The journey bike phase retains on rising, and new producers, significantly these from China, are making the most of this. EICMA 2023 revealed a handful of recent Chinese-made journey bikes starting from small-displacement entry-level fashions to premium bikes with cutting-edge tech and efficiency. The newest of which comes from a reasonably new firm known as Moto Bologna Passione, and whereas its title might sound Italian, it really isn’t as Italian as you suppose.

You see, MBP is a brand new firm based by the Keeway group. Subsequently, Keeway’s mum or dad firm is none apart from Chinese bike empire Qianjiang Motor, also called QJ Motor. So sure, MBP might have European roots, but it surely’s properly and really a Chinese firm, and its merchandise are made in China by Chinese staff. That being stated, MBP hopes to take the European market by storm with its latest journey bike, the T502X.

From a styling perspective, the MBP T502X is completely different from different journey bikes in its class. Its styling jogs my memory of the Harley-Davidson Pan America, particularly when checked out from up entrance. Meanwhile, there are hints of Benelli’s BKX sequence of journey bikes on the aspect profile of the T502X. After all, Benelli and MBP are beneath the identical mum or dad firm, so chances are high they’re developed and designed by the identical crew.

From a efficiency standpoint, the brand new MBP T502X is supposed for newbie riders with A2 licenses. It’s powered by a 486cc, liquid-cooled, fuel-injected, parallel-twin engine with 47.6 horsepower and 43 Nm (about 32 pound-feet) of torque. This guarantees a high pace of 160 kilometers per hour (100 miles per hour).

According to MBP, the T502X is designed for each on and off-road use. It rolls on a 19-inch and 17-inch entrance and rear wheel combo shod in Pirelli Scorpion Rally STR tires. Suspension consists of adjustable inverted entrance forks and a rear monoshock which offer a formidable 180 millimeters of journey. This offers the bike a beneficiant 210 mm of floor clearance and a reasonably accessible seat top of 830 mm. Dry weight is at 195 kilos (about 430 kilos), however with the 16-liter tank stuffed to the brim, we’d be taking a look at about 470 kilos.

As of this writing, MBP has but to announce pricing and availability for the brand new T502X. It’s price noting, nevertheless, that this mannequin, together with the opposite bikes in MBP’s lineup, will possible be confined to the European and Asian markets.