KYMCO AK550 Premium - Review
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- Опубліковано 30 січ 2025
- Full review of the KYMCO AK550 Premium after 1 week and 1400km with the thing. It's an impressive machine and a very well polished all rounder.
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Hi alex. From Cairo, Egypt. I have the exact same scooter and i can tell you that your review is extremely professional and honest. Very good job. 👍🏻
Thank you! 😁
I had a few scooters shortlisted to try before buying one. After watching your video I decided to go for AK550 premium. And I am glad I did. It is brilliant. I wonder why I didn’t buy a scooter before.
Most people that try scooters coming from motorcycles ask themselves the same thing. The short answer is, you never gave them a chance and you got cought in the "it's not cool" train.
Hi Alex, (from Oregon / USA)!
Your Kymco AK 550 review is the most thorough I’ve seen! Great job! Thank you for going through all the features, buttons & dynamics of the 550, (you answered a ton of questions). Will take a look @ your other Kymco videos soon, wishing you the very best!
Thank you, and glad you enjoyed the video. I always try to go into as much detail as I can with my reviews.
@@RideWithAlex Started watching your other videos on motor scooters we don’t have in the US, (or @ least I haven’t seen them)? You have a gift for providing great information regardless of what you’re reviewing. Thumbs up all ‘round!
Hey Alex, I had lost your channel some months ago. I'm happy I discovered it again. I am Zambian watching you from Zambia, Africa. Keep on producing this content, we love your work.
Thank you! 😁
I've had this model for about a year, right when it was launched, and it's a very complete machine that adapts to various types of use and scenarios, at a relatively low cost.
Never saw better review!!! Thanks you just convinced me to buy this scooter 😊
First was honda forza my choice but with this package of extras kymco is the one
Great video, I bought mine 2 years ago and the dealership didn't know or explain anything about my AK550
O placere sa te urmaresc!!❤
Mulțumesc! 😁
Congrats on the kymco relationship. I'd love to see you review the Kymco Xciting but I'm biased 😉
Frumos maxi scuter,nimic de zis! Problema este ca putini dintre noi cred ca au buget disponibil pentru el.
In alta ordine de idei, tu esti cel datorita caruia mi-am luat scuter( un kymco xtown 300 abs aproape nou). M-au convins video-urile tale cu fel de fel de modele si cilidree prin tot felul de locuri. Te urmaresc de cel putin un an si m-ai inspirat sa fac alegerea asta. Pot sa iti multumesc pt asta. Azi am facut un drum mai lung cu noua mea jucarie, cam 340 km. Locuiesc in Vrancea si in itinerarul de azi am avut si sectorul Lepsa. Pot spune ca,desi temperatura a scazut in ultimii km pana acasa la 12 grade, si am cam inghetat, sunt mega fericit de experienta. Iti doresc toate cele bune, la mai multi abonati si drumuri uscate!
Ma bucur sa aud, acum începe experimentarea cu echipamentul pe diferite temperaturi. După fiecare drum când ți-e un pic frig sau cald vei învață ce iti trebuie sa adaugi sau sa dai jos pentru a ridica nivelul de comfort. Fiecare e diferit deci asta e pentru tine sa descoperi.
Great video . I have had many `T Max’s and love them . This looks and feels very like a T max , same engine layout . Had a sit on one and it felt of good quality . Hard to find them in the UK , but worth a look and much cheaper than a T Max . Sounds nice as well . Many thanks . My bro lives in Romania , beautiful country up in the mountains
Just love how this dude exits the highway like a civilised person 😂
Great review 👍🏽👍🏽
Thank you!
Χαίρομαι να βλέπω την κριτική σου γιατί ξέρεις να εκφράζεις την άποψη σου οπως και να την αναλύεις στο τεχνικό κομμάτι.
Το Ak είναι ενα εξαιρετικό δικυλινδρο Σκούτερ σε όλους τους τομείς για αυτόν τον λόγο εχει σταθερό αγοραστικό κοινό σε ολο τον κόσμο εδω και χρόνια απο τα προηγούμενα μοντέλα..
Hello Alex!
Thorough review, I liked it very much.
Could you do such a review of all of the scooters every brand please?😊
That would be awesome!
Be bad and do roadtrips, all the best!
It depends on the dealers to give me scooters 😁
That was a great vlog on the 550 👍👍
Thank you! 😁
Good review, thank you. I do believe the AK550 is a T-Max competitor. They are similar conceptually. What I do not like is the belt drive to the rear wheel. It means extra maintenance. But the T-Max has this issue as well. And I'm still wondering whether a top maxi scooter like this can replace my R1150RT. To me, image wise it cannot and I prefer the way you can ride slowly on a non automatic motorcycle, using the friction zone and the back brake. Then again a maxi scooter is a lot easier to push in and out of the shed... And, of course, storage space and fuel economy is awesome.
The belt drive is an integral part of the CVT, which works perfectly in the scooter environment.
They are incredibly tough and not hard to change. Just forget it's there and enjoy the infinite gearing.
He demonstrated how slow it could go, less than walking pace.
WOW~ Very detailed 😍 THX
Excellent, thorough review. Will you be posting a video of your trip?
Yes, there is a lot of footage probably in 2 weeks the full trip will be up on the channel
Beautiful review. Had my full undivided attention the entire video…. Way to deal with the dogs in the end!
Thank you 😁
I think Yamaha have no excuse for the T-max price with the AK550 around
Thank you for the review Alex 👍🏻
I'm withholding judgment until I spent some time on a T-max.
I also din not feel it pull untill 70-80km/h more than a well tuned 300-400 cc. Did not expect it to be so easy to drive at 5 km/h ! Very stable in cornering! Good brakes ! Lovely windshield untill 100-110 km/h! Also did not expect it to be so easy at filtering traffic!
Can you please explain why they say in the specifications that weight for the rider, passenger and other stuff is only 165kg? Is that true? If yes then why? Yamaha Tmax has 196kg , my ADV 350 is 186kg and so on. Even my HD Fat Bob is 175kg. Don't understand why Kymco has such low values across the range 😞
I have no ideea about that :/
@@RideWithAlex But in papers it has really just 165kg, right?
@@puffybodie5282 I didn't check the papers on the test unit
I ride one, I weight 82 kilos, my wife 58. With the two on no problem. The other day my brother in law came, he weights another 80 kilos or more. We bottomed the suspension on some uneven road and his slippers went flying on the rebound. This scooter also is not very swifty in acceleration because of the CVT. Specially if you want to overtake if you are doing 30- 40. The display is very difficult to read in full sun (well in full sun is useless). It's also very heavy and I don't find it easy to go around cars at low speeds because of how long it is. For city riding something smaller and lighter is better. It's very comfortable though. I have losen the rear end a few times (no traction control on mine) but it was very predictable. The rear disk is not brembo and wears off way too fast compared to the front one.
Aleex, asta e cel mai detaliat videoclip al tau. E clar ca iti place jucaria asta. Sper sa faci un asemenea DOCUMENTAR si cu un Sym Joyride 300
Joyride 300 este deja pe canal, greu de facut ceva in plus cu el considerand ca nu face parte din flota de test.
@@RideWithAlex Da, la asta ma refeream. O saptamana de test. Esti bun pe treaba ta. Big like!
Great review!
Thank you😁
Good evening Alex. Always your reviews are nice and you are a cool guy. I have a question please. What about the quality of the plastics and the total quality of the scooter? I have a Forza 350 and I was thinking for something with more horsepower. In terms of quality what do you think about this change? A friend from Greece.
I liked the plastics, they felt good and there was no ratling what so ever.
Πατρίδα σκέφτεσαι κ σύ να δώσεις το φορτσα για το ΑΚ;
Τελικά οχι φίλε το κράτησα
@@Giannis1975-d7n να σαι καλα για την απαντηση
Marvelous scooter. Seen this clip, have a bad feeling selling my old Grand Dink 250. Why I've got the feeling that you did trip to Sofia for the moto expo there /here/. You did it suspiciously at the same time 😀 .. We will waiting for material from that trip.
It's going to take a bit of time to go through the footage, I have over 4 hours filmed but hopefully in 1-2 weeks it will be out.
I have 8k miles on my 22 kymco ak550 . Have also owned a Burgman 400 and a 650. Along with 50+ motorcycles. It has a lot more power than the 400 and is small and lighter than the 650 . I just miss the amount of under seat storage on the Suzuki's. I've had a few issues with the ak550 but Kymco took care of it with no problems.
Riding with a passenger is no problems, you can cruise at 70 mph very easy. If i can get the Premium before Honda gets the ADV X in the US i will trade up. Since I'm getting older the kynco is much easier to maneuver and ride than my Honda AT or old Kawasaki Voyager . Generally I get 50 mpg which is pretty good for the way I ride.
Un sfat mic: Atunci când filmezi ecranul TFT al bordului, e indicat să pui pe camera un filtru ND. Un ND16 sau chiar un ND32, pentru zilele însorite.
Succes!
Notat 😁
@@RideWithAlex - Am făcut acum câteva zile comanda (nu locuiesc in RO) pentru un Zontes E350. Sper să fie o achiziție bună. :-)
Alex + Kymco + 550cc = AK550 😂🙏🧡
😂😂😂😂
aLEX YOUR THE BEST SCOOTER TESTER ON THE NET. HOW ABOUT THE LEGENDARY SUZUKI BURGMAN 400 AND PIAGGIO BV400. THANKS .
If I get my hands on them for sure 😁
Great video!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hi Alex i need help, i just past 2000 km and already have two problems. First one fuel tank cap switch stop working and another one Side Stand Switch broke. what is your opinion
Take it to the dealer to have it fixed under warranty.
@@RideWithAlex in my country dealer is joke
I test rode this bike. It does behave like a motorbike. What i found disappointing was how little storage it has compared to the smaller capacity bikes
Because of the way the engine and transmission has to be mounted for it to behave like a motorbike you lose some storage space. Look at it from a different perspective, the storage space is much bigger then on any motorbike.
Спасибо за столь подробный обзор! Думаю о замене своего SYM TL, и теперь эта модель от kymco будет в перечне к выбору благодаря вам.
Glad you enjoyed it.
@@RideWithAlex my thoughts! I own adv350 from Honda for 12000 km, and I can see this might be my next bike
will it do a wheelie or even lift the wheel up about a foot?
I can't do wheelies so I don't know. You will have to try that for yourself.
I guess you can get used one for a lot cheaper as they are available and with the engine so well made it shouldn't be an issue 👍
Salutare,super review, mi se pare mie sau ma insel, la minutul 13,15 ,aproximativ, cand l ai pornit si turat un pic scotea fum? Tare mi as dori daca ai putea sa testezi de la Kymco, Downtown GT 350i TCS
La pornire toate scot un pic ca e amestecul de pornire puțin mai bogat și scoate puțin fum negru. Downtown nu stiu daca au la test dar dacă au va urma pe viitor
Hello.. the previous ak models suffered from all kinds of electronic problems and therefore the reliability is not the highest.. compared to the tmax which has a very high reliability.. do you think the new ak premium model is better than the new tmax 560?
I had it for a week and it was mostly fine, apart for 1 day the heated grips had a glitch but fixed themselves the next day 🤷
Did you get the zontes in the end,?
and how do you compare it whit this kimco? i know its a big price diffrence but anyway?
It's hard to compare, the zontes does it's job very well, but the AK has something special about it. You pay a premium price for a premium product.
ce inaltime ai si cate kg? vreau sa iau un Maxi scooter, am 1.86 si 140 kg, ce motor recomanzi?
Salut, eu am 1.75 si 110kg, ti-as recomanda sa te orientezi catre ceva cu minim 30 de cai. Ca si recomandare nu stiu ce sa-ti recomand, totul depinde de ce buget ai.
Hi Alex. Could you try the QJ Fort 400 ? I just saw it a week ago. Sat on It and It was so comfortable. Súper equiped, faster than Sym GT 400, It seems and just 5.500 €...1.000 € cheaper than the Sym...Quality seems Very good, aftercreading comments...Wgat do you think ?
I'm sorry but the qj isn't available here yet
I wonder if this bike is worth it over the Forza 750, where I live they are almost the same price but the Kymco seems to have a lot more features.
Depends what you like and best would be to test ride them both.
Cool looking scooter and a great review Alex...Does Kymco do any good 125's mate ?? 🙂
Yea, they have a lot of 125's
@@RideWithAlex Get the 360-125 for a review Alex 🙂
@@The_Arby I'll ask for it :)
@@RideWithAlex 🙂
Hi Alex. Between Kymco AK550 vs Yamaha Tmax 560, which one is your prefered scooter?
I've never riden the Yamaha so I can't say.
Hi Alex,
I've watched a lot of your videos, and you've ridden many different scooters. I'm currently looking for one that can handle everything: travel, commuting in traffic, and mainly carrying my girlfriend with me during work traffic. We do a lot of highway riding on our Yamaha MT-07, but we want to switch to something a bit more luxurious, like a maxiscooter. You're the one person I trust who knows a lot about maxiscooters. We test rode a Honda Forza 350 and a Sym Cruise 125, but neither felt quite right. What would you suggest?
What country and city do you live in?
@@RideWithAlex We live In the Netherlands
@@Jeroony24 you could check out the maxsym 400, or the Yamaha Xmax 300. If you ride 2 up a lot of the time I wouldn't go for anything less then a 300.
@@RideWithAlex Thank-you Alex!
Hi alex! What are you preferred? this ak550 or maxsym tl508?
If you have the money, this is better.
According to all the tests and opinions of mechanics and owners, the tl508 is like a simple tmax, a strong engine for sporty riding and high reliability, ak550 primume is equipped with a lot of electronics and more complex assemblies but a low level of reliability and is not strongly recommended.
Is it very hot under the seat, in the storage?
Didn't have an issue with that.
Front and back wheels are 15inch
Great machine .. What about Downtown?
Maybe in the future if it's available
zontes have same fuel consumption?
Just about the same.
Hi, how is this bike compare to TMAX?
If you watched the whole video I said about the T-max
Thanks for the Video. How Reliable compared to Yamaha and Honda please. 🙏 thanks
Just as reliable.
.you are doing great
Thank you!
Salut, Alex!
Crezi ca o persoana de 1.67m ar ajunge la pamant cu picioarele pe asa scooter?))
Trebuie sa îl încerci, pe românește nu e înalt depinde cât de bine poți sa te cracanezi ca e lat 😂
Te împingi pe șa, în față, până ajungi cu „bijuteriile” la capacul bușonului de benzină. Acolo, șaua e cea mai îngustă. În continuare, aplici aptitudinile de balerin și ajungi cu poantele, sau poate mai mult, pe sol. Și te antrenezi în a-ți muta tuhăsul mai pe-o parte, când te pregătești să oprești, astfel încât să stai cu un picior pe scuter și cu celălalt, stabil, cu toată talpa, pe sol... Nu mă întreba, cum am învățat asta...
@@1zanglang 😂😂😂 nu pot sa contrazic absolut nimic din ce ai spus.
@@1zanglang mi-ai facut ziua cu comentariul asta🤣
@@RideWithAlex pot destul de mult, dar nu stiu dacă ar mai ramane picior si pentru asfalt🤣🤣
"sport mode no traction control will do a burnout." Cool. But will it wheelie?
(I understand that you don't want to abuse Kymco products on video..... But that immediately came to mind.)
I'm not a wheelie guy and nearly dropped my GS when I did a baby wheelie but I think in the right hands it would do a wheelie. You can't pop the clutch but you can make it to jump up.
3,5L/100km at 80kmh easy constant trottle solo ride on the back magistral roads??
Should be about that, I didn't ride like that :))
@@RideWithAlex 👍👍
Just buy a tmax
Give me the extra 5000 euro 😂😂😂😂
"If you live in Romania'.....lol. NOBODY lives in Romania.
5% of my audience does and so do I 🤷
@@RideWithAlex I was just razzing you...yes I really enjoyed the video and especially the commentary and the scenery around there. Very cool.
@@tx2sturgis thank you! 😁
For that price you can buy a real motorcycle. It's not worth that money!
But a motorcycle can't do everything that the kymco can do, storage mainly, and good fuel milage for its power
Can find a good used goldwing dct for that in the USA for that price
Hi. Do you have experience with bmw c650 or suzuki burgman ? How would you compare Kymco with them?
I don't have experience with them.
I do have the BMW C650 GT which was built here in Berlin with a 650cc Kymco engine in it. Seeing this video, I think both machines are very simulare. The C650 is heavy, not easy to handle for someone with not enough strength. And the exhaust pipe sounds more like a motorbike than like a quietish scooter. Anyhow, I got used to the sound. Just did a round-trip from Berlin to Latvia and back. From Danzig to Memel roughly 800km in one day. Sits easily on 140-150km per hour on the Autobahn. From this point, I would have no hesitation recommending this Kymco AK 550 or the BMW C650 Gt. Both are very nice machines, it just comes down to personal taste.
If looking for used ones, buy the BMW C650 after the update, (2015?), recognizable on the two-er exhaust pipe, not the single squarish exhaust pipe of the earlier models.
Alex I trust 100%. I just bought a Sym Joyride 300 16 on his recommendation, did not even test drive. Drives perfect, nice little machine. Kind regards to Romania!
I had one for 5 weeks and then resold that crap of a " bike " , so do NOT come and tell me how good this joker is . Get a second hand burgman 650 and then you will see how good a maxi scooter could be . 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕
And if you want something brand new and not sh?