As Mel mentioned, if the service center is a mess you cant do anything about it..... i own a 6 year old Comet 250 GT which was previously owned by 2 people .. considering i am the third owner and the bike being 6 years old with no specific service centers provided by the then Kinetic who sold it, the bike can still give a fight with a CBR on the road.. i am not saying it but i have had a couple a of straight drags and the bike can really fight back .. being a V twin, that is the advantage the bike gives you.. Hyosung as a company is not the best but is not the worst either... Garware should up the servicing levels if they need to sell more.. but the bike as such is no poser.. it has the muscle to out beat a 250 (not the Ninja)

Too soon to comment anything so waiting is the only option we all have to decide if this will be a hit or a flop...

2012 hyosung 250r spec

Hyosung is planning to launch its 250cc bike, Hyosung GT250R in india in 2012. Expected price for GT250R is 1.5 lakh. It will compate with Bajaj-Kawasaki Ninja 250 and Honda CB250R

Basic Specifications Hyosung GT250R:

Displacement: 249cc
Max Power 26.27 bhp (19.6kW) / @10,000RPM
Max Torque 21.04Nm / @6,750RPM

Source: 2012 Hyosung Bikes Price India : ST7, GT250R, GT650R

Now, still though in the expected range, let's see what this thing's final price is gonna be and see how it's gonna turn the table for IndYEAH!!

Cheers!
VJ

@B7ACKTHORN: are u sure these are the final specs?

..with 26bhp,considering its weight,I really doubt its performance with respect to the likes of the KTM duke and CBR 250r.
Strong points of the bike would just be its V twin engine and the poser value.
Really disappointed ! Hope this isnt the final specifications!

pricing will be the key,.,.,if priced right then everyone skeptical about its sales will have their mouth shut

And Vijeth, check this out, it's official Hyosung Australia website, so I guess that's it.

Source: GT250R EFI — Hyosung Motorcycles Australia

SPECIFICATIONS

Dimensions & Dry Mass

Overall Length (mm)2,095
Overall Width (mm)720
Overall Height (mm)1,125
Dry Mass (kg)159
Wheel Base (mm)1,435
Seat Height (mm)790
Ground Clearance (mm)155
Frame TypePerimeter Double Cradle
Engine


Displacement (cc)249
Bore x Stroke57 x 48.8
Compression Ratio10.3:1
Max Power21kW @ 10500rpm
Max Torque22Nm @ 800rpm
Fuel SystemElectronic Fuel Injection
Lubrication Wet Sump
Starting SystemElectric
Emissions Euro 3 Compliant
Capacity

Fuel Tank (litres)17
Transmission:

GearsConstant Mesh 5 Speed (Every biker's nightmare )
ClutchWet Multi-Plate
Chassis:

Front Suspension41mm USD Forks
Rear SuspensionMonoshock / adjustable preload
Front Tyre110/70-17 54H
Rear Tyre150/70-17 69H
Front BrakeSemi-Floating 300mm twin discs with dual piston calipers
Rear Brake230mm single disc
Warranty

WarrantyTwo-year, unlimited kilometres.

So I guess it's Hyosung for us. Sung, lol

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Cheers!
VJ

That's true. But then as you said, pricing is key. With our homebred steed, the P220 even I feel the need for an extra gear, and I upshift unknowingly many a times, honestly did it (n) number of times for a 21hp machine. Excellent piece of machinery, except quality, can be a tad better.

While the 150cc R15, love her BTW having six speed, a 250cc close to 30bhp with 5 speed GB??

There is gonna be bit of "hard digestion" in the coming timeframe, serious
"hard digestion"

And forgive me for the separate quote answer, I didn't see your reply in the first place. Thanks.

Cheers!
VJ

Hyosung reminds me of Samsung Galaxy. Though it is not an iphone, it still gives you the feel of one in less price.

Something that Japanese did to Europeans years back with their killer pricing and quality, Korean Hyosung is trying to do the same to Japanese [minus the quality].

I believe the ergonomics and overall characteristics of the GT250R will take you closest to the the big sportsbikes at lesser price. Which I feel the Ninja and CBR do not.

17 ltr fuel tank! bah! Wish the CBR had that!

I guess if the bike has enough torque we wont need a six speed !!! and its not so had to extract few more bhp from that v-twin.Its very hard to make a bike more stable at high speed,even harder to make it handle better,but its not so hard to increase the power i guess just slide-in a after market exhaust if you are not satisfied with the stock engine's power

An air cooled full-faired 250 for our weather?
Anyone who has ridden a Black ZMR in Delhi summers can understand what i mean to say .

21KW means 28bhp..........28bhp@10,500rpms.
Ninja 250R does 32bhp @ 11,000rpms.

Provide 500rpms peaking more-with ecu tweak, and GT250R goes 30bhp and add to this the 22Nm torque @8000rpms.......say many things about what Vtwin nature is.....moreover its air-cooled/oil-cooled.

We have Ducati's Monster line up like this......bike is not about sheer power, but the feel.
So, if GT250s rocks the price tag with an all-out localisation of parts and assembly.........it wud not exceed 2.30lacs to the max and on Indian roads it will be the only substitute to the highly priced Ninja 250R.

@B7ACKTHORN
This link seems little old. No other latest news about price available.

That is true MACH50, but looks are all deceiving right, so let's wait. Mainly the "frog in the pond" has to be the localization, which can work wonders for Hyosung. Now about Ducati to Hyosung, I think I don't need to comment on that one.

Dunno mate, check out their Wikipedia link, maybe that can suffice. But let's wait a little more

LOL +1 for that!

Giridhar, you may need to re-evaluate your points. That doesn't mean if you have just torque alone you need five gears, I mean seriously? I have a P220 it's the best torquey machine you can get in and around a lakh, and I many a times, have searched for 6th gear, indeed thousands of times, and I hope many 220--ians will agree with that.

And to your point, having an additional gear does not necessarily result in any imbalance or the stability of the bike etc. To put it simply, it's for the driveability and cruisability, not the overall dynamics of the bike.

But then manufacturers know more than us, indeed it's them who developed it, so no use talking about it, it's already done.

After market exhausts in my mind doesn't speak a lot of power to me, yes, to an extent.

Cheers!
VJ

I will take back what i said about the 5 speed gearbox,but i was talking about power gain because people were complaining about bike being under-powered.

Aren't you guys forgetting something here...The GT250 weighs more than its competition....CBR 250 dry weight 142kg,KTM 200 has a kerb weight of 136kg!
Kawasaki Ninja has a dry weight of 149kg.
The Hyo has a dry weight of 159 kg,kerb weight of 181kg.I have seen many reviews which say the excessive weight is responsible for the sluggish acceleration.
For me its 70% city,30% highway.So I need a good accelerating bike when I am going for a quarterlitre.And considering the chaotic situations in our traffic
Won't the weight and twin disk breaks,hamper maneuverability?