Hyosung GT 250R

The Hyosung GT 250 and its big bike intent has made a comeback in India. The bike was launched today by Kinetic Motoroyale at a price of INR 3.38 lakh (Ex-showroom). A bit steep for a 250 cc at a time when better and more powerful machinery is available and retails for far less. Hyosung already has a good brand recall and a base of 7,000 customers in India and has tied up with Motoroyale to expand it further. Also Read More...

DSK Hyosung, the Indian arm of the Korean two wheeler manufacturer, has launched the GT250R with ABS in India. The safety feature has been added in the motorcycle ahead of the upcoming safety norms. DSK Hyosung shared the update through its social media channels. Apart from the addition of ABS, the Hyosung GT250R remains unchanged and continues to source power from the same 249cc oil cooled, fuel injected, V-Twin engine that os capable of producing 28 bhp at 10,000 rpm and Read More...

Japanese two-wheeler major Kawasaki introduced its new entry level motorcycle for the Indian market today, the Z250. This mini-me version of the Z800 is powered by the same engine that was found on the fully faired and now discontinued Kawasaki Ninja250R. Now that there is one more option in the quarter-litre (200cc or thereabouts) motorcycle segment, we decided to place this latest offering by Kawasaki against its closest rivals in the Indian two-wheeler market - KTM Duke 200, Honda CBR250R, Suzuki Read More...

DSK Hyosung has had a great month as the company clocked sales growth of over 100 percent in the 250cc segment. The introduction of the luxury cruiser, Aquila 250, 2014 early this year clubbed with the robust network footprint expansion across the country has helped the Korean manufacturer to report growth of over 100% year-on-year in their 250cc segment (total of 375 units sold comprising of New GT 250 R and Aquila 250) during the period of July-August, 2014. The Read More...

Prelude   It was a decade back, in 2004, when the erstwhile Kinetic Hyosung brought the Comet 250cc street bike to our shores. The Comet, while catering to a niche segment, was quick to garner a fan following of sorts and became an obvious choice for many of those who needed to upgrade from their single cylinder Hero Karizma but were not ready to plunge into the world of supersports models. No surprise then that the bike maker found it Read More...

Earlier this month, DSK Hyosung launched the new Hyosung GT250R in the country. The launch of the updated GT250R follows that of the GT250R Limited Edition, which boasted of bespoke paint schemes, and the new bike goes on sale for INR 2,76,000 (ex-showroom Pune). This updated bike remains mechanically unchanged but boasts of a new front fascia that seems to have been borrowed from the bigger GT650R facelift.The bike also gets three exciting colour options of Red Titanium, White Titanium Read More...

Subsequent to our earlier report, DSK Motowheels launched the Hyosung GT250R facelift in Pune Today. Though there have been no changes in the mechanical department, the 2014 Hyosung GT250R facelift sports mild enhancements to the front fairing that has been carried over from its elder sibling- the Hyosung GT650R. The front now looks sharper and more aerodynamic with the faux air scoops eliminated. The new 2014 Hyosung GT250R facelift is being offered in three colour options i.e. Red Titanium, White Read More...

Hyosung is all geared-up to launch the ‘new’ GT250R, which essentially is a mildly face lifted version of the fully faired 250cc offering from the company. So what all has changed? Well, a bit of plastic on the front fairing and a few graphics here and there. The interesting bit about the facelift is that Hyosung seem to have used the front fairing from the bigger and more expensive GT650R to embellish the face of the GT250R facelift. What that Read More...

  Hyosung is seriously looking at the prospects of increasing its localized production percentage India. The company is currently examining vendors to supply components for production of its motorcycles in India with high localized content. In an exclusive interview with Motoroids.com DSK Motowheels Chairman Shirish Kulkarni threw some light on the company’s future plans for the Indian market. While talking about the localization plans for India, Mr. Kulkarni confirmed that the company is currently in the process of short listing Read More...