Little surprise, that Suzuki, after making a dismal foray into Indian biking with average products like the Zeus and Heat, in a category which saw a flurry of launches from every manufacturer in the country at the same time, showboating better styling, ergonomics, performance and features, has now decided to look at scooters. And it’s not your regular 100cc gearless scooter either, but the Access with her 125cc engine, is trying to carve a niche in a segment which hitherto is untouched.
But will the Access get the numbers Suzuki so desperately needs? Not quite. But there’s more to the two-wheeler bike making circus then just numbers. There’s the question of getting noticed, there are dealers who need to be pacified, and there needs to be a good product mix to retain walk-ins.
Suzuki feels the Access will help the company on all these counts. And what ever numbers she does manage to sell; it will only help the company’s cause further.
Looking at the 125cc gearless scooter segment, in the meantime, there’s no real competition. Yes, Kinetic has also just introduced the SYM Flyte, but its demeanour is more of an entry level, light, girly scooterette than a full fledged scooter. The Access on the contrary, with her large dimensions, not to mention a larger heart, fits the latter quite well.
Will soon have a ride report on the scooter, and how she compares with the rest of the creed…
3 comments:
Hi.
Can you please give more (detailed) information about the Kinetic KYM Flyte as I have been hearing a lot of good things about it??
thank you
power: More than what would need is available on the tap.
does a fast 50 and then goes on till 80 and then i ran out of road
stlye: neutral which may be liked by both sexes. available is red, black, green, silver & pink. the silver looks the best to me
ride & handling: perhaps the best handling of any scooter in india. light and chuckable. the suspension feels like that of a motorcycle. no thuds and jarring feedback. zapper style tyres give much needed confidence on our roads
features: unbeatable front fueling means no need to get off your bottom to fill petrol, huge underseat storage, robust front shocks, mobile charging point
price: under 42,000 on road
main stand: its a breeze to put on main stand. easiest that i have come across
mileage: city mileage is claimed is around 50 kmpl, which is actually good for a 125cc. overdrive has tested it to giving around 47 kmpl
great scooter at a great price. must ride it to believe it. finally it appears that kinetic have got their act together since the good old days of the kinetic honda.
my prev comment relates to kinetic flyte
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