#450cc

El mercado colombiano de motocicletas deportivas atraviesa una transformación silenciosa pero contundente. Durante años, el dominio de marcas japonesas y europeas marcó el estándar del segmento medio; sin embargo, la irrupción de fabricantes chinos de nueva generación, con fuerte respaldo tecnológico y ambiciones globales, ha cambiado por completo el panorama. En este contexto, el duelo entre la…

Right folks, we’ve made it at last to the end of the year, and frankly not a moment too soon. This blog post will need to run slightly differently to the previous ones due to the sheer number of reveals that RE pushed out between Eicma and Motoverse, I spent a couple of evenings deleting whole sections of the previous post as they unveiled model after model. This time it will be pure rumours/spy…

Last August Royal Enfield snuck out that they would also produce a 450cc power cruiser based on the new Sherpa engined platform. While we’ve heard practically nothing since then, but as we have now seen what can be accomplished in the production of the Guerrilla 450, I think we’re probably in a better position to speculate on what will be capable with the new platform. The original leaked design…

Obviously the best colour combo has blue in it. So it’s been a couple of days since the new Guerrilla 450 made it’s debut and I’ve had a good amount of time to sit and think about this bike. I’m not going to mention much about the actual reveal event itself, as I am well aware these can be divisive and frankly I am getting old, if it was up for me they would all be in the style of the recent…

In recent years, the domestic motorcycle market in China has experienced rapid development. The growth of medium-displacement motorcycles has been particularly remarkable. This year, it seems that the leading motorcycle brands in China have set their sights on 450cc motorcycles and have introduced several models in this category. Let's take a look at what models are available. CFMOTO 450SR S As things stand, the CFMOTO 450SR is already a peach of a sportbike. However, given CFMOTO's aggressive expansion, it's gone right ahead and given the bike an update in the form of the 450SR S. Right off the bat, the most notable update to the sportbike comes in the form of a single-sided swingarm –a feature that was present in the SR-C21 concept, but was eventually shelved for the production model. Thanks to the new feature, the bike looks even more aggressive, exposing the aggressive styling of the alloy wheels. As well as the new swingarm, the SR-S gains a larger 240mm rear disc, up from 220mm, and features traction control as standard. Automatic headlights and a new instrument panel with a phone mirroring setup are also fitted, as well as a new, adjustable rear shock. In China, it's priced at 33,580 Yuan, translating to about $4,743 USD.Launched initially in China, the updated 450SR S is expected to make its way to neighboring Asian markets, European and American market soon.