Hyosung fails again

**Donut** · 20th February 2009, 19:21

this depends on how its ridden too, if its 20000 comuter or sitting on 100 then its hardly had a difficult life and i wouldnt expect anything to have problems, this is just one person i have had issues caused by dealerships not putting the bike togeather properly, cheap brakes and fixtures a faulty tacho and more... i gues it comes down to personal experience and mine has not been good so there wont be any opinion changing for me, my mind is made and there shit.... hey im entitled to my opinion arnt i ? and so are myou i gues what we need to see is what the majority thinks, and i mean people that have ownd them no peaople who know people or talked to some one ......

Originally Posted by riffer

I'm not convinced.

I personally know of one Hyosung (bull's) which was in factory condition the day he sold it. Now he had it about 18 months, did about 20,000 kms on it and it never missed a beat.

And anyone who knows bull knows he isn't little. If the bike wasn't good quality he would have worn it out really quick.

Plus, weren't Hyosung responsible for manufacture of the SV650 engines for Suzuki?

They may not be top of the line, but I reckon they're the equal of many Japanese bikes at the same price level, and definitely way better than Chinese manufactured motorcycles.

Provided you are willing to maintain them properly, I'd recommend them to anybody.

**325rocket** · 20th February 2009, 19:23

Originally Posted by riffer

I'm not convinced.

I personally know of one Hyosung (bull's) which was in factory condition the day he sold it.

so was mine. never had a problem.

Originally Posted by riffer

Provided you are willing to maintain them properly, I'd recommend them to anybody.

yep same. i would have liked to keep mine as well as my cbr but needed the cash.

**riffer** · 20th February 2009, 19:25

Originally Posted by Donut

hey im entitled to my opinion arnt i ? and so are myou i gues what we need to see is what the majority thinks, and i mean people that have ownd them no peaople who know people or talked to some one ......

Of course you are entitled to your opinion. But please, you can't use your example as a ruling on ALL Hyosungs.

That's like gixxers can't go around corners 'cause so many of them seem to crash...

**riffer** · 20th February 2009, 19:26

Originally Posted by 325rocket

so was mine. never had a problem.

This is obviously because you are a man who knows how to look after things properly.

**DingoZ** · 20th February 2009, 19:28

I have a GT250R - Bought it brand new from TSS in Lower Hutt. Has not failed me once. Still going strong. Serviced on the dot at the regular intervals at TSS, and nothing has gone wrong with the bike. Nothing has fallen off it. Everything works. Happy with the purchase of it actually. Would be keeping mine except I am upgrading. So mine is on the market...

**325rocket** · 20th February 2009, 19:32

Originally Posted by riffer

That's like gixxers can't go around corners 'cause so many of them seem to crash...

no no no, its because they all have cracked frames ...

**riffer** · 20th February 2009, 19:33

Originally Posted by 325rocket

no no no, its because they all have cracked frames ...

You know what - I heard that the biggest problem was the nut between the handlbars and the seat...

**325rocket** · 20th February 2009, 19:38

Originally Posted by riffer

You know what - I heard that the biggest problem was the nut between the handlbars and the seat...

i think 99% of the time most bike problems come down to that very nut

**breakaway** · 20th February 2009, 20:54

You mean the nut that holds the tank on the bike?

**3umph** · 20th February 2009, 21:06

Originally Posted by breakaway

You mean the nut that holds the tank on the bike?

yip the old nut that sits aboard the seat and hold the bars

**Donut** · 20th February 2009, 21:10

lol i love it, your funny

Originally Posted by breakaway

You mean the nut that holds the tank on the bike?

**nivram** · 20th February 2009, 22:17

15,000ks on my Hyo from new and not a single problem, like any bike there is always going to be the odd lemon that slips through the quality control process.

For the $$ the Hyo is bloody good value and would recommend them any day.

**xwhatsit** · 20th February 2009, 22:25

Man, so this guy totals his bike, gets some cheap mechanic to `fix it', it shits itself, and somehow it's Hyosung's fault? Give me a break.

**Benjiboi** · 20th February 2009, 23:05

Did the fairing bend because the brackets are bent, or because they were not repaired properly?

Hyosung manufactured the SV650 under license for Suzuki for years until they entered the motorcycle industry themselves.

My Hyo is pretty good, 15000kms and only the regular maintenance required.

Sometimes its not the bike but the rider.....

**Donut** · 20th February 2009, 23:48

are you blind or just stupid?? i have already said i have had alot of problems before the bike got stacked, its been a lemon from day 1, first time i did the loop one of my front calipers fell off, another time the front brake leaver clicked for 1 to 6 and went against the bars, at 160 into a corner and no front brakes it was a bit scarey. i have had the rear master cylinder seize on me 3 times now because the rubber boot on it is useless it just comes down to personal experience and mine is bad so i cant say much good about them and although they may not all b like that its set my opinion on them. its funny how you never hear anything good about them untill you jump on kiwibiker and everyone gets all up'y because you dont like them yet if i ask anyone in person they cant stop saying how shit they are. even the dealer i bought it from says there crap and that they are always having problems with them ...... i keep it well maintained especially after owning 2 bang motor cross bikes i know the importance of it all and am always giving the bike a good once over

Originally Posted by xwhatsit

Man, so this guy totals his bike, gets some cheap mechanic to `fix it', it shits itself, and somehow it's Hyosung's fault? Give me a break.