China ' s Qianjiang has launched a stunning number of bikes over the last couple of years - largely using Benelli models as a template , but already with a range that outstrips that of its European sister company . Now it ' s adding an array of new machines around a 693 cc parallel twin engine that has yet to appear under the Benelli badge . The first of these , a naked roadster called the Chase 700 , was shown in China last year , but now there are plans for a horde of bikes from fully faired sports models to cruisers under development using the same engine .

The engine itself is all but identical to the 693 cc twin used in CFMoto ' s 700CL-X , itself derived from CFMoto ' s earlier Kawasaki-inspired 650 cc twin . However , QJMotor ' s version is manufactured by Qianjiang , a situation that ' s not unusual in the Chinese motorcycle industry , where multiple companies manufacturing nearidentical engines is the norm . Spec-wise , it matches the CFMoto engine ' s 693 cc capacity , its 83 mm bore and its 64 mm stroke , and unsurprisingly achieves the same level of power at 56 kW . The sports bikes with the engine will be called the 701 and 701R , where the ' R ' inevitably indicates a higher specification . Both machines use the

same tubular steel frame that ' s debuted in the Chase 700 , but wrapped in modern-looking sports bodywork including the inevitable winglets that seem to be part of the uniform in the 2020s . Photos of both versions have emerged in Chinese type-approval documents , and they ' re undeniably handsome , and will clearly be rivals to Yamaha ' s R7 - itself recently launched on the Chinese market and spearhead of a new generation of mid-sized parallel twin sports bikes . Both versions of the bike have inverted forks , probably Marzocchi units since Qianjiang has recently signed a deal to take on manufacturing responsibilities for the Marzocchi brand , and already uses the parts in its other models . Nissin provides the brakes , which are , unusually in today ' s market , axially mounted rather than radial . The 701R version is uprated with goldcoloured fork legs , suggesting higher-spec parts , and more notably with a single-sided swingarm in the place of the base version ' s dual-sided design . That single-sided arm adds to the bike ' s weight , though - the 701R is 198 kg wet , where the 701 is 193 kg . It ' s clear that both bikes take Ducati

inspiration when it comes to paintwork , with the 701 finished in glossy red and the 701R mimicking the ' Winter Test ' paint of Ducati ' s Panigale V4 SP , with matt black paint , red stripes and a silver fuel tank . As well as the sports bikes , QJMotor has revealed sketches of two new custom cruisers to be built around the same engine . Both adopt standard cruiser styling cues , with flowing fenders and a teardrop-shaped fuel tank , but while one model is a customstyle machine , with a small headlight cowl , pulled-back bars and no screen , the other is a bagger with hard side cases , a batwing fairing and repositioned pegs and bars . Both are due to be launched imminently .