Oct 21, 2016 09:52 PM
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If there’s one scooter that has truly challenged the Honda Activa in terms of popularity, it has to be the Suzuki Access. With its larger 125cc engine, typical Japanese reliability, space and comfort the Access never had trouble becoming the choice of buyers wanting a family scooter. In fact, the Access has been so popular that Honda had to launch a bigger, 125cc version of its ever popular Activa to attract family scooter buyers.
The Access also gets an optional mobile phone charger along with a little pocket to place your mobile phone, something the Activa misses out on. The pocket in fact is big enough to hold a one-litre water bottle. The Access also has larger underseat storage area than the Activa, though neither scooter can hold a full-face helmet.
Suzuki and Honda both have employed air-cooled, 125cc single cylinder engines and both scooters offer 8.7PS of power though the Access offers 10.2Nm as compared to the Activa’s 10.12Nm. Both brands are known for refined engines, and the Access 125 and Activa 125 are no exception as their engines feel extremely smooth. The Access also benefits from Suzuki’s SEP(Suzuki Eco Performance) which the brand claims reduces frictional losses, though the Honda is on par in terms of smoothness.
The 125cc scooter category has never been crowded with too many options, unlike the 100-110cc scooter segment. While we would have liked to include the new Mahindra Gusto 125 in this test, the manufacturer is yet to offer test scooters, leaving us with just these two products from equalled renowned Japanese brands. Both are equally refined, well-built, comfortable to ride and confident handlers. The new Suzuki Access 125 manages to better the Honda Activa 125 by a small yet discernible margin though with its lower price and longer feature list, sportier feel and peppier bottom end performance.
