CFMoto keep momentum going with new model!
Written by David McMullan englishmaninchina@gmail.com Around two years ago I wrote an article entitled ‘In praise of CFMoto’ in which I...
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David McMullan
- Oct 10, 2019
- 6 min
Benelli TRK502X ride review 7,000km
Review by Marco Polo on the mychinamoto forum Making the choice When I decided to buy a bike shortly after arriving in China for another...
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David McMullan
- Oct 8, 2019
- 3 min
Extinction protests maybe caused by lack of Chinese electric motorcycles!
Written by David McMullan in Chongqing There’s been a lot spoken about the environment recently as the ‘extinction’ protests hit...
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David McMullan
- Sep 26, 2019
- 3 min
MV Agusta design bikes for Loncin
Loncin and its global partners (the shape of things to come for the Chinese motorcycle industry). Written by David McMullan...
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David McMullan
- Sep 23, 2019
- 3 min
Harley-Davidson go for a slice of the Chinese pie with smaller displacement motorcycles
12 years ago I wrote an article in which I detailed the growing popularity of what the Chinese label ‘famous brand’ motorcycles in China...
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David McMullan
- Jun 21, 2019
- 3 min
Quads, a thing of the past?
I first entered the Chinese motorcycle manufacture industry in 2005 at a time when it seemed that every Chinese manufacturer of machines...
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David McMullan
- Jun 5, 2019
- 3 min
Extinction protests maybe caused by lack of Chinese electric motorcycles!
Written by David McMullan in Chongqing There’s been a lot spoken about the environment recently as the ‘extinction’ protests hit...
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David McMullan
- Jun 3, 2019
- 3 min
Similarities and differences between the early Japanese and Chinese motorcycle industries
A 2006 Visor down magazine article boldly declared “the Chinese are coming” to its readers intimating that within a few years the sight...
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David McMullan
- May 17, 2019
- 3 min
Scooters from China
I use the term "cheap scooter" not to be judgmental in any way. I use it because it's a popular search term. How popular? Try 58,672...
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David McMullan
- May 8, 2019
- 5 min
Where Chinese motorcycles are manufactured
China had the biggest motorcycle industry in the world producing up to 24 million bikes every year. Inside the country the industry is...
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David McMullan
- Apr 30, 2019
- 3 min
The history of the Chinese motorcycle industry
Last year it was revealed that the Indian motorcycle industry has exceeded its Chinese equivalent in terms of statistics of motorcycles...
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David McMullan
- Apr 25, 2019
- 3 min
Stuff the Chinese motorcycle industry needs to continue working on
As the Chinese motorcycle industry improves and advances I take a look at some of the technology required to develop its motorcycles....
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David McMullan
- Apr 22, 2019
- 1 min
The Chinese motorcycle industry- an A to Z
There are so many companies in the Chinese motorcycle industry I’ve tried to allocate each letter to a motorcycle company with a brief...
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David McMullan
- Apr 3, 2019
- 4 min
Chinese motorcycle factories adapting to stay profitable
In 2017 Chongqing off-road motorcycle and quadbike specialist Shineray joined forces with auto-maker Brilliance Auto to produce the SWM...
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David McMullan
- Apr 3, 2019
- 3 min
A look back on the Chinese motorcycle industry in 2018
As 2018 comes to a close it’s time to have a look back at the Chinese motorcycle industry in 2018 and document the movers and shakers of...
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David McMullan
- Apr 3, 2019
- 3 min
China news round-up
I quite recently wrote an article detailing how, after being faced with slumping domestic sales, many Chinese factories have opted to...
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David McMullan
- Apr 3, 2019
- 3 min
Chinese bikes at the Manchester Bike Show
Chinese bikes at the Manchester Bike Show (and other oddities) Once upon a time the mere mention of a ‘Chinese bike’ would send shivers...
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A list and introduction to the top 11 major motorcycle manufacturers in China