Test Riding the Yamaha TMax 530 - The Ultimate Scooter?
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- Опубліковано 13 вер 2016
- Here is a video of my test ride of the Yamaha TMax. I had this scooter in my garage during 3 weeks. It belongs to a good friend who has requested me to keep it during his vacations, as the TMax is the most stolen 2-wheeler in France. I took it for a 2-hour ride. It's pretty hard, maybe even impossible, to evaluate comprehensively a vehicle in such a short time. So, what I am sharing here are just my first impressions.
Specifications in brief:
- Forward inclined parallel twin cylinder engine
- 530 cc, water cooled
- 46 hp @ 6,750 rpm, 52 nm @ 5,250 rpm
- Cast-aluminium frame
- V-belt automatic transmission
- Radial brakes with ABS
- 222 kg (489 lb) with all operating consumable liquids
- 800 mm (31.5 in) seat height
- 15 l (4 US Gal) fuel tank
- 10,000 km (6,000 mi) or 12-month maintenance interval
- 10,999 euros (in France), VAT included
The TMax in the video is the Iron Max version, with a matt black paint, golden fork & brake caliper caps, aluminium footplates, and alcantara seat. The price of the Iron Max version is 11,499 euros in France, VAT included.
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Many years later, still a great review, as I'm considering getting a used 2015, because that was the only year they were imported into the U.S.
Morning bud, did You purchase one of these?
alas not, couldn't find one. Still looking, AK550 is probably the replacement. Got a 2013 Majesty 400 now , tho. Exceeded all expectations from this ex-sport bike/tourer rider.@@CORYandTREVORstore
C'est toujours un plaisir de regarder tes vidéos! Surtout quand tu fais des essais! Rien ne manque, tout est dit! Continue a nous "transporter" comme tu le fais!
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Merci beaucoup, content que mes vidéos te plaisent et V à toi :)
Love the test ride video, thank you! Helps me make decision to buy one, yah!!
Glad you've liked this review! I hope you will enjoy your TMax as much as my friend who owns the one in my video ✌🏻
Bro, I bought one 4 weeks ago, wow, just wow. Its a jetski for the road :D you can't go wrong.
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Excellent video! Thanks so much for posting.
You're welcome, glad you've enjoyed it :)
need more vids like this one on youtube, perfectly done !
Thank you :)
Ah cool tu l'as posté :)
Chouette essai, j'ai déjà été confronté à un Tmax, c'est clair que ça a la pêche ces machin-là !
Merci Jo ! 😊 C'est vrai que ça a la pêche, et comme c'est vraiment trop facile à conduire et qu'il n'y a ni embrayage, ni sélecteur de vitesse à gérer, ça incite à ouvrir grand tout le temps... 😈
you have to come to Morocco we love tmax 530
A good option for those interested in motorcycling but don't like the idea of manually shifting a transmission. Nice review, and I think the scooter actually impressed me a little :)
There's always Honda's DCT option or full automatic bikes like the Aprilia Mana.
***** Dual Clutch Transmission. More like semi-auto, you can choose either shift the gears yourself or let the bike do the work.
Very good review man!!!
Cheers! Glad you've enjoyed it :)
Very nice review...
Thanks :)
It indeed seems like a nice scooter, shame that few people spoil the name for everyone else.
Looks like you found a good place to do top speed tests ;) Nice video, as always!
Thank you, glad you've enjoyed it :) Indeed, this road is nice for speed tests, it's in an industrial area and there is nobody there during the weekend...
I enjoy all your videos hehe :D
Superbe vidéo merci ! Je pars sur un Tricity 125 ... pas la même catégorie mais ça me donne de l'espoir pour la suite :)
Content que ça t'ait plu ! Profite bien de ton Tricity. Ce n'est pas la même catégorie effectivement, mais il faut bien commencer quelque part avant de passer à plus puissant...
MrKiddo sympa de répondre c'est rare ^^ Oui j'avais un 50 quand j'étais gamin, puis voiture depuis le permis, j'ai du mal avec les transports mais dans Paris la voiture c'est de moins en moins possible (bouchons, stationnement...)
J'utilise CityScoot en ce moment, assez sympa mais cher à la longue, je payerai pareil quasiment pour le Tricity mais à la différence qu'il m'appartient en permanence et je peux aller en banlieue proche si nécessaire, puis moins encombrant qu'un mp3 ou même le Yourban !
Bonne route à toi !
I keep coming back to this review,My 2015 Kawasaki Versys 1000 will be out of warranty next year and this could be my next ride
That would be a radical change, but it will definitely make your life easier if you are an urban rider...
I am 61 now and my knee's are not as good as they used to be
I have chosen the Xmax 300 its a new model.Your video converted me from motorbike to Scooter thank you.I decided against the tmax 530 for something alittle lighter in weight.thanks again for posting
You're welcome, glad my video helped and glad to know that you will stay on 2 wheels despite your knee problems. I wish you many safe and fun rides with your Xmax ✌🏻
I was really trying very hard to not like the tmax .Your video showed it to be a very good scooter capable of around town and motorway.The only killer for me is fuel tank range.
I also tried... But after riding it, I had to admit that it's a good scooter :)
Awesome scooter indeed.so much storage space too
Yes, the storage space is pretty convenient. Furthermore, this TMax also has a top box, but I removed it for my test ride :)
Great review and nice footage as usual. I have considered buying one myself but ultimaltely chose the Versys as the latter is much cheaper and the fact that i already own a scooter (Mp3). However, i was at a dealership one day and took a seat on one but only to find that my knees were hitting the handlebars when turning them on their extreme positions. That was kind of a setback for me. In may this year i tested a Gilera Gp800 and i liked it very much. Still tempted to trade the Versys in for this beast..... Would be a really nice idea for you to test this scooter as well and do a one on one comparison worh the TMax. Thanks again and ride safe :-)
Glad you've enjoyed this review! 😊 I will try the GP800 if the opportunity arises, but I doubt, as it's not anymore marketed in France... Ride safe too ✌🏻
Ray50d you can loosen the handle bars, and pust them higher and fasten them, you will have to watch out with the plastics from the handle bars because if you Thaise them to much they won't fit anymore.
That said, i got my bars raised about 2cm (and it made a world in difference).
I have the same with Akrapovic exhaust and short dark screen and I ride it as a hooligan. AWESOME !!~!!
Previous motorbikes Honda CB 550 Honda CB1000 Kawasaki G750 Kawasaki 1600 mean streak .
I rode many other bikes too, bought my first Tmax 2001 model a couple of years ago and now this, it is just an Awesome bike.
Nice, enjoy!
Very useful presentation! Can you tell us also an average consumption especially in the traffic?
It's around 5 liters / 100 km, the traffic doesn't change it much... ;)
How is the handling of this bike vs the BMW c 650? Both can be purchased at the same amount used.
"make sure to have a theft insurance"!!! My was stolen..
Sorry to hear that, this is unfortunately the main issue with this scooter :(
@@MrKiddoMoto that is completely his fault tho,i have had my beverly 500 for 4 years still not stolen because i park it lock it very safely
@@rover5058 Can be stolen even if safely locked. You've been lucky until now, but this kind of things unfortunately happens...
nice review bro...
Cheers :)
MrKiddo s
if i ever had to buy scooter... Yep.. good vid like always!,
Thank you HuskyRides, glad you've enjoyed it :)
Kymco AK550 is also great scooter, you should check it out
I have this bike in black and white simply amazing and very nippy!
Enjoy and ride safe :)
A TMax with a turbo would be great fun :D Seriously though, I can see how it is enjoyable, but still...I'll stick to motorcycles with a gearbox to use :D
Same for me... I like scooters, but I prefer motorcycles ;)
For me was the other way arround. From many motorcycles I had,once I rode a tmax,sold the motorcycles,bought a tmax,bought again a motorcycle,in the same time I owned the tmax too. But the motorcycles couldnt convinced me to go back to them. Tmax is just too good!
Mine is Yamaha Tmax 530cc 2014 but the bike does not have enough space to fit a helmit under the seat.
Indeed the underseat compartment is pretty large, but not enough for most of the full-face helmets.Ride safe and enjoy your Tmax :)
Super video sa tombe à pic merci !! Si tu peut tester le X-max ce serait cool V
Merci ! Si un jour j'en ai un sous la main, pourquoi pas... V à toi :)
Bro can you tell me the average height to ride it cuz i wanna buy one and im 6.7
thanks for video. why do you think is required a theft insurance?
You're welcome :)
It's unfortunately the most stolen 2-wheeler in many European countries...
Thanks for the video very informative. I am thinking to buy one but I heard that it is quite a heavy drinker. I do at least a 100k a day split into 50/50 City traffic and longer journeys. What's your thought abut this ?
You're welcome, glad you've enjoyed it! The fuel consumption is about 6 liters per 100 km according to its owner.
Wow that's a heavy drinker.
Kayak Malta i have a modified 2016 model, it has a jcosta variator with 16gr weights, sc project sportschool exhaust etc. and mine does 4l to 5.5l on 100 km, 5.5 is with the throttle pinned all the time.
Stock you will almost never get above the 5l/100km...
Superb scooter and that is from a Guy that comes of 1200cc bikes...
Il est vrai que le Tmax 500 ou 530 est très jolie à regarder. Je me doute également que ça doit être un super utilitaire pour se déplacer dans paris et île de france, cependant je te rejoins. Il manque un embrayage et un sélecteur :)
V Kiddo !
J'aime bien les scooters, mais je pense que lorsqu'on a pris goût à la moto, comme toi ou moi, c'est difficile de rouler sur autre chose... 😉 V à toi l'ami !
Sounds nice too....
Indeed... :)
Really awesome video, when you have beast like this you don' have to buy a sport bike.
Cheers 😊
Had a honda cbr 1100xx in the same time as Tmax. Sold the blackbird,besides its raw power,the tmax has such more usable power.
They say that a vehicle reputation affects the riding style. At 2:40 I think you were very tempted to shoot at the white car. :D :D :D
Indeed, hahah! :D
Mmmmm, great around town and breaking every rule in the book....
What city and country is that, cause it's beautiful.
Paris, France
Nice :)
Thanks :)
Is there any difference between Tmax and Xmax 400? everything except the engine ?
It's a totally different scooter. The frame, the brake, the riding position...
This seems like a good place to ask...
I have just bought a 2017 (2018) Tmax 530 DX brand new. Don't congratulate me. I'm very disappointed. Between about 3,750 - 4,750 RPM it sounds like a broken washing machine. It seems to be the way they are made. I thought the test-ride model had been modified, but now it seems not. I cannot keep the bike if I cannot make it quiet. Who buys a scooter for relaxed cruising and then listens to an incessant drone noise at cruising RPM?
QUIET exhaust recommendations, PLEASE!
Hi Stan and sorry to hear you're disappointed with your scooter choice. The scooter in this video is full stock and seemed pretty quiet to me. Does yours sound differently? Maybe there is an issue with your TMax and you should make it check by your dealer... 😔
Thanks for replying.
I am disappointed, and I am very greatly disappointed, but only with the sound.
If it were quieter, there would be no minus points for me.... except that the fuel economy is poor (about 21 KPL) and *after* I bought it, the dealer said "By the way you can only use hi octane fuel."
Other than that, it is a very pleasing purchase, even at the very high price.
If I can find an acceptable option to quieten the bike - i.e. without a power reduction or other negative impact - I will be satisfied.
The bike is full stock and brand new.
I took it from zero to four hundred kilometres last weekend on two days out in the mountains, and it sounds like the test-ride bike I rode. I thought the test-ride bike had been modified, so I forgave the noise, but I cannot accept my own bike sounding like that. It's much louder and less pleaseing than my 2013 Suzuki V-Strom, which I traded in for the Yamaha.
Thanks again.
Mouarf le walk around juste devant chez Fabius.
How tall are you? I'm 1.86m do you think this scooter will fit me and my legs?
Yes, it would fit you. I'm 1.74m and I could hardly touch the ground. It seems designed for tall riders...
i had 3 diffrent t-max , 1 500 cc and 2 530 but now i'm crusing on an aprilia leonardo ^^'
Nice! Enjoy :)
Ta oublier le pot Akrapovic
5:41 You should add a(nother) disclaimer because some beds aren't safe at all!
It depends what people do in their beds, but that's not my business... 😉
MrKiddo Eww, you should also add disclaimer to your comments! :-)
yes....its the worlds greatest scooter.
I wish Yamaha would make an all new Tmax already, this thing is like dinosaur now.
J'AIMERAIT BIEN L'AVOIR COMME CADEAU D'ANNIVERSAIRE ELLE EST TOP
Pas moi lol oh non ! à la place je veux une Z900 Kawa et il me restera encore plein de pognon pour l'assurance , l'équipement et l'essence ... ^^
Je vous remercie, MrKiddo pour votre avis.
Merci à vous d'avoir regardé :)
Je sais pas ce qui est le plus magnifique dans ta vidéo, Paris totalement désert ou ce beau Iron Max ;))
J'ai tourné cette vidéo en août... C'est le meilleur moment pour rouler dans Paris : beau temps et zéro circulation. Du coup, j'évite toujours de partir en vacances à ce moment là 😉
Does it shake without hands ?? Many scooter have that
No, you can remove your hands from the handlebar, it stays perfectly stable and keep moving smoothly. See the video from 3:10 to 3:26.
MrKiddo owh thx didnt see it 👌👌👌
T'aurais pu mettre le titre en Français vu que tu tournais à Paris j'ai reconnu ttes les rues lol. Belle vidéo cependant !
Merci ! 😊 En fait, mes vidéos sont tournées à Paris, mais elles sont regardées partout dans le monde grâce à l'Anglais. Tu peux éventuellement activer les sous-titres en Français en cliquant sur l'icône en bas à droite du lecteur.
do you need a drivers license for this in france?
Yes, a motorcycle license!
What camera did you used in the video dude?
Gopro Hero 3+ Silver
A gp hero 3 only? It's so clear! Amazing video 😊
Thanks. I use 2 GoPros: Hero 3+ & Hero 5. In 1080p60, there is absolutely no difference. And the battery life is better with the 3+... 😉
A quand un essai du gilera Gp800 qui passe de 45cv pour le tmax a 75cv pour le gilera?? ^^ V
Si un jour j'en ai un sous la main, pourquoi pas... V à toi :)
+MrKiddo je t aurai bien prêté le miens mais faudrait venir en Normandie lol ;)
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What a scooty super hit in the year 2019
Scooter, mp3 ou moto, on ressent tous le besoin de liberté et le plaisir du 2 roues, on prend tous les mêmes risques en circulation, la mauvaise météo ect... la même "galère " pour le permis et les mêmes dangers sur la route. Quelques soit la cylindrée ou le modèle le bel esprit motard c'est au moins de rendre le salut quand il est donné. Quand quelqu'un me salut je lui répond c'est la base du respect et des relations humaines. Voilà, pour finir prenez tous du plaisir sur la route sans oublier ceux avec qui vous la partagez. Et pour ceux qui roule en short la chute leur servira de leçon.
Is it geared?
No it isn't
Tu peux refaire des vidéos de se genre
Je le fais déjà régulièrement. Voici la playlist regroupant tous mes essais : ua-cam.com/play/PL5MA3W7mAYHkEkGIA6LbdK0TF6szSPKxj.html
Че как мопедка?
What year is the bike?
2016
MrKiddo mine is 2014 still great bike well looked after in very good condition
Sa ne sert à rien de préciser que c'est un scooter utilisé par les braqueurs et les dealers sa donne encore une plus mauvaise image qu'il à déjà lol j'en possède un en plus d'une moto et c'est vraiment très agréable pour faire de la ville et des voie rapide après c'est sur que c'est pas les même sensations mais en rajoutant un vario et un embrayage racing sa pousse bien.
Does it even come with abs
Yes, it does. Do you even read the description? 😉
MrKiddo just asking because I don't think we got the abs version in america
Indeed! I've just checked on the internet, the TMax was marketed in the USA in 2009-2011 (TMax 500) and in 2015-2016 (TMax 530), only without ABS. Source: goo.gl/pWgHup
Sr Kiddo you know i had one and after 8 months i changed it becouse its boring, and in paris you know there is a lot of people who still anything of them and i had those problems, and it was also for that that i changed it,
Thanks for your feedback Lucas! :) Yes, it's the most stolen scooter in France, I wouldn't feel safe if I had to park it in the street overnight. I had fun every time I rode scooters, especially with this TMax, but as I said in the video I wouldn't buy one, as I'm into motorcycles ;)
But can it wheelie? That's the question
If the rider has strong arms and a fat arse... 😉
If you type in "tmax wheelie" you will see some crazy wheelies. ;)
C'est sur que pour un scooter ça doit être pas trop mal, mais j'ai quand même énormément de mal à comprendre ce qui pourrais pousser quelqu'un à passer son permis moto pour finir sur un scooter.
Pareil pour moi. J'ai bien aimé le TMax, mais après avoir goûté à la moto, j'aurais du mal à passer au scooter...
Exactement !
C'est tout simplement le fait d'avoir un coffre et de pouvoir ranger son casque. Certaines personnes détestent devoir se trimballer un casque partout. Tu va au restau ou en soirée, bah tu range ton casque au lieu de l'avoir sur toi. Sans parler de la protection quand il pleut...
Ouais moi j'ai un top case pour ranger tout ca sur ma moto ... lol
Le meilleure je pense aussi
C'est ce que me dit aussi le proprio du scooter :)
Splitting through cars at a red light gonna get you layed out on the ground.
This is a common practice in Europe, where the motorcycle injury accident rate in much much lower than in the United States. Please make sure to know enough about riding before trying to impose your views on others... Ignorance gonna get you laid out in the darkness.
i also have one ;)
Nice, enjoy :)
per quale motivo salendo in moto tutti si sentono autorizzati a guidare incivilmente nel traffico?
Per quale motivo pensi che si sono qualificati per valutare la guida delle altre persone?
prochaine video en francaise ?
Et non ! Ma chaine étant en anglais depuis toujours et suivie à 80% par des abonnés anglophones, ça n'aurait pas de sens de faire une vidéo en français. Mais il y a aura comme toujours des sous-titres en français disponibles pour mes compatriotes... 😉
ok merci pour l'info ;)
Lol the only two wheeled vehicle that makes RJ cringe XD.
It seems that the British robbers like the TMax as much as their French colleagues... 😱
Try the BMW C650, way better bike which I own and get much more for the same money.
I will try it if the opportunity arises
disagree. I too have one. Bought this Tmax 530 for my wife but she cant touch the ground flat footed as she'd like. So I've been riding it. and the fun factor just seem to edge out the Bimmer. Opinions are like elbows, I know. But after putting on a set of stickier Michelin's, a full Malossi exhaust system (which weighs such a substantial amount, It makes one wonder WTH was Yamaha thinking casting an exhaust form what must of started as a full size ANVIL!) I have a Dynojet Power Commander I'm about to install after I do some more research and reading. I'm in hopes I wont be forced into having to by the Dynojet's additional "Auto-tune w/ O2 Sensor they try to push with it"! Pray a laptop will give me a better Air/Fuel/Spark Ratio then just the generic 5 or 6 tunes they implement for the Autotune!.. So for me, the 2015 TMAX has been a complete joy to ride. Honestly... I don't want my BMW back. 21 years riding here. But to each your own. This I know. Tmax looks good in all flat black too! Mark R.
thats funny because today i saw a guy on tmax and he did drug deal with some other guys
That's why I say it's the favourite scooter of drug dealers ;)
yeah i know. you right
tbh i don't consider this nor the the piaggio mp3 a scooter.
This makes me curious 😊 So what do you think they are? 🤷🏻♂️ Indeed they are heavier and more powerful than other scooters, but when you ride them, the feelings are the same than other scooters...
tu dois acheter deux pots akra
Pas le genre du proprio, qui est un père de famille discret menant une vie bien rangée ;)
I think the ultimate scooter is C 650 sport from BMW
il manque le petit pot acra
Oh là là ! Surtout pas ! Si tu rajoutes un Akrapovič à ce TMax noir et or, mon ami qui est un père de famille discret menant une vie bien rangée va passer pour un braqueur de stations-service... 😉
MrKiddo eheh, j'en est un qui passe toujours devant chez moi avec un akra, il est juste ouf le bruit ^^ il peut le repeindre en rose ce sera plus discret :p
Bah alors les préjugés sur les scooters haha ^^ Je te rejoins sur que c'est très pratique dans les grandes villes seulement :)
You really need to ride it in a curvy rural environment, i'm from Belgium and i tested my new Tmax last week for two days in the ardennes On very twisty roads and it's just breathakingly fast in the curves !
I can even overtake motorcycles On the braking point, outbrake them and leave them to dust in the twistys 👌
I sold my tuned bandit 1200 to buy the max instead because the tuned and topheavy 1200 tore my bad wrists apart and i wil never look back.
in a straight line every idiot with 150-200hp can be fast but this is sooooo much fun scraping the center stand in every corner 😁
It's almost to easy to ride but that makes it also easy to do 400km in less then 10hrs over twisty roads, and for me personally that makes it a plus 👍
GSF _rider t'es de Belgique mais tu parle anglais ? pas capté
C'est quoi robbers ?
Les braqueurs
Les nibards ... ^^
That was stupid pulling out in front of that car. You'r not
goin g to live forever. Why rush it?
You're not going to live forever you neither... So, are you sure you want to waste your time in the traffic? 😉 Pulling out like that is called "filtering", it's a common practice in many European countries, which have a much lower motorcycle accident rate than the USA when filtering is banned... 🤨 Before trying to teach to the others how they should ride, please make sure you know yourself enough about riding 🤫
Lol
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Un conducteur de moto : motard
Un conducteur de scooter : ?
Un scootériste !
Un scootard !
Un scoobite ou scooteub au choix ...
since when do the robbers and drug dealers ride scooters? bahahah
That's usual in crowded European cities, as no police car can follow them in the traffic...
J'ai jamais compris l'attrait qu'on certaine personne pour un scooter , pratique peut-être mais c'est laid et vraiment pas fun
préjugés, quand tu nous tiens...
Moi qui suis motard et qui préfère rouler à moto, je dois quand même admettre que les scooters sont plus adaptés aux grandes villes comme Paris...
Pas de préjugés jài deja conduit des scout et j'ai jamais ressenti aucun fun, alors qu'en moto j'ai encore des frissons à chaque sortie
Plus adapté en ville Oui c'est une évidence mais à choisir je préfère être moins "adapté", c'est mon avis mais c'est quand même pas très classe un scooter
+MrKiddo j ai roule un peu en region parisienne mais j ai demenage et meme sur nationales de province c est top. confortable, toujours de le reprise, je suis pere de famille aussi alors les balades avec ma femme c est top...
V mr Kiddo !! ✌✌✌
It’s too much money
Yes, it's an expensive scooter...
Found a 2015 for 7k
Ah yes the criminal scooter (We're not even from the same country, tells you a lot about who this scooter attracts) always spinning the wheel, sliding across the pavement in turns...
Absolutely, and that's a pity because it's a great scooter and some of its riders give it a bad reputation...
Tmax isnt criminal scooter, the gilera runner 180cc is
Well aren't you sensitive.
Je met un dislike pour tes sous entendus malhonnête
Il n'y a aucun "sous-entendu malhonnête" dans cette vidéo. Mais il y a deux fautes d'orthographe dans ta phrase. Bref, avis très pertinent, merci d'être passé...
Cat got your tongue? Thumbs down.
When I'm on a 2-wheeler, I shut up and enjoy the ride, because I ride for myself, not for the others. However, I'm glad to share my videos with 16k awesome subscribers who actually like to hear engine sounds. Do you really think that your opinion matters??? 😄