Engine

The engine is a 650cc 4stroke, Double Overhead Camshaft, Water cooled sporting 4 valve per cylinder engine. The 90 degree V-Twin cylinder produces around 72bhp of power. The performance from the bike is as expected i.e. mind blowing. A slight twist of the throttle and you will be easily doing speeds over 120kmph.The power delivery is smooth and responsive; it will surely bring a smile on your face after every ride.

Transmission

The bike has a 6 speed gearbox sporting a combination of 1Down- 5up gears change. Never while riding has there been a false neutral and thus I can say that the gear shifting process has been accurate and precise.

Frame

The GT has a trellis type twin-spar frame, which offers great riding comfort at all speeds. It has a slim saddle which offers good comfort. The kerb weight of the bike is 215kg which makes it bit heavy to ride at slow speeds.
Suspension and Brakes

It has Upside Down Telescopic forks in the front and Monoshock suspension at the rear. The front offers compression and rebound damping while the rear is preload adjustable. The front brakes are double disc 300mm while rear is single disc 280mm, this kind of braking system brings the bike to a immediate stop without compromising on stability and handling. Tyres offered are Bridgestone Battlax BT56 which are exceptionally good. The front width of the tyre is 120mm wide while that of the rear is 160mm. However both front and back are tubeless radial tyres.

Aesthetics

The GT is definitely eye catching bike and everyone will give a second look to the bike. The ruby red single tone color gets most stares. The vertically stacked lights not only offer good lighting but also give a bit DUCATI 999 like look to it. The thread pattern on the tyres looks meaty enough to tackle any terrain. The huge 17litre tank is massive and the most noticeable part of the bike.

Price

On-road Mumbai cost is 5.51Lacs.

Verdict

i heard somewhere that most of the bikes have cdi restriction if it can be modded that top speed will increase....like hyo 650 can do 270km/h...
plz shed some light on it..........

Nice review and pictures Mel...! Keep em coming..

You heard right, this is called de-restricting and it voids your warranty.
The idea is, Hyosung manufactures the bike to touch 220 kmph max (Claimed). Which means, other components such as brakes, tyres, cams, sprockets and gearbox are meant to perform consistently only till the company claimed top speeds. Cracking this barrier may ensure that
the lifetime of the components as well as sometimes the rider be shortened in a hurry...

De-restricting is not only illegal but downright dangerous, it does add around 30bhp taking the top whack much higher than vendor claimed.

If you want to get to know the exact steps to de-restrict the GT650R for track purposes, read the article below:

How to derestrict an EFI Hyosung GT650 LAMS model - Print Page

chennai owners......saw a white gt650 at around 10 in the night in bessy yesterday.the owner revved it and thats how i could catch a glimpse....awesome!

I was told from the dealer that the owner was a doctor and the only white GTR in chennai. Me and 'SriramEfunds' were at Eliotts last night and saw him too...

ohh..alright.seems like he's been on a chennai tour!

thanks a ton bro
bro 1more question...does every bike have restriction??? what about the indian bikes such as hunk/cbz/ r15/pulsar do they have cdi restriction??? can their cdi be modded or are they already de-restricted?? plz answer bro...i really need to know
thanks

Frankly, i cant get enough of the white GTR, i say block all routes leading outside Chennai and have him run laps within the city.

Yeah bro.I'm very much happy purchasing the GT650R.
Every ride for the past two months of owning the bike has been enjoyable.

Okay. To answer your question, Yes and No. All of the Production motorcycles are restricted in one way or the other. CDI is one such method but there are plenty others ranging from something as simple as rev limiter all the way to cam lift, intake/exhaust manifolds, ECU, Throttle body, Valves, Compression and many more. This is only in place to protect the bike from the biker and it is a good thing for Production bikes.

It helps ensure the machine's life and longevity as well as promote brand quality.

Pretty much all of the production bikes to exit the factory line are capable of much more than what the manufacturer advertises.
Of course, going for such options would ensure that either the biker, the bike or sometimes both have a relatively short lifespan. Which is why most people choose not to reveal more of such information in xbhp.

What you read about de-restricting a production GT650R is only a portion of it, it is not really a complete 'How-to' on de-restriction.
It only explains the process of how to remove the throttle body restriction, in order to make an extra 22Kw. The GTR could easily touch 250 - 265kmph if done correctly. It is possible for such a mod to be done for hunk/cbz/ r15/pulsar, etc. However, the Kw gained in the process would be relatively less due to the lower engine capacity and therefore the rider would notice significantly lesser difference compared to the costs involved.

A tried and tested method for hunk/cbz/ r15/pulsar is to get it K&N'ed, big bore & Head - Port and polished, FFE. This results in relatively larger Kw gain and also makes the bike rev happy. The powerband gets all over the place and rider experiences all the new found horses with a nice big smile.

Cheers!


NOTE: If you are looking to mod any of the above mentioned bikes, you should probably visit this thread... rather than play with CDI.

hahaa..hooking him up to xbhp would make things easier..

thanks so much for the reply...it was really helpful. i'm not interested in any modification just wanted to know. i own a cbz xtreme which is really a piece of junk so spending money over it is a total wastage....

A friend of mine in Chennai has a Hayabusa. He calls the GT650R a cheap piece of korean plastic. For me, it is my pride and joy. No bike is a piece of junk. one man's junk is another man's treasure. You should respect your bike for the bike to respect you.

bro....you dont know how much i loved my bike till the first 2k kms.but later it started to give problems every single day. engine sounds like ran for 100000kms though ran for only 9k kms.vibrations starting from only 4k rpm. it was not what i was expecting from a bike which i bought after waiting for almost 4years. dont tell me i did this or that. i did every possible things on earth could be possible to maintain this bike from day1. recently svc changed my ring pistons but even then i get more vibration right from 4k rpm & serious engine heat & engine sound is also like how it used to sound earlier.everyone of my friends are laughing at me & my bike, my friends riding pulsars are seriously happy whereas my cbz has destroyed the biker in me seriously . you dont have any idea buddy how much money i spend for solving the problems but no result.you know what i cant even sell it coz i cant afford a new bike right now.
now tell me why shouldn't i call cbz X a piece of junk??? sorry bro for my reply but i couldn't stop my frustration.

anyway sorry for my posting in the wrong section.....