Piaggio Vespa SXL 125 Review

Piaggio Vespa SXL 125 Review

With the Vespa SXL 125, Piaggio has attempted to set up another benchmark in the section of the whole mass market bike portion in the Indian bike motoring scene. Here's a brisk look on what every new thing do the new Piaggio Vespa SXL 125 brings on the table.

Color Options

The Piaggio Vespa SXL 125 will be accessible in four diverse stylish shading choices. They are:

1) Orange
2) Matt black
3) White
4) Azure blue.

Instrument Console

The all simple instrument console of the Vespa S has been supplanted with a more complete part digital instrument console on the Vespa SXL 125.

The unit consists of a nicely styled analog speedometer and a digital LCD screen below it, which displays fuel gauge, odometer, trip meter and clock. The tell tale lamps flanking this small LCD screen also house low engine level signal and low fuel level signal, which currently no other mass market scooter has in the Indian two wheeler market. The console also comes with a plastic black garnishing above it.

Design and Style

The front apron is the same as the one in the previously available Vespa VX. The V-shaped front grille with three small horizontal slats at the center along with the two turn indicators mounted beside it tries to fill in the simple but elegant front apron. The front apron also gets a pronounced vertical haunch above the three horizontal slats, giving it a distinguished persona over the Vespa VXL 125. The three spoke alloy wheels are now replaced with an even more gorgeous looking five spoke alloy wheels, which like before, are finished in black.

The Vespa SXL 125 has the same silhouette as that of the Vespa S when viewed from the sides. The seats are also comfortable. At the rear, the Vespa SXL retains the tail lamp from the Vespa S, and like before, doesn’t get any pillion grab rail for retaining the sporty and unique look.

Engine Specification

This new scooter retains the four stroke, single cylinder, 3-valve, air cooled, 125cc engine, which is capable enough to belt out 10.06 PS of maximum power and 10.6 Nm of peak torque.

In spite of the fact that these figures stay unaltered from the beforehand accessible Vespa S, the Vespa SXL 125 keeps on being the most effective 125cc bike when contrasted with the opposition.

The scooter delivers promising fuel economy of 50-55 kmpl in the real world conditions.

Braking and Handling

The Vespas are constantly known to be coordinated handlers, and the Vespa SXL 125 is the same in this heading. In an endeavor of increasing the benchmarks set by its antecedent model, the Piaggio Vespa SXL 125 accompanies bigger 11-inch wheel at the front, consequently making the ride quality and treatment of the bike effortlessly the best in class.

The Vespa S was the main bike in the Indian market to highlight a monocoque outline and a front disc brake, with the Vespa SXL 125 keeping on having these qualities too. The front 200mm disc brake and the rear 140mm drum brake are the most powerful brakes seen on an Indian scooter, and give the Vespa SXL 125 an excellent braking capability. The tyres too are wider now – 110/70 x 11 front and 120/70 x 10 rear – which now set the benchmark for being the widest tyres available in a scooter.

Price

Good things don’t come cheap. Staying true to this age old saying. Piaggio has estimated the Vespa SXL 125 at an amazing high sticker price of Rs. 81,967.

Verdict

There is doubtlessly to that reality that the Vespa mark has accomplished a cult status in the Indian market, with the Vespa SXL 125 after the custom. The 125cc motor is as capable as some time recently, while the new overhauled tyres, haggles too have raised the stakes for the various bikes. Without a doubt, the Vespa SXL 125 isn't shabby, yet with such measure of restrictiveness and premium feel, the Vespa SXL 125 is in fact an entire hearted decision, which one could never lament.