Steve

Mostly I agree with the above that the history of a bike is more important than the tank badge, in most cases. I suspect those living outside fare the worse.

One of the few advantages of being 67 and a lifelong biker is an experience of many bikes of varying makes and age.

So far I’ve owned 37 motorcycles, only 3 of them from new. The quality of…[Read more]

Nice bike Geoffrey! I have a ST7 in white which I like far more than I thought I would.

A lot of people are put off bu the imposing apparent size of the ST7 but its actually an easy bike to maneuver due to the weight being low down and the very low seat. I actually bought mine due to the low seatas I have a painfull hip, sitting onthe ST7 is…[Read more]

Exploring the Hyosung Parts lists it does seem rather more parts were changed for the ST7 than was really required, though some bits (like levers) look identical but have different part numbers.

I wonder if one of the still occasionally available GV650 aftermarket exhaust systems would fit my ST7 ?

The ST7 enjoying Welsh sunshine, and proving to be a hen magnet.

My recent “falls off at 3mph” accident was caused by the kickstand switch killing the engine while moving so I’m not a fan really. It took me a while to figure what had happened, I got moving by (as Marcel indicates) simply shorting the wires leading to the switch.

My switch seems to have locked (I mean really, really stuck) indicating the…[Read more]

Well done that man 🙂

I’ve had mine for 2yrs now and as you say it gets attention while people try to guess what make it is.

The only issues I’ve had was the notorious stator fail which I replaced and the sidestand sensor locking on last week. Basically while tootling up to a junction at 4mph the bike stalled dead as the sidestand cutout…[Read more]

Thanks Marcel.

I’ve made the purchase, just need to get the bike mot’d for summer asap. I will look at replacing both brake and clutch levers in the future as even with the adjustments I never found them that comfortable.

On the other hand I’ve found out if the ST7 falls over on that side the standard lever is about the only thing that takes…[Read more]

Hi David, I’m also pretty new to Hyosungs and this group. In more normal times I’d be riding into Southampton every couple of weeks or so for the footy but that may have to wait until next season now. Just remember it’s not a mid life crisis, it’s a mature, rational decision to express your freewheeling nature 🙂