Being one of the owners of a kinetic zx zoom..i say that it isnt bad....its a major improvement from the kinetic zx y2k..its got a lovely pick up and very zippy..its easy to manouver in traffic and the balance on this scooter isnt as bad as the ZX..performance wise id say it could be the best in the 2 stroke segment.it s got a nice 7.7 bhp engine but unfortunately at 5600 rpm..increase that a little we’ll have a scooter equivalent to the splendor or the victor.I’ve had it for a year now and so far I havent had any problems..except that the special zoom tires are not supposed to be very good according to some of my friends.i belive it doesnt grip the road very well..well mine are the old kinetic tires....the only problem with the zoom is the slightly ugly looking face plate..but now its becoming common and so it doesnt make a difference though.mileage isnt that bad too ...with decent driving habits 43-45 km/l isnt very difficult..