Seat length, not power
Two adults need somewhere to sit without one of them perched on the tail. This rules out the smallest bodies long before the engine becomes the issue.
Seat length, suspension and where the weight sits matter more than engine size. Our reasoning, and where we would not go smaller.
Two adults and a pair of bags is the situation where the cheapest category stops being the cheapest decision. Here is how we would choose, and why.
Two adults need somewhere to sit without one of them perched on the tail. This rules out the smallest bodies long before the engine becomes the issue.
Loaded, the rear shock is what you feel over every broken edge. It is the difference between a pleasant hour and a sore one.
A helmet takes most of the storage on a small scooter. If both helmets have to live under the seat, there is no room left for anything else.
Extra weight matters most going down, not up. On the hills this is the argument for a bigger bike, not the climb itself.
Comfort still works, but take the largest body in the category rather than the lightest.
Premium. The longer seat and the suspension earn their keep within the first half hour, and the underseat space stops being a compromise.
Premium without hesitation. Kintamani, Munduk and Nusa Penida are where an underpowered scooter stops being merely slow.
Ask for the rear preload to be set for two. It takes the mechanic a moment with a tool most of them carry, and it changes the ride more than a category upgrade would.
Canggu to Ubud, the Amed coast loop, Kintamani at sunrise and the Sidemen valley — with the engine size each one really needs.
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