Menus
- Mini-size, maxi-pleasure
- Discovery
- In the saddle
- Contact
- In the city
- On the highway
- National
- Departmental
- Braking
- Comfort / Duo
- Convenient
- Consumption
- Conclusion
Mini-size, maxi-pleasure
Who would have said that a 125 cm3 mini scooter had its place in France? We were used to aggressive scooters with small wheels. Proof of this is the large wheel scooters which have never really done well in France while they are a hit in Italy.. Suddenly, when the Honda PCX appeared, it would have been difficult to bet on its dazzling success. The reason for a perfect mix between performance and price. Yamaha was quick to respond with a model of the same size: the NMax 125. So, white bonnet and white bonnet, or small scooter or small scooter? Testing of the 2015 novelty of the tuning forks brand…
Discovery
The NMax is in the tradition of the Honda model, small, stocky and short on wheels. It almost looks like a 50cc, especially since no 125 is listed anywhere and the engine looks really small. The bubble stops at the height of the meter. The front face is almost vertical. The double saddle appears comparatively long and welcoming compared to the overall size. The aluminum-typed central part almost gives it a sporty air, confirmed by the double angular front optics and its LED light. The V-shaped tail light finishes giving a look with a noticeable apparent pep.
The Yamaha finish is there, down to the details. Despite its "low" price, we therefore have a quality machine, from the quality of the plastics used to the paint and the controls. The machine is not ostentatious, but is rewarding by its quality of finish without reproach.
In the saddle
The NMax is small. The first effect is that you get on board naturally, with an upright position and your feet flat on the ground, even for the 1.60m rider, thanks to a thin saddle at only 765 mm. The overall weight of only 127 kilos fully packed, contributes to this impression of overall lightness. In fact, we raise it without thinking about it from the side stand and we start without thinking about it. The handling is immediate and without apprehension.
In the absence of a parking brake, the central stand is positioned just as easily.
Under the eyes, we discover a fully digital counter, very readable even under the sun, with its huge central speedometer, framed by the fuel gauge on the left and the engine speed on the right, while a clock overlooks the whole. . At the bottom we find the on-board computer with the totalizer, the partial double trip, the average and instantaneous consumption as well as the belt change totalizer and the oil change signal. Resetting is easily done on the dashboard.
A small storage compartment on the left front allows you to slip in a few trinkets, or even a disk block, as long as it is not raining.
The arms fall naturally on the handlebars. As for the feet, they have enough room to be placed noticeably behind or "far" in front, allowing the most comfortable position for everyone..
Contact
The NMax snorts quietly. The liquid-cooled 4T single cylinder is completely forgotten, with a total absence of vibration.
The smallest solicitation of the right handle easily and instantly drives the scooter to extract it from the green light with ease. It’s crisp, instantaneous, lively and reassuring, thanks to an excellent power-to-weight ratio. Because if there are only the traditional 11.7 N.m of torque and 9 Kw of power, the lightness of the whole makes it possible to set off dynamically.
In the city
As we have said, the NMax is narrow, with its 740mm. The handlebars are picked up and allow you to slip easily between all the lines of cars. Better, a low handlebars result in naturally bent arms and a very low placed weight facilitates very low speed maneuvers. We can therefore really zigzag between the cars at a standstill to move from one line to another, even between the bumpers, taking the lines perpendicular without forcing. Better, it is done without effort or thinking. It would almost be a weapon to play the fool on his handlebars. Fortunately, if the torque and power are there, they remain limited compared to more powerful 125 cm3 like the XMax. So, even if it is still possible to be too fast in the city, we remain reasonable on our handlebars..
On the highway
The NMax rushes with will on the highway, easily reaching 100 km / h. It then gradually nibbles the additional kilometers to reach a 110 km / h well launched on the flat. It can keep this pace, even reaching 117 km / h on a downhill slope and in the absence of wind. It can thus take the expressways, even make peri-urban especially since its low placed weight and its balance make it very stable at "high" speed..
National
With its maximum 117 km / h, but above all its usual 110 km / h, the NMax feels more at ease on the national road, especially as a slightly sensitive coast will make it go down to 90 km / h, solo and a little less as a duo.
Departmental
The NMax will suddenly be much more at ease on departmental roads where its natural maneuverability allows it to tackle small mountain passes at high speed without ever fearing hairpins. Wider turns are then all the easier as it allows for enormous improvisation as long as a blind turn finally closes a little faster than expected. His fishing allows him to leave easily and to have fun on his handlebars.
Braking
The NMax has just two single discs, but a good size with their 230mm, both front and rear. Combined with ABS as standard and a light weight to stop, the whole thing is safe and easy to operate. The braking here provides both feeling and the necessary power, without bringing the ABS into action too easily, in the dry and more easily in the wet despite the excellent grip provided by the Dunlop Scootsmart. You really have to take the front brake alone or the rear brake alone to get it to kick in. Even then the scooter remains very healthy in its behavior.
Comfort / Duo
The NMax is undoubtedly one of the most comfortable Yamaha 125 scooters, by far especially in front of the XMax which next to it is a wooden plank. Nothing like that here. The NMax is comfortable and absorbs road defects well, making urban wanderings very comfortable. It is even more comfortable as a duo, when the oscillating motor is more constrained in terms of the overall driver and passenger weight..
Convenient
The NMax gladly accommodates a large modular type Schubert C3 or Shoei Neotec without worry (provided you put it upside down, that is to say the cap at the bottom). You can add gloves and possibly compact rain pants, but not an anti-theft device at the same time on the other hand..
So, from day to day, the lock is in the trunk and when we stop we take out the lock to put on the helmet. It is not the 125 scooter with the most space, but it is not the worst either, knowing that some scooters in the category only accept a jet and in no case a modular.
The front storage compartment is practical to slip in a ticket or a few trinkets, to see a disk block between two stops, knowing that it is open and therefore not protected from the rain.
The handles also double as a luggage rack and make it easy to secure a small bag.
Consumption
Yamaha announces a consumption of 2.19 liters thanks to Blue Core technology. In VERY smooth and very smooth driving, the NMax shows rather a consumption of 2.4 liters per hundred. In normal driving, without excess, it goes up to 2.6 liters. And if there are many cities with many departures stopped a little brisk, consumption then rises to 2.8 liters per hundred, on a consumption test carried out over 220 kilometers. Well filled to the brim, the first stick of the gauge goes out after 80 km, then each new stick after 25 km. With a 6.6-liter tank, the NMax thus offers a range of between 230 and 270 kilometers. Checking at the pump with two fill-ups confirms the accuracy of the on-board computer.
The elegant fuel cap placed at the level of the central corridor makes it very easy to refuel, without putting it everywhere.
Conclusion
Compact, small, light, not too high, the Nmax ends up conquering the heart of its driver with its tight price at 2,999 euros. It is the machine to do everything in the city, able to make the peri-urban without being afraid. Voluntary, lively, the engine has everything to please, especially with a very pleasant weight / power ratio on a daily basis. Only its direct competitor 400 euros cheaper and with a larger trunk will be able to give thought to the alternative.
Strong points
- motor
- grip
- price
Weak points
- storage
The Yamaha NMax technical sheet
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