Guys.. please lets move on with the topic...

Prince.. .. Al was trying to just provide facts he has.. so lets give some credit to that.. atleast these facts are coming from owners of the machines ...

we respect everyone's opinion but please go back some posts and you will see why the hammering is being done... The bike has good and bad and i agree with it cos i own one...One main negative aspect is teh electrical systems..

Its FI only, check the attached screen shot from the overdrive video which i captured ... although the OVERDRIVE ppl given very bad review about GT650R earlier in there video .. and now GT250R review seems much better ... all im waiting for an unbiased review from Xbhp and BI and some other magazines

Thats good . Could not check the video here in office. Just referred the write-up. Eagerly waiting for an in depth review.

Yeah,But 28PS.I guess it must be FI.
It looks to me,like the review is written hastily,without much testing.They should do a thorough review.
From the specs it does look like they have detuned the bike because ,I remember seeing the Australian spec bike which produces 29bhp at the same rpm.

First ppl complain about the cost..
Next what.

Will the Guys complaining about the bike , Buy it if its priced below CBR?
Then will come about Quality , If its made to Yamaha Quality will you buy it?

Then comes agility and No of gears -If they add two more gears and Liquid + whatever latest cooled - Will you buy it?

WHen You guys have so many complaints about it , WHy is there so much bashing and bombarding with Pages and pages when at the end You are not interested in Buying?

Give some Useful info to the prospective buyers ones than Just Being Keyboard warriors n cribbing.

Santa

Erm... you're right, we may have gone a bit overboard there.
Its about time we stopped with the sarcasm and played nice,..

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The intention was not to make fun, but I was expecting a MOD to step in and clean-up this thread - If the GT was cheaper (As in the same price point of the CBR-ABS) it is a good thing for many buyers, there's no arguing with that.

Certain things are wayyy too OT and its about time some of us quit brand bashing and actually post something useful for a potential buyer.

Most of us realize that as far as quality/design is concerned, GT is not in the same league as Honda or Ninja, we also realize that there are little chances Garware is NOT going to overprice the 250, like it did so with the 650. As long as this is pointed out with rational, sensible, fair and un-biased criticism, it is a welcome addition to the thread. Doing the direct opposite invites sarcasm.

Its nice to see this thread getting back on its feet and not going OT again, I just hope it stays that way.

Just some clarification, If you want mods to intervene and clean up the thread, please use the "Report Post" button instead of indulging in un-needed OTs and making things dirtier.

Thank you.

yes me too, everything is known by this bike about its performance and quality, from this short review below are the positive feed backs
1.Engine is smoother than 650 and possibly compared to the older version also
2. Paint quality improved, and also lil build quality compared to old ones.

negetive:

1. i am disappointing with the tyres ..its shinko which are not too gud [based on the old model US version]

can you plz check the GT650R review by same Overdrive in youtube, if any one the owners see's that they will suicide for sure

Santa, can you plz tell us which tyres the 650 uses ? and also on the console there are couple of lights like turn indicator/fi/highbeam .. what is that which is 2nd one from left ?


Now im very eagerly waiting for Price

@Antz - Was surprised to see that you've become a mod! Thx. for the info, will report accordingly going forward.

EDIT: @nagoo - The 650 has Bridgetone BT56 rubber.

Turn.indicator.
2nd dummy
3rd high beam
4 th neutral
5th fi
6th turn indicator

The meter design is same.as 650 . But lacks a temp guage as the 250 doesn't have a thermostat nor a fan.

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Alantris: I do not see your comparison logical. The GT250R in a way focused heat directly to my leg areas during my ride bcos fairing. I clearly mentioned, its my friends not mine. I did a 8+ hrs cross county ride and this was my experience. I would have preferred a liquid cooled model given the full fairing GT250 has. Given Chennai's heat, I feel we might have the same problem here too. Answering your other question, if you remove fairing, there is more area for the heat to dissipates and it does not have focused heat stream on your leg, this how most of us escape in naked bike, it has nothing to do with which engine produces more heat mate, its about dispersion of heat.

You have your opinion and I have mine. I replied to your comments with straight replies and did not ridicule you at a personal level! May be you are an expert, unlike me, still does that warrant those statements?

People who know me and my biking history (14+ years) know what little I know of biking, i do not think I need to justify my experience here. In a way you are right, I always feel like a kid infront of bike. FYI; I was the 2nd customer in Chennai to buy Comet250 and loved the bike T till I sold before moving away...

Take care buddy and respect fellow members, end of the day we all love bikes and we express our passion.

At least I do not think I bashed or anything. If Hyosung has given this I would have picked it, upto a tag of on road 3 lakhs. Those are my personal 2 reasons, why I am now contemplating btw CBR or Ninja. This is based on my riding needs and preferences.

It has everything else I wanted though...

This is exactly what a buyer needs to look at , And I wasnt pointing at a person.
Just was making it clear that Its high time this thread became informative than stretching pages like magazines with nothing in it.

I totally agree on the heating part ,iv mentioned that a zillion times , But at the end ,
People in India Buy a Ferrari also for ALL show No Go right..
This is the Same Case ..
250 with a Litre bike size , and less practical than an R15 :-).

Santa

Can't help much here, but, if you want to know what's CBR all about, go through post #7500, #7600 & #8100 on Honda CBR250R Ownership thread. You can have your mind set clearly as what you can expect from CBR 250R.

Santa: Thanks for clarifying. You are bang on with the last sentence. But the GT250R was fun on the highways, it handle extremely well and was loads of fun. It would have been perfect if not for the 5 gears. Only the city rides are hard till you get really used to it. Also, one more thing is the ownership cost, hope i wont be 250 in a 650 body with 650 ownership cost

Thanks Aargee have been doing that for the past one week. Looks like its a perfect stop-gap bike till I get the Daytona and looking at the ownership cost can even retain it along with my other steeds.

Have picked my friend's CBR for a week, as it will help me understand it much better then just reading . Anyway, I am going to wait till the GT250R is launched, test ride it and then take a call. I still want to see the 2012 Indian version GT in flesh and feel it before I take the final call. just brings back the Comet days

Btw Aargee you might remember me as madbullram from the olden xBhp days . When i was in my medical haitus madbullram id got lost and mods where not able to retrieve it, hence the new avatar.