activa

well i have been using it for 2 years 10 months and till now nothing has gone wrong
its 21k on the odometer and it gives me 40+kmpl in city(in traffic ridden mumbai)
but if ridden below 60 on highways it returns 44+

have been using it everyday,but it wont start if kept idle for few days
yes its a gem and its my update
i may help if required(from my little experience)
and i use it for a little long distance journeys too and it doesnot complain if kept till 60kmph thats it!

i guess i was sleeping till nw
its a 2007 model(2nd gen)

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Devilpulsarian

Ram, a full size helmet would just fit in the storage of my dio. But after that you would be left with no space literally. My dio has been reporting pretty dismal FE figures of 30-32kmpl and its ridden under the mildest of hands by my father. Its just 9k and 1.5 year old.
My friends (girl) year old activa (102cc) is also returning around similar FE figures.
But tunewise Activa 102cc was a whole lot more responsive than the same engined Dio.
Engine is butter smooth for both scoots but fail to lift me with my mom. Handlingwise I love any damn Honda made in this world, DIO takes the game miles ahead for scooters.
After sales service in my hometown (Bhopal) sucks big time with one of the worst response times to your issues.


WHICH ONE:

I have owned an Eterno and Dio is the second honda in our family. Considering the latest lineup, Hondas scooters are unncessarily costly and this is the major concern for me.
Personally speaking, Rodeo is the best 4 stroke scooter I have ridden till date, engine responsewise though many would not trust Mahindra as of now!

Duro is a whole lot cheaper than the rest and boasts of some fantastic features.

Suzuki Access, although, is slightly low on FE, is the best among the lot. Sad part is that none of the Hondas have moved onto telescopic shocks which I feel is one of the most important feature one should consider while considering a scoot. (I guess higher end unncesarily costly Aviator has been offered with telescopics but am not sure).

Frankly speaking, Hondas bank too much on refinement and brand name!!!

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frank_dude_007

I am a Proud owner of a Honda Activa for some 4 years now and man am i happy with it .
It is one heck of a scooty , it is among the tank's of scootie's .I can say that cause i have had a lot of accident's (most of because of the road condition's) and it has also fallen many a time's (newbie friends) still i didn't had a single dent .
I am soo far happy with it's performance , it gives me an average of 35 . It has given me undescribable joy and in return it just ask's to take it's care that too very little (I actually didn't got it serviced for a year and it did not give me any problem what so ever :O)
I have ridden the dio and the new aviator but i must say they do not compare to the activa which started it all .

vas

having the '03 activa for > 72000 kms, all i can say is HONDA is proved in the scoot market.
Aviator is more refined than the Activa in terms of braking/handling.
Go for ACTIVA for that ultra-cool WHITE color else a BLACK Aviator will be worth the investment

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ravi@17bhp

The looks of Aviator is 'You hate or like it'. Initially I did not like it too, but started liking it after some time, and thanks that it is not a regular scooter type. The looks of aviator perfectly gels with office going executives.

I think you know that the price of Aviator is on the higher side. A 2k premium is worth or not, you have to decide it.

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ken cool

I have always liked the looks of the Aviator. It is the kind of looks that I really dig. But I did not want to be influence someone's buying just because I like the looks of a vehicle. Which is why I asked all those questions of performance, handling, suspension glitches if any, after sales service, (Mileage is not really a concern) and so on. Honestly, if Kinetic was a true and viable option, I would have asked the person to pick up the Blaze. But I was not happy ever with the Kinetic after sales unfortunately.

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ravi@17bhp

Kinetic Blaze was discontinued after Mahindra bought Kinetic. I had very bad experience with Kinetic Blaze and sold it for just 19k in 1.2 years. So many glitches which were not rectified by Kinetic. The ride comfort was awesome though.

I would love to see a 150cc motoscooter from either Honda, Yamaha, or suzuki in the coming two years.

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rx2389

I believe Aviator is a better product than Activa. The only thing which swung my decision in favor of Activa was lack of front storage space in Aviator. I understand that one cannot fit a storage dicky on it.

frank_dude_007

Having ridden the aviator and activa both i can say that aviator's engine is more refined but i don't like it's suspension and seating style , Actvia on the other hand has good suspension for my taste . Aviator has a got good potential but it doesn't inspire the confidence to the rider to use that potential whereas activa can be pushed to it's limit's .
Now You decide

ken cool

Can you say if a new rider measuring 159cms, (5ft1) will find it tougher to ride on the Aviator or easier on the Activa?

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