Parallel twin and V4 models on the way to join existing V-twin – all in the same capacity class
The meteoric development of the QJMotor model range is showing no signs of slowing as the Chinese company prepares to launch yet more new bikes and engines – with the focus turning towards 600-class cruisers in the latest batch of upcoming machines.
QJMotor didn’t even come into existence as a brand until the start of the 2020s, initially with a couple of Benelli-derived machines as a new arm of the Qianjiang empire. Now, only a handful of years on, there are more than 100 different QJMotor models on the market in China, from electric mopeds to the MV-based SRK1000RR superbike, but the company’s most recent focus has been its cruiser lineup. It currently extends to 20 models, from the single-cylinder SRV125 to the V4-powered SRV900V that debuted in late 2024, and another three are about to join the array, all in the 600cc class and appearing in the latest batch of Chinese type-approval documents.
The most intriguing, codenamed QJ600-12F, is a new V4-powered machine using a smaller version of the motor that powers the SRV900V. QJMotor already offers the smaller V4 in a cruiser model, the SRV600V, but the new QJ600-12F takes a different approach to the styling, with a redesigned fuel tank and fixed, bullet style nose fairing. It also gets different exhausts, designed more like the versions on the larger SRV900V.
Technical details for the bike, which will get a different ‘SRV600’ based name for production, include a weight of 223kg, a max speed of 178km/h, and a claimed power of 50kW from the V4 engine, which measures 561cc to be precise.
The second new cruiser in the approvals file is a related bike codenamed QJ600-12E. It uses the same 50kW, 561cc V4 engine and steel tube chassis as the 12F, but borrows all its styling from the bigger SRV900V. The wheels, tank, seat and tail are all identical to the 900cc version, as well as the unusual, cowled fork legs that give the illusion of being old-fashioned girder forks – a trend in Chinese-made cruisers at the moment that has already been adopted by rival brands including Benda and Zonsen. Specs for the 12E include the same 178km/h top speed as the 12F manages, as well as a 218kg kerb weight and a long, 1580mm wheelbase.
The final new QJMotor cruiser in the approvals is the QJ600-11D, which takes a completely different design route by adopting a 554cc parallel twin engine that’s already widely used in QJMotor’s range. In this form, it puts out a claimed 45kW and sits in a stubby-tailed cruiser with a rectangular headlight. It’s a smaller bike than the V4 models, with a 1520mm wheelbase and 194kg kerb weight, and despite being less powerful it has a higher, 192km/h top speed.
All three are likely to be officially launched in the near future, but as ever with QJMotor’s range it’s not clear how soon they’ll reach export markets.
