Yamaha Aerox 155

When it comes to scooters, the Yamaha Mio Aerox is easily one of the sportiest and most edgy-looking offerings one can buy in the Philippines right now. The influence of Yamaha’s sports bikes (both super sports and naked roadsters) can be seen in the way the Mio Aerox has been designed, which looks sharp and contemporary from all angles.

At the front, the Yamaha Mio Aerox welcomes one with its long and attractive-looking dual LED headlamps, which come with eyebrow-shaped daytime running LEDs over them. The apron, which houses the dual LED headlamp setup, is also beautifully sculpted while having a broad design that gives a muscular appeal to the front of the Mio Aerox. The handlebar cowl of the scooter looks compact but sporty with a small crown-like tinted visor placed over a blacked-out panel.

The muscular appeal of the Yamaha Mio Aerox is at its best when the scooter is viewed from the side. The front fairing of the scooter gets additional panels on the sides, which flow down towards the split floorboard, while housing clear lens turn indicators within them. The split floorboard of the scooter has a unique X-shaped panel across its length, which reads out the name of the scooter. 

The compact but broad-looking tail section of the Yamaha Mio Aerox rises upwards like that of a fully-faired super sports motorcycle, which further adds to the overall sporty appeal of this scooter. The humped seat of the Yamaha Mio Aerox also is very sports bike-like, with the pillion rider sitting quite higher than the rider at the front. Adding a beefier look to the rear profile of the Mio Aerox is the huge single exhaust pipe on the side, which also has the radiator shroud placed near it. 

The Yamaha Mio Aerox comes with its fuel tank in the partition in the middle of the floorboard, which can be accessed via a button placed near the keyless ignition switch. Even the seat opening can be accessed via a button placed in the same housing as the fuel tank lid opening switch, with the scooter having a massive under-seat storage compartment. The full-LCD instrument console of the Mio Aerox is blue-backlit and reads out the speedometer, tachometer, fuel gauge, odometer, trip meter, and MID.

Inspired by the overall sportiness of the other 155cc offerings from Yamaha, the Mio Aeros also has a sporty suspension setup comprising telescopic forks at the front and dual-sided coil springs at the rear. The Yamaha Mio Aerox wows with its agile handling and its ability to take on fast stretches and corners effortlessly, though the ride quality is on the firmer side, while the pillion rider too might not feel comfortable during long-distance riding due to limited under-thigh support. The Mio Aerox rides on 14-inch alloy wheels, shod with 110/80-14 tyre at the front and 140/70-14 tyre at the rear. 

Getting the tried-and-tested four-stroke, liquid-cooled, 155cc engine, which is shared with other Yamahas like the YZF-R15, MT-15, XSR 155 and Sniper 155, the Yamaha Mio Aerox claims a maximum power output of 15.4 PS and a peak torque output of 13.9 Nm. The engine is backed by variable valve actuation and Blue Core technologies, which further make the engine feel even more responsive and fuel-efficient at the same time.

Equipped with a dual-channel ABS setup, the Yamaha Mio Aerox also comes with a keyless ignition setup, which makes this scooter one of the finest in its category.

With a sporty feel all around – be its styling, performance and riding dynamics, the Yamaha Mio Aerox is one complete package for those who want a sports-oriented motorcycle, but something with the added practicality of a traditional package.