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New Chinese (built) ADV bike!

Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 8:55 am
by MikeA
Couldn't see myself buying a Chinky bike, but the spec reads well on this, apart from the weight maybe.

Re: New Chinese (built) ADV bike!

Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 8:57 am
by bimota
any info or pics don,t really know what it is

Re: New Chinese (built) ADV bike!

Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 8:57 am
by MikeA
second try :S

copy and paste:

http://minsk-moto.com/en/enduro/trx-300i.html

Re: New Chinese (built) ADV bike!

Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 9:13 am
by OB1
M1NSK are Russian, not Chinese… :blink:

Re: New Chinese (built) ADV bike!

Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 9:19 am
by OB1
It looks like a nice bike:

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Very similar to the Chinese ADV bike I saw at the Dealer EXPO in January.

Re: New Chinese (built) ADV bike!

Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 9:26 am
by MikeA
Minsk are a Belarus brand, but this model is made in China.

Looks like a mini rip-off Tiger / GS :lol:

Re: New Chinese (built) ADV bike!

Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 9:34 am
by moto al
That looks very nice other manufactures watch your back!
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Re: New Chinese (built) ADV bike!

Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 9:38 am
by Redmurty
see they've let you out the psyc ward then mate (thumbs)

I'm pretty sure there's Chinees components on most bikes already

cheers spud ;)

Re: New Chinese (built) ADV bike!

Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 9:45 am
by hotbulb
Interesting history.... it seems Minsk were yet another company that built a version of the DKW RT125 after the war. In british hands it became the BSA Bantam, and Harley amongst others also made a clone.
The new bike, though, seems to be closely related to the "Honley" being sold by a UK dealership, Earnshaws .... http://www.honley.bike/

Re: New Chinese (built) ADV bike!

Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 9:48 am
by MikeA
Just found this. Seems it's a re-badged Zongshen RX3. Youtube vid: