Everyone has an opinion whats yours. Hyosung?

[CookMySock]

The USD forks I've heard a few comments, the forks are fine on our GT, and the GV suspension is doing okay 18 months after we got the bike(s) so no problems here and I'm a fat bastard so if anyone was going to damage the suspension it would be me.

Cool you have two hyos ? We have three, hehehe.

The forks are easy and cheap to upgrade with racetech cartridge emulators. I'm going to upgrade one of our GT250Rs front and rear suspension this summer, so I will report on this. There should be light years of difference.

Steve

[vtec]

Have to disagree. I think the Hyosung's look better, certainly compared to the 80's Kawa 250's look. I likem all the GT, GTR, GV.

And what is with everyone going on about how slow hyo's are we seem to go over this all the time on KB. If you want a fast 250 don't even consider a 4 stroker.

Regarding reliability well they have a warranty compared to the same price CBR thats 15 years old. The parts are cheap and I haven't heard of anything major dying on a Hyo yet. Replacing a $60 master cylinder and some break fluid is hardly a big deal neither is cutting a wire on the CDI.

The USD forks I've heard a few comments, the forks are fine on our GT, and the GV suspension is doing okay 18 months after we got the bike(s) so no problems here and I'm a fat bastard so if anyone was going to damage the suspension it would be me.

The only negative gripe of mine is some of the small parts could have better finishing touches e.g. the paint job on the GV mirrors could be better.

Tell me that the CBR250RR in these race results is slow:
http://www.silver-bullet.co.nz/event...d=5510&cid=117

[Nagash]

What's with all these sensible, unbiased opinions?

If you want to know the opinion you're going to get when talking with other bikers they have a reputation of being unreliable, slow, un-able to do slow speed cornering (this one's actually true), cheap pieces of Korean crap.

It's not true, but that's the general consensus on a hyo-bag.

Enjoy your bike! I personally reckon they're great bikes.

[Radar]

I have just bought one after spend a lot of saturdays trying bikes and for my height/weight it was comfortable. So now i am interested in people who do/dont own one and there thoughts good/bad.

Believe it or not my second choice was a honda vtr250.

Like you, my second choice was a VTR250, but then I test rode a GT250R and it was MUCH better. Could not cope with the lean forward position so got a GT250 naked bike and I would recommend Hyo 250's (and 650's) to anyone - as long as they are willing to put up with crap comments from others who like to trash Hyo's just for the satisfaction of being pri*ks.

See the post I made today on the Hyosung Reliablility thread.

[Mr. Rock]

I've just spent a couple of hours reading as much info on the Hyo GT250 as I can find,....and now I'm totally confused

Problem: I am finally in a position to get through my bike test (i.e. living in the same place for more than six months at a time !). Now comes the task of choosing a suitable 250 for mainly commuting 70kms a day and occasionally heading off for a weekend jaunt (possibly with with my wife pillion).

Solution: Research the various 250 options available, both new and used, then do the deal,...either privately or through a dealer.

However,......what I find is a lot of bikes around 10-15 years old, still asking $5-6k,.....or the option of a Hyosung, brand new from a dealer with a two year warranty ?!?!

I thought that would be the simplest decision ever,....until that is I started doing the research !! Seems lots of people knock them (never read the term Hyobag on the dealer's websites ?!),...yet an equal number praise them.

I don't want to thrash it round the track,...so the weight/power issue doesn't worry me too much. Yes, looks are very important and the fact that they resemble a few other bigger bikes is good in my eyes. BUT,...the fact that they may disintergrate at the slightest knock (according to some people),...that worries me ?!?! A problem for me is the fact that I live in Kerikeri and the dealers are all in Auckland. That's a bit of a trek if there is a warranty issue to sort out ?!?! Then this 4,000km servicing,...again, bit of a drive !!

So, KB,...what's your thoughts ? Go for the shiney new bike (with some potential foibles) and have some comeback,...or risk an old bike whose history is questionable ??

BTW, love the site -

i dont no whether this has been addressed or not yet.. but i have had a couple of friends get bikes about the same time as me (i have the new hyosung) one mate who brought a VTR has had compression issues and now needs to rebuild the engine and stuff.. other mate has a fxr 150 and well being older is needing work.. and well the brand new bike is where its at. i have not had ANY major issues. and if i do.. unlike my mate with the VTR i have a warrenty. so id say go to the new bike. Two up it still goes alright. obviously not as good as a bigger bike but it doesnt stuggle.

[Dolph]

Still researching though,...and trying to save pennies !!! I think one of the main problems is the 'age' of the reputation of Hyosungs. Perhaps older bikes had issues, and these have formed the reputation. Naturally, as with any company, these issues are gradually ironed out. Problem is that it is hard to shake off a rep !

Like I said,...still researching. But thanks again for the useful info

[Dolph]

Still researching though,...and trying to save pennies !!! I think one of the main problems is the 'age' of the reputation of Hyosungs. Perhaps older bikes had issues, and these have formed the reputation. Naturally, as with any company, these issues are gradually ironed out. Problem is that it is hard to shake off a rep !

Like I said,...still researching. But thanks again for the useful info