Hyosung reliability

[McJim]

I thought I was a nana but I was only getting 10,000km out of a BT45 on the VTR250...I thought 10,000km was good going...I liked that bike - throttle only needed 2 settings - Pinned and Off.

[disenfranchised]

Bought in July 06 new

As at 13 September 07 done >42000km

9000km new rear shock and cdi unit under warranty
11700 new chain and front brake pads

I got my bike in July 06 too....
But thus far I'm only approaching the 6000k mark...
That's a 20k round trip commute every day, plus a couple of weekend jaunts

Saying that I had my front brake pad replaced at my last warrant, just after my 5000k service. Seemed to have worn out exceptionally quick

[gw555]

Saying that I had my front brake pad replaced at my last warrant, just after my 5000k service. Seemed to have worn out exceptionally quick

Yeah, 5000k doesnt sound like alot, I am due to get my third set next service ie 44000k so i appear to be getting twice as many ks as you. Although most of my riding is in 100k zones so I am not using the brakes that much.

[Coyote]

Wow! 26000 out of a rear tyre Im lucky if I get 10000

Mine's almost dead at 5000, and I haven't been doing burnouts

Stupid 18" wheel stopping me from getting harder inside compound tyres

[disenfranchised]

Yeah, 5000k doesnt sound like alot, I am due to get my third set next service ie 44000k so i appear to be getting twice as many ks as you. Although most of my riding is in 100k zones so I am not using the brakes that much.

Yeah 50k/h commute means I'm covering the brakes almost all the time.
The pads were changed to something other than the standard Hyosung factory ones...so I'll see how long the new ones last

[unrealone]

Jesus, 44000KMs! Ive had my gt250r almost a year now and im coming up on 11000kms. Used to commute from Tawa to wgtn breifly but the majority of owning her ive lived in central welly so usually only a 5 min commute

I replaced my shinkos at my earliest convience as they were just an accident waiting to happen. Specially after I went over the hill on them, slipping and sliding - disgusting things they were.

Am running Pirellis on my bike now and feel muuuuch better Lets see, since I've owned mine (10th Oct '06):

- I've just had to replace an exhaust gasket - that was my own fault i think, revving a little high for too long. Made the bike sound pretty damn cool though.

- Had a cam seal replaced due to oil leak, but now that i think about it i dont think it was leaking after all, just some excess oil.

- Just called the shop about some new front brake pads as i'll be needing those shortly

- And the replacement tyres as above - which was my personal choice.

[gw555]

My commute is around 350-400k a week depending on whether I go to work 5 or 6 days a week. I also use the bike during the day as transport so clock between 10 and 75k for that. Rest of the ks are just going for a ride in any weather

[gw555]

Just thought I would update this - as at last sunday 07/01/07 clocked the 44444.4km
http://my.photodump.com/gw555/SV400141.jpg

[Meekey_Mouse]

Glad to hear your Hyo is going well

My lil project one finally passed warrant and reg yesterday! I haven't ridden it yet as it was straight back onto the trailer and to the mechanics for new tyres No way I was gunna ride in Shinkos lol

So hopefully I'll be clockin up the kms very soon

[Pancakes]

Glad to hear your Hyo is going well

My lil project one finally passed warrant and reg yesterday! I haven't ridden it yet as it was straight back onto the trailer and to the mechanics for new tyres No way I was gunna ride in Shinkos lol

So hopefully I'll be clockin up the kms very soon

They're not the greatest tyre but I've cornered faster and in more control than lots of people on "better" tyres. Upgrade if you like but I've never had them let go or any reason to dislike them, will be going to Michelin PP's once I'm done with them but thought they were ok enough to replace the rear as the front is still reasonably good. People might take all the Shinko bagging as a reason to freak out and riding ridgid through a corner or getting scared and upsetting the bike is a good way to make any tyre let go.

just my 2c

[unrealone]

Those Shinko tyres might be 'ok' in the dry. Try cornering in the wet. May aswell have slicks.

[bull]

Just coming up to 17000km since november 2006, 350km commute each week and a fair few weekend rides over the rimutakas and out to the wairarapa.

Had flat spot issue and had CDI replaced at about 5000km (warranty)
New rear pads, and new chain at 12000km service
New Rear tyre at 16000km service

Has been a bloody excellent bike ridden in most conditions, kept under carport with RJAYS cover over it. No major issues, the CDI unit is apparently an issue between emmission standards between korea and the rest of the world, mine was replaced with the USA CDI unit and flat spot was gone.

I noticed when i replaced my rear shinko with a Pirelli Sport Demon i get alot more toe dragging and the infamous kickstand scrapes when cornering on the Rimutaka's, this may be due to extra confidence in the tyre or just a stickier tyre.

Like the adverts about mental illness "know me, before you judge me" comes to mind when i hear people bagging the hyosungs.

[Pancakes]

Those Shinko tyres might be 'ok' in the dry. Try cornering in the wet. May aswell have slicks.

See people will read that as is sounds, I've ridden in the wet more than in the dry and this thread will be searched and read by people wanting correct info on these bikes. They are cheap and the parts they come with reflect that. I'd never tell someone who wanted to upgrade the tyres that they're wasting money cos most other tyre's will ride better. The fact is I ride at a reasonable pace and until the back had no tread left (in the centre from commuting, then it would spin easy on greasy spots, but still had reasonable wear on the sides) they were fine. Being a budget bike cost v.s performance will be something people look at. If you think these tyres are like slicks in the wet you've clearly not ridden slicks or you need to learn how to corner cos your upsetting your bikes composure somehow.

I have replaced the front pads at 5,000k's and 16,000k's. The std ones are soft as, keep an eye on them so you don't let the backing plate hit the disc.

Rear pads at 10,000k's.

The rear tyre at 16,500 but it really needed it. The sides on the front are getting there too.

Did a new headlight loom and 90/130W bulb upgrade, well worth it for double the beam distance. Outriding your clear vision is a good way to stain ya pants!

Changed the rear brake light switch cos it got sticky and when inspected has worn a bit.

Changed the front brake line for a braided one, the std one started feeling a bit spongey once it was warm.

[Pancakes]

Here's the info on the light upgrade. (From post #10).
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=51912


When I did the brake switch I used a totally different microswitch from Jaycar. The style that is in there seems like there's lots of parts for a switch.

[ZeroIndex]

After reading the bagging that Hyosungs get I thought I would post my experiences of owning one:

Bought in July 06 new

As at 13 September 07 done >42000km

9000km new rear shock and cdi unit under warranty
11700 new chain and front brake pads
24000 one fork seal
26000 new rear tyre
34000 new rear brake pads
35000 new front tyre
36000 new chain and sprockets

I get this serviced every 4000km as recommended by Hyosung, and have never had any trouble with it and in fact am contemplating buying another

How exactly is a rear shock and cdi unit needing replacement NOT a problem... even if it's covered by warranty that sort of stuff shouldn't happen... The GPX that I had, which was absolutely rubbish, was a 1986 model, and last year (when I owned it), I rode it back to back with a Hyosung GT250, and I have to say... Hyosung suspension is crap...