The sports offensive of QjMotor Keep advancing with a firm step. The Chinese firm, determined to stand up to Japanese manufacturers in the field of small -displace SRK 450 RRthe flagship of this new family.
As soon as a year has passed since their plans were known, and the motorcycle now faces a redesign of the front fairing destined to replace the controversial image of the first version with a more attractive and consensual aesthetic.
As we all know, the project saw the light in mid -2023 with the presentation in China of the SRK 421 RRequipped with a four -cylinder online 421 cc, 76 hp at 14,000 rpm and a maximum torque of 39 nm. A motorcycle clearly conceived as an alternative to the Kawasaki ZX-4rrthat this moment reigned, more or less, in the segment of the sports of small displacement with tetracylindrical architecture.
From that base, QjMotor It soon diversify its offer. Soon the SRK 400 RSadapted to markets where licensing or insurance regulations limit the displacement to 400 cc, and the surprising SRK 250 RDwith a tiny but exciting four -cylinder in line of 249 CC capable of rotating up to 15,500 rpm.
The original style of the SRK 450 RR It was one of the most discussed points. Inspired by the prototype SRK1000RC TEN78 (created under the supervision of the designer Adrian Mortonex-MV Agusta), The front showed a peculiar fairing with a horizontal slot that the headlights appeared, reminding more of a medieval helmet than to a contemporary sports motorcycle.
QJMOTOR SRK 450 RR 2026 in detail
QjMotor The approval of a new version of the SRK 450 RR With a completely different front. Now bets on a much more familiar approach. That is, double inclined headlights, similar to those popularized Ducati in the Panigaleand rearview mirrors transferred to the ends of the handlebar.
In addition, the new frontal body incorporates aerodynamic fins on the sides. Although it is evident that a 76 hp motorcycle does not need this type of appendices to generate load, its inclusion responds to the current market trend, where “Winglets”They have become an almost mandatory design element in any modern sports.
Beyond the redesign of the front, the rest of the SRK 450 RR remains faithful to the aesthetics already known. The same side panels, deposit, colin and the particular passenger seat divided longitudinally, a detail inherited directly from the prototype Ten78.
The homologation also confirms that there will be two versions differentiated by the front brake team: one with generic radial tweezers and another with units Brembowhich appear as an option in the documentation. The empty weight is maintained in 176 kg, exactly the same as that of the current model.
Although QjMotor The SRK 450 RR And its minor sisters, the real availability of these tetraconic syntracilindrical engines in export markets is still uncertain. In fact, even in China they are widely widespread, and the new approval suggests that the company could introduce this redesign even that the first version has reached a massive production.
If finally SRK 450 RR Updated, other international markets arrive in Europe, it could become a real alternative to the ZX-4RRespecially if it manages to maintain a competitive price, something that Chinese manufacturers usually play with advantage.
