Comments on: Hyosung – larger engines for U.S.

By: Vic

Vic — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:17:49 +0000

I have recently bouhgt my first bike gt250 and i am thinking about fitting a 650 engine to it. I havent had any problems with it but the power of it is not enought I just do not know what to do? And do not if it would be too expensive.

By: Amit

Amit — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:50:13 +0000

I have my Hyosung GT250R for more than a year now. i am in New Zealand. It was actually 1 Year Yesterday and the bike crap out on me today. Its a major engine issue. Hopefully it is covered by warranty. the bike didn;t give me much problems before. its good looking and big size. people often mistake it for a 600cc bike. brakes aren’t that good – everyone knows about it. other than that lot of rattling when u go over 140km/h. one of my mates used to work for a local bike shop who are Hyosung dealers and he used to assemble these bikes and told me that they are ok value for money but there are other better value for money bikes.

well my recommendation for anyone who is going to buy a hyosung 250 is that buy a cheap 2nd hand 250 – a honda or sumthng and then when u get a proper licence 6 months later. buy a proper bike like r6 or gsxr or cbr600. i made the mistake of buying a brand new 250 and now i regret it and its an expensive mistake. you will grow out of it very quick, not enough grunt.

well thats me. everyone is different. but i wish someone had told me this before i bought my bike.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 02:14:52 +0000

Ajit – I heard that they originally intended to use the same chasis for the Comet 250 and Comet 650 but they decided against it because they decided to play it safe and beef up the frame for the 650. So in theory the 250 frame should be strong enough, but I guess you wouldn’t want to punish it too much.

That’s just hear-say so I could be totally wrong… if I remember correctly, I may have read that in Australian Road Rider magazine.

By: Ajit

Ajit — Sat, 12 May 2007 15:44:07 +0000

Anyone heard of a Hyosung 650 engine fitting into a 250 chassis? We only get the 250 hyosung here in India and I was thinking of slotting a 650 engine in. The motorcycles are generally trouble free but we have serious lack of spares and after sales service here.

By: Damian

Damian — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 04:12:46 +0000

Over the last few years I have been riding an Aprilia 650 Strada and a Ducati 888 SP and before these a Suzuki GSXR .All of these bikes were expensive to buy and to maintaine.And the Aprilia which was bought new
I had a lot of problems getting warranty work done.I thought long and hard about buying a Hyosung and I have to say It was one of the best biking moves I have made.The initial cost is good, maintenance cost are good, and most importantly warranty issues are dealt with quickly.I initially had a few minor issues with the bike and these were fixed quickly with no questions asked.The quality of the bike is good,not quite up with the japanese bikes but very close,power and handling are good and the brakes very good.It is a bike well worth looking at,and I don’t think it will be to long until they are one of the major motorcycle manufactures in the world.