so you all thought hyosung were pooo?

well I did, then i found this on an american web site, I have no Idea if it is available over here but God 'amn that looks good and a whapping 79bhp too http://66.34.10.50/hyosung/GT650-R.html

It looks like they can't be original. Its a GSXR fairing on a curvy SV aint it?

If you like the SV then surely it is difficult to actually dislike the Hyosung? Ok so it has carbs as opposed to injection but it does have upside down forks!
I think we are going to see the likes of Hyosung,Kymco,Petronas and other far eastern companies providing ongoing and ever more seerious competition to the Japanese manufacturers.

You think I am wrong? Well when the Jap bikes first hit the U.K.(I was not there but I have read!) people used to mock them, as they did with the first Jap cars. But hey look where we are today.

[rictus01]

Even given the fact it's all true,theirs still the question(s) over build quality, spares, resale, not to mention down the pub

unless you were going to ride it to death,didn't care what others think,and were prepared to except minimum past ex, I think the SV is still a better bet.

Cheers Mark.

Originally Posted by rictus01

unless you were going to ride it to death,didn't care what others think,and were prepared to except minimum past ex, I think the SV is still a better bet.

Cheers Mark.

so its a bike 4 u then mark?

Rictus valid points you make,but again I harp back to the days of the demise of the British bike industry due to the way in which the threat from the Japanese was waved away as something that would not last. Also it is only in recent years that the build quality of Jap bikes has approached anything like acceptable levels.

In fairness we still see many comments regarding the poor quality of build offered by Suzuki?

Yep, italian bikes are so much more reliable....

Mystery Jimbo wrote:

Yep, italian bikes are so much more reliable

Good of you to say so mate!

[rictus01]

Originally Posted by Itching 2 go

so its a bike 4 u then mark?

Indeed, if it had been about when I first looked (march 2002) then if the price was right, it could have been a possibility.

Originally Posted by Peter Henry

Rictus valid points you make,but again I harp back to the days of the demise of the British bike industry due to the way in which the threat from the Japanese was waved away as something that would not last. Also it is only in recent years that the build quality of Jap bikes has approached anything like acceptable levels.

In fairness we still see many comments regarding the poor quality of build offered by Suzuki?

I agree to a certain point, but a couple of point come to mind, firstly a new bigger big from the company, I'd probably leave it a year or so just to see how they go, and secondly (and I think this is more relevent to the SV riders), for most it's a first (big) bike or close to it and they want something proven, it won't sell to the power rangers as it's not powerful enough, so where does that leave it? the only thing which could swing it currently is price.

However given a few more years, you could well be right

Cheers Mark.

Rictus...I bow to your sage like comments mate! I fully agree that ducati/Honda et al could in a few years be just "old news". Competition has got to be good for the consumer hasn't it?