lookin for a 250cc bike...

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augustulus · Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:06 pm

wow.

Those are pretty decent looking bikes.

If theres a dealer nearby I'll have to go and see how they ride.

black mariah · Wed Jul 05, 2006 1:04 am

quintisv wrote:wow.

Those are pretty decent looking bikes.

If theres a dealer nearby I'll have to go and see how they ride.

If you search through here, there are a couple of reviews for various Hyosung bikes up. General concensus is "sportier than a Ninja 250, POSSIBLY not as reliable". Which isn't to say they have major problems. It's just in the same class as one of the most proven motorcycles ever devised.

nospeedlimit · Wed Jul 05, 2006 7:41 am

the only problem is they don't have the gt250r in the hyosung america its only over in asia so i dont' have a way to get it here

augustulus · Wed Jul 05, 2006 7:51 am

The more I read about the company and its bikes the more I'm interested.

Down side is I can't for the life of me figure out if there are any local dealers. Suppose I'll have to make some calls.

nospeedlimit · Wed Jul 05, 2006 8:47 am

ya i'd have to find a local dealer because im only 16 and can't get a R6 until im 18 so i have to find a 250 and that gt250r from hyosung is the only bike i can find that i like

Kyinal · #16 Unread post by **Kyinal** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 9:46 pm

I am still amazed at the lack of low displacement sportbikes in the US. Wouldn't it be nice to get the seating position, braking power and suspenion features of a sportbike without a big engine? 250 CC is fine...

There are tons of "Near Sportbikes" in the 5-600 CC range and above, but no true sportbikes in terms of weight/braking/seating position/materials in the lower displacement range.

Yet overseas, you can get these bikes. Why are they not offered here, is it because Americans just won't buy them?

dieziege · #17 Unread post by **dieziege** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 7:09 am

nospeedlimit wrote:the only problem is they don't have the gt250r in the hyosung america its only over in asia so i dont' have a way to get it here

Huh? They are imported into the US... they are just very new to the US market..... a dealer in Fresno (CA) claims to have them in stock... I'm sure others do too.

Shorts · #18 Unread post by **Shorts** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:37 pm

Kyinal wrote:I am still amazed at the lack of low displacement sportbikes in the US. Wouldn't it be nice to get the seating position, braking power and suspenion features of a sportbike without a big engine? 250 CC is fine...

There are tons of "Near Sportbikes" in the 5-600 CC range and above, but no true sportbikes in terms of weight/braking/seating position/materials in the lower displacement range.

Yet overseas, you can get these bikes. Why are they not offered here, is it because Americans just won't buy them?

Several "eh" reasons....in the US, bigger is better...looks are everything and most times, only the bigger cc bikes are asthetically desireable.....ego/bragging rights.....

Aside from that sorta stuff, the physical structure of the US compared to many countries that do utilize the tiered system is the US is big and sprawling. In denser tighter countries where there aren't many large expansive roadways, large displacements motors are not necessary, small does the job just fine. Emissions and inspection costs can be a factor as well. In JPN, manf voluntarily build small bikes only for in country and export their big stuff. (I'm not saying there are no big bikes here, just that the majority are the small market).

I also think that if manf brought their small bikes to the states it could cut into their bigger bike ($$) sales.

There's a whole slew of reasons I guess. Though I'd love to see a better variety of small diesel engines and smaller bikes head to the US.

BigChickenStrips · Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:43 pm

maybe i missed it, but whats wrong with the ninjette? its decently quick, good handling, and is often raced as a track bike. if you want a sport bike get a sport bike, if you want a 250, the ninja is a good compromise between price,size and performance, ability.

VermilionX · Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:45 pm

BigChickenStrips wrote:maybe i missed it, but whats wrong with the ninjette? its decently quick, good handling, and is often raced as a track bike. if you want a sport bike get a sport bike, if you want a 250, the ninja is a good compromise between price,size and performance, ability.

nothing's wrong w/ the ninjette.

the topic creator just wants a 250cc sportbike... hence my suggestion to look into the hyosung comet GT250R since they are starting to sell it here in the US.

it's just personal preference.