It's in production - finally

[Hillbilly]

Yep! The Hyosung powered Fischer MRX 650 has gone into production. It's been given a great review in the October issue of Australian Motorcycle News too, and is avilable at AUD $10,750 +ORC.

Alan Cathcart who reviewed the MRX likened it to an "American version of the Bimota DB5". What I never knew was that it was originally designed to have the Rotax 1000 V-twin, until Aprilia pulled the plug.

[Clivoris]

What I never knew was that it was originally designed to have the Rotax 1000 V-twin, until Aprilia pulled the plug.

Fairy muff too. Can't let any old riff raff have those Rotax engines. Far too powerful for moast peeps.

[Hillbilly]

Fischer will probaly use the new 1000's that Hyosung have put into the new Aquilas. Basically a Korean TL engine.

[WarlockNZ]

Yep! The Hyosung powered Fischer MRX 650 has gone into production. It's been given a great review in the October issue of Australian Motorcycle News too, and is avilable at AUD $10,750 +ORC.

Alan Cathcart who reviewed the MRX likened it to an "American version of the Bimota DB5". What I never knew was that it was originally designed to have the Rotax 1000 V-twin, until Aprilia pulled the plug.

I'm sorry!! .. did you say Hyosung??, it even looks kind of like a GTR.

sweet vindication!! ... never again can anyone give me shit about what i ride .. I hail you

although i'm just going to sit back and watch the bagging begin .. hee hee

[onearmedbandit]

Hyosung powered? I thought they were SV650 engines, or are they cheap knock-offs?

[iwilde]

Hyosung powered with a 160 rear

[Edbear]

Hyosung began making Suzuki's under licence and then poached a Suzuki engineer and developed their own engine. Sound familiar? The Korean's have been doing to the Japs what the Japs did to the Poms for years, now.

[RantyDave]

is avilable at AUD $10,750 +ORC.

Ah, now that /is/ interesting. I had been assuming they were going for a Bimota/Benelli kinda 'low volume high price exotic bike' thing ... and not 'affordable like an SV650' at all.

Still an ugly bastard, but significantly more interesting now it's about half what I had been assuming they'd be selling for.

Dave

[McJim]

Hmmmm - interesting - I was toying with the idea of an SV650 for my next bike (decided 1000s drink too much fuel and waste too many chains and tyres and I actually don't give a fark about going fast) Wanted something fully faired coz I like to have some shelter from the wind....will maybe test ride one of these in Autumn.

[topher]

Hyosung began making Suzuki's under licence and then poached a Suzuki engineer and developed their own engine. Sound familiar? The Korean's have been doing to the Japs what the Japs did to the Poms for years, now.

Except the koreans get to copy a well-developed, reliable product (Not saying the jappas have soul, they didn't get round to copying that). If the Koreans make the improvements to their copies that the Japs made when they copied the Brits, we'll have some fantastic bikes but with unintelligible, unpronounceable names.

[Toast]

Hyosung powered? I thought they were SV650 engines, or are they cheap knock-offs?

Doesn't the Hyosung engine put out about 10hp more than the Suzuki 650?

I'm surprised at the price of the Fischer, supposed to copy alot of motoGP geometry isn't it?

[McJim]

Crikey - didn't realise there was American engineering involved...back the the SV650S as a next bike for me then.

[Switch]

I think thats a sexy looking bike

[Edbear]

Except the koreans get to copy a well-developed, reliable product (Not saying the jappas have soul, they didn't get round to copying that). If the Koreans make the improvements to their copies that the Japs made when they copied the Brits, we'll have some fantastic bikes but with unintelligible, unpronounceable names.

Quite right my good Sir! Mind you the global scene is somewhat different these days compared to what the Japs had back then and they really have to compete in a tough market. I think the size and experience of a company like Hyosung will see rapid improvement and a marked lift in quality in a short time. The Koreans are canny businessmen and will spend the money and hire the people necessary to get the market share.

They aren't the only ones with some wierd names either!

[SPman]

The Koreans are canny businessmen and will spend the money and hire the people necessary to get the market share.

And watch out for the Chinese! Once they get their arses into top gear and go for the world market, the Koreans wont get a look in. The Chinese already own Benelli and are cranking that up.......so they dont just make billions of cheap copies of Hondas and Yamahas........ there are going to be lots of changes on the biking scene in the next 5 years, I reckon