Quote Originally Posted by izi rider View Post
it is not the yamaha Engine, thow tey are extremely... , look at the position of the oil filter. plus, Yamaha never made an electric start version of the SR500 (I know because I like this bike).

they say Honda licence because they are marketing the 450 cc version wich is an modified copy of the CRF450.
Let's not get confused: The LD450 (which they now name LX450. Or do they call the Motocross Version LX and the Enduro Version LD? I dunno') is a copy of the Honda CRF450. That's for sure. I have seen both standing next to each other (Asiawings LD450 and the Honda CRF450). And I also rode the Asiawing... it's crap. At least last year in May, maybe better now.
But we discussed the the engine of the Spark, were this is coming from, which engine they copy here. I still insist on the Cagiva Engine W16, it pretty obvious.
It is NOT a copy SR500 engine!!! That's even more obvious. And as ZMC888 wrote "'Honda engine and cagiva tires" is obviously also a mistake by the guy at Asiawings factory he talked to.This guy just swapped engine with tires or Cagiva with Honda. I trust more what's written on their website That it's an Cagiva Engine.
But I also don't belive that this an official licensed engine. The way the copy the Honda CRF (which they don't have a license from Honda for, for sure, the CRF is too new) almost 1:1, it's quite clear that they don't give a about such a license.