Bought a rodeo yesterday in white color for my wife. I cannot comment on mileage but ride quality of Rodeo is superb. It feels like you are on a high powered bike. This scooter looks like I am riding a small mouse (I am 6.2" weighing 92 Kgs) however, while riding it feels that you are flying away. I wish to tell all the people here that throughout my life I have been a bike enthusiast (always driven heavy bikes) and I am not ashamed to ride rodeo. Many people have complained about bad clearance however, I did not observed any problem with clearance. I test drive-ed Honda Aviator, TVS Wego, Hero Honda Pleasure before this. In person I believed in Honda products but once on a rodeo, I forget all of them. Cheers to Rodeo. I will give a detailed review in coming time.
Added on June 8th 2011 (Nearly 6 months of very poor ownership of Rodeo, Clocked 1500 kms)
My rodeo has undergone three services and I am extremely puzzled at my decision of buying it and even recommending it.
Pros - Ride quality
Cons -
Very bad battery - got it changed once, got it charged thrice - still I am using pathetic kick to start it. Mind it it takes more than 5-6 kicks to start. Further the kick is finest example of LEG BREAKER (Ihave started to feel constant pain in my right knee)
Highly un-durable - with all starting problem, my wife avoid it and I have to drive it just to keep its battery charged (just try to keep battery charged)
Mileage - 30-35 km/l
Pathetic clearance - WHAT TO MENTION ABOUT IT - My main stand has broken due to it
Service - Pathetic Service by so called trained mechanics at company service center - On first service they filled water in electrical circuitry and I has to waste two days for fault diagnosis - On second service my rodeo lost it acceleration (don’t know the reason till date)
Build Quality - Made of cheap plastic, once the paint wears out, it looks like 10 year old vehicle.
Design - POOREST design (Technical flaw - no drainage on battery - now what happens is with charging of battery, acid spills out and it had made large white patches on (once beautiful) engine.
Verdict - Fools learn from own mistakes and wise men from others - I feel that my message is clear for all of you. PLEASE DON’T BUY IT.