2007 Hyosung GT 250 R

jeffhei · 03-08-2007, 09:45 AM

Check out this bike.

http://www.msnusers.com/RobertSHunte...R/shoebox.msnw

Here is a link to the forum where he talks about it.

http://forums.sportbikes.net/forums/...d.php?t=329826

ejcycles · 03-08-2007, 08:31 PM

Hey Guys

Here is another Hyosung Forum that has pics and talks a lot about the Bikes & New Quad.

http://www.korider.com/forum/index.php

Bruce

ambassador · 03-08-2007, 09:29 PM

$4000 msrp for the GT250R is a bit steep but it is comparable to a jap 250 in the same class, only problem is, retail buyers with some knowledge would probably go with one of the big 4 at that price...If Hyosung has staying power and becomes a contender, who knows..Their design is nice...

ejcycles · 03-08-2007, 09:37 PM

Hyosung makes a lot of the smaller Suzuki engines and a few of the larger engines too. Suzuki's warrranty will not ever match Hyosung's {2 Year, Unlimited Milage} Standard Factory Warranty.

jeffhei · 03-08-2007, 10:03 PM

Two things I like about this bike is one; It doesn't look like a 250. Two; From what I've read, its a bigger bike when compared to a Ninja 250. Hence, nobody is going to think it's a women's bike.

ambassador · 03-08-2007, 10:21 PM

Jeff,
Kinda ironic, I'm looking for a bike for the wife/girlfriend/slave driver and want a bike that I can ride too and not look like a guy riding a pink bike with daisy's painted on it (Shea's new paint scheme..J/K) and the GTR250 looks bad ass but it's expensive for a 250, I could buy my whole family China bikes for the price of this bike???

jeffhei · 03-08-2007, 10:35 PM

I'm hoping that one of these chinese bike manufacturers will copy the GT250R and sell it for under $3000. We've all been spoiled with the prices of our chinese enduros.

culcune · 03-08-2007, 11:18 PM

I know that we had this discussion not too long ago, but I think I would take the Hyosung over the Ninja 250. Actually, I would prefer the Hyosung "naked" 250 bike, and am disappointed that UM does not make their version without panels. However, the UM 650 GT "naked" gets the blood boiling, too.

olds_cool · 03-15-2007, 03:26 AM

I rode the GT250 Comet (Naked) a couple of times. I was VERY impressed. Great accelaration, handling and braking. I didn't care for the height and seating position. I'd get it over a Ninjette anyday, tho.

culcune · 03-15-2007, 01:52 PM

One of the guys who is a moderator on ChinaBikes Group lives and works in Korea most of the time. These bikes have been here for several years now, having been first imported by a company called Alpha Sports, then Hyosung, and now with UM. Having never seen one, but only from what I read, they seem great, and in my opinion, are more apt to becoming a "cult" classic then other 250 sport bikes.

I would strive for the hyosung or um 650 comet, but would settle for the 250 version if I had to.

mdsuave13 · 03-17-2007, 09:26 PM

that 650 naked comet looks awesome.. its got 80 hp which is more power then the suzuki sv650 and the ninja 650.. not bad hyosung.. notttt bad.

culcune · 03-18-2007, 12:19 AM

I am happy (sort of) that I now have a UM dealer in town. I drove by, and saw that they had a UM 650 full fendered sport bike out front. The only problem with the store is that they are clueless. They also carry Diamo and Roketa and were quite clueless the last time I went in there a few months ago, so I can only imagine the pain I will go through in getting direct info about the UM dual-sport, or any of the UM bikes for that matter. However, I have to give them credit for carrying Chinese bikes.

jkomp316 · 05-14-2007, 02:03 AM

Im still pist off at Kawasaki for not changing the 20yr old Ninja 250. They've had a nicer version in Canada for years now, but not in the states... If one of the big 4 were to make a bike like this, and sell it around $3800, they'd sell tons. Cost to make them is too high though, after all the R&D is done, it prob costs them the same to crank out a 600cc.

03-08-2007, 09:45 AM	#1
jeffhei Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 63	2007 Hyosung GT 250 R Check out this bike. http://www.msnusers.com/RobertSHunte...R/shoebox.msnw Here is a link to the forum where he talks about it. http://forums.sportbikes.net/forums/...d.php?t=329826 __________________ 2006 Lifan LF200GY-5
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03-08-2007, 08:31 PM	#2
ejcycles Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 11481 State Route 44 Mantua, Ohio 44255 Posts: 1,112	Hey Guys Here is another Hyosung Forum that has pics and talks a lot about the Bikes & New Quad. http://www.korider.com/forum/index.php Bruce __________________ Thanks, Bruce @ Endless Journey Cycles "Phone Calls Only" ~330-274-0098~ Hours: Tue.-Fri. 10:00-6:00 Sat. 10:00-4:00 EST. Dealer for: Lifan, Crossrunner ATVs. http://www.endlessjourneycycles.net
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03-08-2007, 09:29 PM	#3
ambassador Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bradenton, Florida Posts: 1,200	$4000 msrp for the GT250R is a bit steep but it is comparable to a jap 250 in the same class, only problem is, retail buyers with some knowledge would probably go with one of the big 4 at that price...If Hyosung has staying power and becomes a contender, who knows..Their design is nice... __________________ 06 Lifan 200 GY-5
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03-08-2007, 09:37 PM	#4
ejcycles Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 11481 State Route 44 Mantua, Ohio 44255 Posts: 1,112	Hyosung makes a lot of the smaller Suzuki engines and a few of the larger engines too. Suzuki's warrranty will not ever match Hyosung's {2 Year, Unlimited Milage} Standard Factory Warranty. __________________ Thanks, Bruce @ Endless Journey Cycles "Phone Calls Only" ~330-274-0098~ Hours: Tue.-Fri. 10:00-6:00 Sat. 10:00-4:00 EST. Dealer for: Lifan, Crossrunner ATVs. http://www.endlessjourneycycles.net
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03-08-2007, 10:03 PM	#5
jeffhei Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 63	Two things I like about this bike is one; It doesn't look like a 250. Two; From what I've read, its a bigger bike when compared to a Ninja 250. Hence, nobody is going to think it's a women's bike. __________________ 2006 Lifan LF200GY-5
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03-08-2007, 10:21 PM	#6
ambassador Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bradenton, Florida Posts: 1,200	Jeff, Kinda ironic, I'm looking for a bike for the wife/girlfriend/slave driver and want a bike that I can ride too and not look like a guy riding a pink bike with daisy's painted on it (Shea's new paint scheme..J/K) and the GTR250 looks bad ass but it's expensive for a 250, I could buy my whole family China bikes for the price of this bike??? __________________ 06 Lifan 200 GY-5
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03-08-2007, 10:35 PM	#7
jeffhei Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 63	I'm hoping that one of these chinese bike manufacturers will copy the GT250R and sell it for under $3000. We've all been spoiled with the prices of our chinese enduros. __________________ 2006 Lifan LF200GY-5
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03-08-2007, 11:18 PM	#8
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,035	I know that we had this discussion not too long ago, but I think I would take the Hyosung over the Ninja 250. Actually, I would prefer the Hyosung "naked" 250 bike, and am disappointed that UM does not make their version without panels. However, the UM 650 GT "naked" gets the blood boiling, too. __________________ "They say that life's a carousel, spinning fast you got to ride it well..." TGB Delivery Scooter 150 TMEC 200 Enduro--carcass is sadly rotting in the backyard
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03-15-2007, 03:26 AM	#9
olds_cool Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 291	I rode the GT250 Comet (Naked) a couple of times. I was VERY impressed. Great accelaration, handling and braking. I didn't care for the height and seating position. I'd get it over a Ninjette anyday, tho.
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03-15-2007, 01:52 PM	#10
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,035	One of the guys who is a moderator on ChinaBikes Group lives and works in Korea most of the time. These bikes have been here for several years now, having been first imported by a company called Alpha Sports, then Hyosung, and now with UM. Having never seen one, but only from what I read, they seem great, and in my opinion, are more apt to becoming a "cult" classic then other 250 sport bikes. I would strive for the hyosung or um 650 comet, but would settle for the 250 version if I had to. __________________ "They say that life's a carousel, spinning fast you got to ride it well..." TGB Delivery Scooter 150 TMEC 200 Enduro--carcass is sadly rotting in the backyard
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03-17-2007, 09:26 PM	#11
mdsuave13 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ellicott city, Maryland Posts: 857	that 650 naked comet looks awesome.. its got 80 hp which is more power then the suzuki sv650 and the ninja 650.. not bad hyosung.. notttt bad. __________________ My name is Justin, my friends call me Stix. 2008 Kawasaki KLR650 Candy Lime Green ______________________________ I am the official China bike registration Guru For the State of Maryland..... HA.
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03-18-2007, 12:19 AM	#12
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,035	I am happy (sort of) that I now have a UM dealer in town. I drove by, and saw that they had a UM 650 full fendered sport bike out front. The only problem with the store is that they are clueless. They also carry Diamo and Roketa and were quite clueless the last time I went in there a few months ago, so I can only imagine the pain I will go through in getting direct info about the UM dual-sport, or any of the UM bikes for that matter. However, I have to give them credit for carrying Chinese bikes. __________________ "They say that life's a carousel, spinning fast you got to ride it well..." TGB Delivery Scooter 150 TMEC 200 Enduro--carcass is sadly rotting in the backyard
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05-14-2007, 02:03 AM	#13
jkomp316 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 145	Im still pist off at Kawasaki for not changing the 20yr old Ninja 250. They've had a nicer version in Canada for years now, but not in the states... If one of the big 4 were to make a bike like this, and sell it around $3800, they'd sell tons. Cost to make them is too high though, after all the R&D is done, it prob costs them the same to crank out a 600cc.
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