Test: Yamaha Xenter 150 - Convenience First
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Test: Yamaha Xenter 150 - Convenience First

26.05.2022 /

For whom?

Our virtuous leaders have already created an additional obstacle to the sale of motorized bicycles in such unfavorable times: they raised the age limit for the category H exam (for driving mopeds and scooters with a maximum speed of 45 km / h) to 15 years. years. This is why toddlers (and their main sponsors) choose to wait and, at 16, decide to take the 125cc motorcycle exam. See or wait another two years and get a ("safe") car. My teenage stars (SR, Aerox, Runner ...) sell poorly (and because they are expensive) and the scooters that we call workers are selling solidly.

The Xenter is typical of this class: because of its appearance, its posters will not decorate the walls in a teenager's room, but at the same time, it deserves the Yamaha badge (not Zxynchong) for its simple, cute design and solid build. qualitative. On the test, we had no problems and we do not expect them. Hey, it has a three-year warranty and an extensive service network!

Test: Yamaha Xenter 150 - Convenience First

No superlatives, but everything as you would expect

The driving position is high enough (not touching the knees) like a scooter, not a motorcycle (we sit one hundred percent on the buttocks, legs bent directly in front of the torso), which is less favorable for the spine. longer trip. However, in the afternoon, instead of Bled, we ended up in Vršić. Consider that at a top speed of about 110 kilometers per hour with some reasonable deviations from the standard speeds, the Yamaha YZF-R1 will not be much faster!

Test: Yamaha Xenter 150 - Convenience First

If we also mention the fuel consumption with more than fully open throttle (2,8 l / 100 km) and the fact that thanks to the large wheels it rides very well on bad roads and gravel, you can be convinced of this. When cornering, especially at high speeds, there is a lack of the classic flat-bottomed design, as the frame then “breathes”. If it were critical, we would write that he "hesitates", but it is not.

Test: Yamaha Xenter 150 - Convenience First

Usability comes first

Finally, a commentary on the main photo, which is by no means joking, but the result of real needs. The day before we returned the test scooter to KMC, I had to deliver two backpacks, a refrigerator and a 10 liter barrel of water to a friend who later picked me up in Ljubljana. You might think that with the R1 I definitely shouldn't be driving all this.

Test: Yamaha Xenter 150 - Convenience First

Text and photo: Matevzh Hribar

  • Basic data

    Sales: Delta Team doo

    Base model price: 3.199 €

    Test model cost: 3.473 €

  • Technical information

    engine: single cylinder, four stroke, liquid cooled, 155 cc, fuel injection

    Power: 11,6 kW (15,8 km) at 7.500 rpm

    Torque: 14,8 Nm at 7.500 rpm

    Energy transfer: automatic clutch, continuously variable variomat

    Frame: steel pipe

    brakes: front disc Ø 267 mm, rear drum Ø 150 mm

    Suspension: front telescopic fork, 100mm travel, rear swingarm, single shock, 92mm travel

    Tires: 100/80-16, 120/80-16

    Growth: 785 mm

    Fuel tank: 8

    Wheelbase: 1.385 mm

    Weight: 142 kg

We praise and reproach

driving performance (even on bad roads and gravel)

live engine

general applicability

fuel consumption

windshield protection

small box in front of the driver

small box under the seat (does not swallow the helmet)

weak brakes

less rigid frame (no center lug)

the engine can only be turned off with the key

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