Private company

KR Motors

Logo: Yagobueno, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

South Korean motorcycle manufacturer

KR Motors Co. Ltd. (Korean: KR모터스) is a South Korean motorcycle manufacturer. It is a subsidiary of Synergy Partners Co Ltd.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jun 5, 1978Founded1

KR Motors Co. Ltd. (Korean: KR모터스) is a South Korean motorcycle manufacturer. It is a subsidiary of Synergy Partners Co Ltd.2

The story

Founded in 1978 as a division of the Hyosung Group of industries, Hyosung began producing Japanese Suzuki motorcycle designs under license for the South Korean market in Changwon, South Korea in 1979. In 1986, they established their own research and development center in Hamamatsu, Japan, and the next year, they began mass production of their own designs. They were the official motorcycle supplier for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. In 2003, Hyosung Motors & Machinery Inc. was spun off from the Hyosung Group to become its own corporate entity. In June 2007, Hyosung Motors Division was acquired by Korean company S&T Group (Science and Technology), and the name was changed to S&T Motors. In 2014 S&T Motors was acquired by Kolao Holdings (now known as LVMC Holdings), and the name was changed to KR Motors.

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Products and brands

Recently, KR Motors has expanded from its traditional business of simple and efficient bikes for commuting into the recreational market. This includes adding models with larger engine displacement, up to 678cc and expanding into developed markets such as Australia, Northern Europe, Canada, India, Middle East, Thailand and the United States.

Sportbikes "Comet"

GT650R

GT650S

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GT250R

GD250R / Naza N5R

GT125R

Standards - "Comet"

GT650

GT250

GT125

GD250N

Cruisers

ST7

GV650 - "Mirage/Aquila"

GV250 - "Mirage/Aquila"

GV125C

"Work" motorcycles

KR110

Scooters

Exceed

Megajet

Rapid

SF50 "Prima"

SF50R "Rally"/"Rally50"

SF100 "Rally100"

SD50 "Sense"

MS3 125/250

Grand Prix 125 4T

Supercap

Off-road bikes

RT 125

RX125

Troy

ATVs

TE50

TE100

TE450

LT160

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Timeline

  1. Jun 5, 1978Founded Founded in Poland1

Sources

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