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First round on the new Yamaha Tee Max, the scooter writer who has long become a two-wheeler phenomenon that everyone is trying to emulate, but he's not waiting for anyone. So how's the new generation?

Danny Kushmaro

This tool troubles me. He troubles me because I'm a motorcyclist who loves motorcycles and it's - not a motorcycle. It's a scooter, but, and it's a really big one, it's not just a scooter:
This is the tool that in 2001 reinvented the scooter, which invented the sporty maxi-scooter, the behavioral bigot, a tool that developed an entire category named after him - "Timx." Because you don't have to say anything more than that, in scooter conversations you'll hear about the Sun Young's Timax or the Kimco Timax, but Ti Max has only one, and this is the Yamaha's Timax.

Metro: 2020 will be the two-year leap year

The Tymax is troubling motorcyclists because, like its motorcycle, it is separated from the racks, like a sports motorcycle it has an aluminum bearing and most importantly - because it travels fast, is strong, has excellent acceleration, and has the ultimate corkscrew. It is practical from a motorcycle because under the seat it has room for a helmet and another half, it is automatic without the need to change gears and so the white adidas Stan Smith always remain new.

Sharper and stronger, but mostly a new T Max, sometimes that's all his customers need to know

First Riding: New Yamaha T Max (Photo: PR, PR)

And now we're with the 2020 Tymex that celebrates almost 20 years on the fifth generation (or sixth or seventh - depending on how you count) - and has a new engine that grows 30 cc to 560, the horses grow at 1.6 kW which is 3.5% to 47.6, exactly the A1 category limit, with the torque also not falling and growing by 6%. And yet its weight remains the same 220 kg. The enlarged engine includes a new and more efficient cooling system, although no claims of warming are known.

It will also reach 180, as we were told

First Riding: New Yamaha T Max (Photo: PR, PR)

A notable feature that always separated T-Max from other scooters was the design, when you see one - you know right away. In this model, too, the lateral boomerang shape remained, the tail formed and sharpened, as did the seat, which facilitates the ascent and descent of the scooter and reaching the floor to full height. Tee Max addicts who did not like the backlight in the latest model were told that there are new and beautiful LED headlights in the back - a T-shape so that those who are currently bypassed will understand what is going on here.

The new model has riding modes such as "Sport" and "Touring" improved grip control, and the Japanese also claim improved sound of the exhaust - but why bother at all, it will be replaced by most buyers to Akrapovich anyway - you know it is the company's best-selling exhaust model In the world in general?

The backlight units generate the letter T

First Riding: New Yamaha T Max (Photo: PR, PR)

Chalk transfer ratios have been extended - which gives more leeway and reduced fuel consumption, but that doesn't mean it's slower, as the fact that the engine is stronger has also improved acceleration.

Hi Max will come in two versions this time called Tech-Max and will include extras such as cruise control, electrically adjustable reflector, cruise control, handlebars and buttocks, golden front fork, option for rear suspension and the second version that won't have it all - probably - "The usual."

In terms of usability there is a small compartment for the phone including a spark plug and USB charging, the compartment under the seat grows slightly, there is a smart key, there is a rich dashboard with a TFT screen and a handbrake.

The tech version Max reflects an electrically adjustable front

First Riding: New Yamaha T Max (Photo: PR, PR)

Greater hysteria

Approximately 300,000 T Maxs have been sold in the world since 2001, making it one of the most popular models in Yamaha (!) History in Europe, mainly in Italy and France. There is an audience who wants it and only it and according to the Yamaha half (!) Of the new Timax buyers, they are repeat customers, each time a new model comes out, sales jump. Israel really admires the Tee Max and is actually the best-selling two-wheeler in Israel over the years and years. The madness is so great that on the first day of its sale, the Metro says 150 orders have been registered. I know Timx's image very well in the country, and you're there in Talkback 15 or 16 - really, really funny - but it's an iconic scooter that's been at the top of the category for its own tires for almost twenty years, a scooter that doesn't have to say anything more than its name.

First Riding: New Yamaha T Max (Photo: PR, PR)

We drove 200 km on launch, and can spend many hours on his seat without any great comfort. When it came to rain, all I had to do (in the Tech-Max model) was to turn on the hand warmers and to stay dry, push the button to pick up the electric binoculars - even though a customer The Tymax would prefer to add money and buy a brief reflector which is less effective but more sexy.

In the curves, it is evident that his racks have been hardened without compromising comfort, and now he sits better and more confident on the side. He responded quickly to every steering command and gave a very high sense of stability. Only real provocations caused the chassis to convey to the rider a message that he was exaggerating. The new engine gave us in Portugal - on the clock - 180 km / h and it does accelerate more powerfully on the move using the torque that grows.

First Riding: New Yamaha T Max (Photo: PR, PR)

The Japanese engineers who spoke to us were interested in the quality of the roads in Israel and wondered if in the Israeli desert the roads were covered with dunes. But we just wanted to get out of the box a bit and give us a significantly larger engine model, too, but they are Japanese people who know better than anyone the T-Max acquirer claimed they wanted - revolution instead of evolution.

For a long day of riding (including one burnout. Sorry, must-have) the question kept asking - motorcycle or tee max? It's an unnecessary argument - because Tee Max has his huge fan base and everything they (and others) need to know that what was an excellent scooter has now become an even better scooter.

First Riding: New Yamaha T Max (Photo: PR, PR)

On the technical side: Yamaha Tee Max 560

Engine
Volume: 562 cc
Cylinders: 2
Cooling: Liquid
Power (hp): 47.6 / 7,500 rpm
Torque (kg): 5,250 / 5.7 rpm
Gearbox: Continuous - Variator

chassis
Rack K: Reverse Telescopic
Rack A: Adjustable rear arm / absorber with link

Brake K: 267mm double disc
Brake A: Disc 282 mm
Tire K: 120 / 70-15
Tire A: 160 / 60-15

Dimensions
Length: 2,200 mm
Width: 765 mm
Height: 1,420mm - 1,555mm (adjustable reflector)
Seat height: 800 mm
Wheelbase: 1,575 mm
Wet weight: 218 lbs
Fuel tank: 15 liters

price:
NIS 85,000 (Standard) NIS 92,000 (Tech Max)