Do you hate hyosungs?

Temporary Citizen

Temporary Citizen

Temp Citz
So, being the proud owner of one now, wherever i look, all i find is hate for hyos, and most of this is from people that have never ridden or owned one, and are just hating from stories they've heard.
Has anyone here owned one, or have a valid reason to dislike them?

just curious =D
 
I'm not a fan but I'd like to have a play on one though.

I wouldn't say I hate them, why do you ask?
 
I only ask because i see soo much hate about them whenever i try to find something about the bike. I was just wondering whether anyone had some good reasons
 
Temporary Citizen said:
I only ask because i see soo much hate about them whenever i try to find something about the bike. I was just wondering whether anyone had some good reasons
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I think they're tarned with the Chinese = crap brush

It's the garages and dealers that slag them off, this gets fed back etc
 
I only saw faggots in my city riding them that think they have a zx10 you know, doing stupid things on the road and squidding it.
For what I saw from friends, forums and owners, the 650r doesn't deliver the performance you'd expect for such a displacement.
The 250 is in real world performance about the same as the ninjette. Lower power but better top speed so it's not a bad choice but for the price.
They also have that "chinese made" stigma to it even though Hyosung is Korean.
Those bikes also get a high dose of hate because they are cheap from the factory but the dealers put the price on par with a Kawasaki 636 or 650 which doesn't make any sense.
We have to wait until Samsung starts making motorcycles to start trusting the korean fabs. Samsung-Techwin should spin off some motorcycle manufacturing.
You got my attention from a fb post about your hyo so I'll be checking your channel more often to see how things goes with the bike.
I think I saw every kind of bike being vlogged on, the small hyo is popular in brazil but never saw anybody vlogging on a 650r.
 
I did a test ride on one at a demo event. My cousin was with me and rode a different one. We planned on testing them all but when we got back from the first ride we both said the same thing about the one we rode. They had very little power and they vibrated a lot. They felt like a child's toy. I've ridden a lot of different bikes. The Hyosung GT650R that I test rode was my least favorite.

If you like it then more power to you. Don't worry about what other people think. The only opinion that should matter to you is your own.

Having said that I kinda have to wonder how many bikes you've ridden if you're satisfied with a Hyosung. Which model do you have? Maybe they're not all crap. I think the reason some people like them is because they've never been on anything else and they just don't have anything better to compare.

 
I hate them for tons of reasons...
One of my friends owns one, and I can tell you one thing: It falls apart...
Things break down out of the blue, some really bad quality bike.. I'm sorry!
 
Muppiej said:
I hate them for tons of reasons...
One of my friends owns one, and I can tell you one thing: It falls apart...
Things break down out of the blue, some really bad quality bike.. I'm sorry!
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This is why only a handful of a garage will touch them to be honest.

They get the blame if something breaks
 
Muppiej's post reminded me, there were three Hyosungs on our demo ride. Of the three two had parts fall off or pop out of place and we only went about two miles on a straight road. One had a tail light lens pop out. The other one had a bracket holding a gas line pop loose and the gas line was laying on the hot engine smoking. If we had gone any further it probably would have burned through and caught fire.

I was really surprised when we stopped two miles down the road and turned around to go back to the dealer. That same dealer usually takes demo rides on a much longer route with a few decent twisties. I was a bit disappointed when I found out that we were going back already but by the time we got back I was glad we were finished and I could get off. My cousin and I compared thoughts and decided to spend the rest of the day riding our own bikes so we headed for the mountains.

Even the dealer admitted these bikes suck and they only sell them to first time buyers that don't want to spend more money. I have to wonder how many new riders have given up riding because their first bike was a Hyosung. I really wanted to like it so I could suggest them to my Youtube subscribers who want to get a bike but don't want to spend a lot of money on their first bike. In the end I had to recommend looking for a used Ninja 650 or comparable bike from Suzuki, Kawasaki, Yamaha or Honda.
 
true my friend owns his (brand new) bike for almost a year now, he drove almost 9000km with it.
These are the problems he had:
- Leaking oil level glass.
- Both front and rear brake pads are fully worn (9000km!?!?!?!)
- Oil consumption about 1 liter in 1000km (thats alot!)
- Leaking inlet rubbers
- rear fender thing just came lose out of the blue

I've had contact with Hyusong Netherlands, they think I'm a liar and overreacting so a dead end on that one.
He has 2 years warranty on the bike so we get it back to the dealer for everything and he will sell it when the warranty is over...
 
Muppiej said:
He has 2 years warranty on the bike so we get it back to the dealer for everything and he will sell it when the warranty is over...
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I would sell it now and use the warranty to entice someone to buy it. It will be hard selling it without a warranty, especially when they have a reputation for falling apart. Besides they'll have to fix all the things that are visibly wrong with it so it's probably going to be in the best shape right after the repairs. I would park it and put a for sale sign on it and hope the first test ride doesn't break more stuff.
 
So at this point, I've ridden 10-15 different bikes, not a huge amount, but in the 6 or so months i've been riding, I thought that was a decent effort. Kryten, I saw your video, were they the 2013 model you were riding?
I guess the reason this one stood out to me soo much, is because it's had quite a bit of work done. It's de-restricted, had the front sprocket taken down a tooth, a full yoshi system, and some aesthetic changes. I also bought it off a mate which lowered the price quite a bit. Because I'm on the lams scheme here in australia, there are power to weight restrictions, and as such, learner bikes hold their value, so this 650 was the same price as the cheapest 2010 ninja 250 i could find, which makes it hard.
 
I think that if you love the bike then you should be happy with it. There may have been loads of problems with others but there are always exceptions to the rule and you could have one. Don't have an opinion on them either way but personally I would opt for something more reliable.

I will follow your progress with it carefully to see how you get on. Best of luck!
 
I don't even own a motorcycle yet, but totally picked up the hyosung hate from reading forums. Totally getting a 125 or 150cc jap bike.
Keep making good videos and you might change perceptions. Other than the part where you turned the high beams on "because the headlight cable is a bit average" you said. lol
 
Temporary Citizen said:
Kryten, I saw your video, were they the 2013 model you were riding?
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They were 2013 models.

If you like yours then enjoy it and don't worry about what other people think. I have a feeling though that later you'll get something else and be blow away at how much better it is. Maybe that's a good thing. Most people go through a few bikes before they find "the one". Enjoy it until you can move up to something better but don't be surprised if things start falling off of it.
 
I've never ridden one personally, they look kinda nice, but for similar money you could get a higher quality second hand bike. As Ham said, the SV is proven and bulletproof, there's so many of them on the road that you can find some right bargains. Plus, the faired version looks pretty cool.
 
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