Bad rep for Hyosung

[bc.worldlive]

There are some people out there that really hate on hyosung as a brand, i ride a GT250R and love it!!

It was about 9 moths ago now, that I bought my first road bike.
I am remembering back to when i was looking on trademe for the perfect fit, with a budget of $2400 max, i was looking for a sport stlye bike, that looked sexy, sounded cool, was wof'd and reg'd and most importantly was 250cc.

I was looking for about 3 months, trips to auckland to check out bikes, finding out common problems with each, it soon become clear to me that although a 1990 CBR looked cool, for less than $2400 i wasnt going to get alot of joy, so i decided to save some more penny's and boost my budget up to a whopping $3000 !! WHOA i know!

i don't know if you've ever search on trademe for a 250cc sport bike for less than 3 grand, but your options a pretty limited to RGV, CBR, or maybe an 89 NSR that'd been turned into a racer. i was beginning to feel, maybe i should'nt buy a bike, i just don't have the money, and there's really nothing that i like for the money i want to spend.

until one day i saw a 2007 Hyosung GT250R for sale, for $3700, wow it looked sexy! it was everything i'd been looking for.

1. it looked sexy
2. it was relatively new
3. 250cc
4. sounds nice
5. not too big, not too small
6. and was around my price range

so my hunt was on to find a hyosung GT250R that i could afford, it didnt take long at all to find a south african dude on the north shore(haha no shit) who was upgrading to a CBR600rr, so that was it, me and my brother went to check it out, and sold! i got my first road bike which i still have,
i ride it every day with no issues,(although i replaced the speedometer not long after i got it). i'm so glad to have found this bike, i look on trademe every now and then and i feel stoked, coz i know i made the right choice in choosing my bike, it's reliable, looks nice and can go fast when i want it to.

my point is, my hyosung has been so nice to learn to ride the road with, she has nice acceleration and mid range power, very agile, reliable and i would'nt go back if i had the chance. you look on trademe right now, for a 250 for less than 3 grand and see what you can find.

I Heart Hyobags!!
Cheers, BoDean

[Sable]

You're obviously an expert with lots of experience on the subject.

[bogan]

my point is, my hyosung has been so nice to learn to ride the road with, she has nice acceleration and mid range power, very agile, reliable and i would'nt go back if i had the chance. you look on trademe right now, for a 250 for less than 3 grand and see what you can find.

My 84 VT250 had all those attributes, and held its own against a hyosung in a straight line, my mates 88 VT250 beat us both. Mine was 2,100, his was 2k even I think. Thats why hyobags get a bad rep, they are 25 years behind the curve

[mossy1200]

some people out there that really hate on hyosung as a brand

?????????????????

I think your just being paranoid.
You clearly not ready to come out of the closet and buy a honda yet.

[Tigadee]

you look on trademe right now, for a 250 for less than 3 grand and see what you can find.

That'll change come October when/if LAMS comes into effect...

[DrunkenMistake]

Im DrunkenMistake and I own a Hyosung....
(This is like AA)
I brought my bike with 7,000km on the clock, and now its up to about 13,000 I owned it for about 3 weeks and in that time I had changed the end can to a really sexy MTC twin port race can, on the fourth week the R/R blew and the Stator was cooked, so about $700 later I have a R1 Mosfet r/r and an Ex250 stator and a new Motobatt battery in the bike, Nothing major, I knew it was going to happen eventually.

A few weeks after that, I cleaned the front brake callipers as I had piss all pressure and thought they may have been sticking, no go turns out the Master cylinder had actually failed and was corroded to shit, Replaced that with an SV1000 Master cylinder (as I wanted a remote reservoir M/C because I think they just look nicer, Personal preference) got that all sorted and done, so that was another $110 or something along these lines, all good!

Other than those things I have had a very pleasant experience with my Hyo, but I certainly wouldnt buy another one, maybe if they do a GT1000R I could be swayed,
But as it stands, the Carbed 650r, is heavy, clumsy, turns like a Hippo at slow speed, but boy when you wanna tap that potential of V twin Torque, boy does she deliver.
Some now may say "Then why did you buy it in the first place if you never really liked them?", I got cheeky and brought this bike for about a grand less than the asking price, My old VFR 400 NC30 was stolen and written off so the insurance pay out went towards a newer bike, I had decided to just go to 600cc and enjoy a long term bike that has everything I need, Failing to find one that was tidy and not a long term running project for a good price it was suggested I buy a Hyo 650, done alot of research and some looking into and what have you and overall the responses were actually positive, and to go from a 1991 400cc bike to a 2008 650cc bike is a pretty good upgrade in itself.

If I could change something about the bike though it would be the wheelbase to start with, its a really long bike, probably ideal for taller people im sure but when you a 5'5 stump everything is out of reach.

There ya go, my short and utterly useless review of my Hyosung.

[bc.worldlive]

thankyou for not being a cunt

[Zedder]

Mate, don't take it to heart. This is KB, stuff like this happens here just get out and ride.

[DrunkenMistake]

thankyou for not being a cunt

Its a great bike if you ride on a budget,
its good for commuting and its good for a nice blip over your fav twisties,
its easy on gas and easy on oil, it is high maintainable I.E you have to make sure you clean it alot and silicon spray the frame etc just to prevent any rust in the already rust prone steal frame.

[speights_bud]

I'm guess this is in response to the comments made in THIS Thread about your Hyobag?

You get what you pay for, like buying a Chinese assembled GN Vs the Jap ones. They look all shiny and cool, but seriously when you ride something of decent quality of the same age you'll understand. If you compare the Suzuki 650 and the Hyosung 650 it's pretty obvious which is the better quality machine. i mean c'mon the Hyosung has a STEEL rear subframe that's WELDED to the main Frame??

Interesting review here:
http://www.soundrider.com/archive/bi...ung_gt650r.htm

Notice the UPSIDES listed are: Ergonomics, Transmission, and Styling and the DOWNSIDES are: Brakes, Electronics, Weight.

I dunno whats important to you but i like brakes and electrics that work...

[FJRider]

That'll change come October when/if LAMS comes into effect...

Probably not ... they will most likely still be the cheapest 250 (new) on the market. Any on Trademe with about 10,000 km's will have had most of any (major) issues Hyo's have ... sorted. (apart from still being a Hyo)

[ducatilover]

I'll bite.
The design of them is not original, you'll find styling cues from millions of other bikes.
They're just a beige commuter with cheap USD forks.
Nothing really wrong with 'em and not much right. Just a bike, no big deal.

They don't do anything that my old '89 VT250 Spada could do, they handle worse, stop worse are sloer and I found less comfy.


Drunkenmistake has a Hyo, that says it all

[tigertim20]

Im DrunkenMistake and I own a Hyosung....
(This is like AA)
...

There ya go, my short and utterly useless review of my Hyosung.

you forgot a couple things, like the recent constant blowing of the fuse for your lights for apparently no reason, and the oil spewing out of/into places is shouldnt, again with no apparent reason.

thankyou for not being a cunt

haha, mate, hyosungs are a budget bike, while a number of people buy hyosungs and never regret owning them, the fact remains that they are cheaper for a reason, and they tend to have issues more often than a comparable bike - but thats the price you pay for having a budget bike. if you're happy, then who gives a fuck what others think.

One day youll look back and laugh at yourself for thinking the 250 had 'power' - we have all been there, done the learning, the main thing is that you are actually out there on the bike, doing the kms, and enjoying the experience.

[speights_bud]

One day youll look back and laugh at yourself for thinking the 250 had 'power' - we have all been there, done the learning, the main thing is that you are actually out there on the bike, doing the kms, and enjoying the experience.

Yep been there, i started on an '87 GPX (Ninja) 250, it was waay better than my Gf at the times Hyo250. Even going back to the GPX after riding newer big bikes he 250 was terrible...

[Fast Eddie]

some dude rocked up to uni today on a GT650 Comet Hyo... the swing arm and frame looked like they came from the dark ages..

Any bikes better than no bike tho, enjoy the Hyo..