GT650R. (Only £1850 if Sold Today) in Aberdeen, Aberdeen City for sale

Hyosung GT650R , taxed and motd , all services up to date , only 2300 miles on the clock , all paperwork present , bike like new. Below is a review of the Hyosung GT650R. Hyosung GT650R Review Yee-aah-hooooo-weeeeee! This is serious and proper fun! There’s nothing wrong with in-your-helmet shouting every now and then, but this time the whole situation was kinda weird. The location? The infamous Sodom-Arad road, regarded by local squids as Israel’s best bit of winding tarmac, climbing up from earth’s lowest point up to the Judea desert’s high plains. The context? Trusting girlfriend and I plus a hefty duffel bag strapped to the tank while touring Israel. The tool? A very unlikely fellow: Hyosung’s GT650R. Got to admit that I wasn’t quite expecting this unknown, entry-level type of scoot to be this satisfying on such a demanding road and yet, the GT650R was handling the devilish bends like a proper small sport-tourer would. And now for something completely different: A Korean bike with an Israeli backdrop, the GT650 overlooks the holy land of Jerusalem. The golden dome is the el-Aqsa, or "Dome of the rock." As I reach the town of Arad, at the top of the plains overlooking the Dead Sea, I kindly ask my girlfriend to take a really long coffee break while I treat myself to a solo run up and down the dammed road. The place has some reputation: small memorials where squids lost their lives line the road in the risky bits. And yet, the GT650R is not fazed, even when I turn up the heat some more. So then, are the Koreans really getting it? The overall impression was kind of so-so. The GT650R, the sporty full-dressed brother to the 650 Comet GT . The GT650R’s V-Twin power unit has its pots positioned at 90 degrees, sports liquid cooling, four valve DOHC heads and generally shows that Suzuki has indeed been mentoring the Korean set-up for a while. The family ties with the SV650 are indeed tight, even if those twin mills are certainly not identical. This year sees the introduction of fuel injection to the 650 motor, and power-wise, at least on paper, it’s nearly on even ground with the trusty SV650 and Kawasaki’s 650 parallel-Twins. Note the adjustable footpegs. The frame is a sturdy looking steel twin-spar affair where each spar is actually constructed from twin tubes with plenty of gusseting joints. Suspension is pretty much up to date, with an adjustable inverted fork up front, progressively linked mono on the rear, while the brakes are not last-generation stuff: floating twin-piston calipers, a similar setup to its Kawi and Suzi peers. On paper it’s got the right tech cards to play, it’s only that plenty of tiny details entail the bike with a mid-’90s rather than late-2000’s aura. Moving on to the riding bit, our first miles together I do find the GT650R a nice-fitting, small-to-medium-sized bike. The clip-ons might sit under the triple clamp, but that doesn’t mean that the riding position is full repli-racer. It’s actually much more sport tourer than pure sport in nature – pretty comfortable for me at least. At the end of our first day together all was good , I must admit that after a week of riding the GT650R, the urban manners of the thing improved. Looks like the gear shifting loosened up somewhat and made city riding much more enjoyable. The GT650R felt much better outside city limits. As we head west towards Jerusalem, hitting some less traveled mountain roads, the sport-tour side of the Hyosung starts to show if not downright shine. The engine has a satisfying pull from 3000 to 7500 rpm, and in semi-fast touring mood, say through 50-70-mph bends, it supplies a nice drive. It might not feel as smooth and buttery as the SV's or as plain revvy as Kawasaki's Ninja 650R, as a certain harshness is felt at times through bars and pegs. On the straight bits, the not-so-low windscreen bubble deflects the air pretty well and lets me trot at 90 quite undisturbed. Soon enough I find that the real ace up the GT650R's sleeve comes out when things get really twisty. The GT turns out to be really flickable and tracks true when put down low on its side. Though its suspension might not be the most sophisticated on earth, it does nothing that requires me to shut off or slow down despite being loaded with a rider, passenger and duffel bag. The GT650R is a competent handler' With warm tires (even if those are dated Battlax BT56s) my confidence in the sporty Korean grows, and by now my boots are skimming the tarmac here and there. Whoever was in charge of suspension settings at the factory surely went for a slightly stiff but controlled approach, which is good. No complaints about the frame, though, as the steel trellis affair feels sturdy and stiff. The overall solid feeling. As we stop for a longer coffee break, Lorella, my girlfriend, seems to be quite happy with her time on the back. The stepped seat might not look inviting, but yet Lorella rated comfort quite highly – and she's been on the back of a bike or two during the last few years. An aluminum grab handle is appreciated. As we stop for an overnight stay in Jerusalem, after quite a few hours of riding on the surrounding mountains, I feel pretty fresh, too. More important, the GT650R has made up for its initial so-so impression with a nice display of sporty manners. For the next two days the Hyosung gets acquainted with the most important sacred sites for three of the world's religions and generally behaves like a good Korean kid. By now I have gotten used to cracking the throttle just that little bit more in standing starts. We proceed from there further west towards the Dead Sea and the road that takes us to the lowest point on earth is quite fast and sweeping. As a Bedouin driver pulls out un-expectedly onto the road in front of us, seemingly out nowhere, I also make a mental note that the brakes are very good. We spend a day in the area, and after taking a bath in the extremely salty thermal waters and visiting the historic site of Masada, we are ready to ride back to Tel-Aviv. It is on this last and furious leg that the GT650R leaves me feeling that there's a real and proper bike down there. A few more days aboard the GT650R confirmed my impressions: A pretty competent sport tourer that really handles and could be an interesting entry-level street bike. Alas, the GT650R has to fight it out with some stiff competition aimed at exactly the same market niche, namely the Suzuki and Kawasaki 650 Twins. Even if on paper the spec sheet puts the GT650R on level ground with them , at a much better price. The GT650R’s relatively modest MSRP should appeal to some budget-conscious riders. Need further proof that Hyosung are not that far off the mark? At the 2006 Milan show, Italjet showed two proposals for “Dressed in Italy” versions built around the basic mechanics of the Korean 650s, and the result was finger-licking good. Considering how Korean companies like Samsung and LG stepped up their game to become head-on competitors with the best Japan's got to offer, don't be surprised if the same happens with Hyosung, sooner than you might think.