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It took hours of non-stop riding on the Hyosung ST7 cruiser for it to disclose its good, bad and ugly traits. Sarmad Kadiri shares his felicitous anecdote from the ride
Photography:
Sanjay Raikar
Hyosung bikes have impressed us in the past with popular models like the Comet 250 and Aquila. This time round, Garware Motors has taken the rein and will be introducing a sportsbike – GT650R, and a cruiser ST7 in the country, to begin with. The sportsbike’s review featured in the previous month’s issue was much appreciated by the readers, and now it’s time for some highway cruising on the ST7. Bogged down with work pressure and family commitments, a nice and long ride on the never ending Indian highways was long overdue. With just the Korean cruiser and Sanjay, our official photographer, as my companion, I set out in search of biking nirvana.
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Since the cruiser segment is rather niche and aspirational, there aren’t many options available in India; a dependable and well-priced cruiser would make good business sense for any two-wheeler company venturing into the country. The Hyosung ST7 trys to fit that bill. It doesn’t pretend to be a new age design and sticks to the traditional cruiser style, which works in favour of the bike. The full-bodied front and rear mudguards, with the 16 inch front wheel and 15 inch rear wheel combination looks great. The tiny rail lamp and round headlights make the design safe and old school. The large tear-drop shaped fuel-tank also holds the chrome plated speedo and information console and droops down to the comfortable and broad seats. No classic cruiser can be complete without some liberal use of chrome and the ST7 is no exception, starting with the sexy dual pipe exhaust, engine covers, rear fender supports, air box, radiator case, and belt drive cover to name a few. However, all that shimmers isn’t metal chrome; as some of these are plastic parts quoted with chrome, like the fork slider covers, radiator shroud and the large belt-drive guard.
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