After an earlier leak by a dealer,
distributors MForce Bike Holdings has officially launched the 2020 SYM Maxsym
500 in Malaysia, priced at RM35,888. Pricing does not include road tax,
insurance or registration and deliveries to authorised SYM Malaysia dealers
will begin the first week of July.
Displacing 465 cc, the liquid-cooled DOHC,
eight-valve, parallel-twin mill in the Maxsym 500 is SYM’s first two-cylinder
engine. Power output is claimed to be 40 hp at 6,750 rpm and 42.5 Nm of torque
at 6,250 rpm.
The CVT gearbox is mated to chain final
drive, unlike the norm for scooters where a belt is used to get the engine
power to the rear wheel. Rolling on 15-inch wheels shod in 120/70 rubber in
front and 160/60 at the back, the Maxsym 500 gets two-channel ABS for the twin
275 mm diameter hydraulic brake discs in front and single 275 mm disc on the
rear wheel.
Fuel is carried in a 12.5-litre tank and
seat height is 795 mm, making the Maxsym 500 suitable for a large range of
riders. Suspension is done with upside-down forks in front and monoshock on the
single-sided swingarm suspension.
Inside the cockpit, a 4.5-inch TFT-LCD
displays all the necessary information the rider needs, with scrolling through
the various display screens done with a button on the left handlebar pod. LED
lighting is used at both ends for the Maxsym 500, and the the headlight is a
quad unit with separate LEDs for high- and low-beam.
