The Kinetic group had rolled Comet GT250R in the year 2005 that had a price tag ranging up to 1.8 lakhs. Since then the Korean manufacturer Hyosung did not bother much about their Indian customers who owned Comet and Aquila but the company now has realized that India has a great potential for the two-wheeler market in terms of sales figure.
Without any further delay the Korean manufacturer is all set to unveil their Hyosung GT250R in India that is targeted to give a tough competition to the Japanese Kawasaki Ninja 250R. And the company is also providing optimum service & also sufficient back up.
What is new in the Hyosung GT250R Bike?
The new Korea red baby Hyosung 250cc bike features full fairing and it looks more like 600cc than a 250cc. The engine comes with oil-cooled DOHC 4-valve, 90° V-twin that generates 27Hp @ 10500rpm and the torque is around 16.73lb/ft @ 8000rpm, which simply amazing.
The fuel system is braced with twin carburettor mikuni BDS26 that is common feature in the US made bikes. But there is one negative point for the Hyosung GT250R - it has only five gears and the sixth gear would have made the bike more efficient.
Want to know more about the Hyosung 250?
The Hyosung GT250R features vacuum fluorescent display that is more common in luxury bikes and the two stage headlights are provided to make your ride easier during nights.
The Hyosung 250cc bike has incorporated the dual lateral frame to minimise the weight and reduce the gravity.
The front tyres are of 110/70-17 54H and the rear tyres come with 150/70-17 60H that enable the rider to get a better grip in tough conditions. There is no specification of when this Korean baby will kiss the Indian roads but the Hyosung 250 is expected to have a price range of Rs 2.25-3 lakhs, which makes it a high end vehicle and is likely to shake up the Kawasaki Ninja 250R.
Written by Harikumar Varma.
Last updated on 07-12-2016. Published on 24-10-2009.
Published by Bikes4Sale in category Reviews
Last updated on 07-12-2016. Published on 24-10-2009.
Published by Bikes4Sale in category Reviews
I have some New as of used parts of Comet 250 & Aquila 250.
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The Milage Of GT-250R is 25-30.
pls rply!!
@Kawasaki I Love you Ninja.....!!
Ninja:
33Bhp at a much lower rpm 8k, 4 valve/cyln, Liquid-Cooled, 22nm, FI.
GTR250:
27Bhp at 10500Rpm, 2valve/cyln, Oil-cooled, and is a Carburetor powered.
Well the above is sufficient to say which bike will be better. The only good thing about GTR is dual front disk brakes and border tyres. Price could be a plus point for GTR but not the performance. Top speed for the bikes are almost equal.
Thanking you.
Guys grow up . First if you need power you need to forget the whole thing about fuel efficiency . If you need both with value for money you better forget it and go for the honda250 .
Next if you are so desperate for a ninja or hyosung prepared to be spending 3L on them go ahead and fool yourself up . Or if you feel you don't need anything more than this power in life .
My suggestion would be to wait till 2012 or 13 save another 3-4lac and buy a 600cc which will blow your ball@s and retain some fuel eco too . Buy a car for 2_3 lac instead of a korean or japanese crossed thai bike and enjoy comfort and protection and 80horses of power like a lady behind the weel with makeup on her. Serious bikers are born to ride bikes and reach speeds. Not complain about spare parts and fuel economy like married women bargaining at a vegetable shop!
If we consider worst case scenario of Hyosung not being successful in India, they will pack there bags and run away but the buyer will be at loss as non availability of spare parts & servicing will hit the buyer.Same thing happened with their earlier launches - Comet & Aquila.
Kindly share your views for the same.....
thanks
umesh kumar
mobile no.... 9639639012
i think gt250 twin is most better than ninja 250 twin..b'cause dey r sellin dat
ninja for more den 3lakh with anolouge meter(old model) but, hyosung
250 released with latest digital meter and etc... which is suitable 4 youngster
desision
I am a cruiser fan..and I had a GV 250 it good at that price and I have touch 130 KMS in few seconds and used it for 6 years, but ST7 is too expensive at 6.5 On road Pune...ideally it should have been price at max 4 lakhs on road..
Garware got Arjun Rampal to market the bike.
I feel either the Garware"s are arrogant or over ambitious.
If they want to be successful they should re-think about price. I would gone ahead by now had it been below or at 4 Lakhs.
Any new on GV 250 / or any other cruiser 300+ cc coming to India do inform me..people
nw read d blogs n newz on idff site for hyosung bikes,its cumin in collobration with garware motors n i knw dat nw dis illetrate person wil ask who or wat is garware motors,bt let me tell u garware motors is a 65 yrs old company wich startd gtin rolls royce,jaguar types of biggies in india in 1940-1950,
i hope nw u dnt hv ny other queries,u typ of suckers insults big companies n dats y its a gud sayi dat "LITTLE KNOWLEDGE-DOUBLE DANGEROUS".......
M making my mind to buy second hand Comet 250. Pls give me some master suggestions. I have Pulsar220.
And where will be the showroom.... And proper price.... And will i get loan on it to buy... Pls let me knw the details...
thanks...
here we are talking about the ninja with original parts made by kawasaki tested in us or japan or whatever but not in india.
the bike launched in india is a kind of modification with parts added by bajaj and changed spec, doesnt give a 33bhp.
shouldnt pay 3L for a thi made bike customized in india.
Hyosung bikes are too good, they are biggest in its class. If one places these bikes besides each other, any one will easily choose Hyosung over Ninja. Only thing I will be worried about is the parts & how it rides on Indian roads as this is heavy compared to others, but its a pleasure to ride one. If the price is kept right, this bike will easily beat competition.
U looks like to be a despo lover of comet. Believe it or not NINJA have technology advancement then comet. N dont go one to one its all about sharing views, no debate is going on here
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.
Have you test ridden both the bikes?? ...and compared both of them ?- theoretically, practically.?..do you know the technical specifications of both the bikes, and their advanced management systems ? have you compared the specs? quarter miles, bhps, maximum speeds, speed in all gears ? Their ELF (engine life factor), did you test the brakes from 100 kmph to zero in how many seconds.
I am asking you one simple question ..Plz ANSWER.. How and from where did you get those two magical words...." No Match" ha ha.ha... easier said than done. These days it is very easy to criticise anything, any product! Isnt it (of course without knowing the a,b,c of that product).
Mr Arif... the product you see in the showrooms Ninja is a CBU (from thailand).. plz wake-up and update your knowledge it is not made in japan (could be made 'as' japan)... so here we are talking about Korea and Thailand and their RELIABILITY FACTOR. The product ninja ... may be PERFECTED, given shape, life, when it WILL be done/updated indigeniously by BAJAJ and i have full faith that Bajaj will make see change in the quality, reliability and perfection in NINJA (You have a fine classic example in front of you... the honda and hero honda... now where is honda (YAWN) (india) GONE and where is hero honda - CHURNED OVER A MILLION BIKES IN A QUARTER, MARKETED GLOBALLY) it will be a similar case once Bajaj touches NINJA with his magic wand !
Kindly do not decide on the impulse... all that glitters is not always gold... japan is not a heaven that whatever it produces is a superior product in the whole world. No sir. Example ... buy a Royal Enfield bullet, there is a guarantee that a person can use it for 5 years initially without a major breakdown and next 20 years his or her children will use it and again the bike can be restored to shipshape in 3 days... we still have royal enfields of 1950s plying, reliably running... can you match with your japanese bikes with it and with its durability. Will they last half century.... Gaajar ki Pungis.
Technically, both the machines... the comet and the ninja are advanced machines that will deliver optimum performance... but as per my experience the Comet has a clear edge on ninja as follows:
Comet Ninja
a) 75 Degrees V- twin Crank pegged at 1 Point Parallel twin..Big YAWN
b) Hence less crank weight (short crank) Long Crank for parallel twin
c) 27bhp 24bhp (Big Yawn)
d) 4 Camshafts 2 cams (small yawn)
e) INVERTED FORKS (IF YOU UNDERSTAND) Conventional/Gigantic Yawn
f) 150/70-17-69H Rear rubbers 130/70-17 Rear rubbers
(Shame)
Above are the minimal goodies of Comet. If you want to read what our Indian brothers say about Ninja... Plz read their comments plz.... then decide it for yourself .... Match or No Match..... Plz dont read a book by its cover and decide pronto like a computer or a robot.
Last but not the least ... to each his own. Let the enthusiasts and fans of Comet/Ninja decide..... I am feeling sleepy.... Yawn.
Though I am not an expert to comment on these bikes of today but still I am pretty sure that Hyosung is going to lose its shirt in this race with Kawasaki Ninja 250 R if it tries to launch a bike against Japanese bikes and I dont think that it could sell even 5% of the total sale of Ninja.
There is no two wheeler manufacturer in the world, forget Koreans who are way behind, to match the performance, economy, price, versatality and maneuverability of Japanese bikes but we never know.