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In the USA , Polaris donated more than $ 135,000 to off-road and snow organisations through its spring T . R . A . I . L . S . Grants . In total , Polaris has donated more than $ 3.1m to ATV , off-road and snowmobiling organisations across the U . S . and Canada through its ongoing twice annual T . R . A . I . L . S . Grant Programme . " Polaris is committed to promoting responsible riding practices and advancing stewardship initiatives that help protect and care for the outdoors ".
BRP is marking the 50th anniversary of Can-Am with a special collaboration with The Shoe Surgeon " that pushes again the limits of what ' s possible to celebrate inclusivity , its heritage and the thrill of the ride " with three custom Can-Am Ryker 3-wheel vehicles and three styles of Can-Am-inspired riding shoes . This will be followed by " revolutionary new Can-Am product updates and models , staying true to its trailblazer nature ". Retail sales of Can-Am products are said to have more than doubled in the last four years , and building on its motorcycle legacy , " Can-Am is also changing the power dynamic with two new electric motorcycles ".
Electric motorcycle manufacturer Verge Motorcycles ( Finland ) recently opened a flagship store in central Monaco . The company plans to open more stores in major European cities throughout 2023 .
Harald Schlarb , former Planning Lead of the Tesla Giga-Factory Berlin-Brandenburg , has joined eRocket AG , the Brandenburgbased e-mobility company , as an advisory board member for infrastructure and production .
ACEM Secretary General Antonio Perlot has been announced as the keynote speaker for ' Riding Future Technologies 8.0 ' Ricardo Motorcycle Conference in Milan on Monday November 6 , 2023 . Key topics and discussion points throughout the conference will cover hydrogen small engines and mobility ; the benefits and challenges of electrified motorcycles ; a new simulation model for motorcycle motion ; advanced rider assistance systems ; software and its future role in the motorcycle industry ; industrial design and its future role in leveraging sustainable materials ; future emissions legislation for motorcycles and motorcycle racing - the MotoE experience .
Huge batch of new QJMotor models coming this year
Has any motorcycle brand expanded as fast as QJMotor in recent years ? Having gone from nothing to a model range of more than 30 bikes in just a couple of years , the Qianjiang-owned brand is aiming higher still with an array of upcoming sports bikes including an MV-based superbike that ' s due before the end of 2023 . The company ' s next batch of upcoming models have been leaked in advance of their official release thanks to Chinese type-approvals , which are published on government websites including photographs of the approved bikes . They include no fewer than four fully-faired sports models , plus one naked machine and one Benelli-branded variant .
QJMotor SRK1000RR One bike is likely to make more headlines than any other for QJMotor when it gets its official launch , and that ' s the planned SRK1000RR superbike . Although photographs of a
' sports bikes from 550 cc to 1000 cc planned for production '
styling model for the bike leaked earlier this year , the new approval includes the first specifications for the machine as well as a photo of a finished example . You might be thinking something looks familiar here . It ' s the MV Agusta Brutale 1000 ' s frame and swingarm , wrapped in svelte , fullfairing bodywork that does a good impression of what a future MV F4 could look like , if such a bike were built . The tie-in between MV Agusta and QJMotor ' s Qianjiang parent company dates back to 2020 , when the Italian company ' s four-cylinder engine was announced as the power source for a future Benelli superbike . Since then , Qianjiang made the MV Agusta Lucky Explorer 5.5 that was shown as a prototype in 2021 , although that project appears to have since been dropped , with MV focusing on the larger , all-Italian Lucky Explorer 9.5 model . Despite sharing its chassis with the Brutale 1000 and being referred to as the 1000RR by QJMotor , the new bike actually uses a new version of MV ' s four-cylinder engine , clocking in at 921
cc . This engine is already due for production next year in MV ' s own 921S and 921GT retro models , and its roots can be traced back to 2010 and the short-lived Brutale 921 that shared the same capacity . The engine itself is derived from the original 750 cc four that debuted in the original F4 superbike rather than the 1,000 cc design used in the current Brutale and makes substantially less power . How much ? According to the Chinese type-approval , the 1000RR is good for 95 kW , or 127 hp . Still a respectable figure , but far from the 200 hp-plus of the latest MV Agusta 1,000 cc engines . The top speed of 239 km / h will still make it among the fastest bikes ever to wear the logo of a Chinese brand . The MV-based chassis isn ' t the lightest of its type , giving the QJMotor an allin weight , including fuel , of 215 kg . Again , enough to make it extremely fast , but more akin to Japanese superbikes of two decades ago than the latest , fire-breathing MotoGP replicas . There ' s a combination of Marzocchi suspension - already manufactured in
China by Qianjiang on behalf of the Italian brand - and Brembo brakes , plus strong styling , including the inevitable winglets and lashings of carbon fibre ( or faux carbon fibre ). A leaked product planning schedule from QJMotor suggests the 1000RR is due to be officially launched towards the end of 2023 , although there are some question marks over the future of the bike . Since the project started , KTM ' s parent company has taken a large stake in MV Agusta and assumed control of its parts sourcing and distribution , leaving questions over whether the pre-established relationship with Qianjiang ( a rival to KTM ' s Chinese partner , CFMoto ) will remain in force .
QJMotor SRK800RR and SRK650RR You might think that one four-cylinder sports bike project would be enough , but QJMotor has another two on the go at the same time . The SRK800RR and SRK650RR are nearly identical apart from their engine capacities , both using a newlydesigned four-cylinder engine that has distinct similarities - including an
SRK 800RR
By Ben Purvis
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