Pros and cons of buying a Hyosung 2006 GT250R?

[ThePACM4N]

Hi all

Just wanted to ask my fellow KB members if there anyone had thoughts on the Hyosung 2006 GT250R?

I'm still on my learners and keen for a sports bike and this model is in my price range....

Any comments greatly appreciated

Thanks

[AllanB]

Try a search - heaps of talk on here about them.


Like it?, buy it. Sorted.

[AllanB]

Try a search - heaps of talk on here about them.


Like it?, buy it. Sorted.

[sleemanj]

Hi all

Just wanted to ask my fellow KB members if there anyone had thoughts on the Hyosung 2006 GT250R?

I'm still on my learners and keen for a sports bike and this model is in my price range....

Remember you're not limited to 250's any more. Anything on this list is fair game:
http://www.nzta.govt.nz/licence/gett....html#approved

[GrayWolf]

Hi all

Just wanted to ask my fellow KB members if there anyone had thoughts on the Hyosung 2006 GT250R?

I'm still on my learners and keen for a sports bike and this model is in my price range....

Any comments greatly appreciated

Thanks

There's plenty of detractors for the Hyobuckets, Some quote them and other bikes (250) as being slow, etc etc... CBr-rr is da schizzzzz etc, etc. Reality is they are faster, but you have to thrash the fuck out of them to really notice any major differences. Hyo's have had some issues with quality, but so did/have the Japanese over the years. If you like it? buy it.... personally, I find nothing wrong with them, and would own a hyo if circumstances dictated, albeit a 650 though.

[nzmikey]

Pros : Its a Bike

Cons : Its a Hyobucket

[ducatilover]

Pros:
Some of those earlier ones had problems, but chances are anything scary has been fixed by now.
Good little bike for little money.
Very roomy and comfy.
Some people think they look cool
Have pretty USD forks.
Twin front brakes
V-twin is good
Simple oil cooled motor
33 ish hp will scoot along okay too

Cons:
A bit heavy for a small bike
"Slow" but refer to Graywolf's post
Budget suspension (like every other 4 stroke 250 with two exceptions, and it isn't actually as bad as people make it out to be)
Resale is an issue, but being an 06 it's probably done the best part of it's value dropping.
You could possibly do better with the nice new LAMS list


At the end of the day, if it's mechanically sound and gives you a hard on, buy it

[Tigadee]

The Hyo 250s are heavy for their capacity, so the cos of that is that if you're new to bikes and you drop it, you may find it very difficult to pick up. The pro is that it is solid and steady except in very strong winds where other bikes would also have trouble anyway. Make sure you try it out first, to find the riding style best suited for you, not just how the bike looks.

[ducatilover]

The Hyo 250s are heavy for their capacity, so the cos of that is that if you're new to bikes and you drop it, you may find it very difficult to pick up. The pro is that it is solid and steady except in very strong winds where other bikes would also have trouble anyway. Make sure you try it out first, to find the riding style best suited for you, not just how the bike looks.

Wet weight isn't hugely different to the EX250/Ninja thing.
Certainly feels heavier though

[G4L4XY]

Ok I owned an '06 Hyo GTR for just over 2yrs.
Things that went wrong:
Things on the speedo stopped working, temp guage and after a while the rev guage light stopped.
Side-stand was faulty, replaced and still faulty.
At exactly 5500rpm it would "lag" for like 5-10 seconds, despite being fully serviced etc. Done it since the day I got it.
It's heavy as fuck when you drop it.
Part quality is questionable.
Clutch cable broke on me but that might be from my lack of lubricating it

Things it's good for:
Sooo good on gas, around 400kms to a tank!
Cheap insurance
Decent looking except for the big ugly headlight at the front.
Things cost less being a smaller big.
Easily servicable

[Tigadee]

Wet weight isn't hugely different to the EX250/Ninja thing.
Certainly feels heavier though

I've dropped one before. Was not easy to pick up... mind you, my other bike at that time was the Scorpio.

[Tigadee]

Saw one out tonight, headlight was very dim. Not safe...

[skinman]

dim headlights can usually be rectified, (or add LEDs), its not the end of the world.
I rode one on the blue sep ride as my bike is in bits at the mo & thought it got along quite well.
Didnt think it was heavy but then i am used to riding an ocean liner.
Found the riding position extremely uncomfortable at anything less than 100km but i am getting older & the body is a bit shot.
The build quality may be a bit questionable when compared to the equivalent suzuki or honda but then they are cheaper (or should be) & if its your first bike you will probably only have it until you can upsize anyway so as long as you treat it well (garaged & clean) it should last as long as you will have it for.

all the best & at the end of the day your riding it not anyone else so if you like it thats all that matters

[pratik8890]

One of my friend owns it and here's what he said:

Pros- They are cheap to buy and the quality is better than most all Chinese imports.
Cons- They require more maintenance to insure their longevity ( if you were to use it as your daily commuter ) if not you'll be al right.
Therefore, they don't hold a good resale value.

[Old Steve]

Cons- They require more maintenance to insure their longevity.

So what's the difference between one and any other bike?

I had a Hyosung GV250, same mechanicals as the GT250. Did 24,000 km on it in 20 months. Changed the oil @ every 5,000 km and the filter @ every 10,000 km. I think it took 1 1/2 Litres on an oil change. I'd buy another one. Think I have the GV250 maintenance manual on disc if anyone wants a copy.

As for resale value, most of it's depreciation has occurred. You might lose a bit on resale but every km you do lowers the resale of your bike, no matter what it is.