Suzuki SV650S v Kawasaki ER-6n v Hyosung GT650

Suzuki's hugely popular SV650S is light, masses of fun and comes with a tempting £4999 price tag. Now re-released, could this be the ultimate first big bike? To find out we took two new big bike riders and put it up against two of it's closest rivals - the Kawasaki ER-6n and Hyosung GT650...

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[MrKurt86]

i sold my 1994 ZXR750 for a 2008 hyosung gt 650. i know there is a couple of years between them but the kawasaki almost remains the same. my hyosung sounds better has a flatter torque curve and the breaks have alot more stopping power. also if you use it for street use like me the gt 650 has more upright seating position more kind to you on a trip.

from my experience the only bad stuff you hear about the hyosung is from people that havent taken one for a ride or owend one.

[nunnyd69]

Hyosung's Korean not chinese & the build quality is far better. Those of us old enough to remember the first jap Honda's coming to britain in the 60's called them "jap crap" but they've all but killed the british bike industry over the last 5 decades beccause they made better, cheaper more reliable bikes than we did. I bet that in 10 years time Korean bikes & cars will be viewed as equals to the Japanese and not with such derision. Who's the only car maker to offer a 7 year warranty? Kia-orean!

[1975supermike]

@MrKurt86 Hi mate I know your comment is quite old on here but I'm after a bit of advice did you really like the gf650r how does it handle e.t.c I just got an insurance quote on one there AI cheap :)

[Jeffo4904]

@nunnyd69 No the don't Hyosung have never built the 650 lump for Suzuki.

Hyo's problems still are quality control, there's not a lot of point in maintenance when your gearbox is made from Chese.

[nunnyd69]

Hey alexsuchapimp. They're not shitty, really. Forget all the pre-conceptions that you have that only the Japanese make good bikes; it's not your fault, you just don't know any better. The Suzuki SV650 has had a Hyosung built engine in it for the last 10 years or so. Hyosung merely said "why the hell are we making engines for Suzuki so they can make all the money and take all the credit". The only thing that lets them down in my opinion is service and parts due to the lack of UK dealerships.

[MrSdmmark]

@nunnyd69

Kai here offers a 5 year warranty,

How ever mitsubishi offer a 5 year new car warranty and a 10 year power train warranty (=

[alexsuchapimp]

hyosung is just a shitty made version of the suzuki

[ellisd82]

Why was the faired models of the Hyosung and Kawasaki not used? Or the unfaired SV used. Much better comparison.

[DaJokern]

@SVXR650

They have build small Suzuk imodells several years for the korean market.

Neither a SV or a Hyosung is superbikes - take it for what it is - its both cases a good entry to be a biker.

Hyosung with 2 years warrenty -( Suzuki with 1 year) Credits the GT 650’s engine use of roller bearings vs the SV’s plain bearings as “the reason for the extra horsepower.

Its not a copy.

And its NOT bad becauseYou have choosen to buy and ride SV - its nonsens

[SVXR650]

@Flamorgan RC31 = Honda Hawk GT Right? They stop making it in 1991... How much experience do you have riding? My riding is limited to 87 CR80, 02 CR250, 01 Yamaha R1, 05 SV650, and a 07 GSXR750... I like the power of my GSXR750... But my SV650 rides much better... I do have some $3,000.00 US on suspension work... :D On the local race track I give the 600cc and 750cc super sports a good run for their money.. :D

[SVXR650]

@Flamorgan Yeah but they only have 2 cams per head, one intake and one exhaust... Therefore DOHC... I think the SV650 is the best of the bunch because it is more reliable and also it is better if you want to move up to high performance sport riding, track days and eventually racing... You can easily get parts everywhere... You can get suspension and performance upgrades from the GSXR line up... If I was going to buy a new bike, I would save my money, and go with a BMW S1000RR or a Aprilia RSV4 R

[SVXR650]

@Flamorgan Dual Over Head Cams (DOHC) means 2 cams per head... 2 heads = 4 Camshafts... Quad Cams would mean 4 cams per head... 2 heads = 8 Camshafts... I may be wrong but there is no such thing... Bigger Rotors does not necessarily mean better brakes... Suzuki are made by Nissin.... What brand are the Hyosung brakes, Also do they come with stainless braided brake lines from the factory? That would be nice...