Hyosung 125 GT vs GTR

[A.mckenzie]

Hello everyone,

im very new to the forums and as its a bike forum i thought id start with my major question right away. i haven't ridden much and soon im going to do my CBT but i have been looking at lots of bikes to get for when i pass and i cant make my mind up. im 6 ft and i dont like the idea of small 125 bikes because i just look stupid on them and i feel uncomfortable on them too. i know that 2 stokes go faster but 4 stroke sounds much better.. thats my opinion ofc and 4 strokes are more reliable! i think anyway..

i had a look at the Hyosung 125 GT and the GTR bikes and i like them, what troubles me one is £2999 and the other is £3499. what is so different in performance between them?

https://www.hyosung.co.uk/detail.php?id=7

https://www.hyosung.co.uk/detail.php?id=10

i am also curious if anyone has owned these and could tell me a little about your experience's with these bikes
another question is, what are the restrictions on performance upgrades on 125 if you have a cbt, cant you put aftermarket exhaust on it and other performance upgrades ?

Thanks a bunch

[Quornholio]

The difference is one has a fairing.

Don't buy one new, for Christs sake. It'll be worth under a grand in less than 12 months.

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[P.]

Owned a GT in non standard form, different gearing, open pipe, rejetted carb and snorkeled air box/uprated filter.

Its up for sale right now to BCF at £650, I bought it for £1895 in 2009 on an 08 plate.

They are ok, heavy, doesn't mean they are slow. They do 70ish, I had 2 people on mine down a hill and along a mile long straight GPS'd at 82mph. Speedo said 92 or 94 or something wacky

Its a great bike, especially to do your test on.

[A.mckenzie]

thank you all very much on your replys

yeah i wasnt going to buy a brand new one unless i happen to win the lottery, but if im going to buy one it will be some what mint or very good condition as im not very good at hands on technical stuff with bikes.. i can replace a light bulb and oil / petrol .. thats about it really haha.

Paddy thank you for pointing this out, i had a quick look at it and if i had the know how to fix it i would possibly purchase it but as i dont i probably would steer away from it. also you live in kent and i live in the scottish borders, its quite a distance

Regards to the upgrades / performace stuff, so there stock built on the power limit. so its illegal then to put an after market exhaust on it owning a cbt ?

Thanks once again

Adam

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[Rogerborg]

[FerretFing]

Welcome to the forum

[J.W.Pepper]

I had a GT 125. It was great for learning to ride a bit after the CBT. £120 a year insurance and £16 to fill the tank up that would get me around 200-220 miles!

Everything worked on mine but I only had it for about 2 months before I passed DAS.

Did a 200 mile round trip in the shitty pissing down monsoon rain and I never lost grip once on the standard "Made in China" tyres!

Overall: I found it a good bike, decent size for a tall and built guy and had enough power to pull me along at 65-70mph.

Awful to trade in against another bike though so if you do get one, either get it cheap privately or do what I did. I struck a deal when I bought the Hyosung with the dealer to trade in against a 500/600. Basically, bought the 125 for £3k and got a guarantee that I can trade in 2-3 months for £2.5k minimum. (providing I didnt dump it in a hedge!)

Hope this helps a little
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CBT - 01/05/2011 | Theory - 07/05/2011 | Mod 1 - 01/07/2011 | Mod 2 - 08/07/2011
Hyosung GT125 | Honda CBR600f F3

[N cee thirty]

i'd fancy the unfaired one,but the faired one is just a fail,no power (comparing this to my cg at the time) and heavy,an exhaust that is just one tone and loud,is pretty annoying aswell
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[A.mckenzie]

speed isnt really an issue to me as im using it to commute to college which is 8 miles down the road from my house.

i did look into the Yamaha Yzf's but i much prefer a unfaired bike / naked bike. so the Gtr is out of the picture but im really keen on the GT as im not a skinny hobbit i need a big bike >.<

some people say it struggles up to 60 others say they where able to get 70 out of it easily.. is it depending on the rider or just luck from what comes out of the factory ? :o im 13 stone 6.1ft will i be able to reach at least 60 ? :L

[Cheerfulgrin]

I really like these bikes, i hoping to progress to a 250GT when i pass my mod 2, i saw a 125GTR today in the flesh for the first time and they are BIG!
really wide back tyre, big bike frame, it looked lilke a 400 or something really.

heaven knows what the speed is like on the 125GTR, but if it will do 70 then it must be more powerful than my YBR125 as mine looked pretty puny sat next to it, the YBR has got to be a fair bit lighter!
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--Current Bike: '98 Hornet CB600F
--Previous Bikes 2012 Hyo GT250R - 2010 YBR125 - Back in '91:Suzuki 50cc moped & Honda CB125T Superdream
--CBT -Feb '11, Theory -Nov '11, Mod 1 -Jan '12, Mod 2 Feb '12

[P.]

The GT I had indicated 92 with 2 of us on it, GPS said 82, so about 80 on a nice day and a good long road.

Currently its owned by my flat mate who is...slightly larger around the waist than myself. Carries him up to 70 fine Still up for sale...