Our world is stuffed with bizarre bikes. A few of them are badass—suppose low-slung cruisers like these from Harley and Indian. In the meantime, others are razor-sharp—suppose the crop of hyper-naked and supersports from Europe. However on the similar time, some bikes are simply bizarre. You recognize, like they’re not fairly positive what they need in life?
There are fairly just a few bikes like this that come to thoughts. Personally, the entire adventure-scooter craze is responsible of this, with bikes just like the Honda X-ADV teetering between scooter and journey bike. Effectively, as it will end up, one other producer is making an attempt to give you one more cruiser crossover thingamabob.
I’m speaking about Taiwanese model SYM, and its just lately unveiled prototype referred to as the TTLBT. Now, I’ve completely no thought what that five-lettered acronym stands for, however simply enthusiastic about it makes me hungry for a BLT sandwich. Sadly, SYM’s TTLBT isn’t a sandwich. Heck, I’m not even positive if it’s a scooter. Or possibly it’s a sport-tourer. Or maybe one thing in between?
Effectively, in accordance with SYM, the TTLBT’s styling was taken from, get this, a turtle. Now, I don’t learn about you, however this factor appears to be like nothing like a turtle. Plus, I’m not precisely positive if a turtle is an apt spirit animal for any bike.
Nonetheless, what I do know is that this factor is constructed to experience fairly far. It’s clearly looking for its place within the fashionable maxi-scooter section in Europe that’s dominated by the likes of the Yamaha TMAX and Honda Forza 750. However I don’t know, one thing simply appears to be like a bit off with the TTLBT’s proportions.
That being stated, beneath the floor, this factor appears to have the muscle to make it a highway-munching, long-distance-touring maxi-scooter. It’s powered by a 508cc engine, however SYM doesn’t disclose what sort of engine it’s, however it’s greater than doubtless a parallel-twin engine, and the identical one utilized in Maxsym TL 508 scooter. If that’s the case, then this factor is sweet for about 45 horsepower and 37 pound-feet of torque—effectively inside hanging distance of the Yamaha TMAX.
To enrich its respectable efficiency, SYM throws in a bunch of tech, too. The TTLBT comes with two experience modes—regular and rain, in addition to throttle-by-wire and cruise management. It even will get some performance-focused rider aids like cornering ABS and traction management (sure, this factor has a six-axis IMU—fairly wild for a scooter). Oh, you possibly can even swap traction management off if ever you’re feeling like making an attempt to pop wheelies on this factor.
In fact, the TTLBT will get the entire shebang in relation to infotainment. It’s rocking a seven-inch TFT display screen with voice activation, navigation, and music playback. The display screen permits you to join your smartphone by way of Bluetooth and even comes with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay as normal.
In true maxi-scooter trend, the TTLBT is sprinkled with comfort and comfort-focused facilities. It will get a nifty saddle with three positions of adjustable lumbar help. Below the seat, you get 37 liters of cupboard space. The bike even comes normal with panniers offering 14.4 liters and 13.6 liters of storage on both facet. And on longer journeys, you possibly can slap on a high case because of the built-in baggage rack. In fact, a USB-C charger housed within the entrance compartment permits you to energy up your gadgets as you experience.
So there you’ve gotten it, an oddball maxi-scooter sport-touring factor that kinda needs to be a complete bunch of issues suddenly. Will it promote? Heck, will it even make it to manufacturing? Effectively, solely time will inform, however given how fashionable maxi-scooters are in Europe and Asia, it’s greater than doubtless that there’s a marketplace for this factor.
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