Before you even On that front the C GT is great. Quality is top notch too. In fact, you could use it as a touring bike at the weekend as well as a workhorse through the week. It is a lot of money, though. You also get two-position adjustable handlebars, five-step rear suspension pre-load and manually altered screen angle to fine-tune the riding experience.
Twin front discs help here too and the Yamaha has a parking brake as standard. It may be the cheapest maxi scooter here and the one with the smallest engine, but dismiss the Lexmoto Chieftain at your peril. For starters, Lexmoto offers some great finance deals so almost anyone can afford this scooter, plus it comes with a good deal of kit.
This includes linked brakes, digital dash display and loads of secure storage. On the road, the Chieftain enjoys the feel of a larger machine because of its long wheelbase. The cc engine does a sound job of powering the Chieftain, though two-up riding does show up its limitations compared to maxi scooters in the cc class.
Where the Satelis shows its mettle is in its performance and handling, which are both among the best in class. A comfortable seat and decent clocks further the appeal, but it would be good if Peugeot improved the equipment list just a bit.
For anyone who values riding enjoyment above any other factor, the BMW C X puts a big tick in that box. The upside is the C can perform a U-turn in even the tightest city street, feel very agile through traffic and nips down country lanes with supreme confidence. A smooth engine and nifty acceleration make the C ideal for town use, but the low screen and firm suspension can make longer trips more arduous.
Today it remains its largest two-wheeled scooter they also produce the cc, three-wheeler Metropolis and remains one of the most versatile and affordable. But on the slight downside, as you might expect from its price and age, its spec now lags behind some rivals, too. Better still it received a significant makeover in Rising Taiwanese brand Kymco are carving out a decent reputation as a scooter and small machine manufacturer and its uprated-for XCiting kid-range machine is one of its best.
Suzuki top-of the range Burgman has long been considered by many as the ultimate maxi scooter due to its substantial size, virtually unrivalled luxury and comfort and big, motorway-consuming 54bhp performance. Its smaller bother, though, the XMAX, has grown to become a viable, smaller, more affordable option. Italian scooter giants Piaggio were fairly late to the maxi-scooter class when it introduced its X9 into the UK in and, in truth, it never really caught up.
As a result, although in isolation a more than adequate all-round commuter, it was overshadowed by those bigger rivals. Gilera GP If you fancy not just the biggest, most powerful, fastest and probably oddest maxi-scooter of all, look no further than the short-lived cc V-twin GP Yes, it was more punchy and better handling than most — it even had Brembo brakes — but the Gilera was no more practical, quite heavy and offered no advantage as a commuter.
Shame really, as the concept was outrageous. Honda Integra Besides, the two other NCs did all of that as well in a more bike-like design. Peugeot Satelis. Nor has it any particularly outstanding qualities in terms of specification, comfort or style.
Kymco AK Up-and-coming, Taiwan-based commuter and scooter specialists Kymco significantly upped their game when they introduced its range-topping AK in as a successor to its previous maxi-scoot, the Xciting. Initially two cc machines were launched something confused slightly by the odd decision to call the sport version the C Sport.
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