There’s a brand new cruiser on the town, and it’s from Chinese motorcycle manufacturer Jedi. We’ve talked about this model on a number of events previously, and again then, it appeared as if Jedi was all about sportbikes that seemed like they had been plucked out of the set of a Star Wars film. Well, as it will prove, Jedi’s branching out into cruisers, with its new 250 4L.

For the report, the Chinese model doesn’t have something to do with Star Wars opposite to what its title suggests. In truth, its new 250 4L appears fairly underwhelming, particularly when put compared with the opposite bikes in its lineup. From a styling perspective, the 250 4L could be very clearly impressed by huge American baggers from the likes of Indian and Harley-Davidson. However, upon nearer inspection, you’ll discover that it’s extra like a caricature of those bikes.

That’s proper, what we have now right here appears to be the primary of its type, or no less than that which I’m conscious of. The 250 4L looks as if it isn’t positive whether or not it desires to be a mini-bike or a bagger, so it determined to be each. The bike rolls on a 16-inch wheel up entrance and a 15-inch wheel on the again, and has a really low seat top of simply 690 millimeters (27 inches). That being mentioned, it will get the entire shebang when it comes to options, with a big fairing up entrance and two saddlebags to offer various storage.

Jedi’s identified for making bikes utilized by police forces in China, and given how crowded it may get in some cities over there, a compact cruiser with a number of space for storing merely makes a number of sense for city police forces. Interestingly, there’s a police-specific model of this cruiser being utilized in China, and the 250 4L is Jedi’s try at commercializing this mannequin to the non-public sector.

Beneath the floor, the Jedi 250 4L makes use of some rudimentary technology present in outdated Suzuki bikes, significantly the GZ 250 and GN 250. It’s powered by a 249cc, air-cooled single-cylinder engine with 18 horsepower and 18 Nm (13.3 pound-feet) of torque. It has a prime pace of about 81 miles an hour, and involves a cease with entrance and rear disc brakes outfitted with dual-channel ABS. Given how fuel-efficient this little engine is, the bike’s huge 20-liter gasoline tank ought to give it a variety of about 700 kilometers (438 miles) in between fill-ups.

After all is alleged and executed, it doesn’t seem as if Jedi has any plans of releasing the 250 4L exterior of China. It’s priced at a really reasonably priced 15,400 yuan, translating to roughly $2,164 USD on the time of writing, so it’s absolutely an reasonably priced and considerably trendy different to plain outdated scooters and commuters.