Hyosung GT650R?

What do people think of the Hyosung GT650R?

Excellent value for money and style for the open brand minded, or cheap nasty imitation that's gonna lunch its engine after 2000 miles?

What d'you reckon?

cheers

Daz

i like em they look nice but quality is poor, if your a dry weather rider and you look after your machine then they could be a good bargain buy.

i very nearly went for one over the sv but a few stories over quality put me off, plus i couldn't find one close enough to look at and then fell in love with the sv when i saw it!

Originally Posted by kwak zzr

i like em they look nice but quality is poor, if your a dry weather rider and you look after your machine then they could be a good bargain buy.

Worse than the SV? as finish is hit and miss even on a mainstream manufacturer.

Seen an 08 in black with less than 2k miles at a dealer for less than £3k, so am very tempted.

[dyzio]

See here http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.p...hlight=Hyosung
Unfortunately the link in it doesn't work, but you get the idea...

yes the finish and the parts are cheaper than the sv! two wheels on men and motors tested the 2 head to head and said the sv was the better buy.

Originally Posted by dyziowg

See here http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.p...hlight=Hyosung
Unfortunately the link in it doesn't work, but you get the idea...

Erm, that kinda put me right off!!!

Potential improvements in quality and manufacture in the 2 years since those posts, but then again maybe not!

Damn, it seemed so good too, but as they say 'if something seems too good to be true, it usually is'

Originally Posted by DarrenChay

Worse than the SV? as finish is hit and miss even on a mainstream manufacturer.

Seen an 08 in black with less than 2k miles at a dealer for less than £3k, so am very tempted.

You could buy a similar age and mileage SV for that if you look around.

[Bibio]

i've had a gooood look at one.. the forks are damper USD and not cartrage. the finish is not bad (is suzuki's finish better?) they look really nice in the flesh. would i buy one... NO, reason - spares issue.

[the_lone_wolf]

BIKE magazine compared a brand new one to a god knows how old and neglected curvy SV

the SV was still the better bike...

get a 2nd hand SV, the amount you save isn't worth it IMO