I own a lets and using it from over a year now, have already clocked around 8000 kms, my daily commute is mostly to office and back home and so I dont drive it much. The vehicle is peppy and initial pickup is fast due to its light weight, its a easy to ride vehicle but there are many drawbacks which the service center is unable to fix even after 5 services, so I can nail down these are manufacturing defects and cant be fixed later by just oil change or regular servicing.
1) Vibrates just a lot manytimes, I get the feel of riding a vibrating machine like the ones used in gym to relax the body after workout. The vibrations are so high that the RVM just make it difficult to see the vehicles coming from behind, the mirrors after a year have become loose and due to the vibrations with frame make a lot of rattling sound, at times its so irritating that I have to hold the mirror with one hand to stop it for sometime. The RVM are of much lower quality as seen is competing brands and just break off with a small incidents.
2) Pickup is good for initial 30kmph and then the vehicle just struggles to move, the acceleration till 50kms/hr is very bad. After 50kmph the vehicles seems little smoother due to the increases RPMs. 30 to 50 kmph is the speed range which is needed mostly in cities which this vehicle fail to delivers. The scooter also struggles with a pillion rider and on a incline.
3) Not sure what Suzuki says about engine, but it heats just a lot, the front leg area heats up after half an hour continuous drive, hot air comes from below the leg area. I am not sure if this can be a reliable vehicle for long drives.
4) Suspension is very hard and the scooter jumps over small speed breakers even at a speed to 20 - 25kmph, for such a lightweight scooter suzuki should have done a better job of keeping the suspension softer. The front suspensions now seems to get worse due to bad roads in bangalore, I can feel even the slight unevenness or pebbles on the road.
5) Space in the leg area seems small due to the extra middle portion, the need of a clip under the seat is really missed for holding small but heavy stuff in a bag. The underseat storage is very small and mid sized helmet can be fitted, even the mid sized helmets with peak sometimes struggles to fit.
Overall I assume suzuki let’s cannot be thought of a vehicle which can be used for many years, with all the issues I am observing even before 10 K kms, I am not sure if this vehicle is reliable enough to drive for next 40 K kms.