Chinese motorcycle company QJ Motor (Qianjiang Motorcycles) will soon distribute its range of motorcycles in Malaysia via MForce Bike Holdings Sdn Bhd.
According to a statement, MForce is currently testing out a few models which are set to be on sale beginning Q2 2022.
For those who are not aware, QJ Motor is the holding company of Benelli and Keeway motorcycles that produces a range of motorcycles under the QJ Motor badge.
SRK 350
The entry of QJ Motor into the Malaysian market will subsequently expand the two-wheels market by offering a quality build motorcycle at an affordable price.
MForce is expected to distribute the SRT800, SRK600 and the QJ Race 250 next year.
The Chinese motorcycle market is currently undergoing a revolution in terms of styling, technology and quality.
CFMoto and Benelli/QJMotor are among the brands that are currently pushing themselves as an establishment that could really go up against other major brands in the world.
However, the recent CIMA show in China is slowly proving to be an ideal platform for Chinese-made motorcycles to ditched the preconceptions that Chinese-made motorcycles are low-quality machines.
Among the brands that caught people’s attention was Jedi Motor, which unveiled three concept bikes, the Vision K750, GTR750 and JFR750.
Like us who are not familiar with the company, Jedi Motor previously supplied bikes for the Chinese police force and security services. However, their latest move is to enter the consumer market.
The Vision K750 looks well built, balance and modern on par with a Japanese or European bike. Underneath the futuristic fairing sits a 730cc parallel-twin engine that delivers 68hp @ 7,500rpm and 66Nm @ 6,500rpm.
The same engine also powers the GTR750, a sport-tourer concept that features cast aluminium chassis, USD fork and Brembo brakes.
Meanwhile, the JFR750 comes in two variants, a scrambler-ish model with semi-knobby tires with spoke wheels; another features lower bars, alloy wheels and street tires.
Despite dubbed as a concept, Jedi Motors will soon unveil all three models as a production bike.
Electric motorcycle manufacturer, Zero Motorcycles has confirmed its plan to attend the EICMA 2021.
The American motorcycle company will bring the entire 2022 range, including the recently unveiled FXE.
However, the California firm also revealed that it has a few surprises ready for the event.
Zero Motorcycles will join Royal Enfield, Fantic, Motori Minarelli, Kymco, Yamaha, MV Agusta, Suzuki, Honda, SYM, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, Vespa, and Piaggio, who has confirmed their participation for this year event.
EICMA will kick-off from November 25 to 28 at the Fiera Milano in Rho, Italy.
BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team finally made it to the top of the podium by claiming its maiden victory at the FIM Endurance World Championship.
The team came out on top during the season’s final round in Most with the BMW M 1000 RR with riders Ilya Mikhalchik and Markus Reiterberger, while Kenny Foray was on standby as the third rider.
6H Most (Czech Republic)
Mickhalchik was elated after the win and deemed the victory as an extra motivation to continue pushing forward.
“I am so happy. We got our first win, and it’sit’s really an amazing feeling, especially after the bad luck we had at the Bol d’Ord’Or. Now we are also second in the world championship, and this gives us extra motivation.
“The race was almost perfect because, in the last two hours, I was nearly 30 minutes behind the safety car and afterwards, I was struggling a bit with the tyres, and it was not easy to get back to a fast pace.
“In the last 50 minutes Markus did a great job. He rode a really fast pace. We won the race, even if it was with a very small gap. It is an amazing feeling and I want to say thank you to the entire team,, to my family, everyone – I am just happy,” he said.
It was a sweet win for the German marquee as the win helped them secured second place in the championship standings.
It has been a great week for BMW Motorrad, as the success in the FIM EWC came just a week after the first victory in the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK).
6H Most (Czech Republic)
After a six hours race, the team took the chequered flag with a lead of just 0.070 seconds on board the all-new BMW M 1000 RR.
Former Moto3 rider Khairul Idham Pawi is set to return to two-wheel racing in Malaysia Superbike Championship (MSBK) 2021.
Despite no confirmation from the 23-year-old rider, KIP looks likely to feature in this year’s MSBK 2021 with TKKR Racing Team.
This is based on the latest posting on Facebook by MSBK, which TKKR Racing Team also shared on their official Facebook page.
The photo unveiled the TKKR Racing Team looking busy prepping a race bike that features the number 89, the same number used by KIP during his time in Moto3 with Petronas Sprinta Racing last season.
KIP also shared a picture of him wearing his racing glove on his Instagram Story, which further fueled the speculation that he is most likely to return to racing at the 2021 MSBK.
Nevertheless, we could only hope for the best for the former two-time Moto3 race winner and looking forward to his long-awaited comeback on the grid.
Malaysia may overtake Thailand as the world’s worst death rate for motorcyclists, as reported by FMT.
According to Bukit Aman’s traffic department reports, motorcyclists accounted for more than 70.2 per cent of nationwide death of 2,954 from January to August. That is seven out of 10 deaths just this year.
Muhammad Marizwan Abdul Manan, Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) Road Safety Engineering and Environment Research Centre Director, concluded that Malaysia could reach a staggering fatality rate in a few years.
“The latest data by police is staggering since we projected that Malaysia could only reach the fatal crash rate of 70% by 2025 (for motorcycles) if we compare with other road users,” he said.
So far, Thailand is ranked as the worst motorcycle death rate globally since 2015, with over 74 per cent of overall 22,491 road casualties.
Meanwhile, since 2015 Malaysia’s motorcyclist death rate currently ranging from 62.7 to 67.3 per cent, with a total of 26,316 death.
According to Marizwan, the rate will continue upward as traffic volume is expected to increase exponentially once inter-state travel is allowed.
“Since last year, road traffic in Malaysia, in general, was not heavy because of various travelling restrictions due to the pandemic but looking at the current situation, this is possible by 2025 if we do nothing now,” he added.
