"Big Bike"

[Tank]

Better put together? Or is it that they are put together just as well but with inferior materials?

The story I heard was that the company Hyosung was contracted to manufacture Suzukis... which they did for some years until they had the machinery and knowledge in place, enabling them to ditch the Suzuki contract and start making their own bikes. Is this true or is it an old bikers tale?

I believe that was the case - BUT the difference is the standards that they are put together, the quality control, and as you mentioned materials. There are many many businesses that make several products all of the same type, but widely varying qualities. You can buy a $6500 TV and a $1000 TV that come from the same factory with different badges - BUT the quality will be totally different.

[sels1]

Getting back to the point of the thread the Hyosung 250s do have something in their favour that has been missed by most learner bike manufacturers. A lot of grown men want to start motorcycling but unfortunately get forced to learn on miniature bikes. Hyosung made the leap that just coz there were less cubic centimetres it didn't have to be physically smaller.

True. For this reason they serve a useful purpose in the marketplace