A friend is training in an Ikarus and likes it a lot, but prefers the Rans S6. The payload is vastly different, the design is good, the 80hp Rotax is fairly bullet-proof, the flap lever doesn't try to skin you and the stick is in a conventional position. And they are cheaper. My OH (who may pop up here) reckons that the recovering that is necessary periodically is a small price to pay for flying as cheap as one could get in any aeroplane-shaped machine.
You could buy three or four Jodels for the cost of one Sportcruiser (or equivalent); presuming you have hangarage, they are definitely worth considering. Lots of fun.
My 2d worth.