Here's a small video from the launch, you can see Mr. Shirish Kulkarni, Director DSK-Hyosung, talking about the pricing and his plans to bring the cost down.

DSK-Hyosung GT250R launched at 2.75 lac ex-showroom Delhi - YouTube

can you give an approximate time frame for this cut-down. a lot of members will be interested in this cut-down in cost.

The video was just posted in the previous page G
Lol in the video i quote:
"We are pricing this bike at 2.75 lakhs ex showroom, and im sure this price is a very exciting price, a very competitive price"
What is exciting about overpricing their products?

Always take a second off of any (I repeat ANY) indian Journo magazine timing.
Either they suck at shifting or theyre just collecting the "Timings" from a rival brand like some magazines do these days

Internationally the 2011 GT250R(which is essentially the 2012) does a 0-100 sprint in the early 9 second range.
The international figures for the three 250s are as follows
Ninja 250R - 7.9 seconds
CBR 250R - 8.5 seconds
GT 250R - sub 9 seconds(8.9-9.2)

The GT 250R tops out at 165 internationally but since the Indian version is slightly detuned expecting it to do a 155-160(speedo) same as the CBR.

Basically the GT is a CBR with the full fairing, USD forks and an extra cylinder that gives out a nicer exhaust but is being overloaded and limited to attain its true potential thanks to the bigger frame which accounts to the unwanted weight. And those Shinko Tyres are grippier and anyday better than the Stock IRC tyres on the CBR but i reckon they will wear out faster.

^^ so you say, GT is slower than a CBR.
i am very confused.,

Like said. Despite the extra cylinder, the two bikes are identical except for the big bike feel and the CBR's softer front suspension compared to the comparatively stiffer suspension on the GT and the sweet exhaust of a twin.
The Shinko tyres offer more grip than the stock CBR tyres and thus the GT feels a bit more confident and planted.
Why do you think we are calling the GT overpriced here?
Bottom line is, IT is not in the Ninja territory.
The territory between the CBR and the NINJA is already very very slim in terms of performance and the GT which does what the CBR does at twice the price makes no sense.
If the CBR had been priced anywhere close to the Ninja, you would expect the same treatment here, except that even though it has been priced 50% lower it is still getting the bashing of a lifetime on the forums with people dragging the "quality issue" of the initial lot from 2011 like a chewing gum all the way to 2012.

Called up Hyosung Mumbai.

Mumbai OTR 3.02Lakhs and 2 yr warranty or 24000kms. waiting periods is 1 month.

And Ninja is 3.27L .... So what't the hell difference between the two. it doesn't stand anywhere close to Ninja in any segment?? So can we ignore just 25k for that sheer metal piece ??


And if GT250r is detuned to Indian standards from 165kmph ot 160kmph then what the hell detuning means ?? They could have kept it like that only.

And if the performance of the bike would have been same as Ninja then people would have ignored 25k or even could have buied it at same price too.

Agreed its overPriced by around 30K , but seems like ur ill informed about its capabilities and as you have not ridden it, and also the review never degraded it to sheet metal piece level.. all review said its capable machine and slightly behind Ninja .. but unfortunately it didn't stayed behind ninja in price point ..that's sad

Detuneing will be done keeping in mind these 2 aspects
1. the country emission standards
2. fuel efficiency


not every one will buy bikes for performance and the difference in top end and acceleration make lil sense unless ur comparing GT250R with Ninja 1400

most people buy bikes based on requirements and not the other way.. so when requirements is main criteria then price don;t matter.
wondered why so many ppl opt for thunderbird/bullets eventhough they cost more and have quite a problem

Nagoo: You are supporting the GT250R peformance and it's price !!

OK Nice to hear...

Super like !!

Sadly i won't.

If you are compete-ting with CBR250 and Ninja 250r then comapny has to be sound good. Why to pen down money on Hyosung when we have trusted Honda and Kawasaki in India.

the pages of this thread has increased hugely in 2 days just becuase of it's price nothing else!!

Even i feel twin Disc/Projectors EFi engine TWIN cylinder wow !! But the performance is very near to CBR. So why not that CBR if we have to be only few KMPH behind difference. with GT250.

Even CBR 250 does the Top Speed of 160kmph so any time a CBR

Agree!!! No point in trying to support something when you have better alternatives at a better price. Still this being India, wont be surprised if GT250 sells well, as someone rightly said, uninformed crowd is bigger than the informed crowd here.

Supporting GT250R == YES
Supporting its Price == Hell NO

i have booked it last month coz its meets my requirements of sports riding position and looks + enough power ..see eventhough i know more about the bike and its competitors.. i still opted for this.. becouse its all about what you desire and its your happiness counts.

if you say its a junk then your very much ill informed about its capabilities [i know your not saying that].

Down side - I have cancelled the booking as the price is not worth .. if it had 50K difference to Ninja surely i would have gone .. now my logical idea was to get a second hand CBR and use it till so called 18month price reduction happens

LOL !!!

That's what i said my friend !! CBR is any time better than this.

Anyone would go for Gt if it's in around 1.8L with Twin cylinder/Projectors, twin Disc at front,etc

but still a question how much people would go for a 1.5L> price bike which has air cooled and 5 gears and a Hyosung Brand Name. Even this will matter !!
People want twin cylinder for better speed and pick up but what if it gives similar to CBR ??
Still Thinking !!

The term "Better" is unfairly used... its better to him is what he is saying!
His needs from the bike is something else!
If the Duke is sold for 1.3X, I see no reason why a CBR commands 1.8L!
List me the stuff worth 50K in there please?
But still both sell, as they cater to a different segment! Same with the GT. Its over priced without a doubt, but that doesnt make it any worse than anything else. The CBR or the Ninja doesnt have the sporty stance (and may I say the looks) that the GT has!

When R15 v2 came, "people" announced its death to CBR!
When CBR came, People announced the death of Ninja250r
When Duke came, people announced the death of the CBR!
Did they die? All of them sell! I see more R15 V2s on the road than a CBR as of now!
GT too would have its audience from the ones wanting a sporty bike or the ones wanting a "Big" bike experience!
And anything soutwards for 2L for a bike specced this way is almost impossible unless the bike is made in India!

suzuki sv650 and hyosung gt650 had the same mill, but the hyosung version is said to have quality issues, vibrations, not as good in the corners, and other minor niggles. Hyosung has come a long way...has still a long way to go.

It won't be slower than CBR250r going by the power to weight ratio, i would say there wont be much to chose between the two on that front.

Anything north-wards of 2.5L and people will buy Ninja. I would really love to see how many people buy this at this price.

okay, we are going way beyond our topic now...

Members are requested to kindly stick to the topic and don't post like fanboys here.

Just in

"Over 100 DSK Hyosung GT250R has been ordered within less than a week of its launch"

Official Hyosung India FB page

This thread will be re-opened once we have more information that is worth a debate.