Yamaha Xmax 300 | Owners Review after 3 years 

Had my 2019 Xmax 300 for almost 2 years and 50.000km now. Basically only positives. I have the silver one which looks gorgeous in the sun, sparkles and everything. The matte paint is very delicate though, would never get a vehicle with matte paint again, scratches just by looking at it wrong. Very reliable if serviced properly, battery goes weak below 5 celsius. It really doesn´t wanna start below that. Excellent storage space. Can fit my HJC RPHA 11 size L in both positions. Usually have a backpack, gymbag and my rain clothes in there with room to spare. If you ride all year round like I do, treat every bolt close to the ground with copper paste, they corrode and break off easily, especially on the CVT case. At 6´1" the seating position is sub-optimal. You need long legs to comfortably flat foot it but when you´re riding, there is no space for said long legs to go. The forward position is atrocious. On long rides my hip starts to feel really uncomfortable because of the high floorboards compared to the seat height. The lights are terrible. Once adjusted properly, good throw of light but not bright enough. Halogen bulbs on cars and even my bycicle lights are brighter. High beam is a nice gimmick for making reflective signs glow, nothing else. Decent power. You can smash most cars off the line and can easily get to 130kph and hold that even on the worst inclines. You need to think about overtaking though. Trucks and tractors are no deal but when you want to overtake someone who is also accelerating, don´t. It´s very frustrating, a lot of people here in Germany have a small ego and don´t want to let you go past. You have basically no power when they decide to hit the gas just as you are overtaking. You are at their mercy, not a good feeling at all. Excellent fuel consumption. You can easily get below 3l per 100km. I ride my scooter like a maniac. Lots of full throttle and Autobahn riding and get 3,26l per 100km as an average over the last 20.000km. I really like riding it. It is plenty fast for the city and just so easy with the cvt transmission. I´m thinking about going back to a bike. I just miss power in some situations and even shifting. I would certainly miss it though. The storage space, weather protection and ease of use/ low cost is unmatched by any motorcycle out there.

As good as this and other maxi scooters are, I don't understand the fashion for endless GREY colour schemes which seem to be all the rage nowadays. Life in wintery UK is grey enough already. Don't riders want just a bit of colour to brighten up their day? Brilliant channel by the way.

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Great review. I thought it would be, seeing the condition and sensible mods on the bike. I've got a Burgman 400 and I'm looking at the Xmax or Forza 300/350. As you say, far more practical than a motorbike, great in traffic and good storage and economy. Once you've tried one it's difficult to go back to a normal motorbike as they are just so practical and easy to live with.

Keep a spare key fob battery. The one problem is Yamaha and Honda dont give you a key, in the manual it even says the key fob may not work sometimes. Ive been stranded a few times. It need a manual key back up. Ive seen a few people now stuck when the key battery goes.

I own my Xmax300 from 2021 now for 7 months and have ridden 5000 km. Next week the V-belt is going to be changed.(20000 km) My cons are that the speedometer is 10% slower than GPS-speed-indication. The front lights are not really powerful. And it is very sensitive for strong side winds. But overall I don't regret this bike after 38 years of driving heavy BMW's. (I am 70 years old now)

Ridden bikes for years! Now l strangely find myself lusting after one of these!

The shock socks are nice, but get the generic rear tire hugger too, because the rear tire flings grit and salt directly at the throttle valve body, intake pipe, the engine, engine pivot bushings and the engine support bracket bushings (four of them made out of hollowed out vulcanized rubber).

DId you manage motorway speeds 2-up on your way to France?

Good video but do you feel vibrations at higher speeds of 50, 60, 70, 80 , 90 mph ? Any increase of vibrations ?

I've said it before, what are they doing with these paint schemes? Give me something sporty. Go fluorescent, some stripes. This scooter looks like they are trying to sell the USSR vibe.

Xmax or Forza ?

Hi, very informative video as always. Would be great to see a review of your regular delivery scooter (Honda I think) at some point in the future!

seems like a good bike, where I live it has a name for idiots riding them unfortunately

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Really well thought through and put together video. I put together a similar video for my bike after living with it for a year, owners views I think are a great complement to the journalist views. I’m quite keen to swap the car for a more robust and comfortable commuter. One of these has turned up at my local dealer (same spec and colour). I’m convinced it’s worth a look. Keep up the great videos. Enjoy the ride, stay safe.

Great review. Have just got the 2024 xmax 300 and other than the lights and digital dash there appears to be no difference….

Great video!, can I ask where did you get the mirror mounts from - I think that is a must on the xmax !

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99.8 mpg? Is that imperial mpg?

im a delivery driver and have seen that you had a full license. im thinking about doing mine is it difficult? (London)

Hi, great review thank you. I have one on order, due this week and would be really interested in the details on those aftermarket mirrors please? Many thanks in advance.

How do you go about getting a licence to ride one I’m a car driver 52 yrs

23 minutes and no mention of how the scoot handles the rough road bits. Sigh..............

Awesome video, curious as to what you used to attach the quad lock mount to? Thanks!

Have you had any thief issues? My biggest fear about getting one in London!

Are you able to flat foot the Xmax at a stop?

Red colour; green colour some colour at least...what colours are those ,,?😅

I have been riding a Yamaha aerox for 2 years now and enjoy it very much (my first bike as a 50+ rider), the only problem has been the bluetooth adapter that drained my battery so I needed to disconnect it. Now I am starting to think about an Xmax 300 as my next bike, it looks really nice but I am not sure about pros and cons. I am living in Bangkok where we navigate a lot between cars too so a bigger bike may have some cons I guess. Also I rarely have roads practical for more than 90 kmh but still Xmax look really fun. Any thoughts about an upgrade from Aerox to Xmax are very welcome!

Worst build quality i've ever seen in a scooter, even china ones last better.... Mine was all rusted out from below, pretty badly, the chassis, the holder, everything underneath was plagued with rust, and with just 8 months of ownership, never rode them on ice neither on salty roads, can't imagine what salty roads would do with such poor quality. Very disappointed, as same happened to my MT07, yamaha? Anymore thanks, only the upper models are worth it long-term the rest they rust and are as cheap or even worse than many chinese brands/motorbikes.

5:30 Storage compartments that don't lock? Pointless. What are designers thinking? Not much, obviously. Thanks for posting.

Where is the battery? I here itsit's down below the windshield.

How did you mount the mirrors on the windshield?

I do like the analog dials. Being human and kinetics are analog, so why would we try to express motion in digital?

Great review, looking in great condition. I notice they do a low seat 40mm lower for those that might need it (will eat up some under seat space) perfect town bike with enough for the motorway :)

How are the front mirrors attached , is it an aftermarket or Yamaha attachment .

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Does it have enough power for two persons (together 140kg) ? I mean to be quick in city and for short distance trip or even longer?🙂