Standout dual-tone design, plush ride quality over bumps
Lacks Google Maps support on the digital cluster
I was really looking forward to spending time with the Suzuki Access 125. We've been curious about how it fares on busy city roads, and so far, it promises to be a highly comfortable daily driver. First impressions? The styling is spot on. The design and the striking dual-tone blue stand out from the usual crowd of scooters at every stoplight.
It scores highly on comfort, too. The seat is noticeably longer, providing excellent support and room for both the rider and a pillion. The first week of riding was incredibly smooth. Navigating the famously bumpy Mumbai roads can be a challenge, but the Access 125 handled the jerks and potholes gracefully, absorbing impacts without transferring any of that shaky, unsettling feeling to the handlebars. Adding to that confidence are the trustworthy brakes. The front disc brake is perfectly on point and highly responsive, managing to safely stop the scooter during a close call when a rider in front of me performed a sudden emergency stop.
The tech integration is a bit of a mixed bag. The digital instrument cluster is fantastic, showing all the valuable data you need at a glance. When connected to a smartphone, it displays mobile notifications and turn-by-turn directions right on the dash. There is a dedicated mobile companion app that tracks your trips, monitors available fuel, and features built-in maps. However, it does test my patience. Once you start navigation on the app, you can’t navigate back to other app menus unless you completely cancel the current route. Furthermore, you cannot push Google Maps to the display, giving us no choice to select our preferred maps, as that is the mapping service I trust most for outsmarting heavy Mumbai traffic.
All things considered, the Access 125 is shaping up to be an excellent and remarkably easy-to-ride machine for the city grind. I am still exploring its limits in the urban jungle. What remains to be tested next is how smooth longer continuous rides can be, tracking its real-world fuel efficiency, and seeing how well it holds up as a dedicated family scooter. Stay tuned for my next report.
