I am Aditya from Kerala.
Bought Swish on December 4- 2015.
Break-in was done perfectly with atmost care.
Now odo reads- 5005 kms
I am an automobile enthusiast so this review is 100% HONEST.
I have ridden almost all scooters in India from Bajaj Sunny, TVS Scooty ES to the latest 125cc offerings.
Past 7 years Pleasure was my companion.
I was in search for a 125cc Scooter and found Swish better than Activa125.
I was never intrested in Vespa as high price and the perfomance never justify its price.
Comfort level was fine but stability is very poor.
I dont like the way it looks too.
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Lets come back to Swish.
In simple words,
-The most powerful scooter
-The best handling scooter
-The most comfortable scooter
-very good fuel efficiency for a 125cc motor.
-for those who are looking for a change from Activas and Dio.
-The best scooter for long rides
-For a butter smooth ride.
Brief Review.
Looks-
Looks are personal matters.
But through my eyes Swish looks Smart, elegant a good looking scooter better than Activa125.
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Perfomance-
Top speed- 104 till date.
And 100kmph are not something this scooter struggles and reach, it can reach 100 every time easily and 100kmph to there is no sign of stress. After 100kmph we see very slow progression kind if pulling hard feel.
And at 80-90kmph this scooter doesn't bounce at all and is very stable.
At signal I will be the one who goes first most of the time.
Swish reaches 60kmph in no time and 90kmph also comes very quickly.
Seriously Activa125 is not powerful like Swish!
If you are someone who does long rides, get Swish don't look further.
I did a small trip covering 245 kms in single day in which the first 100km was in a single stretch DIDN'T face any problem at all.
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Mileage-
Lowest 40kmpl(with pillion and hard acceleration).
Highest 55(without pillion and speeds below 70kmph)
49-50 with pillion and sedate riding.
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Riding Dynamics
The King when its comes to handling.
Swish handles way better than Dio and marginally better than Activa125.
The turn-ins are like some of the sporty motorcycles and it keeps its line steadily. You can corner hard on Swish scraping side stand and can take tight turns effortlessly.
At 70 kmph you wont realise the speed unless you look at the speedo. Its too smooth and linear in its power delivery.(ride to belive it)
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Brakes-
Brakes are realy effective to shed speeds the rear one is too strong and can lock up easily if you pull hard. The front also has enough bite and has a progressive feel to it.
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Reliabilty-
First thing its a Suzuki Product.
Suzuki makes one of the worlds best engineered products in cars as well bikes.
I daily kickstart the engine first, never used CHOKE till date.
While in between mom takes Swish for going temple early morning twice or thrice a month so she may use self start and it starts in the first press itself here also no usage of choke.
The service experience are way better than honda my friends owns dios and activas.
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Practicality-
Rear view mirror does look odd and plain considering the overall design but does its job very well.
Break lock - no honda scooter offers it today, it is such an important feature here in Kerala.
Leg space - am 5.10" I am very comfortable.(Above average tall men will be most comfortable on Access& Swish)
Seats are also perfect. 2 people can sit perfectly.
Above average ground clearance 160mm.
Tyres- MRF tubless tyres are very grippy as per the scooter standards.
Under seat storage- 20litres. I can easily keep my Steelbird-Rox full face helmet inside.
2 trip metres and oil change indicators are useful and there is a clock too.
The fuel indiactors are digital and unlike other digital cluster it is very accurate atleast accurate than many bikes.
Headlight doesn't flicker after 10kmph it works in full power.
It will be dim but doesn't flicker at idiling too.
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Quality-
Switch gears are off very good quality on par with Honda and Hero.
They are made to lasts long.
A carbon fibre kind of finishing is given around the instrument cluster and Switch gears.
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Price-
Swish is around 6000 cheaper than Activa125 std.
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WHAT I HATE?
We cannot kick start swish without engaging CENTRE STAND as the centre stand lies in the pasage of kicker.
And centre stand does scrap in big pot holes and I do think that is a common trait among scooters.(nothing else kisses earth).
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Verdict-
If you like Swish buy it you wont regret.
I strongly recommand Swish for day to day usgae because the front telescopic and rear shock just provide the perfect effect for Indian road condition and in Kerala the roada are always in pathetic condition.
Swish/Acces doesnt break your back bone like most scooters.
From my experience Aviator is the best honda for comfort then comes activa 125.
But both Access and Swish handles bad roads way better than any Honda scooters till date.
And boys with swish you can realy put other scooters to shame with its power and acceleration.
Not just scooters some 150cc bikes will also struggle to keep pace with Swish till 90-95kmph.
Everytime you ride Swish, you will feel like you want to ride more and more.
I am very much satisfied with this Suzuki.
Note: Swish is quicker than access and is a bit light.
Everything else are almost same excpet for the looks.
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ENJOY YOUR RIDE.
RIDE SAFE.
ALWAYS WEAR HELMET.
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