HiSun Pouring Money Into Entering V-twin Motorcycle Market
HiSun might not be a name that is familiar in the motorcycle market , but buyers of ATVs and side-by-side UTVs might well know the company . It already has a 7.1 million sq ft factory making four-wheelers and a U . S . distribution subsidiary ( HiSun Motors Corp ., U . S . A .) at McKinney , Texas . However , it would appear that HiSun ' s parent company , Chongqing Huansong Technology Industry Co , is now turning its attention to motorcycles . The parent company is
' filings show the former S & S owned X-Wedge 60-degree V-twin '
the main shareholder of a new motorcycle brand - Chongqing Weiqi Technology - and developing a range of large-capacity V-twin machines . The company was established in 2020 , with an opening investment of 100m yuan ( around $ 15m ) from five shareholders , led by Chongqing Huansong and its owners . While we don ' t yet know what the Chongqing Weiqi ' s bikes will be called , the new company has applied for several trademarks , including a graphic ' X ' logo and two names , ' Knight ' and ' Whiskey ', for upcoming models . Designs for two bikes have been registered so far by the company , as well as the visual appearance of the S & S V-twin engine that it appears to be intending to use . The first model is a Fat Boy-style cruiser , the second a
full-dress tourer along the lines of the Harley Ultra Limited . Both use the same Softail-style frame , with hidden rear suspension , and the same engine which carries the S & S logo and ' 121 ' badges , showing it to be the 121 cubic
inch version of S & S ' s 60-degree X- Wedge design . According to sources at S & S Cycle , the X-Wedge engine family had been removed from their lifecycle plan to open up engineering and manufacturing bandwidth for a more diverse product line , with the IP and all manufacturing equipment subsequently sold to HiSun Motors in 2020 . Although we ' re yet to see these bikes in the metal , the design images show machines that could easily pass for American V-twins , and with 121 cu in ( nearly 2,000 cc ) engines , they ' re promising to be the largest motorcycles yet to come from a Chinese brand .
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