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cylinder, air-cooled, 4-stroke engine, although some markets do have a slightly larger variant. These engines are clones of older Honda CG or Yamaha designs— simple, carbureted, and proven. They produce a laughable 5 horsepower, and if you weight anything more than a five year old child you ' ll notice the severe lack of ponies, not helped by an equally dismissive torque of just 7 Newton metres. The locals will have you know that it is more than enough for urban commuting or hauling loads across mixed terrain.
On the road, the Apollo performs with expected modesty. It ' s no speed demon, but it delivers predictable, smooth acceleration and although low there is enough torque in low gears to tackle inclines or carry cargo, yet don ' t be surprised if you ' re shifting down, or in the case of the Apollo, up to find first gear. The Apollo will reach comfortable cruising speeds of 60 – 80 kilometres per hour and tops out around 100 km / h under ideal conditions, they seem to seldom appear.
The 4-speed transmission is basic but functional, and clutch action is light, which makes it ideal for stop-and-go traffic. It ' s an idiosyncractic gearbox, none of this fancy modern one down, five up nonsense, this gearbox is all down in a somewhat circular configuration. Click all the way down to fourth, come to a stop, two more clicks down and you ' re back in first. It takes a little while to become accustomed to, but once there it becomes second nature.
Fuel efficiency is a major plus— riders report up to 60 – 70 km per litre, which makes it incredibly cheap to run. We never saw figures like that however did find the equivelant of an AU $ 8.00 fill saw us reaching almost 300
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