As we all know that Indian biking has just got a new cute green baby that will make the rider go green and greener every time when he revs up the engine, now it’s time to go red and pale with the GT250R, yes it’s the Korean manufacturer with his Hyosung GT 250R that will soon hit the Indian roads marking another moment in Indian motorcycling history.
Although Hyosung didn’t much care about the comet and Aquila customers in India now that they feel sorry, that they have realized that there is a big growth of potential sales figures in Indian market, and soon they will come with the GT250R as a direct competitor to the Japanese Kawasaki Ninja 250R with optimum service and spared back-up.
Engine: As the specs and details of Ninja is all available in the net, let’s see about this red baby in detail. The bike comes with full fairing that makes it look like the breed of 600′s and definitely not a 250 cc one separated men from the boys. The engine is an oil cooled DOHC 4-valve 90° V-twin 249 cc that churns out 27 Hp @ 10500 rpm. The max torque of this bike is just amazing that as it produces 16.73 lb/ft of raw torque @ 8000 rpm.
The fuel system is twin carburetor mikuni BDS26 that is available in the U.S models. The only downside is that the bike has only five gears and for the sixth gear enthusiasts I’m sorry that you can’t do anything about this. But Hyosung can also bring out their EFI variant that gives a little more values than these without the need of the sixth gear.
Exhaust: The exhaust is an all aluminium canister and stainless with a design of two into one for maximum power and low end torque.
Brakes: The bike comes with a greater stopping power. Equipped with 300mm semi floating discs with two piston calipers in the front and a single 230 mm two piston caliper disc in the rear. The bike also sports a mono rear suspension that is preload adjustable and the characteristic upside down telescopic forks on the front as seen in the comet adds real character to the bike.
Tyres: The bike comes with quality rubber with a front size of 110/70-17 54H and a massive 150/70-17 69H rear will give all the grip one wants in all the extreme conditions. The bike that churns out 27hp with 16.73 lb/ft of raw torque just weights 171 kgs and one must be able to calculate the pulling power.
The bike also has a lot of gizmos and innovations like the dual lateral bar frame designed to reduce weight and lower the center of gravity, a two stage headlight projection beam for greater visibility in the nights and also the first of the kind Vacuum fluorescent display which is only used in luxury automobiles.
Although no one knows when this baby will get launched and what will be the expected price, I’m pretty sure that the lime green will get a red devil companion to do a serious comparo with.
- Ram
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Wow, this looks better than the Ninja.
not worth the take…. Im pretty sure YAMAHA will take it over
yamaha will surely get over it……..yamaha is the best
Not sure if it will make it here but if it does they need to price it well coz the Ninja has more power.
One can’t really compare Kawasaki/Yamaha bikes with Hyosung in terms of quality, reliability and commitment. Value for money is a serious issue for us Indians, which these Korean bike manufacturers simply can’t deliver.
Whats the top speed n 0-100 Time Yaar?
all that matters to us indians is not only performance and the dashing looks but also the most important one PRICE
Nobody is going to buy if it is priced like Ninja.
Reason: If there are enough fools to be fooled for that price, then they have already been fooled by bajaj with the shit of ninja and people think that there is no bike in the world other than ninja.
so even if GT250R is better than ninja, people wont buy it they will go for ninja, coz they are already fooled by bajaj, and they have strip of ninja on their eyes.
Hyosung please dont launch it if you expect more than 2L.
Always Yamaha………….!!!
“YES YAMAHA”
How cn this devil cm up without liquid coolent but this bhp is realy high and the brakes realy stops this this devil from running and the price should be near about <=20k then it will get a good market
hey, this red beauty is now producing 31 BHP in EFI guise and is way better than the Kawasaki Ninja in some areas.Twin 300mm disc up front, Inverted forks, better tyres, digital display, V-twin sound and mainly with better styling.I am not saying green baby looks bad, but red baby looks more like a proper superbike.The green baby is having a better quality, slightly better handling and performance also have the Kawasaki name.
If still confused check the MCN,UK blog for comparison of two. They finally took Ninja as the winner but only on a slight margin.
And for all Comet gt250 owners, a firm called Richard Hyosung is providing shipping all parts for Hyosung bikes. Of course the parts are a little costly, but can always pay by paypal and they will ship within 2 weeks. The Conversion Kit from Gt 250 to GTR 250 costs around 60,000 rs.
And please, everyone raving about quality understand the fact that Korean automobiles are different from Chinese. The very best example is our beloved Hyundai. they are providing better quality than even Maruti who is selling the vehicles only by the strength of their long standing name. check international reviews about the bike. Hyosung are the toughest enemy of all the lower segment SBK’s.
And 1 more point. If kinetic can bring the Bike for 1.75 lakh, the new version is very much acceptable for 2 lakh. The 2010 Kawasaki ninja is priced at $ 3999 and the 2010 Hyosung GTR is priced the same at $ 3999 in America. Please dont blame this bike, only because kinetic sucks, they lost a beautiful bike.if u want more knowledge, the Hyosung engineers are top level people hired from all big Japanese companies like Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha..so they have an amalgamation of technology.
Yamha R4 will get over it. GOOO YAMAHA R4
Well its obvious that Korean companies are indeed banking upon the demands of third world countries and developing countries like India to increase their market share and sales.,I would better prefer the Kawasaki Ninja 250r compared to this bike.,as the Japanese Titan is well balanced.,and an efficient motorcycle.,compared to this Korean offering from Hyosung Motors.,which is actually moderately popular even in its Home market.,Korea.Hyosung’s 250 cc offering is actually suited for those who prefer cheap motorcycles rather than reliable and efficient Japanese ones like Honda., Suzuki and Kawasaki!!
hi sir i saw hyosung gt250r bike i have untrusted to buy this bike . please tell me how much the cost it is . call me to 9866133055. or send information to my email. an i am form hydrabad india
Well the cost is expected to be around 1.8 lakhs in indian rupees.You can check with dealers if any if they indeed sell this bike in your town – though as of my knowledge.,this bike is not available for sale as of NOW!!
Price is more important in india if its more than 2L normal people cant buy that.. As per me Ex-showroom rate will be 1.9 if they added road tax & RTO charges it will go 2.5L. However its worth if you compared to NINJA & KTM.
I m also waiting for this BIKE..
Hyosung Team: IF YOU ARE READING THIS PLZ LAUNCH IN INDIA ASAP. everyone is waiting for this BIKE dont wait until some other compitators to launch other bikes..
This is the PEAK time for you.