Reply To: My Hyosung ST7 project bike has arrived!
ST7So, a few hours later and after spending most of that time cleaning and inspecting the bike, a few observations. Paintwork and chrome all very good or excellent, with just some rust spotting to the latter which should clear with chrome polish. Alloy wheels are a little pockmarked on their rims, though there’s no evidence of winter use, so should clean-up with some effort. Brakes are sticking, probably due to lack of use, as the bike has been off the road for about a year. The tyres were almost completely flat when it arrived, despite my specifically asking the seller to please pump them up hard so that the courier could load the bike a little easier. Well done to the courier!
The screen is quite impressive, 4mm thick and not a mark on it, although some of the nuts and bolts are rusty, but easily replaced. I think it really suits this model. The crashbars are very sturdy-looking, I think they could likely support the bike alone!
Looking through the paperwork supplied, there is a dealer service history up until recently, so the mileage of 18,000km looks to be true. There are receipts for a few things including a speedo cable with its drive and a rectifier. There is also a new battery which I now have on charge.
So all that for just £700 for a 2013 model, seems pretty good to me, providing that the starter-clutch does not prove to be a big issue.
Oh, and I’ve discovered what the ‘ST’ in the model designation represents, it is. I presume, S&T Motors Co. Ltd, the parent company of Hyosung!