Suzuki Skydrive Sport vs. the competition

The Suzuki Skydrive Sport is one of the Japanese motorcycle brand’s entries into the small-displacement scooter segment that is filled with aggressive and sporty-looking models.

Suzuki touts the Skydrive Sport as a city motorbike that will help its owners “set the trend” thanks to its athletic body, capable engine, and relatively up-to-date features.

To begin with, the Suzuki Skydrive Sport is equipped with a sharp-looking front fairing, which houses a cluster of lights. The said lighting setup includes the motorbike’s headlamp and turn signals.

Atop is a clean-looking cowling that proudly wears the “S” badge in the middle.

Right down below is a front fender that houses the motorcycle’s oil-damped telescopic front suspension with coil springs, its 14-inch front wheel shod in 80/90 tires, and a disc brake with holes for a lighter front load.

The side profile of the Suzuki Skydrive Sport also dons similar-looking fairings with plenty of straight lines and sharp angles. A wide step board can be used to hold a day’s worth of groceries or other necessities. The flanks of the Skydrive Sport also showcase its metal footpegs, its sporty muffler, and the housing of its continuously variable transmission system (CVT).

Its rear end boasts a sporty-looking tail lamp that also clusters the stop lamp as well as the signal lights. Under its rear fender is a swing arm-type suspension setup that is oil-damped and has coil springs.

Here, one will also find the Suzuki Skydrive Sport’s 14-inch wheel with 90/90 tubeless tires. It has rear drum brakes for a decent stopping power.

In terms of power, the Suzuki Skydrive Sport uses a 113 cubic centimeter engine mated to a CVT. The air-cooled powerplant pushes as much as 8.9 horsepower (hp) with 8.5 Newton-meters (Nm) of torque.

Below are some of the other notable features of the Suzuki Skydrive Sport:

• 3.6-liter fuel tank capacity
• 150 millimeter (mm) ground clearance
• Fuel-injected system
• Sporty meter panel

The Suzuki Skydrive Sport is priced at P71,900.

Honda BeAT

The all-new Honda BeAT is also one of the segment’s strong contenders.

It likewise flaunts a body with an abundance of lines and angles that not only make the Honda BeAT a tough-looking motorbike but also an aerodynamic one.

The front end of the Honda BeAT wears a tapered fairing with its headlamp in the middle. The turn signals extend all the way to the upper side segment of the front fairing, giving it a beautiful V-like design.

It has a 14-inch cast wheel at the front with an 80/90 tubeless tire and with a front telescopic fork.

The side profile of the Honda BeAT features more angled panels. Here one can also find its footpegs, CVT housing, and sporty exhaust.

At the back, the Honda BeAT gets a black grab bar a sharp-looking cluster of lights, and a rear fender that houses a 14-inch wheel with 90/90 tubeless tires. For its suspension, the all-new BeAT gets aa unit swing mono shock setup.

Power for the Honda BeAT comes from a 110cc engine paired with a CVT. On paper, it is said to produce 8.8 horses with 9.3Nm of pulling power.

Here are some of the Honda BeAT’s notable features:

• 4.2-liter fuel tank capacity
• 147mm ground clearance
• Hydraulic disc brake at the front
• Mechanical leading trailing brake at the rear

The Honda BeAT has a sticker price of P72,400.

Yamaha Mio i125

The Yamaha Mio i125 is yet another solid alternative for those looking for a handsome ride in this segment.

Its front end gets an intricate light layout with several fairings layered on top of each other. The fender at the fore packs a 14-inch wheel wrapped with skinny 70-90 tubeless rubber. It uses a telescopic fork for its front suspension.

The flanks of the Yamaha Mio i125 get angled fairings and appointments for what appears to help the motorcycle’s aerodynamics. Here, one may also check out its footpegs, exhaust, and CVT housing.

At the back, the Yamaha Mio i125 has an M-shaped grab bar, a muscular-looking fender, a 14-inch wheel, and an 80/90 tubeless tire. Its rear suspension is a unit swing system.

At its core is a 125cc engine married to a CVT. It makes as much as 9.3hp with 9.6Nm of torque.

Notably, the Yamaha Mio i125 have the below features to boast:

• 4.2-liter fuel tank capacity
• 135mm ground clearance
• Smart Stand switch
• High-visibility meter panel

The Yamaha Mio i125 sells for P77,900.

Photos from Suzuki, Honda, and Yamaha

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