you couldnt look at the Integra properly. Best bit was I got a £400 jacket for £260 which I nearly bought in a shop for £320 a few weeks ago, lucky me! And.... it has dayglo bits in case the Frogs get their way.
First up the new TMax..... No price and its bloody ugly. Quality is good as before but the new drive belt is a service item. No definate time period to change but a rep thought between 30k and 50k.
And an old one to remember when it was lush!
New matt colour for the Majesty.
And Yamahas SH125...
Another Maj loaded up whttp://www.maxi-muppets.co.uk/forum/posting.ph ... ost&f=9ith Givi gear, you cant see the new tunnel bag from them in this pic but its superb.
The Lambrettas, no you cant sit on them.... what a load of old bollocks!
Something odd about this one!
The Piaggio stand was spiced up by these lovely works of art....
The new Bev Sport Tourer with the 350cc motor and ASR
Now this was funny.... someone was trying very hard to get this Yourban to lean, of course the lock was on and he very nearly had it right over on two wheels. The look of horror on his face as it overbalanced was hilarious.
Now here is a scooter to rival the Jetmax 250 for shitty build and overall naffness.... the CPI Xlarge 300, avoid at all costs as it really is awful!
However, all is not lost as this little beauty was not bad at all and at only £1499 for a 125, a bargain.
Heres the Integra that you also cant sit on, and in the flesh its nicely made but with the luggage a right ugly piggy... they had the bike version the NV700 and lots of folk seemed impressed. Look how awful the panniers are.
Honda EV concept, wait for the impressive spec here.... this scoot will travel on a single charge at a speed of 19mph.... drum roll for the huge distance..... 21 miles
S Wing looks nice in white, but £3800?
Nice alloy footboards and some graphics spice up te PCX.
The Burgman 400 ZA is back in this gorgeous colour, with its ABS and backrest.
Only new thing for the Burger is... black wheels, black exhaust can and a darker engine cover, and apparently a new colour but this one was grey like mine!
Electric Burgman.
The MaxSym 400 at last! Its just £4999 and available on SYMs 0% deal and looks very good, quality is there apart from the slightly cheapo footpegs and dodgy lids on the dashboard storage but really its rather nice. Importers knew nothing about it though, no info on servicing or anything
I love this, SYMs copy of an old Cub... bit steep at 2k and although it quite clearly has a manual gearbox and a chain, SYMs info says its a CVT system
Gotta love the BWS, and a new scoot from Aprillia
Ive saved these for last.... the BMW 600 Sport and the 650 GT. Still no word on price but they seem to reckon between 7k and 8k for the Sport. Now as the GT has no extra equipment and just a bit more bodywork and storage it shouldnt be much more. Both come with heated grips and seats, controlled by the rider and pillion.
First the sport, they had two... this one and another you could sit on, take note Honda!
This has rather a neat helmet storage system, when riding, underseat space is tight on the sport, but stop and lift the seat and the rear section unclips and drops down onto the wheel. This provides space for a second helmet and when lowered it cuts the engine... neat.
Now the GT, this has just about the best riding position of anything, the seat is very comfy and the legroom fantastic... you have to try iy to believe how good it is. The underseat space on the GT is vast, better than a Burger 400 for sure. The dashboard plastics are dubious though, lots of uneven gaps and a lot of lex in them too. Its not even as good as a Piaggio in that respect and far behind the Tmax and Burgmans. A shame, as there are a lot of cheap parts on this scooter which spoil it. The paint is very orange peeley too, and overall it doesnt feel like a BMW should.
Underneath looks a bugger to keep clean, no panels at all to protect anything and lots of little nooks for muck to collect. Surely it wouldnt have cost too much to put a belly pan under it like a Burgman 400? Its a shame, as the concept is great, as is the comfort and thought. Just the attention to detail thats lacking, so I wouldnt buy one to be honest. The Maxsym 400 seems better made in many areas!
Good to see all the new models, shame not all were there and that you couldnt look at the Integra properly. Best bit was I got a £400 jacket for £260 which I nearly bought in a shop for £320 a few weeks ago, lucky me! And.... it has dayglo bits in case the Frogs get their way.
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