Is this bike worth keeping?

[BlackSheepLogic]

Well yes, that was my first thought.

Time is money and he foresaw a lot of time, and no money.

[rambaldi]

Not sure why Hyos seem so popular amongst newer riders - there are so many decent makes available for similar prices. I would get rid of it quick smart - prob trade it on a decent bike and take the loss as a life lesson. Not worth continuously chasing one prob after another.

You seem to be able to get a pretty recent 2nd hand bike for not much cash. I am sure there are bikes out there in a similar price range (2k-3k) which haven't been ridden to hell and aren't as old as the dinosaurs but they seem hard to come by. The Hyosungs seem to be good value, if you get a decent one.

[Griffin]

You seem to be able to get a pretty recent 2nd hand bike for not much cash. I am sure there are bikes out there in a similar price range (2k-3k) which haven't been ridden to hell and aren't as old as the dinosaurs but they seem hard to come by. The Hyosungs seem to be good value, if you get a decent one.

Except... they are Hyosungs. You get what you pay for at the end of the day. I would rather buy a good second hand Suzuki / Honda / Yammy than a brand new Hyo. Maybe Im a brand snob...

[nzspokes]

Except... they are Hyosungs. You get what you pay for at the end of the day. I would rather buy a good second hand Suzuki / Honda / Yammy than a brand new Hyo. Maybe Im a brand snob...

Well if you buy parts out the Hysoung place in aussie, parts are very cheap. I need a few bits for ours so will be doing so. Once going I may even give it thrashing round Hampton Downs.

[BlackSheepLogic]

Honda / Suzuki works for me.

Except... they are Hyosungs. You get what you pay for at the end of the day. I would rather buy a good second hand Suzuki / Honda / Yammy than a brand new Hyo. Maybe Im a brand snob...

[ducatilover]

Get a new auto electrician. Anyone who tests a system that fucking simple and can't figure it out, is a spoon.
Hyobag stators and reg/recs are common enough and not very expensive, so replace them and ride it.

[ducatilover]

Time is money and he foresaw a lot of time, and no money.

A lot of time? Takes less than five minutes to check a stator.

[SNF]

This is the stuff you expect from a 30 year old bike which has sat for half the time, not a 4 year old one.
Replace the stator - join a forum, I'll bet there will be a thread on stator replacement.

If its not running its useless to you and not worth a thing. Hyo lack in quality control; for every good story you hear a bad one or two.
Once fixed ride it and really ask yourself seriously do I want to keep going with this?

Go test ride an Intruder VL250 or Marauder GZ250 or something like that. Pretty sure after that you'll come to a decision. If its not a project bike and if you don't love it you know the answer.

[Jay GTI]

Hyobag stators and reg/recs are common enough and not very expensive, so replace them and ride it.

Yeah was goiong to say that as well, even I know about this common issue with HoBags and I don't ride on the road.