Hyosung GT250R, good bike or not?

**carver** · 19th February 2007, 22:03

Originally Posted by SpinFx

I was in the local bike shop today and the sales guy said that most kawasaki engines have been stamped with...........made by Hyosung motors........not sure if true.........but the guy said they're very popular and have good backup procedures and service in place. Go hard and enjoy the road fumes.

thats shite...the GPX (07)and KLR (03)that i have see are made in thailand...hyo dont have a plant there!

**phaedrus** · 20th February 2007, 16:45

damn you murphey, damn you to hell.

when i went off to work today, i started going backwards. I ran down a quick checklist.
Engine running
in gear
clutch out
none of the vital spinny bits getting spat out the back

i was perplexed as to why it wouldn't move, then i remembered my last post

**WarlockNZ** · 20th February 2007, 16:57

Originally Posted by carver

thats shite...the GPX (07)and KLR (03)that i have see are made in thailand...hyo dont have a plant there!

Doesn't mean that they don't import some of the parts

**The Joka** · 20th February 2007, 17:17

I have had a Hyosung for 7 1/2 months and done 17 odd thousand km's.

I have had some minor problems like the the engine cap being on too tight and the lip snapping then the clutch stripping..

then it got blown over in the wind, that snapped the handle bars, the clips on the bottom of the fairings and scratched the exhaust, wing mirror & fairings. (not the bikes fault, damn wind)

Other than that the stand switch was playing up got that replaced and sweet as..

So they have their problems but it is reasonably well balanced and good fun to throw around the corners... heaps better then the trusty old GN250's (sorry guys) in the way of power and style!

Again comes down to personal choice would recommend taking one for a nice long test ride and then making your decision!

I dont regret buying one but wont be keeping it for a longtime being more than a 1 to 2years....

**Pancakes** · 25th February 2007, 21:50

Yeah, I read about the tyres etc and gutless ra ra ra. There are bikes (plenty of 250's) that make more power. They do it at way higher revs and the delivery is all different. An inline 4 w/ a 14,000 redline will ride differently to one of the Hyosung 250's. A well (not super low as some say) priced V twin. I do like being able to ride along at 3grand with the bike pulling ok. Thats the payoff for the top end power, plain and simple. I've had the bike for 10 months now and have done about 16,000km's. Mainly commuting the NW. It does me well but then I am a cyclist so I at least try to maintain my machines before expecting them to perform, I don't think complaining about what breaks when you drop your bike really counts as a manufacturers fault. EG, I stopped at a give way one day and put my food down in a diesel puddle, foot went one way, front wheel the other, all while stationary and the wing mirror broke. SO WHAT? Its a bit of plasic made to hold 10grams of glass, lay 100+kg's (guessing so don't waste time correcting me, but feel free to add the actual weight for interests sake if you happen to know) on it and it snapped off? I didn't pussy off to the shop citing the consumers bill of rights!! It's just not going to hold.

It has however had oil leak from the front of the right side cover (an immesurable amount but enough to collect dirt and smear down the engine casing) since day one that I go on about to the shop who say they tighten everything each time and it won't stop.

THE TYRES.
I haven't had any issues with the tyres or cornering, I do check the pressures once a week (never down but worth doing) and check for glass, metal etc in them each friday when I get home. From cycling and cycle couriering for a number of years I have realised that it's very seldom that something will just "pop" your tyre. Things stick in ahd work on in from there. Get some needle nosed pliers and a sharpened bike spoke or simalar and get that shit out before it gets deep enough to cut your casing. The only unsettled feeling I have had in the corners is one time I had to do a bit of emergency braking with the bike fairly hard over and the steering did lighten, that said it was pretty standard for what I think any bike would feel like in the same situation. The name sticker doesn't make something go funny, any good race tech will be able to read a bikes specs, rake, lenght and geometry etc and say what a frames strenghts and weaknesses would be. I use most of the tyres area most days (not really in the wet obviously) and feel that most bikes and cars for that matter out handle the riders/drivers. Its a steady mind, good descision making and experience that will let you pick a line and hold it in a corner and really get a bike down. Race tyre and better compounds are better but I don't feel that the average rider is in a position to comment, but given the confidence of knowing you've paid for nice rubber maybe people who got the shits mid corner and hit the picks when they shouldn't have would hold their line and feel that the "tyres" went better that time around?

Well thats long enough for now, go riding. Doesn't matter what on.

**Juud** · 26th February 2007, 10:34

Originally Posted by Pancakes

It has however had oil leak from the front of the right side cover (an immesurable amount but enough to collect dirt and smear down the engine casing) since day one that I go on about to the shop who say they tighten everything each time and it won't stop.

Had the same problem when I picked up my brand new Hyo baby. Rode back to the shop straight away, turned out the rubber O-ring was pinched. They solved the problem with sealant, just waiting for a new O-ring now.

I don't take much notice of people bagging the (reasonably) new kid on the block. Each to their own, I know I'm out there riding with the biggest grin on my face.