The Vespa S 125 is a scooter from Vespa. It is currently on sale. Scooters are made for easy city riding: automatic, step-through and usually with storage under the seat. With a 124.7 cc engine it sits in the 125 cc scooter class.
Power comes from a 124.7 cc single-cylinder air-cooled engine that makes 9.3 bhp at 7,100 rpm and 10.1 Nm of torque at 5,600 rpm. Its stroke is longer than its bore (52 mm x 56.6 mm), a long-stroke layout that generally favours low-down pulling power. Divide power by kerb weight and it has about 82 PS per tonne; by that measure, there is enough go for confident city riding and relaxed highway cruising. The claimed top speed is 86 km/h. It has electric start.
It uses an automatic (CVT) transmission, so there are no gears or clutch to work — you twist the throttle and go.
It is built around a monocoque chassis. Suspension is by hydraulic single side arm front suspension at the front and hydraulic shock absorber at the rear. Braking is by a disc at the front and a drum at the rear, with a combined braking system (CBS). Using the rear brake lever also applies some front brake, which shortens stops for riders who lean on the rear brake. It rides on 11-inch front and 10-inch rear alloy wheels with tubeless tyres — 110/70 - 11 at the front and 120/70 - 10 at the rear.
The seat is 770 mm off the ground, which is low and makes it easy to put your feet down. It weighs 115 kg ready to ride, light enough to push around and park easily. It is 1,770 mm long, with 1,290 mm between the axles. It carries 7.4 L of fuel.
Equipment includes a semi-digital instrument console, an LED headlamp, USB charging port, under-seat storage, service due indicator and low fuel indicator. Safety equipment includes side-stand engine cut-off and side-stand warning.
The manufacturer's warranty is 60,000 km or 5 years. It comes with 4 free services. For the Vespa S 125, Mechiee offers a fixed ₹899 doorstep service.
It is best suited to city errands and riders who would rather not shift gears. Its low seat also makes it approachable for shorter and newer riders.
Recommended tyre pressures are 26 psi front and 29 psi rear riding alone, and 26 psi front and 32 psi rear with a pillion.