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New ModelChina / East Asia

China's ZXMoto 500RR Takes On the 'Forgotten Formula' With 84-HP Inline-Four

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China's ZXMoto is launching the 500RR, a 500cc sports bike producing 84 horsepower from an inline-four engine. The model revives the once-thriving 'forgotten formula' of small-displacement multi-cylinder bikes for today's market, taking aim at the Kawasaki ZX-4RR, Honda CBR650R, and a new generation of Chinese sport bikes.

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Sergio Higuchi

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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

A small-displacement inline-four - the very sound of those words stirs my chest. That sensual, crisp revving all the way to high RPM is something only a multi-cylinder can deliver. ZXMoto is bringing a 500cc four-cylinder with 84 horsepower, aiming right at the ZX-4RR no less. The guts to deliberately take on an expensive multi is the real deal. I want to hear that engine for myself and rev it out on the ground someday.