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The Comet 250 in The Great Indian Roadtrip
In The Great Indian Roadtrip we used a Comet 250 along with other two-wheelers. The Comet 250 is imported in India by Kinetic. Only the naked version is availaible in limited quantities and with a catalytic converter which robs the bike out of 3 bhp. You can also read a photo article about xBhp's first brush with Comet in India here. The Comet GT250 is the biggest bike, both in terms of size and power, availaible officially in India as of September 2007. It costs $5371 AUD on road as compared to $5990 AUD in Australia ex-showroom.
The Comet 650R in The Great Australian Roadtrip
xBhp approached many two-wheeler companies extensively in Australia and India. Either some companies were apprehensive about how will their bikes will perform in the trip or they were simply too big to sponsor 'underdogs' like us in Australia. Interestingly, Hyosung was the first company that we approached and it gave a thumbs up too! |
Hyosung bikes are also considered underdogs in Australia if you compare it with the Japs and Italians. However, we were delighted to see the finish of the bikes availaible in showrooms down under. Sunny also had a test ride of the bike in Melbourne and came back impressed. Some of the reasons why we chose this bike were:
- Peformance was pretty good considering the cost of the bike ($8990 AUD ex-showroom). We loved the grunt and the sound of the V-Twin.
- It looked pretty decent too, specially when you compare with bikes costing almost double it's cost.
- Comparitively cheaper spares and body panels.
- Decent national service network
- We were determined to prove the bike across Australia as we were with xBhp.
We will be completely customizing and branding the Comet like the Fireblade in the GIR. The branding will be done just before the trip. |
| Here a couple of videos showing you the Comet 650R in Melbourne: |
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| Here are some specifications of the Comet 650 in Australia : |
| Overall Length (mm) |
2,060 |
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| Overall Width (mm) |
740 |
| Overall Height (mm) |
1,125 |
| Wheel Base (mm) |
1,435 |
| Dry Mass (kg) |
190 |
| Engine |
Four-stroke, water-cooled DOHC 8 Valve, 90-degree V-twin |
| Fuel System |
Twin 39mm carburetors |
| Displacement (cc) |
647 |
| Maximum Power |
79 Bhp |
| Fuel Tank (litres) |
17 |
| Front Tyre |
120/60-17 55W |
| Rear Tyre |
160/60-17 69W |
| Front Brake |
Twin Discs |
| Rear Brake |
Disc |
| Read more about the entire Hyosung range at www.hyosung.com.au |
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In The Great Indian Roadtrip we had a Tata 407 as our four wheeler backup. We had hired the vehicle and the owner, Gurjant, drove it across 19,000 kms of Indian roads. This time we are contemplating on buying a second hand van.
This time around, in the GAur, Aditya Pande (Maverick), a xBhp member, will be driving the van. We will update this page as soon as we finalize the van. |
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