Thoughts on Hyosung gt250R

[daedalus]

Hi all,

Getting into riding and looking for 1st bike.

Just wanting thoughts and review/comments re Hyosung GT250R.
Read lots of good and a fair amount of bad online and was wondering if anyone here who had/has one could comment.

Been reading online and at 5"11 the other options (2008 Kawasaki 250 ninja, and Suzuki FXR150) seem to have the "too small" comment bandied around a bit.

any thoughts?

- D

[DUCATI*HARD]

dont do it

[daedalus]

lol, well thats a great sentiment, but was looking for a *little* more substance in the discussion :P

as in, if not, why not. If so, kewl, whats the ride like.

I've read the other GT250R threads and there is a lot of discussion that doesn't really help in the decision making process.

remember, (mostly) complete noob to riding, so i need some hard info.

thanks tho
-D

[DUCATI*HARD]

the kwakas new 250 could be someting worth looking into,,,otherwise il back the honda hornet 250 all the way

[DingoZ]

I have one. 9000km's so far, and not one single problem. Best thing, go test ride one, and see if it will suit you.

Service interval every 4000km's
Resonably priced for service costs..(Depending on you mechanic, around $200.00)

Has enough go for a 250cc bike. Handles really well..

But yeah like most things, people will only focus on the negatives if they don't like them.

I have'nt had anything go wrong with mine, so in my opinion they are great value for money..

[daedalus]

The only thing about the ninja is that i have heard from a couple rider friends of mine that the supply is patchy, as in dealer ordering 16, 15 pre-ordered and payed for, 1 spare, and only 6 turn up........
which is a little uncool

[daedalus]

I have one. 9000km's so far, and not one single problem. Best thing, go test ride one, and see if it will suit you.

Service interval every 4000km's
Resonably priced for service costs..(Depending on you mechanic, around $200.00)

Has enough go for a 250cc bike. Handles really well..

But yeah like most things, people will only focus on the negatives if they don't like them.

I have'nt had anything go wrong with mine, so in my opinion they are great value for money..

Looking on TM and seeing a lot around $5900-$6500 (2006 model). About right? the reason i ask is that they are, what, about $7300 new.... seems that they are holding their value reasonably well.

Also heard of engine failures and tire issues, had anything like that?

[98tls]

lol, well thats a great sentiment, but was looking for a *little* more substance in the discussion :P

as in, if not, why not. If so, kewl, whats the ride like.

I've read the other GT250R threads and there is a lot of discussion that doesn't really help in the decision making process.

remember, (mostly) complete noob to riding, so i need some hard info.

thanks tho
-D

Be worth pming an owner of one methinks,they seem to get slagged alot on here and am betting most of the ones doing it wouldnt know anything about them but view them as a cheap option therefore they must be shite.Never ridden one myself but have read the odd article on them in various bike mags and reports seem very favourable.Good luck,first bikes are fun.Another option is a VTR250,no fairings = less to fix when you have one of those little newbie whoopsies.fwiw

[DarkLord]

I've been riding about 4 months and have a Hyosung GT250R.

One thing - have you ridden before at all? If so you'd probably be ok but if not, this is a full faired bike, and you don't want to be riding a fully faired bike if you've never ridden one before without frame sliders. I had mine custom installed and they've saved my fairings on at least one occasion. Really good idea to put them on if you are totally new to it as you more than likely will drop your first bike, and fairings are very expensive to repair/replace.

Overall I'm pretty happy with the bike - it runs well and I've done about 5-6000 k's on mine so far. I'm about your height too and find manouvering the bike fairly easy most of the time. It's fairly grunty for a 250, tops out about 160 km/ph and it loves to corner. It's fairly bulky, which is good as it will give you practice with a somewhat heavier bike before you upgrade to something bigger, but not too heavy that you can't pick it up if you drop it.

It's not without its imperfections, as my left front fork has been leaking fork oil for a while, and I've had a few issues with my petrol guage not reading properly, but these things are pretty minor really - I'm getting the front fork looked at next week by a guy who is spoken of very highly, and I don't bother going by the fuel guage anymore, I just go by the K's done which most bikers I know seem to do anyway. Plus I got mine second hand which is always going to mean a few more issues.

Overall I'm happy, a few little niggles but nothing too major.

Let me know if you need any more info.

Cheers,

JG84.

[daedalus]

yeah i gathered that was what was going on.
Yeah first bike will be, i've ridden a friend of mines XR500 single, kick start jobby around his farm a few years back. That was a "unique" experience. Those thing kick-back like a mofo.

[kiwifruit]

dont do it

+ 1

[NOMIS]

How about you tell us why you are only looking at a hyosung? Being completely new to riding do you no how much your pretty fairings will cost when you drop it? try looking at some other bikes to,

People I no who haveem love em, But there not my cup of tea, My hornet will out handel it, accelerate it, top speed pretty much out do it in every aspect, EXCEPT braking. Have a look at a whole lot of 250's not just set your heart on one. ( dont even no if thats what you have done ) I would recommend the new zxr and gpx over a hobag any day, If you are wanting something new.

[DarkLord]

NOMIS is right - by all means the Hyosung isn't a bad bike, but you shouldn't just focus on that - try and broaden your horizons a bit more and look at other bikes and other brands. I was originally after a GSXR 250 or a CBR 250 before I settled on the Hyosung.

[daedalus]

yeah i'm brand spanking new to riding (besides previously mentioned play arounds)

I am looking second hand as well but as i said the price difference between second hand and new is a few hundred dollars so i'm on the fence as to whether to get second hand or not.

[98tls]

Something to be said for a road legal trail bike to learn on as well,puttering round off-road down riverbeds etc you really pick up some skills all of which will help and generally there more robust and less to break.fwiw