Power To The People

The People GT 300i ABS from KYMCO makes city scooting fun!

- Mikko

I have always been a bit mystified by 300cc bikes and scooters. They seem to inhabit the no-man’s land between A1 and A2 licence categories. Too much power for the former and well short of the maximum allowed for the latter. But the test ride on the KYMCO People GT 300i ABS (let’s just call it ‘the People’ for short) opened my eyes to how much fun these mid-range scooters can be in towns and cities.

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The People is built with pragmatism as the guiding principle, and the design is simple and understated. The indicators have been sunk into the body to create nice clean lines, the small screen adds to the city looks, and the colour-matched top box comes as standard equipment. And those 16in wheels make it look stable and capable.

With a nice big space between the front panel and the seat, this machine is about as easy as it can be to just jump on and ride – just what you want from a city runaround. It might not be groundbreaking in terms of design, but it makes perfect sense in the city. The dash is as simple as the rest of the design, and it too works. There’s a big analogue speedo set in the middle and a digital display for fuel, odometer time and engine temperature too.