Far from its image of being a concentrated scooter, the Aerox is showing to be a true jack of all trades.Its been an eventful couple of months for the little Aerox. In the city, it sips through its tank rather frugally, but at continual high speeds, the fuel gauge dropped rather quickly, and the 100km range to Lonavala needed about half a tank.From that point on, it was twisties all the way to Aamby Valley, where once again, the Aerox was quite happy to go toe-to-toe with bikes that are built to be corner carvers. The only caveat is that you require to make sure you raise your butt off the seat a little when you encounter mid-corner bumps– the Aerox is never uncertain or pushed broad by them, but it does send out the jolts through to you rather sharply.CRYING OVER SPILT OIL: Poor service job left transmission oil filler cap poorly attached, leading to a little oil weep.Managing your body weight is something you require to do on the highway as well, because the Aeroxs currently sloped-forward seat has actually been made even more challenging by my addition of the Yamaha accessory seat cover, which has actually turned out to be rather slippery (a needed evil given that the felines had already started to sink their claws into the seat).

Far from its picture of being a concentrated scooter, the Aerox is showing to be a true jack of all trades.Its been an eventful number of months for the little Aerox. Since its homecoming journey from Pune, where I took delivery, to Mumbai, it has actually done more than its reasonable share of city runabouts, gotten its very first service and oil modification done, amazed me on a couple of highway blasts, attacked some twisties, and even taken part in a bit of racing! The only real hiccup up until now has been a substandard service task by Dolphin Yamaha at Mumbai, which saw the transmission oil filler cap poorly fitted, leading to a small oil weep at that location.CARVING IT UP: Grippy tires and big wheels use confident handling, enabling you to press hard in the corners.The 155cc engine continues to be an emphasize of the scooter, and with fresh oil, I could lastly take it up to some appropriate highway cruising speeds. In the business of much bigger, quicker motorbikes en route to the event at Aamby Valley, the Aerox held its own on the open highway, sitting pretty at 100-110kph with a little left in reserve. But this high-speed blast brought to the fore among the Aeroxs drawbacks– its rather small 5.5-litre fuel tank. In the city, it drinks through its tank rather frugally, but at sustained high speeds, the fuel gauge dropped rather rapidly, and the 100km range to Lonavala required about half a tank.From that point on, it was twisties all the method to Aamby Valley, where as soon as again, the Aerox was rather delighted to go toe-to-toe with bikes that are developed to be corner carvers. Obviously, it didnt rather have the grunt of something like the Trident 660 or perhaps the RC 390 that were along for the trip, however like an identified little ant, it was constantly clawing back ground in the twisties. The only caveat is that you need to make certain you lift your butt off the seat a little when you encounter mid-corner bumps– the Aerox is never ever unclear or pushed large by them, however it does send out the jolts through to you rather sharply.CRYING OVER SPILT OIL: Poor service task left transmission oil filler cap improperly secured, leading to a small oil weep.Managing your body weight is something you require to do on the highway too, since the Aeroxs already sloped-forward seat has been made even more challenging by my addition of the Yamaha accessory seat cover, which has ended up being quite slippery (an essential evil considering that the felines had actually currently started to sink their claws into the seat). This implies that you discover yourself sliding forwards rather a lot, specifically under braking. My workaround is to wedge my feet versus the front of the floorboard and use my legs to hold myself in place.What also robs you of a little self-confidence at high speeds is the underwhelming braking set-up. Initial bite is rather spongy and you truly need a strong pull at the lever to seriously shed speed, and even then, its just about sufficient. Fortunately, there is a large aftermarket for this scooter, owing to its huge popularity in South East Asia. A fellow Aerox owner recently swapped to a larger front brake rotor, and there is even the possibility of converting the rear drum to a disc. Bigger fuel tanks, much better suspension– theres a whole world of possibilities. I believe Ill begin with a smaller sized action though– more aggressive brake pads. See this space to see how things pan out.Also see: Yamaha Aerox 155 long term review, first report