Most Vietnamese scooters ride on 12- or 14-inch wheels, but Honda’s best-seller deliberately breaks the pattern: the Vision carries a 16-inch front wheel - Honda Vietnam’s own model page calls out the “high, upright riding position and wide field of view” it creates. Here is what the manufacturers publish (retrieved 23 September 2026) and what wheel size actually does.
Verified tyre and wheel sizes
| Model | Front | Rear |
|---|---|---|
| Honda Vision | 80/90-16 (16-inch wheel) | 90/90-14 |
| Yamaha Janus 125 | 80/80-14, tubeless | 100/70-14, tubeless |
| Honda Air Blade 160 | 90/80-14 | 100/80-14 |
| Honda Lead 125 | 90/90-12 | 100/90-10 |
| Yamaha FreeGo 125 | 100/90-12, tubeless | 110/90-12, tubeless |
| Yamaha Grande | 110/70-12 | 110/70-12 |
What bigger wheels do
- Stability over defects: a 16-inch wheel spans potholes and broken pavement that upset a 12-inch wheel - the difference our potholes guide makes obvious. The contact patch also drops into a rut at a shallower angle.
- Steadiness at speed: bigger wheels add gyroscopic stability; smaller wheels turn in faster at walking pace. Which matters more depends on whether your riding is Old Quarter crawling or main-road commuting.
- Comfort: bigger wheels ride over expansion joints and gravel with less sharpness reaching the bars.
The trade-offs
Agility at very low speed favours small wheels; so does storage - the Lead’s giant bay partly comes from its 12-inch front. Tyre choice also differs by size: see our tyre sizes explainer and replacement tyre guide.
If you are choosing
Riders who value confidence on rough city edges or do longer main-road routes get on well with the Vision’s 16-inch front. Pure stop-start commuters may prefer the smaller-wheeled competition. Renters: the Vision has published rates at Nguyen Tu (200,000 VND/day); contact us to confirm current availability.