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Keeway Malaysia

Kita di Malaysia ni mungkin dah biasa dengan pelbagai jenis Keeway – skuter, kapcai, dan sebagainya. Tapi gambar-gambar yang korang nampak ni menandakan satu perubahan besar dari Keeway yang kita tahu dan kenali.

Dikenali sebagai TX450R, motosikal yang berinspirasi perlumbaan rally ni menandakan satu babak baru bagi pengeluar motosikal China ni.

Reka bentuk dia taklah betul-betul baru, kita dah tengok reka bentuk yang diilhamkan oleh perlumbaan ni dengan Yamaha Tenere 700 dan Aprilia Tuareg 660.

Dan macam biasa dengan semua benda yang popular, bolehlah jangka pengeluar motosikal China ni nak mengambil kesempatan dari fesyen yang tengah hit tu.

Keeway ni adalah jenama di bawah konglomerat China, Qianjiang Motors, atau lebih dikenali sebagai QJ Motor. Dan TX450R ni pertama kali ditunjukkan kat EICMA show di Milan tahun ni.

Reka bentuk yang jelas diilhamkan oleh perlumbaan ni memang nampak lasak gila, macam sesuai je nak bawak lintas padang pasir atau hutan belantara. Tapi takde la sekadar cantik mata je, dia pun ada teknologi moden jugak, macam headlight penuh LED, skrin TFT berwarna penuh yang besar, rangka dua dulang aluminium serta fork Fast Race yang boleh disetel sepenuhnya.

Suspensi perlumbaan ni juga dikawal oleh monoshock berkemampuan multi-linkage yang menawarkan travel yang mengagumkan, iaitu 280mm, tanda yang jelas apa fungsi sebenar motosikal ni.

Kuasa enjin satu silinder 449cc menghasilkan 42hp pada 8000rpm dan 38Nm tork. Urusan tukar gear diuruskan oleh kotak gear 6-kelajuan, manakala saiz roda depan 21-inci dan belakang 18-inci.

Kuasa berhenti diberi oleh caliper Nissin.

Yang menariknya, motosikal ni ada tiga tangki minyak yang diletakkan di kawasan yang berbeza untuk menyediakan imbangan yang optimum. Kapasiti tangki minyak ialah 28 liter.

Belum lagi diketahui bila motosikal ni akan dijual dan samada ia akan ditawarkan untuk pasaran Malaysia ke tidak. Sebenarnya, tak banyak yang kita tahu tentang motosikal ni, kecuali fakta yang dia nampak sangat cool.

Asians are probably more familiar with different types of Keeway’s – scooters, undertones and the like. But the photos you see here mark a huge departure from the Keeways we know. 

Known as the TX450R, this rally race-inspired bike marks a new chapter for the Chinese bike maker. 

The design is not exactly new and we have seen such race-bred designs with the Yamaha Tenere 700 and the Aprilia Tuareg 660. 

And as with all things that are popular, you can expect the Chinese bike makers to capitalise on a popular fad. 

Keeway is a brand under Chinese conglomerate Qianjiang Motors, or better known to all as QJ Motor. And the TX450R was first shown at this year’s EICMA show in Milan.

Its race-bred design that undoubtedly looks hardcore also looks like it belong in the deserts of Dakar or the jungles. But it is not all good-looks, it also features some modern tech such as a full-LED multi-optic headlight, a massive full-colour TFT screen, a cast-aluminium double-cradle frame as well as fully adjustable Fast Race inverted forks. 

The race suspension is also part managed by a multi-linkage equipped monoshock that offers an impressive 280mm of wheel travel, which is a hint at what this bike is made to do. 

Power is provided by a 449cc, single-cylinder engine that produces 42hp at 8000rpm and 38Nm of torque. Gear shifting duties is managed by a 6-speed gearbox where else the wheels measure in at 21-inches up front and 18 at the rear. 

Stopping power is provided by Nissin callipers. 

Interestingly, it comes with three fuel tanks that is located at different areas of the bike to provide optimal balance. Fuel capacity measures in at 28 litres. 

It is not yet known when the bike will go on sale and if it will be offered for the Malaysian market. In fact, not much is known about the bike at all, except for the fact that it looks really cool. 

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