Maestro Edge 110Maestro

Overview

The Maestro Edge 110 is built around a single number: 97 kg. No other scooter in this group is within ten kilos of it, and the difference is the first thing every rider notices — lifting it off the stand is a one-armed act, holding it upright in a crosswind on a footpath is easy, and a short or first-time rider can plant both feet flat at the 775 mm saddle and stop worrying about the machine falling over. Everything about the character follows from that lightness.

The 111cc engine is not fast — 8 bhp and 8.7 Nm are 110-class numbers — but they are moved by a scooter light enough that the gearing hides the deficit in traffic. The throttle is calm and linear, the i3s stop-start system recovers real fuel at signals, and claimed 55 kmpl translates to low-to-mid 40s in the city without effort. Hero’s service breadth and the cheapest maintenance costs in the group make it the default answer for a household’s second, unglamorous scooter.

The load limit is honest and arrives quickly. With two adults the Maestro will climb to its 85 km/h ceiling and consider that a favour, overtakes on an open road need a clear lane and a held breath, and the narrow storage box will not take a full-face helmet. Equipment is basic even by commuter standards — the top trim adds a disc and the rest make do with drums. Buy it for one rider and city kilometres and it is the least demanding scooter here; ask it to be a family’s only vehicle and it will keep saying no.

• 97 kg kerb weight — the lightest scooter listed
• i3s stop-start with claimed 55 kmpl
• Lowest routine service cost in the group