Yamaha Mio, a Pioneer but Forgotten Now
Scooter in Indonesia very rare and image of a motorbike in Indonesia pictured by Vespa or Lambretta. Slowly, too much pollution because an engine has used 2-stroke and many more. But slowly, an image of the scooter are Vespa going change to the same name who also create a new trend of new motor segmented.
Yamaha Mio, a scooter based on the CVT transfer case and engine from moped made significant changes in the motorcycle scene. Of course, if you are going to Bali in medio 2003–2004 you must look a scooter with a small engine and rent it to the people in Bali.
Yes, That’s Yamaha Mio. The pioneer of the automatic motorbike in Asia. Before Mio come, their plenty of scooter from Taiwan expands and sell in Indonesia. Then, it comes booming but not for long they feel disappeared and nowhere going.
For Yamaha, after success with Nouvo, it starts with a small scooter and target market is a woman. Yeah, Woman can ride a motorbike without worry and then just smooth as ride a bicycle.
Perhaps, Mio got a rival from Honda, who comes with Vario, and there have come with the most significant market share until now. But, not Vario off course as selling maker but Beat as a maker of sale and also favourite motorbike in Indonesia.
Yamaha Mio it became slowly die? Of course not, they still produce and create a new product from Mio. Such a Soul GT or X-Ride. They from Mio base and then shaped with one frame, engine and other similar parts. Maybe, different concept but still same as Mio.
But Yamaha decides to create a Maxi Scooter with bigger chassis and looks like touring scooter with a low price. Then Yamaha N-Max was born, any consumer responds very good and then buying this scooter as a travelling scooter or daily ride. Because still the best Mio rather than any product of Yamaha Scooter. As you know, Indonesia consumer very unique at least they wanted a motorbike with a unique model. Trust me; they did not like a standard motorbike. They modified again until they feel hearted. I don,t know how to express it.
