Autoportal India

It’s been six months since the Aerox 155 started its long-term stint with us. In that time, it has done a couple of Mumbai-Pune highway runs, many Kandivali-Vashi commute runs, and endless school drop-pickup and grocery runs.

And though it looks unconventional and runs on the tech that everyday scooters aren’t even considering yet, forget working on them, it is still a pretty handy tool. But of course, it has its set of shortcomings too. Here then, is a list of things that are good and not so good about owning the Aerox.

The Good
Yamaha Aerox 155 Right Side View
Road presence. There’s nothing like the Aerox on the road. And therefore, it draws glances from men and women, children and seniors alike. It’s not just a conversation starter but also elevates your social standing. You become the Ntorq rider’s envy and a middle-aged man’s hero when you roll in on this Yamaha.

Seating ergos. Most scooters choose low seat height and flat seating to boost practicality and accessibility. But it affects the seating ergos as a result. The Aerox is different. And therefore, it’s upright seating, stepped seat, and largish seat-floorboard height difference make for comfortable seating egos. Now whether you are spending an hour commuting or a couple of hours on an intercity run, it won’t leave you with aching limbs or bottom.

Yamaha Aerox 155 Right Side View
Performance. A 155cc, liquid-cooled engine. Output figures of almost 15bhp and 14Nm. So, performance is sort of a given. But, if you have been used to traditional scooters, even the quicker ones like the Ntorq, riding the Aerox feels sensational. And even after six months of riding it, it still feels quick and exciting every time I open the throttle with intent.

Fuel efficiency. A fuel efficiency figure of around 40kmpl isn’t great when one considers traditional scooters. But 40 is still a good number when you bring Aerox’s performance into the mix. For us, giving up 10kmpl for many folds increase in riding fun is a fair trade.

Yamaha Aerox 155 Right Side View
Underseat storage. A full-face modular helmet. Or your riding gear, complete with boots. Or just your office bag with the laptop, coffee tumbler, and an elaborate lunch box. Throw what you will at the underseat storage, and it gobbles it up. You can’t, of course, throw a microwave or copier machine at it, but you get the picture. As a result, it makes for a wonderfully convenient city runabout.