[Black_peter]

The GT looks just like a honda GT huh?
The dealer up the stree has the cruisers..
I haven't taken a hard look yet..
I mean at 125 and 250cc why would I?
MuZed did a good job on their first "real big bike"
back in the 90's..
Bablefish had trouble translating the Dutch..
Acourding to the Austrailian site:

http://www.hyosungmotors.com.au/gt650.html

The 650 puts out 70 rear wheel HP
5800 euro! That $7500 US..
Who know what to subtract for VAT??
That's pricy..

[ThAzKat]

I like the Karion 125, reminds me of a bike my neighbor had. A Yami!

[md86]

5800 euro! That $7500 US..
Who know what to subtract for VAT??
That's pricy..

Huh , the article I read said to expect the 650 Comet (I believe it was called) to be cheaper than the SV650 .

[The CyberPoet]

BIKE (UK) did a comparo between the GT650 and the SV650 and came to the following conclusion: It's not worth the cheaper price.

Basically they said that the suspension wasn't nearly as good (they speculated that in part because the frame is steel rather than aluminum) and the build quality wasn't as high; it'd have to be another grand cheaper to make it the better value.

I can't post the whole of the article as it's enroute (with the rest of that magazine & a bunch of others) to Meanstrk in Iraq to help keep him amused.

The English language manufacturer's site is here:

http://www.hyosungmotors.com/english/e_main_index.htm

Oh, and the VAT for Germany is 17.5% last time I checked.

Cheers
=-= The CyberPoet

[Katgirl]

I think they look pretty cool, give them some time.

[Court93kat]

Since I am going to be in South Korea within the next few months, I will volunteer myself to go to a dealership and check them out in person. I will make sure to give a full report on my findings. Who knows, maybe where I am going I would be allowed to buy or rent a bike for while I am there.

[Selby]

I love the marketing:

Pursue the city life by taking Nature.
Comet is ready to move dynamically and progressively at any time
Comet provides a hidden riding feeling from the moment that you start to ride.
Any enthusiast in the world will be proud to take it to the roads in style

I want that hidden riding feeling.....

[irenekat]

cool...i was thinking kia/hyundai on 2 wheels myself

[Yellow]

Oh, and the VAT for Germany is 17.5% last time I checked.

Not to prove you wrong, but it's 16%...

http://www.trade.gov/td/tic/tariff/eu_vat.htm

That's one of the lowest in the EU; it's popular to buy stuff from there on mail-order for that reason...

[The CyberPoet]

Oh, and the VAT for Germany is 17.5% last time I checked.

Not to prove you wrong, but it's 16%...

I have been known to be wrong... thanks for correcting me!

Cheers
=-= The CyberPoet