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Chinese motorcycle manufacturer Excelle is ready to make the jump in the adventure-capable motorcycle with the 450 Rally (ZF450LS). 

  • Excelle 450 Rally is the company’s first attempt at a highly-specialized segment. 
  • The 450 Rally makes 52.3hp and 44Nm. 

The sister brand to Kolove paraded the Dakar-inspired motorcycle in a recent event in which they also revealed the upcoming 800RRR and 800R motorcycle.

Despite no official statement regarding the 450 Rally specifications, Excelle claimed that the 450 Rally makes 52.3hp @ 9,000rpm and 44Nm @ 7,000rpm. 

 According to reports, the 450 Rally features a dual-wing beam steel frame suspended by a 49mm KYB fork and damping-adjustable KYB shock.

In addition, Excelle will offer its customers two different suspension packages to suit their heights and needs.

Meanwhile, the Excelle 450 Rally features a 15L fuel tank, but customers can increase the range with an additional 16L under-seat fuel cell.

Weighing 154kg, the 450 Rally is heavier than KTM’s Rally Replica but is more affordable thanks to its USD6,100 (RM28.2k) price tag. 

Chinese motorcycle company, Colove Motorcycles might be another brand to enter the Malaysian market soon.

  • Colove has filed a new trademark rights in Malaysia.

  • the Chinese motorcycle maker plans to expand the brand globally soon.  

Previously offering an interesting array of bikes in its home market of China under the name “Colove” and “Excelle”, the company has since introduced its latest range of two-wheelers under the name “Kove”.

According to the recent reports by Cycleworld, Tibet Summit Colove Motorcycles Sales Co. Ltd or Colove, plans to go global according to the latest trademark application filed.

The company has filed new international trademark rights to the brand “Kove Hyper” in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Mongolia, Philippines, Malaysia, and the World Intellectual Property Office.

This could mean that the brand will somehow make its way to our shores soon.

Although the brand is relatively new, Kove has made several headlines in the last few years, notably its latest offering, the Kove 321RR.

The new motorcycle gained positive reviews from industry experts and local journalists, but the powertrain is suspiciously similar to other established manufacturers.

Earlier this year, Kove was revealed to have been working on a new inline four-cylinder 400cc mill. The company CEO ran the prototype engine in front of the media to dismiss the idea that it simply copies other designs.

The new engine promises a whooping 16,000rpm redline and a peak power of 72.4hp @ 13,500rpm. With the bore and stroke sitting at 59mm x 36.5mm, it doesn’t appear to be related to any 400cc four-cylinder engine already available on the market.

Looking at how well Chinese motorcycle brands are doing in Malaysia with the likes of Benelli, QJMotor, WMOTO and CFMOTO, among others, Kove Motorcycles could be the next in line to do so soon enough.

(Source: CycleWorld)

Syarikat motosikal China semakin mendapat tempat di benua Asia, Eropah dan Amerika menerusi Benelli, CFMoto dan Zontes.

Bagaimanapun, sebuah lagi pengeluar China, Colove bakal mencuri tumpuan apabila sedang membangunkan jentera serba baharu, Excelle 400RR.

Menurut syarikat itu, Excelle 400RR akan tampil dengan lampu LED berkembar, panel full-fairing, ekzos ‘underbelly’, serta ‘single-sided swingarm’ seperti Ducati Panigale.

Bagaimanapun, apa yang mencuri tumpuan adalah bahagian enjin kerana mengikut Colove, Excelle 400RR akan bernadikan platform 4-slinder 400cc DOHC dengan penyejukan cecair.

Bukan itu sahaja, Colove mendakwa enjin tersebut mampu menghasilkan 73hp pada 13,500rpm dan 44Nm pada 12,000rpm.

Colove juga memaklumkan Excelle 400RR mampu merekodkan kelajuan maksima 220km/j.

Sistem brek pula hadir dengan cakera brek berkembar dengan bantuan ABS manakala suspensi pula dikendalikan fork teleskopik.

Menurut laporan, Colove akan memperkenalkan Excelle 400RR hujung tahun ini.

Chinese motorcycle manufacturer, Colove is currently working on a new motorcycle, the Excelle 400RR, as confirm by new design sketches.

According to the firm, the Excelle 400RR will feature a twin-headlamp setup, full-fairing panel and underbelly exhaust, among others.

The best part about the bike however, is the engine. The Excelle 400RR will run on a 400cc four-cylinder, DOHC, liquid-cooled engine that is capable pumping 73hp @ 13,500rpm and 44Nm @ 12,000rpm.

Interestingly, Colove claimed that the Excelle 400RR is capable of hitting a top speed of 220km/h, that is within the same region as the Honda CBR650R.

The Colove Excelle 400RR will sit on a trellis frame and features a muscular fuel tank, fairing with vents, single-rider saddle and raised windshield much like a proper supersport machine.

The Excelle 400RR will also get the nifty single-sided swingarm, much like the Ducati Panigale.

Meanwhile, stopping power comes from a twin disc brakes at the front along with an ABS for added saftely. Unfortunately, Colove opted for a conventional telescopic fork rather than the ‘fancier’ USD fork.

Based on reports, Colove plans to unveil the Excelle 400RR by the end of the year.

On another note, the company also plans to enter the adventure bike segment with the Colove 800X that will run on a 800cc parallel-twin platform, much similar to KTM’s LC8 engine.

If there is one thing that Chinese bike makers have a reputation is, it is for being copy cats of great designs.

And that has been proven true once again by a Chinese motorcycle company called Colove, and its latest model called the Excelle 525X .

Truly, this is the Excelle and not a BMW F850GS, we kid you not! This is real. Check out the Youtube video below from a Youtuber called AutoWin.

The headlight (shown further below) may not be like a BMW, but it does look like it was inspired by Honda’s CBX models.

The design of the tank, the beak and the golden tubeless wire-some rims are curiously similar to the BMW.

But unlike the BMW on which it has obviously stolen its design from, the Excelle 525X supposedly costs a third of the asking price of the BMW.

The Excelle 525X relies on a 493.9cc engine that puts out 53.8PS at 9000rpm and 48Nm at 6500rpm. The engine is mated to a 6-speed gearbox that features a slipper clutch. A quick search on the internet reveals very little about where this engine originates from, or anything about the Excelle at all. A quick visit to the website of the Chinese bike maker shows that the website has been down for a while.

But if there is one thing that is impressive about the curious Chinese brand that has very little digital presence is that it comes with an impressive underpinnings.

It offers an adjustable KYB upside down fork with 195mm travel while the rear monoshock offers 200mm travel.

When compared to the bike it has based its design on, the BMW F850GS, the German bike costs more and even has inferior suspension made up of a non-adjustable fork, but with a fully adjustable mono shock.

As for the brakes, the Excelle uses Kailing callipers that grip on dual petal discs at the front and a single disc at the rear. There is no further information available about braking duties.

In terms of electronics, the Chinese manufacturer has loaded the 525X with an adaptive LED headlight, dual on-board chargers and a smartphone compatible instrument console.

Price starts from RM25,880 for the base model while the top end model that apparently features a single-sided swing arm costs about RM28,000 before Malaysian taxes.

There is no further information available regarding the Colove Excelle 525X, neither are there more photos.

Chinese OEM manufacturer, Colove, is currently working on a 400cc inline-four engine.

The new powerplant potentially could trigger a rise of small-displacement supersport in China.

Interestingly, while the golden era of Japan’s four-inline makes around 60hp (Honda CBR400RR, Kawasaki ZXR400 & Yamaha FZR400), the powerplant built by Colove makes 74hp @ 13,500rpm and 44Nm @ 12,000rpm making it the most powerful 400cc ever built.

According to reports, its larger bore and shorter stroke (59mm X 36.5mm) allows the engine to rev higher than its 400cc ancestors.

Apart from the impressive figures, the new engine is tangible evidence that the Chinese motorcycle industry is evolving at a rapid pace.

The latest reports also suggest that the new engine could make its debut as early as 2022.

Nevertheless, the Chinese motorcycle market already has a long list of bikes ready to make its way to Europe and Asia with the likes of CFMoto, QJMoto, Benda and Zontes.

(Source: Bennetts)

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