As of April 8th 2012 Yamaha's released hardy any news about Yamaha's fuel injected Nouvo SX
By Jack Corbett
After hearing "We don't know" or so many untruths from Thailand's dealers I decided take my own stab at the new bike's character. Several weeks ago the Yamaha Nouvo SX was released in Vietnam to the accompaniment of numerous You Tube videos. But talking to Thailand's dealers has been like trying to talk to a cocker spaniel except for the fact that the cocker spaniel is much more knowledgeable. It's not that cocker spaniels are bad or unwanted, it's just that they don't know much about what's lying around the next corner. I have not found a single specimen of the Nouvo SX in Thailand, nor have I been able to decipher very much out of what's coming out of Vietnam. But do keep reading on as I try to make some degree of sense out of Yamaha's new flagship in the 125 c.c. class of motorbikes with its advanced YMjet-FI fuel injection system to see how well it measures up against the venerable Yamaha Nouvo 135 c.c. Elegance and its stable mates, the Fiore and TTX.
The specifications below are for Yamaha's
present model Nouvo, the water cooled 135 c.c. Elegance which has been
with us for over four years, the Italian inspired Fiore, the utilitarian
TTX and the up and coming Nouvo fuel injected SX. The
specifications given for the first three bikes are from brochures from a
Thailand Yamaha dealership that you will find under each motorbike's
descriptive web page along with its picture. As for the new still
to be released Nouvo SX, I've gotten its
specs
from this web page. Mileage
and range figures are only estimates based on what Yamaha claims for the
Fiore and TTX that I have adjusted to reflect greater engine size.
Above all, take all of this with a grain of salt. I'm doing this for fun so I can later check back to see how close I got to the mark. This is only a crap shoot. Nevertheless it should be interesting to see how accurately this crap shoot will measure up.
Here's the four bikes in Yamaha's 2012 lineup
The 135 c.c. Nouvo Elegance
The 115 c.c Fiore
The 115 c.c. TTX
The 125 c.c. Nouvo SX
|
Elegance 135 |
Fiore |
TTX |
Nouvo SX fuel injected |
|
|
Weight |
111 kg |
98 |
99 |
111 kg |
|
Fuel capacity |
4.8 |
4.4 |
4.8 |
4.3 |
|
Fuel economy (metric) |
44 |
51 |
55.75 |
48 |
|
Range Metric |
211.2 |
224.4 |
267.6 |
206.4 |
|
Fuel Economy (mpg) |
103.5 |
120 |
131 |
113.85 |
|
Range (miles per tank) |
131 |
139.47 |
166.31 |
128.3 |
|
Engine Size |
132 |
113.69 |
113.69 |
124 |
|
Horsepower |
11.2 |
10.43 |
||
|
Torque |
10.6 Nm @ 6500 rpms |
10.47 @ 6000 rpms |
||
|
Under seat storage
G or B for good or bad |
G | G | B | G |
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