Loncin the second largest motorcycle manufacturer in China, dropped 12.6% in production for the first half of 2012. It is responding with improved offerings, Loncin is number two in china in total production and also number one in its global exports, it sold 55% of its production domestically and exported 45% YTD 2012.
I'll be damned! Could this be yet another mid-displacement choice in China??!! And I think we can safely conclude from the photo that this will be powered by some variant of the 650cc thumper that Loncin now supply to BMW for the G650GS (not to be confused with the F650GS, which is a twin that actually displaces 800cc).
Qili Motors in Beijing has apparently been accepting deposits since early November, 2012, based on a price of 43,800. No word on delivery date.
12-13-2012, 10:17 AM
SabineHartmann
Re: Loncin 重庆隆鑫机车有限公司
I tried to find LX650 on the manufacturer site. Failed
12-13-2012, 01:56 PM
bikerdoc
Re: Loncin 重庆隆鑫机车有限公司
Sabine, the LX650 is based on the ROTAX BMW engine, in fact it is probably safe to say that it is a copy of that engine... I posted about the LX650 last year and earlier this year in several threads including the one about the legal bikes post the new China Emission 3 standards...
I still feel though Sabine it is better for you to wait until the CFmoto 650 twin cylinder adventurer/dual purpose bike is released after the Chinese New Year 2013... which will be better suited to a majority of the riding surfaces inside China. I am waiting on it myself.
12-13-2012, 02:01 PM
bikerdoc
Re: Loncin 重庆隆鑫机车有限公司
Just another thought though, is that the BMW G650GS with that ROTAX single cylinder engine, without ABS is around the RMB100,000 price tag, so actually even though it is still expensive comparatively speaking, it is still cheaper than the same model with ABS which is another RMB30,000+ more expensive. Either way, it'd be legal, and quite a more saleable bike should one be wanting to sell it on after a few years of ownership without a significant loss IMO, since there are few LEGAL second hand ones for sale at any given time. YMMV