you had that one in a thousand that always come even with big brands... but overall kymco is very durable and nicely build. performance wise maybe not in the rank of yamaha but value for money is even better. let's not forget that japanese cost almost twice as much (at least here in EU)... i have kymco maxi scoot that i bought 'by accident' and now i only want to buy kymco. hopefully mxu 300 next week