Living with the Superbike in India - 2013 Hyosung Aquila Pro GV650
The Aquila got Abhay the stares and, thankfully, had the go to match its considerable show. Riding the bike was easier than expected everyday even in Mumbai's traffic, making it likeable and surprise, even practical.
Between the big engine and the comfortable riding position I was quite surprised at how comfortable the Aquila Pro proved on the highway. You can go very quickly without making any significant effort and I think the highway rides were just great
The Aquila Pro is very easy to ride but you have to learn to deal with the jerkiness of the fuel injection at low revs. The engine tends to snatch right off idle and it makes slow speed work a bit harder than it needs to be. But once speeds come up a bit, it's easy as pie to ride as long as you have the maturity to not over do it - it makes 74PS and that is fast enough for new riders to wade in with a bit of patience and maturity
The Aquila Pro may share the big gap between tank and frame with the other Hyosungs but despite the hammering the Mumbai roads gave it, I have nothing but faith in its build quality. Over seven days of fast and loose riding, the motorcycle never felt like it was feeling the stress of it, nothing vibrated or shook loose and that was a big vote of confidence for me in favour of the Aquila Pro
 Images by Varun Anchan