We’d already pitched the Kinetic Flyte against the Suzuki Access in the December issue but what was left to be seen was would either of these new-comers dethrone the king of the scooter world, the Honda Activa. So instead of doing just another straight-forward test with the entire jumble of numbers and parameters, we decided to simplify things and have fun while at it. Welcome to BSM’s first scooter PET or performance evaluation test. It involves three scooters, sandwiches, a ferry, (okay read that as three scooters on a ferry) plenty of sand, some surf and one number at the end of the test that tells you which scooter is the winner.
So with mud flying in each other’s faces and Pablo scampering for cover we ride/run along with the scooters through the sand to get to the edge of the water. Cleverly I’ve got control of the Flyte, the lightest of the trio, with Shumi and Saraid struggling through the deep sand to the ferry with the Activa and the Access.
Scooters loaded, we sat back to catch our breaths before it was time to get off on the other side. It’s the shortest ferry ride you could even experience. I suggest the inclined ramp alternative (Josh means jumping the darn things clear across a forty-foot creek. Must be something he ate... Either that, or he’s hungry. – Shumi) to it but Shumi shot it down... glug glug! Now we chose the beach to do this because we love the beach and we’d be able to take the scooters to the limits of their traction and beyond. And come back laughing. We’d have some soft sand to fall back on and we could drown the loser (rider – the scooters don’t belong to us, see?) as well. We’re just kidding about the last part.
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