Here at JourneyApart, we love scooters and different charming small-displacement machines. Unfortunately, lots of these pint-sized two-wheelers aren’t accessible within the US, so our US-based readers will both need to journey overseas, or simply dwell vicariously by way of both me or Earl (as we’re primarily based in Southeast Asia) who’ve fast and quick access to those little bikes.
Over in Japan, Yamaha has launched a refresh of one among its hottest scooters, the Vino. The Yamaha Vino began life in 2004 and since then, the little scooter hasn’t actually modified a lot, with Yamaha largely retaining its simplistic, charming styling, all whereas updating it to evolve to modern-day efficiency and emissions requirements. For the 2024 model-year, the Vino is making a comeback with Yamaha throwing on a recent coat of paint.
2024 Yamaha Vino 50 – Mahogany Brown Metallic
For 2024, the Vino is being offered in three extra colours unique to Japan – Fighting Red, Matte Jeans Blue Metallic, and Puco Blue. Yamaha says that every of those colours is supposed to focus on the Vino’s playful and charming nature. The new Fighting Red colorway is alleged to embody the scooter’s retro inspirations, and comes with black accents on the saddle and footrests. Meanwhile, the Matte Jeans Blue Metallic colorway places a sporty spin on the scooter, with grey accents that add a contact of distinction. Lastly, the Puco Blue colorway accentuates the scooter’s informal styling, making it equal elements commuter and life-style car.
2024 Yamaha Vino 50 – Puco Blue
2024 Yamaha Vino 50 – Matte Jeans Blue Metallic
Apart from the three new colorways, the Yamaha Vino will proceed to be supplied in Japan in Beige, Brown, and Black motifs, with a complete of six coloration selections for patrons to select from.
Colors apart, the Yamaha Vino’s design is supposed to embody each life-style and practicality. Its retro styling immediately units it aside from common scooters. However, within the facilities division, it impresses with its practicality and luggage-carrying capabilities. For starters, there’s a big storage compartment and a hook for hanging your bag on the entrance apron. Up entrance, the glove field has a charging port so that you can energy up your gadgets on the go. The Vino additionally will get a rear wheel lock and key cylinder shutter for theft deterrence. Last however not least, its instrument cluster is minimalist, displaying the time, gasoline degree, velocity, and repair interval.
On the efficiency aspect of issues, the Vino is powered by a compact workhorse of an engine – a 50, liquid-cooled, fuel-injected, SOHC, single-cylinder engine. Yamaha claims a powerful gasoline financial system of 58.4 kilometers per liter (about 137 miles to the gallon), which signifies that you’ll get various vary from its 4.5-liter (1.2-gallon) gasoline tank. When it involves pricing, the Vino carries an inexpensive price ticket of 214,500 yen, or about $1,434 USD.
2024 Yamaha Vino 50 – Harvest Beige