GS500 and Hyosung GT/commet 250

[NY_Sniper]

dose n e one know if the frame or atleast the headstock are the same on these bikes ?? i know the frames look very much alike but there not 100% identical dose any one know if the headstocks the same tho ??

cheers

Matt
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[hmmmnz]

the frame is exactly the same, the subframe is slightly different,
the hyosung was made with suzukis help (officially) along with a few other models.
i can only assume that the head stock is the same as the rest of the bike is, (why change that one bit and chance altering proven handling)
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[instigator]

Has anyone put the gs engine in the Hyosung? Would make sense to me...about 10x better looking than the GS. (although yours is rather unique hmmmnz )

[veeeffarr]

[instigator]

And it is. But you can get the SV650 (and S) just as cheap if not £100 cheaper if you look hard enough. For a better finish and more reliable parts back-up, you'd be a bit barmy to choose the Hyosung (even though I am supporting Hyosung and other Korean bikes...I hope they make it big. ). Build quality on the Hyosung will improve over the years though, that's pretty much guaranteed.

[veeeffarr]

[instigator]

Not after a UK winter I bet.

It's got USD forks which is an immediate for me. Hell of a lot harder to replace fork seals and more expensive if you let someone else do it.

Plus, the words, cheap, tacky and bland spring to mind when I see this:

https://www.totalmotorcycle.com/photos/2005models/2005-Hyosung-GT650Rf.jpg

They ploughed a lot of money into R&D but not enough in my book. That screen looks more useless than an early yamaha r1 screen.

[hmmmnz]

id have to agree the gs is a fairly ugly bike (ive just added insult to injury with mine )
the gs engine should drop straight in, and it is more powerfull than the gt engine, my thinking is why not drop in a larger v twin in there
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[hmmmnz]

well they got one in the hyosung comet gt... be it a 250,
the frame is the same as the gs frame
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[lilredmachine]

The naked gt650 is £3599 OTR, the full sports version (which does look the dogs bollocks) is £3999 OTR.

Considering you can't even get a fully faired SV without going down the options route, the GT650R is cheaper. And more powerful.

Hyosung were a sub contracter for Suzuki, and no doubt quite a lot of suzukis were actually built by Hyosung.
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[Kickstart]

Hi

Check on bikepics.

The Hyosung frame is about the same shape as the GS500, but loads of differences.

Engine mounts are in different places for a start.

All the best

Keith
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[Cognitive_Faux]

hyosung GT125 comet....... yummy after 3000miles, the big end fails, AND... the swing-arm is a weak point.
sorry, off topic.
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