Finally I'm getting the tank replaced due the seam welding problem. After calling them lot of times and taking the bike to SC for many times they have agreed and raised a request.

The only problem right now is the clutch. While gear shifting, I feel something holding it and leaving the bike. I have showed this to the SC Bangalore, they couldn't rectify it

Yeah , Need to Click some pics and Put it up.No time . Been Busy.
After i sold the GT 250. Wanted the Naked 650.
The GTR was never my taste , also Dislike the Fibre Quality and Finish on the GTR.
Once Im spoilt by the Fibre Quality on the Yamaha's .. Your Gone

Red GTN is what i Picked , Wanted the black , Since i already have other black's i opted for the Red.

Initial impressions :
Feels at home , position is the same as on the older one , Tires i already had the Same profile on My 250 .

Fit and Finish .
Its Good , Nothing to flaunt about nor to be disappointed .
Crude welds here and there could have been avoided , No change from the 2005 Model.
The rectifier can be seen from the Outside ,Dislikes .
But It gets cooled by the air , so its ok , But should have been in Black Color atleast , In silver it stands out and looks cheap.

Looks and General
I still prefer the Golden Forks to the All black .
Gold Made it have an identity or a presence making it Distinct.
Weird looking headlamp with God knows what around it.
Reminds me of Anil Kumble Wearing The Bandage around his chin and playing cricket in some Test Match.
Surprisingly , the Light Spread and the reflector is Good , Anyways fixing my HID 55 W soon.
Cannot remove the Front seat easily , This is a screw system which i again Dislike .Cannot Just Pull it Out like the 250.

Power Delivery
Smooth , But the Fueling is a Little Funny and Jerky , No ways like the Honda's Or Yam's.
Will change the AFR sometime .

Feels Heavy at slow speeds .. But that's no Problem at all.
Suspension is softer than The GTR, But still stiff.Good for the Street .

Brakes and Engine ANd GearBox and Tires

Decent Brakes , But Nothing great at all. I ll change that too. Get Different pads.
It still slows Down . Generally when "Bigg names" or magazines or People who hate a brand , Talk in such a way that No 1else can make a bike at all other than their Favorite Brands.
Engine
Got Loadsa usable Torque all through the Rev range , Power starts off Just a lil over idle , Light jerk at About 3 k rpm, Can be Sorted Out and I will.
Now The vibes that All GUys Talk about , Nothing unbearable ,
After about 6k rpm, Slight vibes tend to creep in , Nothing that cant be Dealt with Nor something that makes ur butt Go Numb.

THe Vibes at 6k rpm are Lesser than the harley Davidson vibes at Idle .
WhoTheF doesnt anyone want to talk about it?Its a know Fact.

A v twin is known to Have More Vibes , Its a Design introduced "Trait" and Not something that Hyosung Intentionally does .
Also Its a Heavy crank and It Vibes .Even the MT-01 , VIBES.
For Guys comparing it to a i-4 Please stop reading right here and Buy a Honda Car instead for that Price.

Gearbox
Iv never had any complaints on the Hyosungs Gb, Although Its Not Honda Ish , Its Good.
Guys say it has the Castrol Fully SYn oil , I ll get it changed in a Day or 2. I no like Company shit.

Bridgestones Rock , Its SOmthing that stick really really well in most conditions , Especially in the Rains .(Telling from past Exp)

Santa

Now that's called a responsible rider. Appreciate it buddy.

LOL....Congrats on your bike and please do post some pics soon.

Great !! finally u got the right bike , and wt's the on-road price ?

put some pics ... now its needed more than ever

Guys when does ur fan turn on?
At how many bars on the guage?
In general city stop n go hw many bars?

Santa

Just the way you explained about the 250 to me when we met... i agree on the shock colors... they should have stuck to golden instead of black... abou tthe vibes.. .i think it is similar to teh 250.. riding at 6k rpm you will feel that the bike has all the issues in the world and would even hate it.. increase it to 7k and you will see teh diff.. the power of the twin is always diff.. all the above thanks to Santa explaining it to me.. :-)

Gt650r delivery

bike will be handed over 2 me by wed/thu....

Update:

The root cause for the fuel injection issue which has been plaguing my GT has finally been identified.
The mech in Chennai took a look at the problem, he tightened all the screws - told me that the issue is fixed and returned the GT. Not happy!

When i went back and told that the issue still persists, i was told to check with the Bangalore SVC to see if they could help me better. I understand they have limited technical knowledge to diagnose the issue and have no complaints, the least effort could've been to check with the Pune center about the customer complaint and diagnose as recommended by the experts. Didn't expect this treatment from the Chennai SVC folks.

After much diagnosis by Bangalore SVC, it was found that one of the seven timing sensors is the culprit and it is causing the map on the ECU to be incorrect. They dont have the equipment to pin-point which sensor is faulty (manifold, crankshaft, injection, etc), so they have to take apart all of the sensors, clean and re-seat.

If this does not work, the ECU will be reset (hopefully, this works!). Else, the old unit will be put up for replacement against warranty.

Fan cuts in as early as 3 bars (mostly), city riding triggers the fan in less than 15 mins in stop-go traffic.

Nice to see that your long wait is finally coming to an end.

Sorry to note that your GTR is still not ok..If the SVC had connected the diagnosis tool to the ECU port and read the Error Flags they can pin Point the problem...The injector gets it's signal from the rotor signals and so is unlikely to be the cause.Problem may be due to the O2 sensor,or the ignition system.( CDI,Ignition coil )..
Hope at least in the coming week the SVC fixes your problem.

Seen very less pictures of the GT650R in this thread and thought of adding some from my end


Many more pics available here

I am looking for 600cc touring bike. I would be touring all over India. I would have preferred the Ninja but there is no sign of its future booking and availability. Therefore I am considering the Hyosung GT650N.
The price is good but there is no owners experience of this bike on xBHP. Any feed back on this bike? I am concerned of its service.
CBR 250, Pulsar 220 and the Duke 200 will be under power for me. I am not interested in Harley or Bullet. My budget is 6 lacs.
Henry
PS: I have searched on this forum for owners review but found non. I started a new thread posting the above but the moderator directed me to this thread. I don't consider GT650R and N to be same.

Hensil,

I would recommend the Hyosung ST7 to you. It perfectly fits your need, though not your budget.

You might have to shell out about 50K more than your present budget for this bike but believe me, once you own it and ride it, you will love it! Its bigger, better more comfortable, more reliable and more powerful than any other cruiser available in that price range. Hell its even better than any cruiser upto 12 Lacs!

Perfect for your all India tour.

Best of luck!

Cheers!
AG

Hensil - If you are looking for a longterm/initial ownership report on the GT650N, you are unlikely to find many reports - since there are only a handful of owners here due to short time after bookings were open, most of us have the R and although you may not find a consolidated report, we provide with snippets of ownership and ride exp over a period of time and may have to flip back a few pages into this thread. As you said, this is going to widely vary from the 'N'. How about you try PM'ing one of the GT650N owners here and get your queries clarified?

Wallpaper grade pics... Its always a pleasure looking at the white GT!

PSR Sir,
After having had spent nearly 5hrs at the SVC today, me and the mech opened up the workshop manual and settled down to sort out the error codes, the mech was very down to earth and agreed to the fact that crude troubleshooting of 'lets try this and see what happens' is not helping.

Due to lack of diagnosis tool in any of the Gareware SVC's in India (Except for Pune), we had to resort to some stone-age techniques of getting the error code to pop up, tank removed, sensors cleaned and re-fitted, still the ECU's old map was being called from its memory and it was showing up with numerous error flags, after some methodical (and painfully time-consuming) troubleshooting - we shorted the coupler and had the codes popping up on the display. Found that whatever AFR corrections signals would be derived from the pre and post combustion O2 sensor reading, were being completely ignored by the ECU and it runs the spray as if it is on a static map. I am unable to understand why this happens and what could've triggered this. As you are well aware, I am new to the world of ECU's and still a lot more to learn. I have requested the Pune folks to explain this behavior for the benefit of my understanding. I could already think of another topic for our DIY sessions.

ECU reset does not appear to help solve the problem but a replacement does. Gareware is shipping the old unit to Pune for a warranty replacement (or likely a repair, if they are able to isolate the root-cause).

Most ECU can be reset by removing the + ve (positive)battery terminal for 15 minutes and reconnecting it.The ECU contains a Factory pre-set look up table for initial start up, and then the actual ride will educate the ECU and it will store the new values into the memory.The ECU will continue to learn for ever,and always stores the last ride values.
First if you do a blind change of the O2 sensors ,you will get to know if the O2 or some other sensor is giving the ECU wrong info...In the absence of proper diagnosis this is the only way to go about solving the problem..
The are two types of O 2 sensors .,ie., Heated and non heated..The sensor must be hot to start working and a heated one brings up the sensor to working faster than the normal one,which is dependent on combustion heat ..so a O2 sensor will start working only after engine reaches operating temperature ..ie., about 1/2 way mark on the radiator heat ..

Amit thank for your response. I don't like the Harley kind of stance of ST7 and also the low ground clearance.
Some one recommended me to wait for Ducati. I hope its not too out of my budget.
Henry