Urgent Scooty Suggestion: Activa, Aviator or Access125

Hi friends,
I am gonna buy a scooty within 2-3 days and I need advise from TDFians that which one will be better, as I like Access125, for its power.

If any user can help me about these
1. Access125
2. Aviator
3. or Hero Mastero( anyone used it?)
4. anyone else

My father will use it most of time for riding local, or mostly 30 km(if needed), his height is 6 feet...
and sometime me (once in a week about 70-90 km).......
It should have masculine look. so I am considering these^ models.
so would you suggest me one?

S

+1 for Suzuki Access 125.

Thanks Sumit, Do you own it?
I heard that It's storage space under seat can be locked directly and it stuck sometime? Any user help me?

S

Access is awesome. Yes, the storage space is locked directly but it never stuck for me.

There is a newer model from Suzuki - Swish, you can check that out too.
Also TVS Wego is also a very capable scooter.
From Honda India, check out Aviator also, it is comfortable for tall people.
All of them have larger wheel and better suspension compared to activa / maestro leading to a comfortable ride.
Test ride them and decide. Good luck

@Sarthak, Thanks, that might be specific problem in my friends piece.

@Arsenalfan, Thanks for suggestion, I didn't like the model Wego (Look wise),

Don't know about "Swish", Will go to showroom to check it out. "Aviator" I checked, but now preferring "Access125" over it.

Thanks again

I planed for "Ashtami or navami" to buy, but Papa said wait for Diwali for some offers may b arrive. so waiting. :-?

I have been searching on this topic for few months, since I'm going to buy one too. I would like to just keep Access 125 and Honda Aviator in comparison:

They both have telescopic shocks. Activa doesn't, Swish and TVS Wego though does.
Aviator has disc brakes(7k expensive).
Access has better pick up and speed, but brakes are considered not-upto-the-mark by many owners.
After sales of neither Honda nor Suzuki is good.
Aviator is heavier and higher, and may be difficult to ride too, while access is lighter and shorter. TVS Wego is winner here. But since you mentioned your dad's height, I would say Aviator is perfect for him.
None have major problems, but from many owners I have heard that they just got oil replaced in 2-3 years of their ownership period, and no other maintenance was needed for Aviator, no idea about access. TVS Wego is in last here, its engine is reported to become stupid after about an year.

Another thing to be noted is, Swish is just a redesigned Access, with better body to attract young customers.

Thank U all of of you friends. I made a deal for ACCESS125(Black) on Vijaydashmi. On Road Price I got in Uttarakhand INR 53700.00.
I was looking for Gray color but was not available. Has Good pick up and as Nipun said Brakes are not upto the mark but as I am not going to make it a racing scooter :-D

so it is OK for me.
I was looking for "ND cover insurance" but it was also not available for my dealer.

Thank U friends.

Edit: Mileage abt 40 KMPL

elafanto said:
Thank U all of of you friends. I made a deal for ACCESS125(Black) on Vijaydashmi. On Road Price I got in Uttarakhand INR 53700.00.
I was looking for Gray color but was not available. Has Good pick up and as Nipun said Brakes are not upto the mark but as I am not going to make it a racing scooter so it is OK for me.
I was looking for "ND cover insurance" but it was also not available for my dealer.

Thank U friends.

Edit: Mileage abt 40 KMPL

Congrats for new ride!

You already got it? Wasn't there any waiting period?
Please share your experience about maintenance in future

^Thanks Nipun,Yes, NO waiting period, as the showroom was newly opened and access is not in demand here, so i got it. For Gray color I have to wait.
And about service I Already know that after sale is going to bother me here. Will share my experience.

Honda Activa is the best...

dalbir said:
Honda Activa is the best...

Really? Please explain me how is it better than Access 125 or Aviator?

Updating this thread only to help future buyers: I took a test ride of Access 125, and it does not have bad brakes, they're comparable to Activa's brakes. Sorry for being wrong in my last post.

Guys please suggest between TVS Wego & Honda Dio

ITTechPerson said:
Guys please suggest between TVS Wego & Honda Dio

Go ahead with wego or you can check out access leave honda behind in mileage, shockers and engine

ITTechPerson said:
Guys please suggest between TVS Wego & Honda Dio

Wego or Access. Dio's ride quality is not very good.
I've an Access and it's awesome. Get it.

shreymittal said:
Go ahead with wego or you can check out access leave honda behind in mileage, shockers and engine

Activa's mileage is better than Access's. It completely depends on riding style though, but with same style, Activa gives upto 45-50kmpl while Access struggles at 30-35.

Nipun said:
Wego or Access. Dio's ride quality is not very good.
I've an Access and it's awesome. Get it.

I have an activa and I regret buying it don't avg. more than 35km/l and most worst thing is its front shockers. I am going sell it soon n gonna buy Vespa.

If you have budget of 65k plz go for vespa nothing else.

shreymittal said:
I have an activa and I regret buying it don't avg. more than 35km/l and most worst thing is its front shockers. I am going sell it soon n gonna buy Vespa.
If you have budget of 65k plz go for vespa nothing else.

Again, average depends on riding style. Many of my friends/my cousin gets 40-45kmpl easily, one gets 50+ too. My Access's efficiency is very variable, I get 25kmpl sometime and 35 sometime. Never went above 37.
Vespa is 70+ here.

Nipun said:
Again, average depends on riding style. Many of my friends/my cousin gets 40-45kmpl easily, one gets 50+ too. My Access's efficiency is very variable, I get 25kmpl sometime and 35 sometime. Never went above 37.
Vespa is 70+ here.

Yeah I know it depends on driving style but from the day I bought her her avg is decreasing month by month and my friends also get 35 km/l like thingy and activa has worst ride quality in its segment
And the real joke starts Honda is claiming 60+ avg what the ****
Where do you live vespa. 70k+

shreymittal said:
Yeah I know it depends on driving style but from the day I bought her her avg is decreasing month by month and my friends also get 35 km/l like thingy and activa has worst ride quality in its segment
And the real joke starts Honda is claiming 60+ avg what the ****

One of those for * says "Under test conditions"

And about ride quality, I agree. Activa is stupid! But there's Aviator too then(non-disk). Honda's dual-brake system is quite good. Access skids anytime while braking. :banghead:

Where do you live vespa. 70k+

N.Delhi. It was 75k On-Road when I had inquired. Heard its price have reduced by 5-6k. That's still 70k.

Nipun said:
One of those for * says "Under test conditions"
And about ride quality, I agree. Activa is stupid! But there's Aviator too then(non-disk). Honda's dual-brake system is quite good. Access skids anytime while braking.

N.Delhi. It was 75k On-Road when I had inquired. Heard its price have reduced by 5-6k. That's still 70k.

Aviator has way better ride quality than activa my cousin has one (Non-disk).
Agree with combi-brake are quite good but eat brake shoes much faster than any other already replaced them twice in two years of ownership now again they need replacement F***
Ohh i didn't knew that. it is expensive but but when we compare activa vs vespa. Vespa is the clear winner Activa now retails @60K

shreymittal said:
Aviator has way better ride quality than activa my cousin has one (Non-disk).
Agree with combi-brake are quite good but eat brake shoes much faster than any other already replaced them twice in two years of ownership now again they need replacement F***
Ohh i didn't knew that. it is expensive but but when we compare activa vs vespa. Vespa is the clear winner Activa now retails @60K

60k?

I got my access in January for 54 On-road! Access has to be the overall winner(if considering value-for-money factor too).

Nipun said:
60k?
I got my access in January for 54 On-road! Access has to be the overall winner(if considering value-for-money factor too).

I got my activa two years back for 50K
Yup access is vfm for the money paid.
I am waiting for Vespa 300 GTS it going to be launched this year

S

Tvs wego got disc brake. :razz:

TVS Wego has a poor engine report after 1 yr .... any suggestion ?

ITTechPerson said:
TVS Wego has a poor engine report after 1 yr .... any suggestion ?

Can you be more precise/specific? What problems are you exactly facing?

Go for TVS Jupiter which is just launched at 44,500 excluding taxes.

Nipun said:
Can you be more precise/specific? What problems are you exactly facing?

It's a user review that the performance of the Wego gets down after a year. It also has a fuel tank made of plastic & leg space is not comfortable

ITTechPerson said:
It's a user review that the performance of the Wego gets down after a year. It also has a fuel tank made of plastic & leg space is not comfortable

TVS Jupiter is having very good leg space, less weight and more mileage. Its looks are a crossbreed of Hero Maestro + Honda Activa. Why not try it?

bavusani said:
TVS Jupiter is having very good leg space, less weight and more mileage. Its looks are a crossbreed of Hero Maestro + Honda Activa. Why not try it?

Maestro and Activa are same except for the different body.

Nipun said:
Maestro and Activa are same except for the different body.

And both are sh!t..

shreymittal said:
And both are sh!t..

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shreymittal said:
And both are sh!t..

Nobody has suggested for Hero Pleasure, is it that bad ??

ITTechPerson said:
Nobody has suggested for Hero Pleasure, is it that bad ??

After 5k kms your self start will sound like a tractor. "enough said".

shreymittal said:
After 5k kms your self start will sound like a tractor. "enough said".

Superb description buddy. :rofl:

ITTechPerson said:
Nobody has suggested for Hero Pleasure, is it that bad ??

No reason to go for Hero Maestro or Pleasure. Both have Activa's engine and other parts, just the body is different. So you're getting a Honda with Hero's service, which is not a good deal IMO. Also, Pleasure is girly.
IMO, Access 125 is the best. Sure it has some drawbacks and some may not find it useful for their requirements but to me it's the best.

Nipun said:
No reason to go for Hero Maestro or Pleasure. Both have Activa's engine and other parts, just the body is different. So you're getting a Honda with Hero's service, which is not a good deal IMO. Also, Pleasure is girly.
IMO, Access 125 is the best. Sure it has some drawbacks and some may not find it useful for their requirements but to me it's the best.

Yes I also like TVS Access 125.

bavusani said:
Yes I also like TVS Access 125.

And I like BMW A4, Mercedes 320d and Audi C-Class. Hope you get the point. -.-

Nipun said:
No reason to go for Hero Maestro or Pleasure. Both have Activa's engine and other parts, just the body is different. So you're getting a Honda with Hero's service, which is not a good deal IMO. Also, Pleasure is girly.
IMO, Access 125 is the best. Sure it has some drawbacks and some may not find it useful for their requirements but to me it's the best.

bavusani said:
Yes I also like TVS Access 125.

Yup access is the best. I had it in mind while buying Activa but my sis..arghh

shreymittal said:
Yup access is the best. I had it in mind while buying Activa but my sis..arghh

Most of our elders go by the popular choice or most sold vehicle recently.So every one suggests Activa but I actually does not like it because it has outdated dashboard and it has even become worst by appearance because of its latest image make over by Honda by adding more fiber than metal.
I choose TVS Access 125 because one need not lift their seat every time one needs to fill petrol and it is giving 55kms per liter but if you can go TVS Jupiter it is awesome in its design and space at the front. Just go for a test drive and decide.OK.

bavusani said:
Most of our elders go by the popular choice or most sold vehicle recently.So every one suggests Activa but I actually does not like it because it has outdated dashboard and it has even become worst by appearance because of its latest image make over by Honda by adding more fiber than metal.
I choose TVS Access 125 because one need not lift their seat every time one needs to fill petrol and it is giving 55kms per liter but if you can go TVS Jupiter it is awesome in its design and space at the front. Just go for a test drive and decide.OK.

You're confused. Access 125 is by Suzuki. The one you are referring to is TVS Wego.

i will suggest you avaitor......its much better than others....

paulwalker10 said:
i will suggest you avaitor......its much better than others....

*cough* and 10k expensive too.*cough*

Bump,

I am thinking of buying a scooter, car is very expensive to drive around Bangalore..

How is Mahindra Rodeo ?
We already have a Activa (older model), I didn't like how Access feels while riding. I will not go for Vespa (too expensive)

I would go for the one which has best power and handling.

There is the newer version of Wego called Jupiter. It has telescopic forks up front and overall excellent handling.

Tvs jupiter is a good option, You can look for honda dio also. Access has somewhat boring feel now

Jupiter sounds good, will take a test ride tomorrow. I feel Honda Dio will be underpowered. I need good power/pickup

Than jupiter is good for u.

S

Even u can go for Yamaha Ray Z.

M

Access 125 any day. It's the best amongst the competition.