ZXMoto’s upcoming 820X has broken cover in production form, revealing a major redesign from last year’s EICMA concept and confirming an 85kW triple-cylinder engine
ZXMoto is among the most ambitious of China’s rapidly-growing motorcycle brands and has already announced its plans to enter the Australian market with models like the four-cylinder 500RR sports bike and its big sister the 820RR triple. Last year the company unveiled its prototype 820X adventure bike at the EICMA show in Milan but now it’s gained type-approved for a production version that looks completely different.
Where the show model had stacked headlights, the production bike puts them side-by-side under a much wider windscreen, and also features changes to the tank, front mudguard and hand guards. A much tougher-looking aluminium bash plate underneath the three-cylinder engine promises a more rugged range of abilities, while the suspension, frame and brakes all look to be straight from last year’s EICMA machine.
The bike has been approved with and without its metal side and top cases. In its simplest form, which still includes crash bars and auxiliary lights, it weighs in at 218kg according to the approvals, while boasting 85kW. That power comes from a detuned version of the 819cc three-cylinder engine that also powers the 820RR sports bike that’s already become the first Chinese motorcycle to win races in FIM international motorcycle competition. It achieved a remarkable double victory at the second event it entered, the two Portuguese rounds of this year’s Supersport World Championship, and since then has added four more wins to that tally, meaning that at the time of writing ZXMoto has more victories in the 2026 season than any other brand.
In the 820X, the engine is enough to power the adventure bike to a top speed of 220km/h, while other details confirmed in the type-approval include the use of 19-inch front wheel with 120/70 R19 rubber paired to a 17-inch rear in a 170/60 R17 tyre. The wheelbase is 1575mm, the same as Honda’s Africa Twin.
When equipped with the aluminium panniers and top case the bike’s weight rises to 235kg, but the other specs remain the same.
ZXMoto is likely to launch the bike officially at the CIMA show in China first, with a global unveiling expected at the EICMA show in Milan this November before its goes on sale in 2027.
