Yamaha TMAX 500 Review

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Yamaha TMAX 500
4.1 stars
Average rating for this product is: 4.1 out of 5

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Dandeleo's Review of Yamaha TMAX 500 Scooter

Overall Rating

4.5 stars
  • Value for money
    4.5 stars
  • Length of ownership
    over two years
  • Reliability
    5 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    2005
  • Build quality
    4 stars
Good Points

Handles great - more like a bike than a scooter. fast. looks good. auto (of course). Plenty of storage. Plenty of zip - even with a passenger. Comfortable even over long distances (I regularly do seven hundred km trips with no back pains.)


Bad Points

Windscreen could do with being about two inches taller. Seat split and windscreen frosted up after two years of ownership. Would like a handbrake. Would also like a bigger fuel tank - even willing to sacrifice a bit of luggage space for that. Currently only about 180km per tank.


General Comments

A good buy. I've gone from being a bike owner to a scooter owner as I became lazier with age. This is still bike enough that it's fun and handles well, but scootery enough that I can stack away my helmet and jacket when I park (even more with the top box) and I don't have to think about gear changes and clutch stuff. And people look at it with envy... who would have thought it? If I buy another scooter it will only be to upgrade this to a more recent T-Max.

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