Opinions on the Hyosung Gt125 Comet please..

[wilzon3r3]

Ok, so I'm thinking of purchasing a Hyosung Gt125 Comet 2010 plate..

Would just simply like people's opinions, or experiences of the bike if they've owned one. For example. Reliabilty, Engine, Any Problems.

Cheers

[Nobby the Bastard]

It's a Hyosung. It will turn into a pile of rusty dust within 5 years if you take care of it...
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[Polarbear]

Someone said the only importer has ceased trading which would worry me somewhat in the event I needed something other than basic consumables.

Other than that, there are very few stories of terminal destruction, in fact they have a pretty good reputation for reliability.

I haven't heard they are rust prone, but then Suzuki have a shit reputation in that area but my busa was fine. It's how much effort you put into looking after it I suppose.

Personally I wouldn't touch anything that doesn't have at least a modicum of dealer support.
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[Rogerborg]

[Quornholio]

Cost and condition should be the most important consideration.

They *look* better built than the usual Chinese suspects, brother in law had an 06 plate (GT125R; basically a Comet that has fairings) that he didn't do much with, but it looked the part.

Fastline (Preston) used to sell them, but don't know when/why that ended.

Oh, and just to add, I have an RT125 Karion sat in the shed, in a state of dissassembly. But that's down to a carb issue (overflow pisses fuel out when running, likely an easy fix that I keep putting off)
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[Nobby the Bastard]

[Nobby the Bastard]

To be frank, the Italians must be loving the fact that the Chinese are joining the bike market.

A 4 stroke chink engine makes a 2 stroke italian engine look reliable.
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[Rogerborg]

Time out, mister. Hyosung are Korean (all look the same, right?) and the engines are actually quite nice, apart from the early CCTs.
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[Quornholio]

[twistedlemon]

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[Rogerborg]

Heh, that. It never fails to amaze me all the subject matter experts who can't tell one bunch of Orientals from another[*].

Hyosungs should be up to the quality you'd expect (but probably not get) from a Japanese branded bike, but don't bank on that, and particularly don't pay for it. They always asked crazy money for the 125s, which is probably why the importer has given up on them.

[*] I don't claim to be a subject matter expert, but I do try and avoid the worst slitty eyed gaffes.
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[daemonoid]

[Rogerborg]

I should stress that it wasn't my 06, it was a workmate's that I agreed to help him "just tidy up a bit".

To be fair, it had been sitting around outside for over a year (possibly well over), the bits that weren't borked were actually very nice, I do like the engine, and they are proper sized bikes - I reckon the 125 is bigger than a GPZ500, at least from the seat.

I'll should emphasis that I do mean that if you can find one cheap and in good nick then it might be worth having - just don't pay through the nose for a fixer-upper.
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[twistedlemon]

[Jonathan A]

I owned a 2011 GT125 for about 9 months, and I have to say it was very good. The build quality was good-rode it through a winter without a spot of rust forming, it would sit at 70mph, and could be pushed to an indicated 80mph with a slight tailwind, and it was nice to have a 125 that was the size of a 'big bike'.

I now have a 2007 Hyosung GT650R. The build quality of the 125 was better than the 650 (which had 5000 miles on the clock when I bought it).

The only downside of Hyosungs, in my opinion is the lack of parts availability in the UK, and the poorer quality of the older models.

[daemonoid]

[map]

If you want to make me an offer on my lad's with a bent frame (MOT fail) drop me a PM. Exhaust needs some work also (plus some other bits, I can check).

In the plus side Startright on Leeds have a jig to straighten. Delivered with strip down front end ballpark £100. I just don't have transport to get it there and back.
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[Quornholio]

[Intruder_Andy]

Parts can be a pain to find, I know, I'm rebuilding a comet 125 bought as a frame and engine with wheels for £200. Took about 6months to source all the bits I needed to rebuild which I did to make sure it ran, then stripped all apart again so I can respray it all.

Aside from hard to find parts though, I think they're good for what they are, better than Chinese, not as good as Jap but I'm 6ft2 and as mentioned in an earlier post these are a good size bike for a 125 and you don't feel quite as unstable/vulnerable on the road as you would on say a CG125, feels much more solid and controllable.

Andy