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this is the higher sun aquila gv 300 s it's a v-twin 300 cc motorcycle and in this video
i'm going to give it a full and thorough review the highest song starts at 4299 pounds
in the uk plus on the road charges and this bike is really aimed at the a2 class riders so someone
like myself someone who's 19 years old who's just done their a2 license and wants to ride a v twin
but doesn't have the money for a harley davidson and doesn't want to have to restrict it this is
kind of aimed at you so let me tell you from a harley rider's point of view what i think of it
the liquid cooled v-twin that's in this spike produces 21.6 kilowatts or 29 brake horsepower
at eight and a half thousand rpm and 25.5 newton meters of torque at six and a half
thousand rpm and this engine does feel very smooth it pulls through pretty much all of the red range
and it does feel reasonably swift considering it's only a 300 cc
and comparing it to the 350 meteor that i've just ridden which only had 21 horsepower or something
like that 22 20.2 i believe this does feel a little bit more powerful because it has got a
little bit more power but they are very different motorcycles but yes this engine seems pretty good
now hire some claim that this bike brings a distinctive power and sportster styling to the a2
riding class um now that is somewhat true
i think it's brought the sports to styling from the harley-davidson it's very similar
um but the v-twin as it's a liquid called v10 is much smaller it doesn't give you that
kind of rumble and um soul as as you get from a harley davidson you don't get that
it's uh very much a smoother engine which is great for being smooth through the rev range
but it doesn't give you that drama that you get from a harley-davidson it's got front and rear
monoshock suspension and abs as standard and it does handle pretty nicely it's not as easy to
chuck in the corners as the royal enfield was but that would be down to these nice big chunky tyres
that give it that mean look so whenever you get a bobber style motorcycle they don't handle as
well as the kind of more um classic looking bikes or the sportier bikes but boy do they look cool
you've got a matte black two into one exhaust system
and as standard it doesn't sound particularly throaty as with any bike because you've got to
go through all the emission laws and the regulations and that means that
you know even the harley-davidsons as standard they don't sound very fruity so i'd like to hear
this bike with an aftermarket exhaust i don't know if they do any but it would be interesting to hear
the six-speed gearbox that's in this bike is very nice and smooth i will say i think the um
shifter peg is perhaps not the strongest quality of metal it seems a little bit kind of soft metal
kind of a little bit more flimsy than some of the other bikes
but it's perfectly okay and for the price you can't really complain seriously
are you joking
yes i'm trying to film what are you doing you've got single disc brakes on the front and the rear
of this bike and the stopping power is okay it's not great but it's adequate
for this type of bike so i'll put a little clip in now of me slamming the brakes on
it's got a 12 and a half liter fuel tank which is probably a decent sized tank and with the size of
the engine you probably get it doesn't state the miles per gallon but you probably get decent miles
per gallon out of it so that'll get you a fair way now before we carry on with the video make sure
you like and subscribe it helps us out massively and leave your comments below would you buy this
motorcycle instead of a harley-davidson or would you just save up and do a little bit of waiting
it'd be interesting to know what you think on that one
the aquila has a wheelbase of 1425 millimeters and they don't state
a seat height for this bike but by sitting on it i am six foot one i got it right this time and
this bike if i'm honest it feels okay it does actually feel a little bit small
when i'm riding it and this seat kind of wants to push you forward so i end up kind of squashing my
gentleman's sausage and it can actually be quite painful at times so if you are above six foot this
bike might be a little bit too small for you um so that is something to watch out for if you're below
six foot probably five foot five to five foot eight would be the perfect height for this bike
um i'm probably a little bit small for it and let me know in the comments section below does this
bike look too small for me while i'm sitting on it it'd be interesting to see your thoughts
it weighs 172 kilograms so it's certainly a light motorcycle definitely a lot lighter than
the harley-davidson's so by a good 50 kilograms or more so it does feel like it's very easy to
maneuver the turning circle's uh remarkably good actually i turned it around in a single track
lane and it did it in one shunt i didn't have to do a two-point turn so i was very impressed with
that actually and yes so if you are a beginner you won't have any trouble thinking oh my god
this bike's so heavy i'm going to drop it that's not something you need to worry about with this
bike if you're interested in a sportster styled motorcycle and you bought this and you pulled up
to the lights and a harley-davidson iron 883 pools are alongside you with a nice sounding exhaust
are you going to think oh i wish i was on that personally i think yes i would think that
i'd rather be on the harley and that's something you've got to think about when buying this sort
of bike but you've also got to bear in mind that this is a lot cheaper than a harley davidson so
if your money is an issue this is a good alternative but personally i'd probably save
up a little bit of money and buy a second hand iron for you know six or seven grand
and that will last you a few years and you'll have a lot of fun on that bike
i'm not saying this won't but i think due to its size and its power after a few months
you might go yeah i want a little bit more so that's something to bear in mind
the higher sun as with all the higher songs and cynicis comes with a three-year warranty which is
very reassuring the first year is parts labor and recovery the second and third year are just parts
only so if a part snaps they'll replace it for you obviously that doesn't include wear and tear parts
like tyres for example but that's very reassuring to have and know that if something goes wrong
you're going to be covered now something a lot of people will be worried about
when buying a chinese motorcycle is is it good enough quality i think it's
reasonably good quality i think the parts that need to be good quality are but as the price would
dictate they have kind of gone for a little bit cheaper parts elsewhere so plastic plastic plastic
plastic that's a lot of plastic so instead of when you buy a harley-davidson or maybe
a honda rebel you get metal parts everywhere nice quality metal quality rear fender whereas
this is plastic so you know if you have an accident that's just going to snap straight away
so that's something to bear in mind um obviously the main components and you know things like this
and everything else is made out of decent quality stuff
engine braking is pretty good keep you roughly the same speed down a hill so that's good
adding on to that point about the quality after just reviewing the royal enfield meteor 350 which
is an incredibly cheap motorcycle even cheaper than this the quality of that was definitely
much better i have to say i don't want to seem negative about this bike because i do like it but
the quality is not as good as something as such as the royal enfield and if i was to choose between
the two i'd probably choose that even though it's a completely different type of motorcycle
so yeah it's completely kind of something you really need to bear in mind the mirrors
on this bike are not wide enough for me when i'm sitting on it i can only see about
50 percent of the road behind me maybe less than that so they could do it coming out a
bit wider i think bar end mirrors would be better on this bike but that's the way it is
now this hand crafted seat is a two-up seat so if you want to carry a pillion
you can and obviously as your a2 license will tell you you can ride with a passenger and
you've got rear foot pegs as standard so that's handy if you need to take someone on the back
but if you're tall like myself you might look like a circus act trying to carry another person
on the back so if you're shorter you'll be alright but just bear that in mind as well
if you've been watching our channel for a while you'll know that we reviewed the one two five
version of this motorcycle which was uh quite interesting to see a v-twin one two five it's
probably the only one out there so this is obviously double the size more than double
the size and it does feel a lot more powerful and a lot more swift so if you've got one of the 125
versions and you're upgrading to this you'll find it a really reasonable upgrade actually
and you won't think oh that's not much different it is a much better bike but
everywhere else apart from the engine it kind of feels the same not much has changed so as
with the 125 it is a small motorcycle so it's definitely not designed for tall people so
i'm probably the wrong person to ride it right now really but i might try and get someone shorter to
sit on it and see what they think of it so in conclusion if you're looking at this motorcycle
what should you expect if you're a beginner this bike would be very good for you
it's easy to ride it's not too powerful it's not going to catch you out
it's not particularly confidence inspiring in the corners but it's actually all right i think that's
just to do with my height and the size of the bike if you're expecting a harley-davidson sportster
buy a harley-davidson sportster this i wouldn't compare it to a sportster because they are worlds
apart this is a completely different kind of bike although it's looking like a sportster
riding wise it's not the same and if you've just passed your a2 test and you're coming from 125
this would be a good upgrade and if money is an issue it's very good value for money but
personally i wouldn't buy the motorbike but that's not to say you shouldn't so definitely go and have
a look at one in the flesh if you've got a local dealer see what it's like see what you think of it
and let me know if you disagree with anything i've said in this video now this this bike's
actually a lot swifter than i was expecting especially compared to the uh 125 version
it's got plenty of go to it actually and i take what back what i said about the
cornering not being so confidence inspiring actually once you get used to it compared to the
other bikes i've been riding um it's actually pretty good um obviously it doesn't corner
you can't throw it into the corners as well as a narrow tire bike like a royal enfield because it's
got thick chunky bobber ties oh just pull out me don't look then stupid stupid but um yes it's um
it's an enjoyable bike to ride and for the money you can't really complain about much
apologies if i've come across a bit negative about this bike i don't dislike it i do actually
like it i'm just pointing out some of the things that you need to think about if you're wanting
a sportster style of motorcycle but if you've enjoyed the video make sure you like and
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