Competition required in this segment. Review on Suzuki Access 125

How many scooter manufacturers r their in India. Bajaj has no scooter in its bag which is worth riding. LML is not unisex scooter, hero honda pleasure targets only women.  Kinetic is a no- no when it comes to fuel consumption and maintainence. So in the end its only honda and suzuki. Activa ruling the roost for last 6 years and had no competition. In some cities it is still sold with booking. That is a great surprise to me when I went to purchase one. I could not wait for 21 days booking for a scooter. At that time I even did not know that a 125 cc scooter of suzuki exists on this earth which is available in my city READILY. For this 125 cc beauty I came to know only through internet surfing. And rest is history with a red suzuki( my son's favorite colour) in my garage.

Comparing with Activa/ Aviator or kinetic flyte, suzuki scores high.

1. Activa is 100 cc six year old model with no visible change done

   
   




2. Aviator is also a 100 cc model with disc brake( pricey and looks like old wine in new bottle). Why pay more for looks and disc brake when power remains the same.

   
   




3. Suzuki priced more than activa but less than aviator.

   
   




4. Looks are really elegent. Good trimming. Seat and handle distance is bigger

   
   




5. Shokers are ok, need improvment. Handling at turns at high speed is slight shaky.

   
   




6. Starting trouble in cold regions in winters. May be all scooters have it. Flyte has used  high ampere battery removing cold start problems

   
   




7. Performance and engine looks good as per now, may be time will tell as HOnda reliability no body can beat.

   
   




8. Single key operation is very good idea

   
   




9. Can beat honda activa in long run if price is right.

   
   




10. Got to increase more dealers in the region. Truncate waiting list by half . Honda dealers  have a ability to sell you the scooter by hook or the crook. They kill competition. I escaped their temptation else I would be a owner of aviator. I saved few thousands.

    
    




11. Increase  more service points

    
    




12. God forbid, if stuck on the road you cannot do anything but to call service station. No service parts that you can do it yourself. I miss those bajaj days if it does not start- incline at an angle, clean the spark plug yourself etc. and what not.

    
    




13. Tuff up tyres not present in suzuki. Women rider got to be cautious in this case. This problem can be removed by asking dealer to put the tuff up solution in the tyres, it costs only Rs. 150 for each tyre.

    
    




14. I was not able to feel so called XTP- extra torque performance in suzuki. they got to inject more of XTP.