Dear Dewsnap,

Interesting news, and nice find!

If this can be confirmed, it's definitely worth its own thread! It would signal a really major development if one of the Japanese majors finally raised its China game above farmer bikes, and that would add a fifth player to the roster of international brands in China (the others being H-D, BMW, Ducati and Benelli). And if Suzuki jumped in, surely Kawasaki, Honda and Yamaha would have to follow. Isn't that how Japan works?

(Not that these would be any more affordable than the bimmers, ducs and hardleys, as they'd also face massive import duties. I cannot see the Japanese building big bikes in their China JVs.)

Are you saying that Pubei Lu is setting themselves up as an official dealer for imported Suzukis?

cheers!