GT250R vs VTR250

[rphenix]

Where as I would buy the naked GT250, u can get them for 5,600 brand new including on road ohh yeah compare that to a possibly dropped/thrashed VTR?

[carver]

Where as I would buy the naked GT250, u can get them for 5,600 brand new including on road ohh yeah compare that to a possibly dropped/thrashed VTR?

its shit, i owned one...
a clean VTR all the way...instead of the hyosung lottery

[Gubb]

why would you get a hyosung?

Because I felt like a giant on the VTR. Being 6'4" kinda limited my choices, and the Hyosung won over the VTR.

Speed isn't everything, besides, if it's speed you want, wait until you get your full, the Hyosung is forgiving, and the only 250 that I felt remotely comfortable (and safe) on (and I test rode about 16 bikes while I was looking).

[carver]

Because I felt like a giant on the VTR. Being 6'4" kinda limited my choices, and the Hyosung won over the VTR.

Speed isn't everything, besides, if it's speed you want, wait until you get your full, the Hyosung is forgiving, and the only 250 that I felt remotely comfortable (and safe) on (and I test rode about 16 bikes while I was looking).

yeah, that be one of the few good things about them..
i recommended them to a mate 1 1/2 years ago for the same reason.
hard to find a bike for a big heavy bloke

[ducatilover]

ive considered the gt250 and gt250r, the vtr250, the hornet 250, and the spada. i found the spada tickled my fancy more, it looked yummy and even yummier with the wanky bits mine has, in the tests i did the hyocrap felt heavy and clumsy compared to the vtr and spada, the vtr looks gorgeous but in my case i found there were a few small handling differences when really pushing it and the spada had more top end and more torque. for every day riding id take the vtr or spada over the oil cooled hyobag....

[MattyP]

ive considered the gt250 and gt250r, the vtr250, the hornet 250, and the spada. i found the spada tickled my fancy more, it looked yummy and even yummier with the wanky bits mine has, in the tests i did the hyocrap felt heavy and clumsy compared to the vtr and spada, the vtr looks gorgeous but in my case i found there were a few small handling differences when really pushing it and the spada had more top end and more torque. for every day riding id take the vtr or spada over the oil cooled hyobag....

I reckon the VTR with the Spada clip-ons would look pretty cool.

I'm looking forward to riding them all shortly, so I can post my (relatively) inexperienced views on these hotly debated bikes. I've tried to do the virtual (in my mind) ride on all of them whilst checking out TradeMe pics, but it's all too close to call. The winner will be what I feel best on at the end of day.

Cheers,
M

[Pancakes]

People seem to Hyo-bash or claim they're the best. Neither is right in my mind. They hating started before many of the bikes were even sold. They have their issues, as bikes built to a budget do. The choice that makes most people buy them is normally new v.s used. There are some great bikes out there that have been used and loved. There are some that after replacing a brake line, some pads, a clutch, the rear tyre and having the carbs tuned will add a grand or so to the buy price of a 10+ year old bike that is selling fore the same as a new Hyosung. The fact they are a reasonable looking bike helps and the power thing is normally first to get scratched off the shopping list of someone who is looking for reliability as a must have. If you want power for your dollar and are looking at a new Hyo 250 or a 10 year old VTR 250 for your $7-8 grand buy Skelstars Hornet 900 which is a 2005! All the 250's are poor value the way the market is you just get to pick a known quantity in a new bike or an un-known in a used one.

Carver normally has very honest reviews of bikes and seems open to having a good laugh on anything but did a rave write up of the Comet (naked Hyo') when he did Wellington to Auckland on one but seems to hate the faired model? They're the same bike!

[carver]

People seem to Hyo-bash or claim they're the best. Neither is right in my mind. They hating started before many of the bikes were even sold. They have their issues, as bikes built to a budget do. The choice that makes most people buy them is normally new v.s used. There are some great bikes out there that have been used and loved. There are some that after replacing a brake line, some pads, a clutch, the rear tyre and having the carbs tuned will add a grand or so to the buy price of a 10+ year old bike that is selling fore the same as a new Hyosung. The fact they are a reasonable looking bike helps and the power thing is normally first to get scratched off the shopping list of someone who is looking for reliability as a must have. If you want power for your dollar and are looking at a new Hyo 250 or a 10 year old VTR 250 for your $7-8 grand buy Skelstars Hornet 900 which is a 2005! All the 250's are poor value the way the market is you just get to pick a known quantity in a new bike or an un-known in a used one.

Carver normally has very honest reviews of bikes and seems open to having a good laugh on anything but did a rave write up of the Comet (naked Hyo') when he did Wellington to Auckland on one but seems to hate the faired model? They're the same bike!

yeah, this one had more vibrations than the naked one for some reason, and by the way ppl rave about them, i came in with greater expectations

[Pancakes]

They rave cos they've never ridden before so sure it feels great... to be out on a bike. Or hate them cos they HAVE ridden before and unless it was an Enfield they thought it should be better.

I rode it with the expectation that I was getting the cheapest bike out and if it was "ok" that'd be great. It hasn't broklen down or cost me money so it's doing everything I thought it would.

[ducatilover]

wy not buy the mighty suzuki gn or yammahamma single. theyre both crap and cheap. my gn was crap and cheap. my spada was the best 250 for under 5k that i could find and i only paid $3800 from a dealer with 24k on the clock

[SwanTiger]

Carver, you are an illiterate rabid homosexual who writes retarded nonsense with no substance. The fact you lack the skill necessary to pilot a two-wheeled machine with any aptitude is contrasted by your archaic obsession with speed.

[breakaway]

Carver, you are an illiterate rabid homosexual who writes retarded nonsense with no substance. The fact you lack the skill necessary to pilot a two-wheeled machine with any aptitude is contrasted by your archaic obsession with speed.

Ahahah I laughed so hard milk came out my nose! And I wasn't even drinking milk!

[Pancakes]

wy not buy the mighty suzuki gn or yammahamma single. theyre both crap and cheap. my gn was crap and cheap. my spada was the best 250 for under 5k that i could find and i only paid $3800 from a dealer with 24k on the clock

Dude they Hyosung is soooo much better than a GN

[ducatilover]

Dude they Hyosung is soooo much better than a GN

i know. but the bag still isnt good value for money. why not get a zx250 balius? or a gpx? or a zzr? or something with proven reliability? and an actualy noticable amount of power. even the gutless vtr rides nicer than a hyosung. i could never justify buying a hyosung 250

[Pancakes]

i know. but the bag still isnt good value for money. why not get a zx250 balius? or a gpx? or a zzr? or something with proven reliability? and an actualy noticable amount of power. even the gutless vtr rides nicer than a hyosung. i could never justify buying a hyosung 250

Have you taken one out? Not sat on it but gotten used to one and put it through some sorners cos I leave lots of 250's behind. Even on the straights when the higher powered bikes have newbies onboard who can't ride a powerband right. They handle fine, another KB'er who rides a 'busa commented on how they have good turn in and now his wife has one. The lack of power is made up for in very low engine wear. As for unreliable, most of them are ridden by people with little or no bike knowledge and I'd be curious if you could point to a blown engine or simlar to back this up?

Don't get me wrong, they're built to a budget etc but if your gonna bag something please also point out why your doing it, share the info you have to help others out. Don't worry about power figures, mine is faster than a GPX for sure and all the bikes you mentioned don't look as good IMO with is what counts since it was my money I was spending.