Go big or go home! That’s the favourite adage of KMSA MD Chris Speight, and he’s put his money where his mouth is by adding two big-bore scooters and a 600cc quad to the SYM product range in South Africa. “When we acquired the right to distribute the SYM brand six months ago we knew we were going to do well with them,” says Speight. “The products are excellent and they complemented our existing product range so we could properly represent SYM as a quality brand in its own right. Our SYM sales have already more than doubled, surpassing all records set for the brand over the two decades it’s been in South Africa. We expect further excellent growth in the medium to long term.”
Where scooters were traditionally small 125 or 200cc commuter machines used for nipping around town, urban sprawl has led to a worldwide demand for bigger, more powerful scooters that can be safely used by time and cost conscious men and women for longer trips between the suburbs and the cities at highway speeds. The MaxSYM 600i and 400i, with their liquid cooled fuel-injected four-valve single cylinder engines fit the bill perfectly, adding freeway-gobbling performance to the usual scooter attributes of comfort, convenience, decent weather protection, economy and a more genteel riding position than that of a motorcycle. The 400cc version is good for 24,5 kW of power and 34,5 Nm of torque, while the MaxSYM 600 dishes up a very healthy 30,3 kW and 43,2 Nm. Both are easily capable of cruising at and above the national speed limit, making freeway travel a cinch.
The MaxSYM scooters both have automatic CVT transmissions, dual front petal disk brakes with twin-pot calipers and ABS, twin halogen projector headlights that switch automatically from day-riding to full power mode when the light begins to fade, dual LED matrix tail-lights, handlebar levers adjustable for span to accommodate small or large hands, comfortable seats with lumbar support for both rider and passenger, two dashboard cubby holes, LED instrumentation, and storage under the seats for two crash helmets. The scooters come with windscreens that are easily adjustable for height by removing one plastic cover to get to the fasteners, and both have main and side-stands. The MaxSYM 400i and 600i come with 15” front and 14” rear wheels to cater for the high speeds that can be attained by these machines – 143km/h and 160 km/h respectively. Next time your uncle starts going on about how his old 650 Triumph or BSA could do the magic ton – 100 mph - you can tell him that your scooter does that a lot more reliably, comfortably and safely!
The SYM MaxSYM 600i and 400i will both be here in December at very competitive prices, complete with two-year unlimited distance warranties.
The third new SYM model, scheduled to arrive early in the New Year, is the SYM 600 QuadRaider 4X4, a very useful workhorse quad at a very competitive price. Its liquid-cooled 565cc single cylinder engine generates 15kW and 34, 5 Nm while the CVT transmission includes two and four-wheel-drive modes, and a low-range option for when the going gets really tough. The QuadRaider comes with head and taillights, turn indicators, a pillion seat, fully adjustable suspension and a reverse gear, and will be of particular interest to farmers, hunters, fishermen and people who just love exploring the outdoors.
visit http://www.symsa.co.za/ for further information. 
