The Most Practical And Feature-packed 125cc Scooter is…

Our mega 125cc scooter comparo will help you decide just that

Recently, we did a huge comparison that pitted most of the 125cc scooters on sale in India against each other, where we evaluated them on a series of parameters. Now performance and handling, we think, are important factors when you’re considering a 125cc scooter over something from the 110cc lot. But at the end of the day, these are still scooters, so most buyers will also look for practicality. And let’s not forget, the amount of features available will decide their value-for-money proposition. So here are the highlights of the battle for the most storage space and the most features from our 125cc scooter comparo. Of course, for the whole skinny, you should really check out the video on the ZigWheels YouTube channel

Storage space
The biggest advantage a scooter has over a motorcycle is storage space, and it starts with the floorboard. We came up with a simple task - try and accommodate a small overnight suitcase on the floorboard and see how easily it fits and how much space is left for your feet. Here are the results:

Of course, then there’s the case of underseat storage. Now we could’ve simply ranked them on the basis of their specified storage capacities. But that doesn’t tell the whole story -- the shape of the underseat storage determines a lot of things too. So we came up with a rather (un)scientific test of checking how many 2kg sacks of potatoes we could fit in these scooters’ boots. The results were quite surprising.

Underseat Storage Test	Storage Capacity	Kilos of potatoes stored	Score
Suzuki Burgman Street 125	21.5 litres	10kg	6
Suzuki Access 125	22.6 litres	8kg	5
Yamaha RayZR 125	21 litres	8kg	4
TVS NTorq 125	20 litres	8kg	3
Vespa Racing Sixties 125	16.5 litres	8kg	2
Aprilia Storm	15 litres	6kg	1

Again, it was the Burgman that shone here, despite having a smaller underseat storage capacity compared to its sibling, the Suzuki Access 125, and again it comes down to how the boot was shaped. The elongated and uniformly shaped bin really swallowed up the most amount of potato sacks. The Access was a bit of a surprise. We expected it to win here, but since the storage bin tapers towards the front, it’s actual storage fell a little short. The Aprilia’s slender figure works against it when it comes to storage space, as it was hardly able to accommodate three of our potato sacks.

Features
A strong set of features is a serious consideration when buying scooters. So we’ve compiled a list of the ones that bring the maximum convenience to a scooter, and rated our competitors on their basis.