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Your guide to Yamaha Aerox 155
by Ravi Singh Rana Digital MarketerThe scooter market comprises a big chunk of the overall two-wheeler industry in India. Also, the ever-evolving buyer preferences and behaviour of Indian customers have made scooters more important for OEMs than ever.
While Yamaha still has a relatively tiny share in the Indian scooter market, its other Japanese counterpart has really cracked the code with its offerings. But Yamaha has shown in the past that its scooters even though holding a small customer base, have proved to be very compelling propositions. Now, the company wants to raise the stakes higher, much higher with the Yamaha Aerox 155. And it is doing something that has quite literally not ever been done before.
A bold move
Aerox 155, a moto scooter, a moto-maxi scooter, or whatever you like to call it, is basically a scooter that uses the tried and tested platform and technology from the ultimate entry-level sports bike money can buy - the YZF-R15.
There are a number of unconventional bits on the scooter. For starters, the floorboard houses its fuel panel with a lid that can be unlocked using buttons near the key switch. There is also a secondary button in the same panel that unlocks the seat. There is a very tactile and high-quality feeling from these switches, also found on the switchgear added to the handlebar of the scooter. Another unconventional bit that can be highlighted is the addition of the radiator panel on the right side of the scooter, which looks cool.
The Aerox gets radiator panel placed on the right side which looks unconventional and cool. The seat, as mentioned can be unlocked using the button near the key switch. While there is adequate space to keep your regular paraphernalia, it simply cannot accommodate a full-size rider helmet which is a big downer. But that is not it; the scooter also doesn't get a boot light or a USB socket (inside the boot) which is nowadays found on almost all kinds of scooters.
While the Aerox does get a fully digital anti-glare multifunction negative LCD that comes brimming with an array of information, seeing the kind of premium Yamaha is charging for this scooter. The screen displays all the required info in a very legible and no-nonsense format, and the data remains visible even in bright daylight conditions.
While the rider seat on the Aerox appears to be wide and well-padded, there simply isn't enough space for the rider of medium size due to its stepped geometry.
Why it is worth it?
Where the Aerox truly excels is its powertrain and the saddle experience it offers. The 155 cc liquid-cooled engine sourced from the R15 makes the Aerox seriously fast from the scooter standards. Crack the throttle open and it simply zooms away in no time. The 0-60 kmph is achieved lighting fast, and also attaining triple-digit speeds feels stupendously easy on the Aerox. All you need is to use the throttle halfway in and it crosses 100 kmph mark just like that.
2022 Yamaha Aerox 155 scooter feels nimble around the corners and surprisingly stable on the highway speeds.
The Aerox not just feels surprisingly powerful, but it is also very refined and smooth even when cruising at highway speeds and that's what makes the Aerox a true delight to ride. If you are experienced enough, even scraping your knee down around a corner on the Aerox won't be a surprise.
Yamaha Aerox 155 isn't a perfect scooter, it is not even close, but it is still the best among the two-wheelers offered in the Indian market currently that fit the description of being called a scooter.
While Yamaha still has a relatively tiny share in the Indian scooter market, its other Japanese counterpart has really cracked the code with its offerings. But Yamaha has shown in the past that its scooters even though holding a small customer base, have proved to be very compelling propositions. Now, the company wants to raise the stakes higher, much higher with the Yamaha Aerox 155. And it is doing something that has quite literally not ever been done before.
A bold move
Aerox 155, a moto scooter, a moto-maxi scooter, or whatever you like to call it, is basically a scooter that uses the tried and tested platform and technology from the ultimate entry-level sports bike money can buy - the YZF-R15.
There are a number of unconventional bits on the scooter. For starters, the floorboard houses its fuel panel with a lid that can be unlocked using buttons near the key switch. There is also a secondary button in the same panel that unlocks the seat. There is a very tactile and high-quality feeling from these switches, also found on the switchgear added to the handlebar of the scooter. Another unconventional bit that can be highlighted is the addition of the radiator panel on the right side of the scooter, which looks cool.
The Aerox gets radiator panel placed on the right side which looks unconventional and cool. The seat, as mentioned can be unlocked using the button near the key switch. While there is adequate space to keep your regular paraphernalia, it simply cannot accommodate a full-size rider helmet which is a big downer. But that is not it; the scooter also doesn't get a boot light or a USB socket (inside the boot) which is nowadays found on almost all kinds of scooters.
While the Aerox does get a fully digital anti-glare multifunction negative LCD that comes brimming with an array of information, seeing the kind of premium Yamaha is charging for this scooter. The screen displays all the required info in a very legible and no-nonsense format, and the data remains visible even in bright daylight conditions.
While the rider seat on the Aerox appears to be wide and well-padded, there simply isn't enough space for the rider of medium size due to its stepped geometry.
Why it is worth it?
Where the Aerox truly excels is its powertrain and the saddle experience it offers. The 155 cc liquid-cooled engine sourced from the R15 makes the Aerox seriously fast from the scooter standards. Crack the throttle open and it simply zooms away in no time. The 0-60 kmph is achieved lighting fast, and also attaining triple-digit speeds feels stupendously easy on the Aerox. All you need is to use the throttle halfway in and it crosses 100 kmph mark just like that.
2022 Yamaha Aerox 155 scooter feels nimble around the corners and surprisingly stable on the highway speeds.
The Aerox not just feels surprisingly powerful, but it is also very refined and smooth even when cruising at highway speeds and that's what makes the Aerox a true delight to ride. If you are experienced enough, even scraping your knee down around a corner on the Aerox won't be a surprise.
Yamaha Aerox 155 isn't a perfect scooter, it is not even close, but it is still the best among the two-wheelers offered in the Indian market currently that fit the description of being called a scooter.
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About Ravi Singh Rana 
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