SPACE AND PRACTICALITY
All these scooters will be put on the daily shopping/errand-running cycle and thus storage space is very important. The Honda Activa sports an underseat storage compartment that surprisingly doesn't hold a full face helmet. A front glove box doesn't come as standard costing 665 rupees at the dealer point, and so does a side stand costing an additional 100 bucks. The optional glove box in any case is too shallow and narrow to serve any purpose.

On the practicality front, the Honda is a winner. For one there is the CLIC engine cover that swivels up at the removal of two screws to reveal the entire engine. The Honda also rides on MRF Nylogrips that feature the Tuffup double-layered tubes, which can seal up small and medium sized punctures. Eliminates the hassle of carrying a spare tyre around though if you insist, it can be fitted at the dealer point.

Underseat storage on the Saffire is huge, adequate to store a proper full face helmet. The front glove box though can store just that - gloves. Ease of access to the mechanicals isn't a plus point on the Saffire, access to the engine necessitating removal of the entire rear bodywork in addition to the seat. Thankfully the battery has now been moved from under the floorboard to below the seat.

The Marvel boasts the largest storage space here. Underseat storage can accommodate a fullface helmet while the front glove box has genuine usable volume. Accessibility to the engine isn't too complicated as on the Saffire, but not as easy as on the Activa.

The Zoom ZX fares very poorly on the space front. No underseat storage space and an undersized front glove box necessitate the installation of baskets on the floorboard and even on the front apron. Tough task to get anybody to go for a spot of shopping on the Zoom without additional baskets.

A word of praise for Kinetic, all Zoom ZX's come with a complimentary Vega helmet, very good and a smart move. However the Marvel doesn't come with a helmet, the logic behind which I fail to understand.