For the price of 6299 out the door and can go 90 mph and smooth as silk .......I got the Yamaha Xmax 300.......my friend has the AK550 and it's faster top end but has little storage. and doesn't have as good as a TFT screen as Yamaha and he had to pay 11,000 compared to me paying 6299 ........for the money Yamaha wins !!!!
Please look at the 2023 Yamaha Xmax 300 and look what you get for 6,000 ......75 mpg going 70 mph ....can easily go 87 mph ....way bigger storage under seat than AK550 ......for the price you can't beat Xmax 300 !!!!
Hey Big P, brother I really got a lot out of this video report. I live in Angeles City and I found a KYMCO dealer while looking for the TMAX for I had recently seen on during my vacation in Bangkok, Thailand. I was looking at the KYMCO 300, but during research I found your videos for the Philippines. I am blown away by your detailed review. I'm old school and I have always believed in "to each his own". I have look at the Specs for both the TMAX and AK550, but this report brought me into your logical and practical reason for this bike. I hope to roll with you one day soon. "Easy Rider" bro!
I owned the Kymco Xciting before and now I have the Yamaha Tmax both wonderful bikes... I would have bought another Kymco (AK550) if they would have come to the US but Maxi Scooters just aren’t poplar enough here so I have to take my best option available and that’s a left over 2015 model. Can’t even get a 2016-2018 Tmax here
I just went from a Ducati to a TMax DX. If I wanted a good top speed I would've kept my Ducati. Why didn't I buy a Kymco? The overall finish of the TMax is better... Kymco looked and felt cheap. The performance is almost identical (don't tell me it's 0.5 secs faster... makes no difference to me). And for a 800 euro difference in price, choosing a Yamaha over a Kymco was a no-brainer.
Little John I saw it... before I bought the TMax. I liked the Adv but it costs almost 3000 euro more than the DX and I couldn’t justify the expense. Had there only been a few hundred euro I would have seriously considered it. But a few milliseconds advantage that the AK550 has over the DX didn’t convince me to go for a Kymco. I saw it, I rode it and I really wasn’t impressed. Performance-wise, I expected better results from a scooter that’s 20cc bigger and has lower gearing. And Kymco’s build-quality (imho) isn’t up to Yamaha’s standards. So I made my choice and I’m happy with it. But, apparently the AK is a couple of grand cheaper that the DX in some countries and I do understand that that changes the choice people have.
Grenherb Kymco only assembles BMW’s scooter engines and they are very quick to emphasize that their experts are there to assure that German quality control is strictly adhered to... the big boxer engines are still built in Germany. Kymco does not build Honda engines... it used to be a Honda assembly line many years ago before it went solo. As for Kawasaki, the Kawasaki 300 scooter is a rebadged Downtown. Again, Kawasaki’s bigger engines are built by Kawasaki. So let’s not give them too much credit, shall we?
yamaha tmax still a beautiful bike, no one can beat a maxi sporty scooter looks of tmax, kymco ak550 is an ugly bike I see it personally, honda silverwing and suzuki burgman is more beautiful than kymco ak550
I'm getting a Kymco AK 550 in a couple of months from now. I'm so excited!
For the price of 6299 out the door and can go 90 mph and smooth as silk .......I got the Yamaha Xmax 300.......my friend has the AK550 and it's faster top end but has little storage. and doesn't have as good as a TFT screen as Yamaha and he had to pay 11,000 compared to me paying 6299 ........for the money Yamaha wins !!!!
Please look at the 2023 Yamaha Xmax 300 and look what you get for 6,000 ......75 mpg going 70 mph ....can easily go 87 mph ....way bigger storage under seat than AK550 ......for the price you can't beat Xmax 300 !!!!
Great talk BP, thanks for posting.
Well .... I enjoyed that ... A nice relaxed informative review ..... And you got a GREAT day for a ride! :)
Hey Big P, brother I really got a lot out of this video report. I live in Angeles City and I found a KYMCO dealer while looking for the TMAX for I had recently seen on during my vacation in Bangkok, Thailand. I was looking at the KYMCO 300, but during research I found your videos for the Philippines. I am blown away by your detailed review. I'm old school and I have always believed in "to each his own". I have look at the Specs for both the TMAX and AK550, but this report brought me into your logical and practical reason for this bike. I hope to roll with you one day soon. "Easy Rider" bro!
What the price on the tmax
Magic ak 550❤
I owned the Kymco Xciting before and now I have the Yamaha Tmax both wonderful bikes... I would have bought another Kymco (AK550) if they would have come to the US but Maxi Scooters just aren’t poplar enough here so I have to take my best option available and that’s a left over 2015 model. Can’t even get a 2016-2018 Tmax here
what would you choose tmax 530 or kymco 550
I just went from a Ducati to a TMax DX. If I wanted a good top speed I would've kept my Ducati. Why didn't I buy a Kymco? The overall finish of the TMax is better... Kymco looked and felt cheap. The performance is almost identical (don't tell me it's 0.5 secs faster... makes no difference to me). And for a 800 euro difference in price, choosing a Yamaha over a Kymco was a no-brainer.
if you can find the video, Yamaha -tmax, vs. Kymco Ak-550 and Honda's X-ADV,(all Japanese) on a 1000M race, all 3 heats the AK-550 beat the t-max.
Little John I saw it... before I bought the TMax. I liked the Adv but it costs almost 3000 euro more than the DX and I couldn’t justify the expense. Had there only been a few hundred euro I would have seriously considered it. But a few milliseconds advantage that the AK550 has over the DX didn’t convince me to go for a Kymco. I saw it, I rode it and I really wasn’t impressed. Performance-wise, I expected better results from a scooter that’s 20cc bigger and has lower gearing. And Kymco’s build-quality (imho) isn’t up to Yamaha’s standards. So I made my choice and I’m happy with it. But, apparently the AK is a couple of grand cheaper that the DX in some countries and I do understand that that changes the choice people have.
Grenherb Kymco only assembles BMW’s scooter engines and they are very quick to emphasize that their experts are there to assure that German quality control is strictly adhered to... the big boxer engines are still built in Germany. Kymco does not build Honda engines... it used to be a Honda assembly line many years ago before it went solo. As for Kawasaki, the Kawasaki 300 scooter is a rebadged Downtown. Again, Kawasaki’s bigger engines are built by Kawasaki. So let’s not give them too much credit, shall we?
@Grenherb post the sources on that please.
i think the price difference is higher at least here in greece about 2000 3000 euro for the t max
oh, by the way you made the correct choice!!! Durably, V.F.M and power.
i didnt know that Phillipines using right lane road until i watched this video ...only in South East Asia....i from neighbour country Malaysia
Vietnam, Laos, Kemboja dan Myanmar pun pakai jalan lorong sebelah kanan...
The yellow color bike is cool,wwhat is that?
What yellow jacket is the dude wearing infront of you? I like his yellow scoot too
Awesome ride keep safe man
What phone mount are you using sir where can I order 1
What kind of smartphone holder do you use? How did you mount it?
I bought the Ak 550 today
I love the tmax but the price is crazy can't buy him
What the price can i now
@@juliodiaz4493 13 000 €
How did u mount that gps??
hi handsome. more videos please. i looking at gor for an ak550. do you recommend it? why? thanks
very comport scooter..
I saw a guy with AK550 whose front fork seals were leaking oil. Did you have any oil leak from your front forks?
BIG P acoording to you a AK 550 cost $1200USD in Philipines and $7999USD in the US. why so much over here?
Its about same price here & there.
Sir where did you bought your AK550? Im planning to buy one,can you give me the exact adress of the SHOP/STORE.Thanks in advance :)
Thanks brother
BMW C650GT please. Hehe.. 😉
Where did you get the bracket for the trunk also where do you get the bike serviced.
I as told that 650 Burgman will do 138 mph...
u change ak550?
how is your old unit? i think you can reach 181kph on the AK.
Yes. AK-47 😎
You must cam to may Country in germany we dont Have a speed limit 😉
I did 150kph on the SCTX once on my MaxSym 400i.
do some wheelies, i know the tmax can, i wanna see ak550 wheelies
Big P can you make a video comparison about tmax and ak550
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Get a Burgman 650. A man's bike.
If the machine makes the Man...you aren't much of a man.
@@ge-8135
It took over a month for that petty ass reply. Lmao
Don't make burgman 650 anymore. I just bought ak550 here in US. They sell fast.
Talking a lot, meanwhile everyone pulling ahead of him.
가지고 싶다. 그러나 돈이 없다 젠장할.
Wow, this guy has a hard time breathing 🤔
yamaha tmax still a beautiful bike, no one can beat a maxi sporty scooter looks of tmax, kymco ak550 is an ugly bike I see it personally, honda silverwing and suzuki burgman is more beautiful than kymco ak550
So clearly have no idea. The burgman is ugly as fuck.