Sportbike Wallpapers: Yamaha Majesty Scooter

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Yamaha Majesty Scooter

like my scooters to be… well… scooterly. From a distance the Majesty looks massive, heavy and unwieldy. It’s only a smidgen smaller than the Suzuki Burgman 400. Sure, the Majesty may not be as big as a HD Nightster, which is 110 lbs heaver, but the Yamaha Majesty is still 110 lbs heavier than a smaller scooter like the Vespa GTV 250. So, what was I to do? Well it’s my job, so with a sigh I took her by the handlebars and went off to see what she was all about.

I just ignored my preconceptions. I thought to myself, “I’m just going to ride”, and I did. I rode for about an hour. Across backroads and highways, in and out of garages and parking lots, around u-turns and roundabouts and suddenly it hit me. HEY! Wait a sec! This is supposed to the “big, clumsy Majesty.” I had forgotten to remind myself of all my preconceptions. As it turns out the Majesty is a blast to ride! She was actually quite quick and nimble. Her turning radius was much tighter than I had expected and I was really pleased with how well the Japanese had thought out her ergonomics. Hold up… let me stop gushing for a second and get back to the Majesty’s statistics.