The Yamaha Aerox 155 was first launched in India in September 2021 and while it isn’t a volume-churning product, this maxi-scooter has gained immense popularity in the country. The suspension duties on this maxi-scooter are performed by telescopic forks at the front and it gets twin spring-loaded shockers at the rear. Also Read: Top 3 upcoming electric cars in India around Rs 10 lakh: Tiago EV, MG & more Stay tuned with Express Drives for more updates and also, do subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest auto news and reviews.
2022 Yamaha Aerox 155
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2022 Yamaha Aerox 155cc Scooter Debuts With New Colour Options
It continues to feature a twin-pod LED headlamp cluster mounted on the front apron, a small tinted fly screen, a stepped-up single-piece seat, a side-slung upswept exhaust, a split-style footboard and a chunky integrated pillion grab rail. 2022 Aerox 155 offers the same set of features which includes an all-LED illumination and a digital instrument cluster with Bluetooth connectivity that displays phone battery status as well as call, message and email alerts. Coming to its hardware, suspension duties on Aerox 155 are carried out by telescopic forks at front and twin shock absorbers at rear.
Powering Aerox is a familiar 155cc, liquid-cooled engine with VVA tech that empowers a number of Yamaha models including R15, MT-15, XSR 155 and NMax 155.
Ownership Review | 2022 Yamaha Aerox 155 | Racing Blue
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 being 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 the Aerox’s proper long distance ability first hand. 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. Its also to be noted that this scooter keeps the wind completely away from feet, legs and lower body thanks to it’s 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. There were several heart in mouth moments where I would pass a pump for being inconveniently off the road, only to encounter tens of kilometers without a next one and my guage indicator asking me why the hell wasn’t I refueling. 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 refueling I did, to be a happy, convenient reason I could speed in and out of pumps in minimal time. Ergonomics – 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. The seat however, angled me such that I could not move much front or back on it, which over a long duration caused ample pinprick sensation to the rear.
What was really worrisome was when coming downhill, at an angle of above 20 degrees descent, the rough track took the scooter out of it’s line very rapidly and the gearless nature meant it picked up speed on it’s own while doing so. Extra spacious underseat, that fantastic Givi top box and a natural body to hold saddle bags means the Aerox is really practical to packing 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 taking pictures of it in assorted dramatic highway landscapes. Even though my scooter is in arguably it’s loudest colours, orange wheels etc, I still found it’s 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 guage 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. This then is a brief summary of a recent touring experience I undertook on my Aerox.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 being 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. About 10 kilos of luggage in all, given some emergency provisions and a DSLR.- i don’t stop to eat when riding, dry fruits in the pocket to pop thru helmet and water in a hydra backpack via pipe keep me going refreshed.
I try to combine loo break, coffee/tea with refuelling, and look for pumps clustered to offer this combined facility.- To make you understand the spectrum of my experience and point of perspective, here is what iv ridden on this same route even, the past 3 years – Mojo, GS310, Highness, Intruder, Svartpilen, SF250.Now to offer my assessment of the scooter across it’s capabilities– the so-called Achilles heel. 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, no deviation from holding it’s line.- my biggest worry prior to the ride was this. Will the low overall silhouette of vehicle be disbalanced by my upper body weight and loaded top box?I’m happy to report, that this bike was as stable as the best of my earlier rides on this highway.
Its also to be noted that this scooter keeps the wind completely away from feet, legs and lower body thanks to it’s faired construction.- it’s tough to be objective about this one when all that springs to mind in recall feels effusive. 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. There were several heart in mouth moments where I would pass a pump for being inconveniently off the road, only to encounter tens of kilometers without a next one and my guage indicator asking me why the hell wasn’t I refueling. 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 refueling 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. The seat however, angled me such that I could not move much front or back on it, which over a long duration caused ample pinprick sensation to the rear. What was really worrisome was when coming downhill, at an angle of above 20 degrees descent, the rough track took the scooter out of it’s line very rapidly and the gearless nature meant it picked up speed on it’s own while doing so. After a point I even stopped thinking of the underbody when encountering road disturbances.- My main gripe with this scooter emerges here, thanks to much of my riding being at night.
Extra spacious underseat, that fantastic Givi top box and a natural body to hold saddle bags means the Aerox is really practical to packing 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 taking pictures of it in assorted dramatic highway landscapes. Even though my scooter is in arguably it’s loudest colours, orange wheels etc, I still found it’s 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 guage is that this is a fairly under the radar looker which doesn’t turn heads for style. 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.The Aerox will not be used for pillion duties. Obviously, as a city commuter it’s a point and scoot tool like no other!Attaching some pictures of no specific order or significance except to showcase that I undertook the ride.Happy motoring and year ahead!
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