Kawasaki's GPX 250R or the Hyosung 250 Comet GT

[Cobalt]

First sorry if this post is in the wrong place

Hi Folks Its daft question time You see I have decided its time to get rid of the GN and go for something a bit better and a little bigger in size as With the GN I have to ride a round with my backside on the very back of the seat or I have my knees under my chin. So far I have looked at either the Kawasaki's GPX 250R or the Hyosung 250 Commet GT. The one I pick will be brand new so I will know its not been thrashed My question is which one whould you go for and why ? and help would be really great thanks

And seeing as I have to work right the way to the 3rd of Jan I want to wish you all a great Christmas and the very best for the new year

Regards From Cobalt and family

[sAsLEX]

Honda VTR250? Or you after fully faired.

[Grantasaurus]

I like my GPX, although I've heard some good things about the Hyosungs....
Except for their brakes that is, they're dodgy in the wet apparently.

[Grantasaurus]

Gutted about working until the 3rd of Jan, I finish at my current job on Xmas eve, then its off to find some engineering work experience. Funfunfun...

[disenfranchised]

My Hyosungs been pretty good to me. Haven't had any issues with brakes, and thats including riding to work in pouring rain. Not really trying to race when its like that tho.
I tried sitting on the GPX in a shop the other day. Seemed a bit small (I'm 6ft 3 at least), so maybe just base it on your comfort, style etc..

[Cobalt]

not to bothered about if its fully faired as I can get a screen for about 150 bucks as for the Hyosung's brakes cant be any worse than the GN's The Hyosung dose feel more my size and has a more upright riding postion too

[sAsLEX]

And with Nationals coming up you could find space in a racevan heading south for cheap shipping.

I would say we are about sorted here.

[twinkle]

never ridden the hyosung so can't compare the two, but I used to have the gpx and quite liked it. See if you can test ride them both?
Also look carefully at the build quality of them both. You don't want your frame to start rusting after the first couple of winters because it was never undercoated (like suzukis gn's:angry2:) for example.

[McJim]

If I were you (I know I'm not) I'd buy D50's VTR250.

More torque than the GPX and more HP than the Comet...and it handles better than both of them...and then there's the street cred to thik of, not to mention re-sale value.

If you buy D50's VTR250 and don't slide it down the road you will probably get back dollar for dollar the full price you paid him for it in a year's time.

Sorry - my fault - didn't spy your location - wrong end of the country.

[gamgee]

gpx250 are a very nice bike, I have nothing but praise for them, don't knock the handling until you've ridden one, just because they only have a 16" rim doesn't automatically mean they don't handle, they are actually a very well balanced bike, in saying that, if you are extremely tall I'd suggest you sit on it first as you may find it a little small

[shaneh]

I'm a learner riding a Hyo Comet 250 and it works alright.
The only other bike I've ridden to compare is my 10 yr old Honda quad.

I must say the Hyo gearbox feels like shite compared to my Honda.

A sod to select neutral, not much feel in it. Often missing gear changes. Either not changing when it should or it doesn't feel like it's changed, so I give it another kick and find I've changed twice.

Much of that could be attributed to learner rider syndrome, but definitely not as nice as my Honda gearbox.

Shane

[vtec]

The best 250 fourstroke ever is the CBR250RR, and I happen to have a couple for sale at the moment, both are 1990, and you can take your pick. PM me if you are interested.

Personally I think both the Hyosung and the GPX have major faults. The Hyosung's major fault is its lack of power, and the GPX's fault is its sheer ugliness. They both have positive sides too though. The Hyosung "looks" like a real bike (even though it's not). The GPX has a reasonable amount of power for the type of engine it's got.

[gamgee]

the only thing which seperates the gpx from being ugly and ok to look at is the front screen, the rest of the bike looks fine

[McJim]

gpx250 are a very nice bike, I have nothing but praise for them, don't knock the handling until you've ridden one, just because they only have a 16" rim doesn't automatically mean they don't handle, they are actually a very well balanced bike, in saying that, if you are extremely tall I'd suggest you sit on it first as you may find it a little small

Wasn't knocking the handling of the GPX was talking up the handling of the VTR.

read the post before knocking the post :Pokey:

[BarBender]

I've owned a GT250R for a short time. Was lucky to strike a good one out of the crate. Economical, reasonable go and handling. It aint a sportsbike but it will help the image as its a nice bike to look at.
Then again if you want to spend more coin and like the old school GPX styling - then the GPX could be the bike for you...

Go and ride them and you tell us!:ride:

[zeocen]

I too have nothing but praise for the GPX, I'm 6'2ish and admittedly it's a bit small, it's not uncomfortable it just looks kinda odd hehe. Mines a 1990, I don't know about the '06 models - I hear they have great torque but I really don't think their end game is much of a step up from a GN250 to be honest. It's a step up sure, but I don't think its astounding. (Correct me if I'm wrong anybody)

Still a bloody great bike though, it's fun to pretend you're a fast bike at the lights with its accelleration ;p

[KLOWN]

What you NEED is an RG150, what a beast of a bike. Plenty quick, easy to maintain/work on, nice and light, good breaks, good looks and an awesome fun bike. Anyone who has started on an rg has nothing but praise for them.

Edit: GO the 2 stroker !!

[STORKEN]

Honda VTR250. You could fit bar fairing if you need one. A V-Twin has got to be better than a parallel twin, plus a Honda's gotta be better than Hyosung. I have a RG and just can't seem to get used to it. I ride my old VT250F instead.

[Batcerb]

RG150 also a very good bike as Klown has just said.

But for the money, it wouldnt hurt to go for a new 250 . Personally id go with a GPX, just because its been around a bit longer than the Comet, therefore the gremlins would be less and more spares would be available.

[Fub@r]

I have decided its time to get rid of the GN and go for something a bit better and a little bigger in size

I was in the same position last month. GN just didnt do anything for me so got a GT250R (nicer than the GT). I love it. Its not a speed demon, but as others have said it sure looks the part. It will go plenty fast enough for you to lose your license for 6 months.

Can't really comment too much on handling as still getting a feel for the bike (slow learner), and have no problems with it in the wind or rain