You nailed the biggest point with these Chinese made bikes. You have to put the work in, and the more you do, the better the end result. I call it "Self Quality Control."
Would a Grom be better? Absolutely. Is it 3 times better? That's kind of the question to ask. I think you have the right mind set, just love it for what it is. You can always save your pennies and pick up a Grom if that is what you really want, but while you do that you can do all of your learning and crashing on something cheap and easy to fix. Believe me, you care a lot less when you wreck a bike that isn't worth much and costs 20 bucks to repair.
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