2018 Bikesales Bike of the Year: Kymco AK 550

Any concerns we had about the AK 550 making the trek to Tasmania were quickly dispelled…

Did you hear the one about the Kymco AK 550 maxi scooter and the Panigale V4 S? We didn’t either until the 2018 Bike of the Year ride in Tasmania, as the $37K Italian superbike was going toe to toe with the Taiwanese terrier on a maze of wet, tight roads around Queenstown.

Now that you’ve stopped giggling, consider this: with such a low centre of gravity, the AK 550 is lighter and easier to manage than the specs would suggest, which means the maxi-scooter corners – and punches out of them – with more dexterity and balance than most people would give it credit for. That Queenstown slosh was a case-in-point – and the Kymco also gets by nicely on dry roads too, thank you very much...

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