Hyosung 2010

[ital916]

Here are the pics of the hyosung 2010 range. Don't be haters lol, I think they look good, are priced well and with the addition of EFI should hopefully ride smoother. Even the wee 250 gets the EFI treatment.

Mmmm I do like the naked gt650.

[ital916]

and a few more and a nice article to go with i with more info in the EFI.

http://www.hyosung.com.au/downloads/...050809aspx.pdf

[cambridgedan]

funny how they have gone for a black exhaust trying to make it look like its not stock

[nudemetalz]

The dark silver/blue/black 650R model looks very smart.

[EJK]

That's an extreme improvement on design. I can't tell the difference between 06, 07, 08, and 09 models.

[James Deuce]

In my experience, bikes that change to EFI from carbs get rougher not smoother, due to the much leaner running conditions at all RPM. Stupid emissions laws.

I do like the black naked one.

[phoenixgtr]

That's an extreme improvement on design. I can't tell the difference between 06, 07, 08, and 09 models.

The tail light looks different...

[ital916]

That's an extreme improvement on design. I can't tell the difference between 06, 07, 08, and 09 models.

There are subtle changes, it is a nice looking range so why drastically alter it. You dont hear people complaining that mv agustas look the same year after year, so why should hyosung change drastically. It must cost a fortune in tooling costs to make huge changes so I'm guessing the shape will be gradually updated.

[ital916]

funny how they have gone for a black exhaust trying to make it look like its not stock

dosnt really matter, exhaust is usually the first thing that gets changed. Not as bad as some of the wierd exhaust designs by the big jap 4, hyosung obviously have a bit more conservative approach.

[cambridgedan]

dosnt really matter, exhaust is usually the first thing that gets changed. Not as bad as some of the wierd exhaust designs by the big jap 4, hyosung obviously have a bit more conservative approach.

yea ture ture

[Leyton]

Hyosung are really stepping up into the market well. I still like the styling!!! I would love to have a little GT250R again as a commuter

[nosebleed]

There are subtle changes, it is a nice looking range so why drastically alter it. You dont hear people complaining that mv agustas look the same year after year, so why should hyosung change drastically. It must cost a fortune in tooling costs to make huge changes so I'm guessing the shape will be gradually updated.

That might have more to do with the fact that italians actually have a sense of "style" whereas Hyosungs have as much design flair as the Kopu bridge.

[tri boy]

In my experience, bikes that change to EFI from carbs get rougher not smoother, due to the much leaner running conditions at all RPM. Stupid emissions laws.

I do like the black naked one.

I think the EFI was trialed in a few countries previously, and was found wanting in a few areas, so NZ and others countries didn't receive them.
Possibly the bugs have been removed, and the fuelling is pretty close.
Time will tell.

[CookMySock]

Smoothness - these carbed 650 engines are really tractable ay.. The power comes on gently in a newbie-friendly way. Sure, someone straight off a easy-peasy vtwin 250 should take care not to oops the throttle, but its much much less snarly and snatchy than the inline fours I have ridden. So it's an easy "big" bike to ride.

However, the first time you goose it though 5,000rpm you will think the windscreen is going to leap out, lol.

Yeah I'd buy a later model one, but I wouldn't buy a new one - too much depreciation.

edit: the only body change is the tail section, which is completely new.

Steve

[retro asian]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/at...5&d=1251406784

To a cruiser rider like myself, that "R" looks suspicously like a GSXR "R"... and a bit like a Honda (Civic) "R"...