Easy Ride: 2014 TVS WEGO 110 Review

 

Styling:

With the 110, TVS has tried to give the Wego a more premium, upmarket appeal, because let’s face it- the old Wego didn’t cut the mustard when it came to dazzling looks. This time however, it kind of works, although the visual changes merely include blacked out wheels and suspension pieces, a new color palette and that meaty looking exhaust from the Jupiter.

The front continues with its flat nosed character with streaky, slim indicators running by its sides- they feature economical bulbs as parking lights though. The side panels are pleasingly contoured, but not designed to thrill. The tail lamp looks cool, and is a pretty large affair featuring all LED illumination with optical guides flanked by big indicators – them being non LEDs.

A stylish grab handle rounds up the cool external fuel filler cap!

To top it up, the Wego 110’s docile styling has been upped in appeal by small details, which make it genuinely pleasing to look at.

Ride, handling and braking:

The seat: Oh man, that thing’s like a throne!

It is new, soft, cushy and large – people loved it. TVS refers to it as an “anti-skid non-hysteresis seat”, with intent to keep one comfortable in all weather conditions. In fact, even reasonably long distances are delivered without sore backs or major discomfort. Moreover, the suspension is superb, the Wego 110 glides silently over bad patches on the road. To the in-line telescopic forks up front and the unit swing with the spring-loaded hydraulic, gas filled damper at the rear- good job! The comfy seat teamed with the capable suspension give the Wego 110 a supple ride quality that can be easily the best in class- a nod to TVS’s claim as it being a ‘luxury’ scooter.

That doesn’t mean the handling’s rotten though! It does perform in its natural habitat- chaotic urban traffic. Although not immensely confidence inspiring, the luxury scoot can be chucked into gaps in traffic, making things look darn easy. Credit goes to some intelligent engineering by the chaps over at TVS- it’s called Body Balance Technology, in marketing speak, and enables lower steering effort, better control and maneuverability through optimum vehicle mass and mass distribution, making it the best scooter to handle in city traffic conditions– according to TVS. High-speed handling is not an issue either, with the Wego 110 holding steady even in the upper reaches of its top speed. Those new TVS made tubeless rubber give it oodles of grip, even in the wet.

The 130mm drum brakes are a little less praiseworthy, but get the job done. The rear brake feels a tad spongy, and lacks that confidence-inspiring bite. The front drum’s just dismal- we reckon the optional 220mm disc would do a better job. However, under hard braking in the wet, the Wego110 managed to hold her line and managed to stop without much theatrics- with minimal lock. The scooter also gets a manual handbrake for the rear.

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