Zongshen RX650-Modern Norton Powered Adventure....

KiwiShane

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Zongshen’s RX650 Is A Norton-Powered Adventure-Tourer Loaded With Tech

Chinese manufacturer Zongshen has showcased the RX650 in China, its newest adventure-tourer packing a Norton engine and tons of tech.

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Grandad

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LED lights, full cornering ABS and traction control, quick shifter, keyless ignition, cruise control, radar-powered blind spot monitoring, AI-powered voice control, built-in dashcam ..................

Wow !!! it's a car Lol ! and @ $5900 USD

 

EstuaryBoy

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If that one's all too much, they do a Honda rip off too:

Zongshen E-classic Electric Moped (Sinnis E-classic/Jet) | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Zongshen E-classic Electric Moped (Sinnis E-classic/Jet) at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products.

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concours

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Any US dealers?

 

peebee

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Norton powered.???

 

kommando

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peebee said:

Norton powered.???

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Engine designed by Garner Norton but to be built by Zongshen, until TVS took over and dropped the use by Norton (possibly).

 

peebee

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Half the V4.??

 

TonyA

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peebee said:

Half the V4.??

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Yes , the front half , like the RS660 Aprilia .

 

kommando

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Zongshen have a joint venture company in China with Aprilia.

 

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kommando said:

Engine designed by Garner Norton but to be built by Zongshen, until TVS took over and dropped the use by Norton (possibly).

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The engine is a collaboration between Ricardo and Zongshen, a partnership which I still believe is active, so not actually designed by Garner, he just started the project.