little Honda never gave him any grief and
reinforced the feeling that Honda motors
were safe as houses.
The ADV150 gets a 149cc liquid-
cooled, 80° single-cylinder four-stroke
motor matched to a single-speed gear-
box, you know, the usual scooter hard-
ware. Fuel injection, ABS, Showa sus-
pension up front, which gives out 5.1 inches of
ground clearance, and a twin-shocker back-end
that has 4.7 inches, the ADV150 rolls on Taiwan-
ese (but made in Indonesia) Federal semi-off-
road tires, giving that boxy, muscly look that's so
different from most other scoots on the market.
The bodywork is like the Honda PCX150
(which the ADV150 is largely based off) that went
to the gym with a picture of the Africa Twin on
the wall. Tough and rugged looking, the ADV150
should be comfortable enough for just
about anyone of any height to be able to
get on and ride. The screen is adjustable
by two positions and 71mm, and there's
ample storage space under the seat of
27 liters, enough for a full-face helmet,
plus a handy little two-liter compartment
that houses a 12-volt charging port for
your various devices.
To get fired up, just keep the perimeter key
in your pocket as there's no old-school igni-
tion. Once underway, you get a sense that the
ADV150 is a little more than the sum of its parts.
You'll cruise along happily at 60 mph, and it'll
get there fast enough that you won't piss off the
cars behind. The throttle response is nice and
smooth, and brake performance won't have you
out-braking your sport bike buddies but is more
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On-road manners
are lovely. The
brakes have
plenty of bite, and
who doesn't love
a left-hand rear
brake lever?
