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CFMoto '250SR-R' Production Patent Revealed — Twin-Cylinder Small Sportbike Takes Aim at Yamaha R3

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CFMoto has filed a production patent for its small sportbike, the 250SR-R, revealing what's under the fairing for the first time. It appears to adopt a parallel-twin engine in place of the usual single, promising a higher-revving pull and a fuller exhaust note. It looks set to be a serious entry from a Chinese manufacturer into the entry-level sportbike market contested by bikes like the Yamaha R3.

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Shinji Hanoura

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This is exactly the kind of news that gets me most excited. The switch from a single cylinder to a parallel twin fundamentally changes a 250 sport bike's character. Top-end pull and sound should both be completely different. Compared to the old single-cylinder SR, how much CFMoto has refined this -- just looking at the patent drawings gets my heart racing.