Journey autos are all the trend lately, even for folk who don’t take into account themselves the adventurous kind. From ruggedly styled SUVs to go-anywhere two-wheelers, it’s clear that journey is simply as a lot an aesthetic as it’s a lifestyle.
If we check out the motorbike trade—scooters, particularly—are moving into the same path. Clearly, producers are looking for a solution to promote extra of those utilitarian two-wheelers to people who aren’t fairly certain whether or not or not they actually need them. On the one hand, we see new scooters dressed as much as appear to be they’re previous—fashions just like the Yamaha Fazzio and Peugeot Django.
However, there are scooters decked out to appear to be they’ll go anyplace—so-called “journey scooters” just like the Honda ADV 160.
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Certainly, I, too, am a sufferer of this advertising, as I purchased myself a cutesy and retro Yamaha Fazzio merely due to the best way it appears. And as somebody who needs lots of issues merely due to aesthetics, I’d be mendacity if I stated that Honda’s 2025 ADV 160 in matte camo inexperienced didn’t make me need one.
Now, Honda’s ADV 160 scooter has been round for fairly a while now, and to say it’s a particular scooter for Honda could be one thing of an understatement. Together with its PCX maxi-scoot sibling, the ADV managed to make its solution to the US market—a feat only a few different scooters have been in a position to obtain. Granted, given its tiny engine, it has no enterprise traversing the freeway, however anyplace else? Properly, let’s simply say it’ll get you there…finally.
Now, the matte camo inexperienced colorway for the Honda ADV 160 is accessible solely in Thailand, not less than for now. However as with every adventurous colorway on any adventurous automobile, it’s solely a matter of time earlier than people from all around the world go loopy about it. And so it’s in Honda’s finest curiosity to finally launch it in all markets the place the ADV 160 is accessible.
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Beneath the floor, nonetheless, just about nothing modifications for the ADV 160 for the 2025 mannequin yr. It’s powered by the identical engine, will get the identical tech, and sports activities the identical go-anywhere setup with jacked- up suspension and dual-sport tires.
It’s a particularly standard scooter right here within the Philippines the place I’m from, with people utilizing it as a each day rider to sort out the town’s pothole-laden streets, in addition to long-haul adventurers strapping baggage and tenting gear for lengthy journeys to the province. Its rugged look actually units it aside from the ocean of scooters now we have over right here, and it’s even turn out to be one thing of a standing image, with fanatics seeing the ADV 160 as a mannequin to improve into.
What do you suppose? Would the ADV 160 be an ideal match to your way of life in your neck of the woods? Let me know within the feedback.
