This is my Brutally Honest, deep-dive review of this 2025 ABS version.
This is a motorcycle that we bought new in Colombia to tour South-America (to finish in Chile).
For that purpose it’s probably one of the most short-rider friendly, reliable and affordable bikes out there!
After 3000km I had some time and felt it was a good time to talk a bit in depth about this cracking little motorcycle.
In this video we will touch on:
- It’s overall build quality
- Reliability
- Capabilities off-road
- Maintenance
- Flaws
- Its suitability for Adventure around South America (and hopefully beyond).
That’ll also cover all the mods I’ve done to turn the into an overlander including:
Luggage racks, phone mount, spot lights.
00:00:44 History
00:01:40 Initial Impressions
00:08:34 Initial Impressions – Switches
00:03:11 Engine – Intro
00:03:34 Engine – Carburettor
00:04:27 Engine – Power Output
00:05:22 Engine – Noise
00:06:05 Engine – Carburettor Comparison
00:06:56 Fuel Economy
00:07:26 Gearing and Gearbox
00:08:18 Suspension
00:08:30 Seating position
00:08:49 Brakes
00:09:33 ABS
00:09:52 ABS Test
00:10:20 Offroad Characteristics
00:10:57 Rims and tyre sizes
00:11:26 Why tall sidewalls are great
00:11:38 Marker 42
00:11:38 Tyres
00:12:16 Cast Rim advantages
00:12:29 Offroad performance
00:12:53 Mods – Lights and Electrics in general
00:13:25 Mods – Spot Lights
00:14:06 Mods – Phone Holder
00:14:26 Mods – USB
00:15:13 Warning about Mechanics
00:15:51 Mods – Crashbars
00:16:27 Mods – Kick Stand Foot
00:16:46 Mods – Pannier Rack
00:17:31 Mods – Panniers
00:18:12 Mods – Future addition? Tool Tube
00:18:23 Mods – Top Box
00:19:50 Mods – Fox Tankbag
00:20:38 Mods – TukTuk Seat “Cushion”
00:21:03 Mods – Rear fender flap
00:21:25 Mods – Future Winterization Mods
00:21:45 Maintainability
00:22:41 Issues so far? Mechanical Problem
00:23:10 Warranty and Dealers
00:23:43 Parts Availability
00:24:11 What Kills these?
00:25:06 Conclusion
Apologies for the sub-optimal Audio. It’s been a while and some of my gear has been fighting me.
That was made worse by the overall noisy environment. Peru is just a very loud place.
Anywho, I hope you enjoy it.
