2017 Yamaha TMax 530 Review and Testride
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ก.ค. 2017
- This is the updated version of the TMax for 2017.
I think they did some black magic to the suspension...
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I've owned this bike since May this year.. one of the first to take the plunge with the new Tmax in the UK. I can vouch for Cager's review. I discovered all those things he likes in the exact order he discovered them. Yes, first downer was the tippy toe thing, not reaching the ground with feet flat.. but after that, all is fantastic. 1st, the ease. The feeling that you've ridden it in a previous life. 2nd is the shove from 30mph to 60mph.. Nothing in the same engine catagory that has CVT transmission can match. 3rd, the cornering and general feeling of stability, especially in the shitty wind and rain, which Cager doesn't suffer from where he lives. Then 4th, the suspension on bad road surfaces, you know the pot holes you hate to forget, but I have forgotten some and not paid the price on this bike. He didn't mention hardly any of the bells and whistles my DX version has, and neither will I.. just buy one to find out..!
And what about the integra?
@@Yonex333 i have it not impressed honestly .. instead of integra you better go for forza 300 or Xmax or Tmax
Comment for Cager: This is the second bike you've sold me! the first was the Xmax 250, which was good in town, but not enough for me while touring. Then I watched this TMAX review, tested one, and bought it. Your review was totally On Target and fully correct. This bike does everything well, except sand tracks. Thank you for providing thorough and accurate fully body reviews! I drove the Tmax for several months last season and loved it. Now I can't wait for Spring! I just need to find some well fitted Panniers for it.
Why buy a scooter if you just drive it in summer? Want to buy a Tmax too but as alternative to a car and so im gonna drive it allways, exept for ice xD
awesome review as always! You are for sure in my top 3 favorite reviewers, and that is not just you tube. I am saying out of ALL of them! Stay safe out there bro!
No matter what bike !
I have always watched your "english version" videos.
Not only do you give a grass roots review but importantly , you are the type of rider i want to be.
Courteous , safe , and fun.
I have a "new" old tmax and i am happy with restoring it to former glory.i live in the UK and as you know it has its challenges .
I recently changed the rear tyre to a Heidenau K66 and cannot begin to praise its quality .
Have you any experiences with the brand.
Ride Safe and keep filming.
Another outstanding review, Sir! Very informative and excellent detail. Love your friendly presentation style. Thanks so much for posting. I want one desperately but I don't think they're coming to the US. Cheers, Brother.
I'm in love with your accent and the way I talk !! a reason I always watch all your videos :)
keep up the good work!
with love from india
Thanks Cager! Very nice review! I got one and agree with you totally! It's the best handling scooter on the market. I do miss hugging the tank with my knees at times (like on tight switchbacks on high mountain roads) but otherwise this bike is a blast! Suspension....they balanced it almost perfectly! It does handle like a "proper bike" and it delivers the giggles each time I'm flying down the road. Some of the guys on cruisers are stunned when they catch up with me and see that it's a scooter.
hey cager! have been following you since your NC days, and I was on an NC700x dct myself. just got the tmax sx 2017 on the 1st of June. I love this scooter. it has so much power (on the sx and DX you have sports mode which blows you away with instant crazy acceleration) and the build quality is amazing. rides like a motorbike and handles even better than my NC.
Leonard Khoo What does the nc700 do better than the the tmax?
Jerry Cabarloc fuel consumption definitely. I get 26km/l at worst on the nc700x no matter how I ride. On the tmax I get around 20km/l. Also, ground clearance for the NC is more, so it is kinda more offroad worthy. Maintenance for the nc700x is dirt cheap as well, for the tmax, you gotta accept that this is not a cheap scooter to maintain. I would say that the nc700x is the Toyota Corolla. It does everything and is cheap and reliable. The tmax is more like a Camry. Big and luxurious and expensive.
Good review as always! Now you must test ride the Kymco AK-550! WHEN????
yes as you said it is soft springs with stiff dampers, this is correct engineering both comfortable and good handling. sometimes to save money you get hard springs with soft dampers so when pushed a bit too hard the vehicle turns and bites with no warning, like a friends first year miata that scared the hell out of me good review reader out
G'day Cager.
Love your reviews and was wondering if you could please do one on the Yamaha xmax 300. Stay upright.
Thanks Cager, you're very funny!! I'm trying to decide between this bike and the Burgy 650.. great video!
Great review, thanks. I've got an X-Max and currently looking at a T-Max upgrade. PS bad pavement - Cobbles! 😎
Great job as always. Love to here your thoughts on a Burgman 400
Great review. In process of getting a second hand one 2019 dx white and the anticipation is killing me while it is being processed. Akra pipe going on it too when it's ready to go 😁👍
Good review. I like yours cause they are just the right lengtn, around 20 minutes.
love it thank you cager! do a kymco AK550 next ! would be interesting to compare too!
T Max is great and all. You 've been through various test rides of this wonderful machine over the years! Any chance to test Kymco AK 550 for us to see your opinion on how it fares versus T Max?
Don't leave valve extension on when riding as in video, I had rear tyre go flat 2 up at 100mph on a 2009 tmax because it came loose, was ok but new tyre was wrecked.
Any chance you could get to review the kymco 55 ak? I was all for the tmax 530 but the price is crazy. I'm loving the look of the kymco and a couple of grand less is a bonus. Plans to do a review of it?
I have to say, what a beautiful sight you have there.
great review
X-adv and Tmax, which one you prefer?
Great review!!! Oh, that "cubbie hole" storage on the left... doesn't exist. It houses the GPS chip...!
that coastline is similar to west australia. i think you could do some touring on that scooter, if for some reason you don't want a real motorbike.
I have had various bikes over the years including a Suzuki Hayabusa so when I test rode the Tmax DX I immediately ordered one, it really is that much fun and quick. All those riders who take the piss should shut up and test ride one then they will have the right to have an opinion. It is NOT a scooter by design, it has a proper swinging arm, engine at the front and proper tyres and brakes. just looks like one. Test ride one, you wont regret it.
Amazing Job there! Thank you!
You think that T Max 530cc is better than Honda Integra 750cc ?
In my humble opinion, this bike is the most beautifully designed maxi scooter ever.
It really is
Thanks a lot! I follow your channel very closely and your feedback is really valuable. Hope you'd also review the BMW G310R :)
Dear Pedro, you've asked, and the answer to your question is provided in the review, but I will add a few ideas to help Cager explain....the reason to purchase the TMAX is the technology built into it, which provides a combination of performance, comfort and surprising ease of use either while touring or commuting thru cities. The MT series may be cheaper and more powerful, but offers much less weather protection for those of us not needing the "Sport Bike" styling, set up, or that level of power. For some of us, having the technology, comfort, and power of the TMax is preferred. Once you are over 50 you may feel the same.
R Jo im 30 yrs younger than you and would prefer this tmax over any sport bike...comfort+practicality>speed+coolness
Age has nothing to do with looking for ease when your daily commuter is your bike. I love riding street bikes and currently looking into buing a fazer or Z or hornet, but I ll never give my tmax away.
Great Review Sir!
Could you test ride the new 2017 Honda CB1100EX (Deluxe Edition I think) WOuld youn ever test ride a Triumph? Ex. T100 and Street Triple R
Great review!
Portuguese men produce test drives in English! This definitely deserves appreciation. Overall nice work!
Hey is there any chance you to test drive BMW C650 sport? Would be great as its direct t-Max’s competitor.
Hello Cager, I'm selling my 2012 GS becuase I find it a bit too big for the city. I'm 51 and need something automatic. I'm constantly going back and forth between a 2017 T-Max DX, and 2017 X-ADV. Since you tested both, which one would you recommend, if I told you I was going to use it 70% city, and 30% inter-city. Thanks a lot. Everyone can also reply.
Cager, the T Max, like the Honda Silver Wing, is a motorcycle. It uses some scooter design features, but it has a frame mounted engine and not a rear suspension assembly mounted engine like the XMax, which is a scooter. The T Max aswell as being expensive to buy can be very expensive to service too, so please take that into account.
cager can you do a review of duke 390 2017? Thanks
Could you compare with the new KYMCO AK550 ??
How about a review of the Xmax 300?
hi cager, can you review the new xmax300?
The difference in handling between scooter and motorcycle is the placement of the engine and transmission, middle versus attached to the swingarm.
This applies to probably 99% of all scooters, except for the tmax of course. do your homework ;)
This seems like a good place to ask... I have just bought a 2017 Tmax 530 DX brand new. Don't congratulate me. I'm very disappointed. Between about 3,750 - 4,750 RPM it sounds like a broken washing machine. It seems to be the way they are made. I thought the test-ride model had been modified, but now it seems not. I cannot keep the bike if I cannot make it quiet. Who buys a scooter for relaxed cruising and then listens to an incessant drone noise at cruising RPM? QUIET exhaust recommendations, PLEASE!
Cool can you test a Honda VAradero 125 please?
When a video of Honda Integra 750?
How do you compare it to the integra? Thanks
I am actually now buying a 2017 Piaggio BV350 (330cc) scooter. I should have it in about another 10 to 12 days. I'm not sure of the HP ....probably around 30hp I'm guessing. Should be fine though. A top speed of around 89mph.
Bev Flat out 99mph and beats my 2009 tmax 500 off the lights up to 50mph
@@thinkingoutofthebox.9421 GPS topspeed Beverly 350 is 141-142 km/h, then it hit the rev limiter
Would you buy this over the BMW C650GT?
Review the Piaggio Beverly 350
How about doing a review of the Yamaha XMAX 300 and 400
Alan Loo he has done both reviews.
hey dude i have a question
''i buy my first bike, tracer 700 its a good choice?'' or maybe kawasaki er-6f ? i prefer turist drive but kawa its cheaper...
Sajer0001 er6f is a bit jerky with low rpms
I just bought the xmax 300 I like the look of this one,the price killed it for me a summer toy
Stevie Burrows How are you liking it? I was really impressed when I took one for a test ride a couple of weeks ago.
very nice, three gallon petrol tank 250 mile range ,sits at 70/80 mph on dual carriageway easy peasy..brakes good once pads have bedded in.
check here I put a review
www.scootershack.co.uk/threads/2017-yamaha-xmax-300-first-1000-miles.38272/
2017 R6 test ride confirmed? ;)
nice review. o vento no guincho é tramado :)
Hey Cager, just wondering how much Street triple R's are going for in Portugal? Planning on moving there soon and was wondering if I should get one here or when I get there?
P.s. would love to ride with you when the wife and I make it over!
Cheers!
Justin Welch The brand new 765 R starts at 11200€, I got mine with a few accessories for 12800€.
pedro nogueira Sorry should have made myself a bit clearer, I meant the 675. I wish I could afford a 765R 🤤
by the way nice place exept the t-max , where is that place?? :D
Why not to use pedestrian bridge on the right? )
Please review yamaha wr125 plz
I would go for Kymco AK 550 now instead of Tmax
Have you ridden the bmw c650 sport scooter?
Is that a SX or DX?
Some sort of trickery here.lol
10 year old Tmax or 1-2 year old xmax pls hlp
The BMW C650 parking break is way better as it's in the side stand, never can get it wrong as the engine won't start with the stand down. Anyway the BMW walks over the Tmax!
MFizzle777 The engine won't start with the Tmax side stand down. And.. the BMW weighs about 60 kilos more, so we'll see which is "better"..
You ride even quicker in these vids than you used to.
Great for reviewing, but you must worry about the police.
Thanks for another good, if somewhat unfortunate, review.
I cant imagine it is great in the city... this bike is huge and not easy to manoeuvre in traffic. a smaller 125 would always be better.
hcw199 I am using it in the city without problems... I had 125ccm and it is same... Try it and than writte...
I have seen how big those t-max's are... I had a 400 majesty before which I felt was too large for nipping into town... great for longer rides but a smaller 125 will always cut through traffic easier, especially when u need to make tight turns
Try Aprilia SRV 850
That screen puts me off so much
sure hope more common sense went into it vs 2011. I hear the 2022 has battery up front to take it all apart to get it out !! OMG
how much wider is the seat from the X-max? I know the seat is .5 inches taller, but I was under the impression they shared the same width. TIA
xmax300? PLEASE .... pretty please :)
test ride the Kymco AK 550i it faster ,comfortable and durable than the T-max.
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Little John, Kymco is relatively unknown, Yamaha TMax has been around for many years. Time will tell just how good the Kymco is, it looks nice, I must say.
man, what city is this?
Lisbon coast, Portugal
That is why u need the honda x adv to pass through that sand
I´m sure it is practical, but it sounds like a hairdryer and also looks like a hairdryer
You are criticizing a scooter for having scooter characteristics on a scooter review video? Do you hate oranges because they aren't apples?
Supersonic is one of many morons that call themselves bikers
Personal taste I like them , if we all liked the same thing it would be a boring world !
Buddy the wind is annoying as hell.
who is this guy? would you stop making video?
I test-rode it yesterday.
I have one BIG question.... and some comments.
++QUESTION**
To me, all scooters have a fairly similar engine/CVT sound, but some are a little louder than others. I was very surprised (as was my wife riding pillion) by the engine noise. It's a scooter sound plus a little rattle and buzz, almost as though some component needs tightening. It increases with engine speed, not road speed. It was the dealer manager's personal bike, and he said he had not made modifications. I noticed similar sounds in this video, but your helmet mic does not pick them up as well as ears do (if you get what I mean). I don't know whether it will be a deal killer or not, especially as my use for a big scooter will be long distance days out, not commuting. Who else has noticed this?
++COMMENTS++
As mentioned, my test ride was with a pillion, and we are about 140 kilos together.
My usual two-up bike is a Suzuki V-Strom 650.
Plus points:
Comfort up to 80KPH/50MPH (low speed limits in Japan, no motorway access on the test-ride)
Very good, vibration-free, pulling away from zero (unusual for CVT)
The bike almost balances itself despite being a tall bike (I am only 5 feet 6 inches) - this is true at all speeds and when stopped.
Very, very easy indeed to turn in a small circle at very low speed.
Suspension feels equal to my V-Strom on country roads (back roads).
Feels very sure footed and is easy to turn/position.
Negative points:
Engine noise (a lot of it at all RPMs expect at idle which is very quiet)
Very little power in either Touring Mode or Sports Mode. In fact it seemed to me that upto about 60 KPH/40MPH my PCX150 would match acceleration with normal throttle.
Now:
A generous deal on offer from the dealer but...
I need to ride another 530 DX to make sure the dealer had not modified his bike with some sort of hidden speed limiter to be used when customers test ride on his personal bike.
300, 400 or 530....too many choices.
Cager i think you should sell your bike & buy a T max, you can go shopping with your girlfriend & fill it with things, what fun.
I always loathed the look of these mega scooters (or whatever people call them), I think they look dorky and plasticky as hell, but hey, to each his own. But 11.5k for a scooter... that's just insane. Who, having the money for a Street Triple 765 or a Monster 821, goes for one of these things? Do these buyers realize they could have something like an MT-07 + 3 years of gas for the price of a TMax? I'm not just having a go, I'd really like to understand the thought process behind the decision of buying one of these things...
I love the look of the new tmax. Scooters are just easier in general than a motorcycle, CVT is easy round town, no chain, more wind protection, integrated storage for shopping, you don't have to bother getting all geared up to ride it (I know you should) but I wish it wasn't so pricey.
Tim Scott If a CVT, no chain, wind protection and storage space are priorities why not go for something that looks unnapologetically like a scooter - a Vespa GTS, for instance - that's almost as fast as this but costs half as much?
pedro nogueira yeah why not, I suppose its just bigger and more powerful if that's what you want. if money was no object I would probably have a tmax though. I used to have a honda sh300 I loved x
Well Pedro, the very people who buy these and other large expensive scoots buy them because it is what *they want*. Not because you or anyone thinks what you pefer is better. I admit, the cost of these is insane! But when bought just a couple of years old, they are mega bargains.
Next to a full blown Honda Goldwing, the Suzuki Burgman 650 Executive is a awesome long distance touring bike. But at 611 lbs. wet wait, it is NOOOO small scooter! What I am sayin in the end Pedro is this: If yo uhave to ask WHY, you will never get a satisfactory answer. You either LOVE large touring scooters, or you don't. I dislike any super sport bike. Yet I have friends that love them! I don't pick / hate on them for their choice of what they choose to ride. If it makes them happy, GREAT!!! :-) Stay safe out there dude! :-)
pedro nogueira I use a "mega" scooter myself. It is a 2015 Honda Silwerwing T600. I bought this because of the storage space. I have family and I must do shopping and stuff and with the top box the total storage is 95l. Two big shopping bags fit easily+my wife's helmet is always in along with the first aid set and an umbrella. It is also powerful enough (52 hp) to take me out of town if my family is at our weekendhouse. That is just less than 200 km. I mostly use my scooter in the city of Budapest, splitting lanes constantly I am always in the first row at the red light. The SW is very narrow so that is easy to perform too. So all in all I can get to any part of town at any time of the day in the same maximum runtime and can also get the f out of town, hit the autostrada and do 130 km/h, with a big load under my butt and behind me. There is great wind protection, touring windscreen. So the purpose is what matters. My purpose is to be able to be proactive and flexible.
Bike looks nice but sounds like a vacuum cleaner:)
This is the bike that the motorcycle thieves use in London.................... these should be banned!
OperationFoxley19441 But not the thieves? Odd..
Well what can we do with them??????? The police are not allowed to chase them anymore in case they crash or hurt themselves.
And we are not allowed to take the law in to our hands?
Didn't know toilets were allowed to drive on the road
Agree,u can unzip n pee while on this moveable toilet.