The Aerox 155 returns a surprisingly good fuel efficiency figure of around 42 km/l in Bangalore traffic. Out of all of them, I found Aerox most comfortable for me and fit my requirement (Powerful, tall stance scooter with decent range (fuel or EV))
High price: The Yamaha Aerox 155 is one of the most expensive scooters in its class (₹185,000 OTR in Bangalore), which could be a deterrent for budget-conscious buyers. Lack of Touchscreen and other smart features (Yamaha Y connect app is basic): Aerox can’t compete with EV counterparts in this department. Overall, the Yamaha Aerox 155 is a stylish and powerful scooter that offers a comfortable ride and good performance. However, its high price, stiff rear suspension, and limited footboard storage may make it less appealing to some buyers.
Bangalore to Pune in a Yamaha Aerox 155: 1800 km ride review
I just finished an impulsive 1800km round trip on the Aerox over 3 days, from Jan 5th to 7th, from Bangalore to Pune and back with errand pit stops en route in Belgaum and Kohlapur. The scooter’s cubic capacity is dismissed as boring for highways, fuel economy as a hindrance, ride quality as harsh, ground clearance as risky, wind buffeting as intrusive…and so on. When work presented an opportunity to head far, on a road I knew, I thought I’d learn about Aerox’s proper long-distance ability first-hand. The same day Left Pune at 4 pm and rode back to Hubli, reached by 12pm with 3 tea breaks and 4 fuel stops.
I can understand for those with ortho chair jobs or long hours seated careers or conditioned to commuting car rears, ride complaints would be butt obvious, pun intended. Ghat bends or long sweepers on the highway, this goes where you point it, with no deviation from holding its line. Will the low overall silhouette of the vehicle be imbalanced by my upper body weight and loaded top box? There was zero turbulence from heavy vehicles rushing past or the famed crosswinds that operate the Chitradurga windmills.
It’s also to be noted that this scooter keeps the wind completely away from feet, legs and lower body thanks to its faired construction. As a parting point to this category, I’d like to mention a thought that kept reoccurring – I never seemed to reach the limit of this scooter, where it gasped for performance. Agreed no Himalayas, but over the mild western ghats I crossed en route, there was no change to performance described above. There were several heart-in-mouth moments where I would pass a pump for being inconveniently off the road, only to encounter tens of kilometres without a next one and my gauge indicator asking me why the hell wasn’t I refuelling.
However, it took away less than 5 minutes each time to identify a pump without any queue and swing into it, flip that conveniently located flap and ask for 500 ka fuel, a note I kept ready to quickly hand over in my upper jacket pocket. I actually found the coincidence of ATMs dispensing 500 notes, the price of fuel in India today and the 4 5 – 5 litre refuelling I did, to be a happy, convenient reason I could speed in and out of pumps in minimal time.
The two most relaxed parts of me were my hands and legs, enhanced by having nothing much to do with the controls and being in positions that offered leeway for change and little to no stress.
I could vary my feet position forward or rear by about 6 inches, enough to keep me comfortable the entire way. The seat, however, angled me such that I could not move many fronts or back on it, which over a long duration caused ample pinprick sensation to the rear. I did not find my knees fouling with the front apron even while braking hard, something that most reviews I’d seen, keep harping on.
What was really worrisome was when coming downhill, at an angle of above 20 degrees descent, the rough track took the scooter out of its line very rapidly and the gearless nature meant it picked up speed on its own while doing so. Extra spacious under the seat, that fantastic Givi top box and a natural body to hold saddle bags mean the Aerox is really practical to pack in a lot.
How desirable is this scooter to me, measured by whether I turn back to look at it after parking each time, and how long I would keep it, given I rotate my vehicles each year? The first one I can answer immediately to myself – I didn’t look at it too much anywhere I parked, nor was I inclined to take pictures of it in assorted dramatic highway landscapes. Even though my scooter is in arguably its loudest colours, orange wheels etc, I still found its modern silhouette aka Dio-styled looks, to be not as endearing to my retro favouring sensibilities. There was good curiosity out there though about the scooter, but my gauge is that this is a fairly under-the-radar looker which doesn’t turn heads for style.
Since that has no implication on reasons I keep or sell my bikes, the second aspect, of how long this will stay with me, is still open to experiences ahead. For me, post this comprehensive ride experience, the Aerox appears to be great for – Solo airport runs where I park there for fly-out-n-back day work trips. Solo trips for errands that require me to bring back or ferry goods, thanks to that cavernous luggage capability. For the monsoons, the Aerox will be ever prepared with all the raingear in its under-seat storage and keeping some splashes away with its body style and fairing.
Yamaha Aerox 155 Price – Mileage, Colours, Images
The Yamaha Aerox 155 is India’s most affordable performance-oriented scooter with a liquid-cooled engine. The Aerox 155 is packed with features like LED illumination with hazard light function, a digital LCD instrument cluster, smartphone connectivity via Yamaha’s Y-connect app, single-channel ABS and segment-first traction control as standard. As the suffix suggests, the Yamaha Aerox 155 is powered by a 155cc engine, borrowed from… you guessed it, the R15 V4! The Aerox 155 rolls on 14-inch tyres sprung on a telescopic fork and twin shock absorbers.
The Aerox primarily rivals the Aprilia SXR 160, which fails to match the Yamaha’s features or power figures.
Yamaha Aerox 155 Price – Mileage, Colours, Images
The Yamaha Aerox 155 is India’s most affordable performance-oriented scooter with a liquid-cooled engine. The Aerox 155 is packed with features like LED illumination with hazard light function, a digital LCD instrument cluster, smartphone connectivity via Yamaha’s Y-connect app, single-channel ABS and segment-first traction control as standard.
As the suffix suggests, the Yamaha Aerox 155 is powered by a 155cc engine, borrowed from… you guessed it, the R15 V4! The Aerox 155 rolls on 14-inch tyres sprung on a telescopic fork and twin shock absorbers.
The Aerox primarily rivals the Aprilia SXR 160, which fails to match the Yamaha’s features or power figures.
Yamaha Aerox 155 Images, Aerox 155 Photos & Videos, 360 view
Fused with modernity, sleek structure and built-in strength, the Yamaha Aerox 155 comes with the most powerful engine known so far.
Yamaha Aerox 155 Price, Images, colours, Mileage & Reviews
Yamaha Aerox 155 comes in a standard variant with four colour options all priced at Rs 1,42,800, ex-showroom Delhi. Unlike a traditional scooter, the Yamaha Aerox 155 has a centre spine beneath its floorboard with a fuel reservoir. Through the Y-connect app you also get to know the last parking location, rev counter, malfunction/maintenance alert and daily/monthly fuel consumption data. Lastly, the Aerox 155 also features idle-start-stop function which shuts the engine off if it’s idling for a prolonged duration. Yamaha Aerox 155 is powered by a single-cylinder, liquid-cooled, 155cc engine which is borrowed from the popular R15 and MT-15 with an automatic transmission. The scooter is built on an underbone chassis which is suspended on a telescopic front fork and dual shocks at the rear.
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