2009 Hyosung GT650R

[Tank]

I was gunna quit mine and get on older R1 or similar this summer, but I'll keep it, and do some work on it and see how it come out. It's just too interesting and unique, and stirs up too much attention. Its fun.

Steve

You decided against the R1 because the HoBag is "interesting and unique"?

[hayd3n]

hehe my old yzf is 83 and its still all factory
might be better now that the carbys are clean

[Brett]

I can gaurantee you that it will. Almost any 600cc inline four will smoke a 650 vtwin, but there is more to life etc.

Steve

I did mean in more ways than just power. I mean as a wholistic package. However I do stand to be corrected. I will try one when I get back to NZ and make comment then. Whether I eat my words or not I will stand to see.

[jrandom]

I can gaurantee you that it will. Almost any 600cc inline four will smoke a 650 vtwin, but there is more to life etc.

Have you ridden any 600cc inline fours?

[CookMySock]

Have you ridden any 600cc inline fours?

Not modern ones. Something just triggered my setup detector.

Steve

[Tank]

Not modern ones. Something just triggered my setup detector.

Steve

Something just triggered - I talk nonsense without any experience or knowledge to back it up detector.

[HungusMaximist]

Can't say much about the GT650R but I I had a 03 GT250.

It was good for what it is but only was good beacause it was cheap to run, reasoanbly comfy, looked and sounded big (with a aftermarket can of course).

Don't think I will go back to Hyosung though..

[boomer]

bahahaha 80hp and 208 KG? I would rather have a 250cc two stroker.

I'm with you on that one.

Something just triggered - I talk nonsense without any experience or knowledge to back it up detector.

ahahah BUSTED !


from my perspective, you'd only buy a 650 Hyobag if you had little or no experience with bikes.

[zeocen]

I don't know about being *smoked*, but I could gaurantee my '650 twin' giving a 600 IL4 a run for it's money up to about 80 - 110kmph.

*dry humps 600 twin*

[hayd3n]

I don't know about being *smoked*, but I could gaurantee my '650 twin' giving a 600 IL4 a run for it's money up to about 80 - 110kmph.

*dry humps 600 twin*

hymm in first or 2nd gear mine does 100 in first

[Tank]

hymm in first or 2nd gear mine does 100 in first

ummm I got a 1000cc - so it does ummm, like, 150 in Netural.

[hayd3n]

ummm I got a 1000cc - so it does ummm, like, 150 in Netural.

nice!!! youll save on cluch that way lol

[rphenix]

Can't say much about the GT650R but I I had a 03 GT250.

It was good for what it is but only was good beacause it was cheap to run, reasoanbly comfy, looked and sounded big (with a aftermarket can of course).

Don't think I will go back to Hyosung though..

Even between 06-07 there's a few improvements so I imagine compared to the 03 models there's quite a lot.

[Roki_nz]

I think Hyosung is aiming at price/performance ratio rather than power/weight. It's a fair bit of bike for the cash but it's still cheap. Kinda like the Hyundai Coupe.

Yeap Only been $9000 would be a selling point for me

[Tank]

Yeap Only been $9000 would be a selling point for me

Just remember that the purchase price is not always a good indicator of 'being cheap'. Depreciation when you sell it is a killer.

Some new new ho'bags are dropping 30+ % as you drive them off the lot. All bikes depreciate - but some more than others.

I was lucky to get mine near-new for 6 grand.

Steve

When I traded my 'zuki I 8 months old with 8000km on the clock I got $500 less than what I paid for it new.

This isn't of course saying that all Suzuki's hold value or that all Hobags drop it (I'm sure that there is a huge variation between models from the same manufacturer also) - but it is something that is worth investigating before buying a bike if the sticker price is a selling point for you.