11-05-2009, 11:55 PM | #11 |
Viff6N Mutated Warrior
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11-06-2009, 12:00 AM | #12 |
sergeant hatred
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Neither does Buell, they just have the rulebook written for them.
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11-06-2009, 12:59 AM | #13 |
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Hyosung will win the AMA National Championship next year. DMG is re-writing the rules so that they can race their 650 and all the Japanese factories have to race 49cc pocketbikes.
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11-06-2009, 01:07 AM | #14 |
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Well, I'm rooting for them. I love to see competition.
I love hose people laugh at them and they're riding a jap bike that was made fun of in the day. If it wasnt for insurance, I'd have a lot more bikes and the 650R would be one. |
11-06-2009, 03:09 AM | #15 |
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I'm curious to see how their 250 v twins run. I wonder if the dealer here lets people demo their bikes. I'm wondering why the seat height is so high though for a 250? Its over 32 inches!
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11-06-2009, 07:24 AM | #16 |
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For giggles 2 years ago I spent about an Hour on one of their 650 Cruisers. It was a nice riding machine. They seem to use the same plan as Kia. Use older proven technology, limit R&D cost and pass the saving to the Customer. As noted above good to see the competition
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11-06-2009, 08:20 AM | #17 |
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I can see no advantage to owning a Hyosung except for the low cost. If that's what attracts you to them, cool, but otherwise I don't see the appeal. They are heavy and lower quality.
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11-06-2009, 08:34 AM | #18 | |
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Quote:
Most big sportbikes are only 31". That is nuts.
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11-06-2009, 09:31 AM | #19 |
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11-06-2009, 10:30 AM | #20 |
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When you buy an SV650, you aren't just buying a bike. You're also buying huge aftermarket support, a great forum at svrider.com, and every engine/suspension guy knows the bike well. Does the GT650R have any of that?
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