So after all that…I did slowly came around, I can see where they were coming from. The Mojito is and always was designed to be something different. Everything about riding this scooter is different to the average 125. The view ahead is dominated by the vast expanse of chrome; the amazing custom bars and large chrome headlight are enough to almost convince you you’re riding some sort of mini Harley Davidson. The wide bars and unusual seating position also give you the feeling you’re on some sort of touring bike. If only the designers had lowered the seat a little further and added the angled feet positions we see on Maxi scooters…then it would all work. As it is the bars are a little low and your feet end up straight down. It certainly wouldn’t work for taller riders.

You’re also going to suffer a wee bit in the ease of use department, the under seat storage area won’t fit a full face helmet and there’s no remote seat release. The lockable front glove box is also a bit of an illusion, see it looks large…then you open it. The only storage area is to the right and will hold well…not much. Why on earth they have a full size door I can only guess, I imagine Aprilia just went to the parts bin and grabbed what was already there. Finally you’ll also have a bit of a hard time putting the bike on the center stand as it’s an older design and somewhat hard for smaller people. You certainly notice it as there’s no side stand.

Handling and performance are also on the slow side due to the unusual riding position and rather hefty weight. The Mojito certainly isn’t the fastest 125cc bike, its 50-80kph time of 18.1 seconds is nearly double that of say the Suzuki UZ125. That being said the Mojito is still fun to cruise around on if you’re not in any kind of hurry, it’s laid back style tends to make you take in more of the surroundings as you cruise by in all your chromeness. The front disc does an adequate job of stopping while the rear drum on the back wheel is like most drum brakes…worthless. Drum brakes are about as useful as a one legged centipede; which, if you can imagine is not much use at all, unless staying in the same place and wriggling like an idiot is your idea of usefulness.