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Nomadic Tribesman
Join Date: Nov 2008
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So the SV has 6 years on them, in addition to being from a company that's well established in North America (Suzuki sold their first bike in the US, in the 1960s IIRC).
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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Elitist
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: SF Bay Area
Moto: Gix 750
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And the SV has been selling for only 5 more years, yet it's probably outsold the Hyosung by a factor of 20 or 30.
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: San Francisco, CA
Moto: Pimped 2005 SV650
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Join Date: Nov 2008
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I think that's the main reason why the SV has done so well. It's a cheap bike, yes, but it does have a brand name associated with it. Honda can sell a cheap car and people will take pride in ownership because it has the Honda name. Hyosung doesn't have that luxury. I wish them luck but as a buyer, it doesn't make a lot of sense to me to choose the GT650R over the SV650S.
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Nomadic Tribesman
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Raving Lunatic
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: San Antonio, Texas
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New GT650R MSRP $6,099 solid color, $6499 two-tone SV: aftermarket support, proven platform, less weight, slightly more power, better refined and better put together. GT: cheaper, but only by $1-$1.5K. For my money, the SV is the better buy. The price difference would have to be at least $3K for me to seriously consider the Hyosung.
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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My vfr is an 01 and I can guarrante that it runs just as well if not better than an '09 vfr.
Its sad that people think that a date on a bike makes it worthy or not. I love how people are getting ther panties all tied up over this. Its a different company selling different bikes. You might as well call your self a harley rider if you think your bikes origins are the greatest and the rest is shit. I remember tons of people calling Vizio tvs shit and look at them now. One of the top dogs. Its funny cause Im sure there are plenty of parts on our bikes that are out sourced out of japan to complete the bike. |
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I give Squids a bad name
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Fly Over State
Moto: 1996 CBR600 F3 (AKA the Flying Turd)
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Why are people bitching about a company putting more competition into the motorcycle world? I love competition, it drives prices down. Sure Hyosung isn't (or may not be) as dependable as one of the Jap 4 (or even Europe) but they offer what appears to be a decent bike for a good bit less (you can probably negotiate with Hyo/UM sales weasels much easier) that looks good.
We all know that overall Toyota and Honda makes a better car than Hyundai or Kia but not everyone on here has the desire to drive their car to Thirdgen distances and don't need a car that can go 500,000 miles. So for many an option like a decent looking Hyundai that is a little less than Honda is perfect (and why they are selling like crazy). Plus many people use the SV650 as a beginner bike. In a year or two that SV650 will be up for sale with them taking a hit for a bigger and better bike. That 1500 less in the Hyosung can be a big difference in 2 years. My 1st bike (SecaII) lasted 3 months before I got my CBR F3. It's a great beginner bike that looks 10x better than many other beginner bikes.
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