I bought a new Gusto Rumba today from Scooter Arena (Thailand).

I was looking for a new bike since the police started impounding bikes that don’t have number plates (my other bike is a Jap Import with no reg number) and demanding 10,000 baht to release them.

So far I have ridden only about 30km, enough to form an impression but only just.

I paid a total of 60,500 baht, thats 59,000 for the bike and 1,500 for the Registration, Tax and Insurance.

It’s a big bike in terms of size, but only 200cc engine, thats fine for me and I really am quite impressed with the performance but it will be another 500-1000 km before I will really open it up and see what it can do.

It feels comfortable to ride, all the plastic bits seem to rattle a bit but I’m hoping that once it’s all settled down and I have properly tightened all the nuts, bolts and screws that it will be OK..

It has a nice sturdy feel to it, it feels much more like a 400 or 550 bike rather than a 200, but the exhaust note gives the game away, it sounds a bit tinny.

The engine seems sweet enough though, no noise or undue vibration.

The first thing to change will be the handlebar grips, they look plasticky and they do not feel comfortable at all.

I will update shortly and include a lot more pics of details. So far I reckon it was a good buy for me, but I do acknowledge that it will not suit everyone’s tastes.

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