Oct 05, 2011 03:57 PM
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I bought a Suzuki Access on August 20th, 2011 in Bangalore. I was using Honda Activa so far, then got to know about this and bought this scooter. My daily usage is on the higher side. I drive around 40-44 Kms a day from Monday to Friday from Majestic to Electronics city in Bangalore.
The good features which I noticed in my experience with this scooter so far was its amazing pick up, a royal mileage even in city's traffic conditions for a gearless two wheeler, which was about 40 Kms/litre given the condition that I drove in economy speeds of 30-50 km/ph, large dickey space below the seat, a pretty decent sized fuel tank, using the same key hole for opening the dickey storage, key hole guard and lastly the front suspension.
Coming to the drawbacks, one of the major ones were its lesser road grip due to its design or whatever kind of dynamics, because when I give a little more acceleration in roads/patches which had light slush or garbage littered the rear wheels just turn like crazy but the vehicle is just in the same place, lesser break power, bcoz at some point of time I was forced to brake down suddenly at high speeds in some places in Hosur road due to careless bus drivers, there I found the scooter backside skids sideways till the rear brake lever is released slowly.
The second flaw which I found in this vehicle was its vibration and sound. My scooter vibrates a lot
in the steering wheel and has a significant sound produced when a good acceleration is given. This kind of vibration or sound is something which I never found when my Activa was as new as this. Honda Activa is as smooth as anything when its new. There is hardly any vibration or sound heard. When I consulted the mechanic, he said it’s because the engine is new, it will take some time to glaze the parts and the engine to get set. Just hoping the vibration reduces after I cross some 1200-1400 Kms.
And the last drawback which I found was its fiber plastic body is not a good fit for those who may frequently drive in a pot holed, patchy and rough roads, where huge pot holes as big as 7-9 inches in depth can appear all of a sudden right in the middle of the road.
Because I once made a big dash into a pot hole by following behind a bus near Lakkasandra and the second time near Jayadeva in BTM layout, and these were before the first service, then when I went to the service after a month, the mechanic there showed me a slight crack which had appeared in the shield of the scooter just above the front wheel cover, though not noticeable to the eye, it can be felt with the finger.
Other users pls share ur reviews based on these parameters or comment on what you people have experienced.
Regards,
Mohammed
