2022 · Scooter · Buyer's Guide
City Slicker, Adventure Soul
Aprilia's first "urban adventure" scooter is a strange and likable thing: a 125 cc commuter dressed and suspended like a small all-road motorcycle. The liquid-cooled i-get single makes 15 hp and 9 lb-ft, sends it through a belt, and sits in a steel tube frame on long-travel Showa suspension. Electronics? There basically aren't any: no ABS, no traction control, no ride modes. What you get instead is an LED headlight, a USB charging port, a center stand and a chassis that behaves more like a small motorcycle than a typical scooter. That's the whole idea.
At 317 lb (144 kg) wet it's light, it threads through tight spaces without a second thought, and anybody can ride it on day one. Running costs stay low at 94 mpg, and reliability is solid rather than legendary. It's for the rider who wants daily city transport with more style and more suspension than the usual appliance. The caveat is simple: 15 hp is city and back-road power, not highway power. If you expect Aprilia bite from the engine, you'll only find it in the chassis. And there's no ABS. Know that going in.
Spec sheets don't ride bikes, but they set the baseline.
| Power | 15 hp (11 kW) @ 8,750 rpm |
|---|---|
| Torque | 9 lb-ft (12 Nm) @ 6,500 rpm |
| Displacement | 125 cc |
| Engine | Single-cylinder |
| Cooling | Liquid-cooled |
| Final drive | Belt |
| Fork | Telescopic |
| Front tire | 110/80-14 |
| Rear tire | 130/70-13 |
| Seat height | 31.5 in (799 mm) |
| Wet weight | 317 lb (144 kg) |
| Fuel capacity | 2.4 gal (9 L) |
| Fuel economy | 94 mpg (US) |
Equipment check
Chassis
Comfort
Connectivity
Lighting
For years I've listened to what riders tell me about their bikes: in the paddock, at club nights, in owner chats and in the messages that land in my inbox. For the SR GT 125 the picture is consistent: owners praise the chassis, the looks and the easy daily manners, and the complaints stay few and specific.
Handling comes up most often. Riders describe it as stable in corners yet agile in traffic. Right behind that come the looks: the aggressive front end and Aprilia-inspired styling get mentioned again and again. Owners call the engine smooth and refined, with enough performance for the city, and they report more than 215 miles (350 km) per tank in mixed riding. The seat is described as well padded and narrow at the front. That's a lot of agreement.
Riders say it struggles to hold high cruising speeds and see it as a machine for town and back roads. Some point out that the 125 brakes through a combined system without ABS. A few owners find the automatic start-stop annoying in stop-and-go traffic, though they add that you can switch it off. It's a short list.
Where this Aprilia SR GT 125 pulls ahead of — or falls behind — its rivals on the numbers, and the typical bike in its class on character.
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Displacement
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Forget spec-sheet bragging. Here's who the SR GT 125 is actually built for.
Short trips, tight parking, low costs: that's exactly what this scooter does best. It's light, easy and sips fuel at 94 mpg. Just remember there's no ABS when the streets get wet.
Made for Austin · Los Angeles · Miami Beach / Miami
It looks sharp, handles like a small motorcycle and makes your weekday commute easy. On fast ridge roads, 15 hp means you'll be working hard to stay with bigger bikes. And it burns gas, not electrons.
Made for Bay Area Ridge Roads · San Francisco / Bay Area · Skyline Boulevard / Alice's Restaurant
If this one isn't quite the fit, these are the bikes worth riding back-to-back against it.
