The Mutt Mongrel 250 Motorcycle ‖ Full Review [4K]
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- #muttmotorcycles #muttmongrel250
With the brief respite from the cold, rain and snow I finally got a chance to ride and review the Mutt Mongrel 250cc motorcycle. The last video we did on this topic was so popular I just had to do a full review video. I hope everyone enjoys it and I tried to answer many of the questions that people posted in the comments last time round. Enjoy!
Gear I use:
Jacket🧥: Alpinestars Andes Touring I / RST Pro Series CPX-C Leather Jacket - Neon Green
Trousers👖: Alpinestars Andes Touring I / RST R-18 CE Leather Jeans
Gloves🧤: RST Thermotech Heated Gloves / RST Blade 2 CE Leather Gloves
Helmet: Arai: RX-7V Gold Rea edition (signed)
Boots🥾: RST Tractech EVO III
Action Camera 🎥: GoPro Hero VII x2
Audio🎵: Olympus LSP4 sound capture device
Mic🎤: Rode SmartLav+
Still images📸: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra/ Fuji X-H2
How is it shifting? I understand you weren't familiar with the ergos, but does it shift quickly and smoothly? Do you reckon it would handle occasional motorway use? Thanks :)
Hi Lisa, thanks for the question. It was fairly clunky if I'm honest, but as you suggest I'm familiar with sportbike shifting and seating position. Shifting was an event rather than something that just happens naturally/automatically. Almost like doing everything in slow motion, throttle down, clutch in, make a overemphasised shift if that makes sense. Also, I noticed it was really hard to fit my boot under the lever to change up. I was wearing RST Tractech Evo 3 Boots size 10. It might be easier if you have smaller feet or are more using casual protective footwear. It could handle motorway use but it is a little underpowered (I get its not a 600 😂 and not meant to be) but this becomes apparent when doing 60+ mph or with a pillion. My Dad who is not into speed at all is looking at changing to the new Mutt Imperial 400cc single when that is release for this reason.
@@MindfulMotorcyclist That's great, thankyou for your help! :)
Would you/your dad recommend getting this bike for a novice rider?
Hi Sebastian, yes I would in terms that it is easy to ride, but I think there are better bikes out there for the same money. Are you looking for a retro style bike?
@@MindfulMotorcyclist ahh, thanks for the respons! Yeah, im mainly looking for a retro styled bike. I stumbled across Mutt and absolutely love the look! But I dont know a lot of different bikes/brands
I guess try a few, the lexmoto vendetta is similar and cheaper. I'm going for the Royal Enfield Meteor which is the same price. The reviews of the meteor are fantastic but there might be a wait to get one...
@@MindfulMotorcyclist Ill check em out! Just one more question if you dont mind, hows the acceleration 1-100 kmh on the mutt? is it decent or?
Good review, I’ve been looking for a smaller cc daily ride. I think the mutt is not quite there yet, hopefully in a year or two the next version might be the one.
Mutt have just teased a 400cc called the imperial which is tempting but the quality issues would put me off. I'm looking forward to the RE meteor 350 which is released here in May. That I like!
@@MindfulMotorcyclist are there issues?
@@Angry_Lion we did have issues of engine cut out cause by particulates in the fuel, that was down to the petrol station near where my Dad lives. Took a lot of investigation to find that out however. Aside from that the Mutt has been reliable!
@@MindfulMotorcyclist thx a lot!
I like the look of the bike but a bit concerned about the reliability when it's similar money to the new Royal Enfield meteor 350
Agreed, the meteor will take quite some beating! The tripper navigation looks good as well.
Although they are Chinese they are quality controlled in the UK. It's like KTM have there bikes built in India but are quality controlled in Austria. Also they have 2 years free warranty so it's not too bad
The reliability isn't that great in our experience. There is an engine cutting out issue that we are diagnosing (either fuel contaminants or something within the fuel system itself), the speedometer obviously broke and a rattle from the exhaust mount.
I'd love to see the reliability video for your dad's Mutt if you get round to filming it 👍
Thanks, I don't personally think they are bad bikes but they don't hold up well to a Royal Enfield hunter 350, Scram 411 for example which are similar price. Though he likes the light weight my Dad is a bit put off my his and wouldn't have another...
Couple of things I’m just over 6 foot (14.5 stone) and I’m Big enough guy would this bike be suitable for me without me looking to big on it, also would it be okay for long motorway riding baring in mind I’m not a speed demon I’m happy cruising at 70
I'm 5'11 and 80kg (whatever that is in old money must be 14 stone ish), I think it looks fine. For long motorway riding it has no fairing so you'd get buffeted by the wind. I'm personally going to look at the Royal Enfield Meteor 350 when that gets released as I want a bigger bike which will be more stable for longer rides, that comes out in May and is £3750 so very similar to the Mutt in price.
@@MindfulMotorcyclist that’s awesome thanks a lot 👍🏼
@@shaboob7604 No worries, happy it was useful.
Can anyone help so not worth switching an original pulse 125 engine with this engine my pulse 125 did 70MPH if I'm buying this enginee for a simple engine swap for a extra 10mph not worth it at all 😂 so what is to speed of the engine
Litro these are re branded lexmoto or pulse engines, as they did a pulse adrenaline 250cc and engine is exact same as this! Litro you look at the original pulse 250 engine compared to this it looks the exact same
Can you please let me know we’re your dad got the back rest from, my wife is asking.
Hi John, thanks for the comment, as far as I know it is a head rest from a jaguar x type that he fashioned to add to the pillion seat as my mum was afraid of slipping off the back! Thanks
its a shame these are the quality/price they are, one needs to go up or the other down! i love the idea of a runaround thats light and quicker than a 125 and these are really the only type of bike i can think of along with the vendetta which seems to be discontinued.
Agreed. I think a lot of it is successful marketing, the end product isn't quite as polished as it could be. Now Royal Enfield has brought out the Meteor (£4k/350cc) that will also compete in this category.
I like it
Me too 😁
Interesting review but I prefer the Bullit Bluroc 250 in comparison.
My brother has the bullet hero but that's the 125. Out of interest why did you prefer the bullet to the Mutt?
@@MindfulMotorcyclist Overall design really. Bullit looks the more credible classic. Not a fan of the Mutt logo either.
The lexmoto vendetta 250 is exactly the same bike but £700 cheaper, and sounds great compared to this mutt
@@kevindarkstar Lexmoto getting great reviews recently, I want a go on the LXR125...
Enjoyed the review but not for me. Nice road, been up and down that many times.
Look forward to next one.
Thank you 😊. You mean to say the Mutt is not for you? How so out of interest? It is a really nice road I agree!
Could you travel the world with this bike?
You could of course but there would be better options with more power and luggage capacity for longer touring...
You say it's a 250 and it tops out at 80! My 125 goes that fast
Well it is a 250, I guess being a retro speed isnt everything. There's no fairing so your not going to be streamlined going 80mph! What bike have you got?
Your 125 doesn't do 80
@@marycharnock5339 there's a vid on my channel of me doing 75 IL see if I have one going 80 to put up
@@fkingride.5500 you're missing the whole point of this bike if you are searching for speed mate
@@dimitriskatsoulis4986 no i get the point of the bike im just surprised that a 250 tops out at that speed
130kg
Suzuki gn motor made in China.
Hi Don thanks for the comment. It's quite a reliable motor though no?
It's made in china
I think the engine is made in China and the bike is 'assembled' or 'completed' in Brum
It's quality controlled in the UK aswell. It's like KTM have there bikes built in India and quality controlled in Austria
@@alexcunningham4927 In our experience not very well. The needle came off the instrument cluster (though I note in a recent press release Mutt are upgrading the clusters to semi-digital) and also there is an engine cutting out issue. This was traced back to debris in the fuel so now we are going to filter the fuel to see if it originates from the forecourt or some flaking inside the tank. Here's hoping its a garage issue (though it is BP so you would expect to have high standards)
@@MindfulMotorcyclist that is very unfortunate. I've had my mutt since 2017 and it's got 17,000km on it. I've had no issue with it. But I have it regularly serviced so maybe that makes the difference
@@alexcunningham4927 Agreed the engine is meant to be very reliable. One thing which could be different is my Dad rides it on a very short commute (4miles each way) and in all weathers, come rain or snow. People always say short journeys are worse for engine health.