ヤマハ TMAX 530 (2012) 試乗インプレッション YAMAHA TMAX530 TEST & REVIEW

It is test-riding the new model for export, and TMAX530 of YAMAHA.
TMAX is popular not only in Japan but overseas, especially Europe.
And it is a typical sport scooter of YAMAHA.
The former model was very highly evaluated.
And did this model change bring it how much evolution?
There are some important points in this model change.
One is improvement in the performance by expansion of a stroke volume.
And they are a weight saving of a car bodies, especially a weight saving of unspring weight.
And it is the drive system changed into the belt drive from the chain drive.
This is deeply concerned also with the weight saving of an unspring weight.
I am going to evaluate these improving points thoroughly.
Engine types are the water-cooled 4 stroke 4 valve DOHC and 2 cylinders of parallel.
It is the feature of TMAX that the cylinder is arranged almost horizontally.
Therefore, the centre of gravity of the engine itself is very low.
When a cowling is removed, about the same thick mainframe made from aluminum as a super sport motorbike appears.
And the engine is mounted by the midship part and the lowest parts.
As a result, the centre of gravity of the whole motorbike is low.
By this, it runs briskly in a city area.
And it is the optimal also as a motorbike for commuting.
The one reason is a brake.
The brake of front and rear was improved by this model change.
The front brake with a double disk is powerful, and it is easy to treat it.
And the disk of the rear brake was expanded.
Therefore, especially a rear brake becomes more powerful and it becomes easy to treat it.
This is big evolution.
The rear brake is important for a large-sized scooter.
This new rear brake is wonderful.
The ease of treating in the inside of a town.
The travelling carried out briskly.
Stable car bodies.
The aptitude as a motorbike for commuting is enough.
Now, it is running Tomei Expressway.
Also on a highway, this motorbike is pleasant.
This engine has a piston type balancer.
It has realized the very smooth travelling.
However, it is not only smooth, but a strong torque is charm.
In fact, this engine is a long stroke.
Bore is 68 mm and stroke is 73 mm.
It is quite long stroke.
The strong torque is brought about by this.
About 5-kg weight saving was carried out with the whole car bodies.
In it, about 4 kg is a weight saving of a front-and-rear unspring weight.
Especially on a highway, the effect is felt in rear wheel.
Reduction of an unspring weight has influenced the ride quality greatly.
The road surface tracking of rear wheel is wonderful.
It feels this also by whom.
Tyres hold a road surface strongly and do not release it.
It is wonderful road-holding.
Although it is sporty, this motorbike has a cargo space under the seat.
It can store a full-face helmet, a bag, etc.
Convenience is not neglected.
It is the optimal also as a motorbike not only commuting but for tourings.
This motorbike is running the winding road which plays an active part most.
It is very easy to treat and, moreover, quick.
One of the reasons which it feels so is this engine.
It reacts to the right hand faithfully.
A rotation lifting of an engine is very quick.
Even if an engine rotation goes up, a common scooter has a blunt Accelerate.
Such a tendency cannot be found in this motorbike.
YAMAHA is expressing this motorbike as the "automatic super sport."
I can consent to it.
This engine produces a strong torque from a low rotation.
According to it, a strong traction acts to a rear wheel.
Such feeling is strong.
The base carrier before and after reducing an unspring weight is combined with the car bodies with a high stiffness.
In such an irregular winding road, a road surface tracking is wonderful.
The play of a rear wheel is important.
A road surface tracking is so good that comparison with a common scooter is meaningless.
Road-holding is wonderful.
The width of a rear tire is 160 mm.
Therefore, a rear brake is very available.
You may depend on a powerful front brake.
However, since a braking force and the feel are good, at least a rear brake is enough.
The early outlook of these brakes was high.
Therefore, I am test-riding TMAX without antilocked braking system.
However, since the standard brake is good, it is expectable also in a model with antilocked braking system.
I do not like leaning a motorbike extremely on a dangerous highroad.
However, this motorbike has a very low centre of gravity.
Therefore, I would like to come to lean this motorbike.
There are few motorbikes which can impose a loading capacity on the side of a rear tyre that easily.
So low a centre of gravity is available in a winding road.
The volume of the car-bodies front part is controlled.
This wind screen is also a little smallish.
However, the protection-against-wind effect itself is enough.
If a hand tool is used, it is possible to raise it 55 mm.
The rider's liking and convenience are also considered.
It is easy to treat a steering sensitivity and it is sporty.
And this strong engine also has a pleasant low-speed torque.
The newest long-stroke engine has a quick rotation.
The person who had an instinctive dislike of a large-sized scooter should test-ride this motorbike.
And the owner of a former-ages model had better also test-ride this motorbike.
TMAX530 evolved will surprise you.
進化したTMAXに驚かされることだろう。