tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post6121573467384221..comments2024-03-22T18:01:20.065-05:00Comments on Geezer with a Grudge: Listening and LivingT.W. Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-45491844705581189572010-11-08T19:13:38.764-06:002010-11-08T19:13:38.764-06:00Good question, Gerry. The Hyosung 650 cruiser is p...Good question, Gerry. The Hyosung 650 cruiser is priced almost right on top of its Japanese and US competition. It has serious quality problems and no price advantage. Kymco is pretty close to the same boat for equivalent models. <br /><br />I hadn't heard that the Kawi 250R was the company's top seller, but it is a great bike and has been for years. The "refreshed" version is pretty similar to the last 10 years of that model, though. It's still carbureted, which would be my biggest complaint. The new graphics are nice, but not exactly a big step into a new market. The EX500 was one of my favorite small bikes. Bumping it up to 650 was a step in the wrong direction. <br /><br />Personally, I'd rather have the Suzuki TU250X's "British bike feel" over anything Enfield produces.T.W. Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-54859676250224989732010-11-08T14:42:30.292-06:002010-11-08T14:42:30.292-06:00Don't forget Kawasaki has already been doing t...Don't forget Kawasaki has already been doing this for years with the now-extinct EX-500 and the recently refreshed Ninja 250. In fact, I hear that the little Ninja is Kawasaki's best-selling model. I hear the Hyosung's are not bad, though around here they sell for pretty close to what better Japanese bikes do. Also, Kymco seems to have a pretty good rep. in the scooter market. The new Indian Enfield's are a bit quirky, but they are about as close to old British bike feel as you can buy new.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-37256149857874298032010-11-08T13:27:02.598-06:002010-11-08T13:27:02.598-06:00It seems to me that the Japanese manufacturers had...It seems to me that the Japanese manufacturers had both a cost and quality advantage when they were displacing the traditional manufacturers in the 70s. Is that the case with the Chinese/Indian/etc new players? I haven't heard good things about most of these makes.Gerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121704953972321343noreply@blogger.com