An inquiry into Motorcycle
A reader pointed out that Korea has 2 large motorcycle companies. We mentioned Daelim, today we take a look at Hyosung.
Hyosung‘s fullname is Hyosung Motors & Machinery Inc. Founded in 1978 , it started by assembling motorcycle licenced from Suzuki (compare Daelim and Honda).
Compared to other Asian motorcycle manufacturers (except Japan) which focused on smaller displacement motorcycles, Hyosung has a range of 650 models for sport, road and curiser.
Hyosung (hyosungmotors.co.kr)
Daelim Motor is a Korean motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1962.
From its beginning as Honda parts assembler for domestic market, Daelim is now exporting its motorcycle to the world.
In Singapore, I first came across the name while looking for my first bike.
Since I was restricted to the 125cc category, the Daelim Magma 125, with it’s good look was a natural candidate.
It was again a candidate when I upgraded to the Suzuki Marauder 125. In the end I did not choose it because I wasn’t convinced enough to try the Korean quality. The other nagging thoughts was whether maintenance and parts are available.
Do you own a Daelim? Let us know your thoughts.
Have you seen Daelim, KYMCO or MODENAS outside of Asia? Drop me a feedback if you have.
From Korea, Taiwan and Malaysia respectively, they mainly produce small capacity motorcycles more common in Asia.
Our manufacturer tour will be looking at them next.
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