SRK1000RR Superbike QJMotor Ready To Enter Production

QJMotor SRK1000RR. (Doc. MCN)

JAKARTA - Not only has it succeeded in disturbing the old players in the four-wheeled vehicle industry, motorcycle manufacturers from China are also growing very rapidly and even closer to creating world-class super bikes.

One of the QJMotor brothers of Benelli, who is both owned by Qianjiang Group, collaborated with MV Agusta, a Chinese manufacturer, who is preparing to produce the SRK1000RR superbike.

Although the specifications and capabilities of the motor have not been officially disclosed, quoted from MCN, August 22, the existence of this motor has been confirmed in a QJMotor dealers meeting, with a planned launch towards the end of 2023 and production scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2024.

The origin of this bike can be traced back until September 2020 when Qianjiang released plans to make a four-cylinder superbike from Benelli. It is clear that the engine originated from MV Agusta, which at the same time signed a distribution agreement for China with Qianjiang.

This relationship became clearer in 2021 when MV showed a prototype 554 cc parallel twin adventure bike named Lucky Explorer 5.5. With the MV body, Lucky Explorer carried engines and frames of Qianjiang, which were shared with Benelli TRK502 and QJMotor SRT550.

While the SRK1000RR has a frame and arm that is easily recognized as part of the MV Brutale 1000 Hospital, but the QJMotor has its own body design and exhaust system.

QJMotor has obtained SRK-type approval in China, with documents that include specifications and images of the bicycle that already cover 215kg weight and 1425mm - 10mm wheelbase longer than Brutale 1000 Hospital. The rear tire is 190 wide and the front tire is 120 and uses 17-inch rims.

The SRK1000RR will have a 921cc version of the MV Agusta four-cylinder engine, producing lower power than the Brutale 1000 hospital.

Then Marzocchi's suspension also came from Brutale 1000 RS, but in 2022 QJMotor's parent company, Qianjiang, was responsible for producing Marzocchi parts, so they were actually made in China.