DSK Hyosung to launch Comet GT 250R on 13th June.

Recently Hyosung split up with Garware motors and now they have partnered real estate major DSK group.This happened when they were going to launch their much awaited Comet GT 250R which had to be postponed due to this split up.But now Hyosung are all set to launch their 250cc beast with their new partner DSK.There is an official confirmation that Hyosung Comet GT 250R would be launched on 13th June between INR 2-3L.This would be the first release by the Hyosung-DSK joint venture, lets see how it fares in the already competitive 250cc segment.

With the Indian biking segment getting more and more fierce , the two wheeler market is opening up to performance oriented machines .The reason this segment is gaining momentum is because it has been received well among both motorcycle enthusiasts .Recently we had the launch of KTM Duke 200  to spice up the 250cc battle and now its the DSK-Hyosung joint venture.

Recently we had notified you guys about the future plans from Hysoung for the Indian market and now here it is.  Hyosung is going to launch the GT250R  COMET and  GV650 Cruiser . From speculative launch dates of last year to March 2012 to April and May 2012, now it seems  that the bike should be finally launched on the 13th of June. This is really a good news for Bike enthusiasts who now have more option to choose from in the 200-250cc segment .

In the past  Hyosung who had launched the Comet 250 many years ago in India, through Kinetic Engineering Limited, which imported a limited number of these motorcycles for the Indian market and now they are again making a re-entry with a joint venture with Garware Motors .

The super-bike has been modified for the Indian roads in order to get the ARAI certification. Noise reduction, saree guard inclusion and other changes have been made to get the certification done.The bike looks very much similar to the GT650R just that the specifications change, so the exteriors remain the same but its totally a different body inside

The Hyosung GT250R is powered by 249 cc V-twin, DOHC fuel injected engine which is capable of producing 28bhp of power at 10,000Rpm and 22.68Nm of torque at 8000Rpm. With an overall weight of 171kgs, Hyosung GT250R can reach a top speed of 175 kmph.

Now the most important aspect , the pricing of the bike . It is speculated to be around INR 2- 2.5 lakhs which would be between the pricing of Honda CBR250R and Kawasaki Nina 250R .

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Garware-Hyosung planning to launch 250cc On/Off road bike.

It seems that on-road/off-road bikes are slowly grabbing momentum in the Indian market . Recently we had come up with Honda 250cc powered CRF 250L On/Off road bike .Though this news is not confirmed but there are speculations that Honda might launch this bike in 2013 .

Now the latest news coming from the sidelines is Hyosung  planning to launch a 250cc off-road bike especially for India. We must say Hyosung are totally into the Indian performance market since it is growing by leaps and bounds every year .
Recently Hyosung announced the launch date of the sportsbike GT250R  COMET to be around first week of June most probably on 7th June .

Coming back to Hyosung's Off road bike , the bike will be called as RT250D and will be an elder sibling to the already existing RT125D which is sold globally .This bike will be assembled at the motorcycle maker’s Wai assembly unit in Maharashtra and is expected to be launched sometime between March and May 2013.

Hyosung also has  the XRX400 400cc twin cylinder enduro motorcycle in its line up , it would be interesting to see the performance and engine type of the RT250D and the most important factor of them all , the pricing of the bike !

Currently the only bike in this segment is the Hero Motocorp Impulse and it has been received well among motorcycle enthusiast lets see how the On/Off road bikes from Honda and Hyosung fare when they are launched .
Stay tuned to bikoholic.com for further updates .

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Garware Hyosung to launch the GT250R COMET and GV650 Cruiser in May 2012.

With the Indian biking segment getting more and more fierce , the two wheeler market is opening up to performance oriented machines .The reason this segment is gaining momentum is because it has been received well among both motorcycle enthusiasts .Recently we had the launch of KTM Duke 200 in this month to spice up the 250cc battle and now its the Garware-Hyosung joint venture.

Recently we had notified you guys about the future plans from Hysoung for the Indian market and now here it is.  Hyosung is going to launch the GT250R  COMET and  GV650 Cruiser in May 2012 . This is really a good news for Bike enthusiasts who now have more option to choose from in the 200-250cc segment .
Previously there were speculations that Hyosung might launch the GV250 Cruiser as well but now they have restricted themselves to two launches as of now .

In the past  Hyosung who had launched the Comet 250 many years ago in India, through Kinetic Engineering Limited, which imported a limited number of these motorcycles for the Indian market and now they are again making a re-entry with a joint venture with Garware Motors .

Now , as far as the GT250R COMET is concerned it will be assembled in the company's Wai assembling plant located near Pune .The super-bike has been modified for the Indian roads in order to get the ARAI certification. Noise reduction, saree guard inclusion and other changes have been made to get the certification done.The bike looks very much similar to the GT650R just that the specifications change, so the exteriors remain the same but its totally a different body inside

The Hyosung GT250R is powered by 249 cc V-twin, DOHC fuel injected engine which is capable of producing 28bhp of power at 10,000Rpm and 22.68Nm of torque at 8000Rpm. With an overall weight of 171kgs, Hyosung GT250R can reach a top speed of s175 kmph.

Now the most important aspect , the pricing of the bike . It is speculated to be around INR 2- 2.4 lakhs . It is priced in between the Honda CBR250R and Kawasaki Nina 250R .

Now lets move on to the other launch by Hyosung , the GV 650 Cruiser .

The 2012 Garware Hyosung GV650 cruiser will be powered by a 650cc, V-twin engine and a five speed gearbox. The DOHC, 8 valve, liquid cooled engine generates peak power of  70 Bhp and 60 Nm of maximum torque. The GV650 cruiser is expected to be at aprice of INR 5 lakhs.

Suspension : Upside-down telescopic forks (front), twin shocks (rear)
Brakes : 300 mm disc (front), 270 mm (rear)
Weight : 230 kgs

The GV 650 has a good chance in this cruiser segment which is dominated by Royal Enfield in the lower range and Harley Davison in the upper range since we will have a 2 to 6 lakhs cruiser bike in India .

Garware Hyosung, which has not yet made a big impact in the Indian bike market, has a meaty chance to do is with the GT 250R  COMET and GV650 Cruiser .
After the successful launch of these two motorcycles Hyosung is also planning to launch the naked version of GT250R  COMET and GV 250 Cruiser .

To know more about the GV650 and V250 Cruisers click HERE  and
To know more about the Technical Specifications of the COMET GT250R click HERE 

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