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Hyosung had the basic formula right but now the execution is too. The GT650R was rather likeable, but we thought it was trying to be something different from what it ideally should work best as. Trying to be overtly sporty when in fact a 72.6 bhp 650cc V-twin should best
be deployed in a well-priced, all-purpose, streetable motorcycle that would be equally at home touring or commuting or just going for it in the twisties. The case is just made stronger for India. So, Garware-Hyosung listened, promptly sent a letter back to South Korea and months later, this arrived – the GT650N, the naked. So, is this what Garware-Hyosung should’ve launched in the first place?
On the whole, I would think yes. The changes aren’t extensive and yet, they’re critical in the man-machine interaction part. First things first, the fairings have come off to properly reveal more of the goods underneath. Like…ahem, any pretty young starlet desperate to make it big, then. There’s more of the 90-degree Korean V-twin and the trellis frame to be seen, which makes the motorcycle look rather fetching. It’s also lost a considerable 9 kg in the process.
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