Today we?ve got for a review the newest ATV motorbike Scout!
We are going to find out what this bike can do! Lets go!
Hi guys, as usually its me, just a voice over and you are watching review machines!
This time we have for a review new motorbike, they just started to produce them
and we?ve got one of the first production bike! As usually we?ll review it in detail and make the
thorough and tough tests. This bike is called Scout! It is produced in a small company,
and its very simple vehicle. By the way you may have seen already the previous model of the bike
in our previous video about madmax offroading ride. Today we also took it to compare with new
model. One of this bikes is made specially for tough offroading and another is more suitable foe
every day use. We?ll see it later and now lets look closer at the construction of the bike!
The frame is simple it is welded of a steel tube, so its quite durable.
The bike is equipped with Chinese engine 230 cc 8 hp, that works together with cvt transmission,
in this way there is no any gearbox in the transmission.
The bike has a suspension system. It standard type front and rear suspension for motorbikes,
nothing special. There are two seats mounted on the top pf the frame. On of the seats can
be detached to provide more space for a cargo box. The both wheels have good offroading tires
23 inches equipped with disk brakes. There is a thick steel plate at the bottom to prevent
the engine from damages in case there is not enough ground clearance. The footsteps are
foldable that is good for offrading. The bike is equipped with a full set of lights, besides
there is an electric starter. Then there are two big plastic fenders protecting you from mud.
And now few words about the previous model. As a matter of fact this blue bike is made
for a more tough conditions. For hard offroading even for sport competitions.
There are several differences with a new model. First of all it has another engine 140 cc 11 hp
and as a transmission there is a mechanical 4 ranges gearbox. The fuel tank is mounted in its
usual position unlike the new model. Besides there is an external oil radiator some additional gauges
and in general that?s all, other details are the same like on a new model. Well I think
we?ve covered all the technical issues and its time to try it on practice, lets move on!
We start our tests on the asphalt. But undoubtedly this bike is not cut out for asphalt.
Nevertheless it is interesting how it goes here. At least we want to check its maximum speed.
By the way few words about some official issues. In our country it is not street legal,
it is sold as sport equipment. So we can?t officially move in the city roads, but can
go wherever we want outside the public roads. Well but what about the maximum speed. There is no any
speedometer so lets look at the dashboard of my quad moving at the same speed. And as you can see
the maximum speed is about 65 km.h. To my mind its an impressive result for a dirt bike. Well lets
leave the asphalt for another more interesting conditions for this kind of machine!
Definitely this bike is cut out for any roads outside asphalt. From a plain forest roads like
this to a tough offroading. The Scout with CVT is a good variant for a country house,
for fishing and hunting, but it is not for really rough terrain. Its engine is only 8 hp power,
but on the other hand its quite torqy. CVT is a comfortable transmission for a smooth driving
you don?t need to change gears everytime. The suspension system is simple but it works pretty
well. You can move at a good speed even on big roots for example. Summing up all these features
we have a simple and quite comfortable bike for smooth cross country rides!
As to the Chinese engine, they are used everywhere now, from a lawn mover to a ATV, and they proved
to be rather reliable, and there are a lot of spare parts for them. With this engine this bike
can easily be considered as one of the cheapest dirt bikes on the market. But if you don?t like
Chinese engines you may add some money and choose your bike with another motor like Honda or Brigss
and Stratton. Well it is clear with this model, but what about another blue bike?
And blue bike is much more rough machine for those who don?t care about comfort, but like
active riding and severe conditions. The engine here works better on high rotations but it is more
jumpy so to speak. Besides there is a mechanical gearbox, that is a great feature for old school
lovers. The suspension seems the same here, but it is much tougher for riding, maybe that was done on
purpose like a sport mode for the bike. But in practice such suspension settings provide more
precise handling, it is felt almost like a serious dirt bike from another class. The bike has a good
traction with the ground and allows you to make quite aggressive maneuvers. Besides I want to
mention that the seat is much more comfortable here despite the suspension is tougher.
Well I think it is enough of plain roads lets move to the more interesting conditions for the bike.
And the first thing I should say, If you are going to get over serious offroading quite often,
definitely the blue model is much better for you. The CVT is more comfortable its clear,
but the flip side it is afraid of water. Though the belt is protected by a cover,
anyway it may get wet in tough offroading and bike won?t be able to move anymore.
Besides the mechanical gearbox of the blue bike is much more suitable for dirt,
you may choose the most appropriate gear according to the conditions, and it isn?t
afraid of water. The bike weighs 95 kilos and in most cases the engine 140 cc has enough power,
and provides good offroading capabilities thanks to the big low pressure wheels.
The next big advantage of the bike is again the gearbox, or rather its reverse mode. It is seldom
feature for such bikes but it very useful for offroading. Sometimes it is almost impossible to
go backward manually for example in a swamp like here. So the reverse mode saves a lot of strength
and energy in such cases. Then I should mention the bike is quite good at moving in deep ruts.
The foldable footsteps don?t graze against the ground and don?t prevent it from moving.
And as an experiment lets try to get over this deep ditch
by a cvt bike to find out if cvt gets wet here.
Well the cvt cover is not absolutely waterproof, but it seems that it prevents from water quite
efficiently and we managed to get over this obstacle without any difficulties.
Well as we could see the bikes are capable enough at offroading,
but I think the most significant advantage of them is another. It?s the price. And these
bikes are really cheap. CVT model with Chinese engine will cost about 1400 dollars, and the
bike with mechanical gearbox costs about 2000. As usually its very interesting to know what you
think of these bikes and their performance, so please post your comments. Well lets call it day,
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