Rino and Eqvvs prototypes on display at EICMA
Chinese bikes were out in full force at EICMA in Milan – a sure sign of the ongoing invasion of the European market from a host of new brands – and QJMotor’s display was among the largest including two intriguing prototypes in the form of the Rino and Eqvvs.
The Rino is a 900cc, three-cylinder adventure bike, debuting a new engine from the company and its first triple. Promising around 120hp, the engine was mated to a conventional transmission in the show bike but patents published earlier this year showed it’s also set to be offered with an automated manual setup, with electromechanical actuators for the clutch and shifter, similar to Yamaha’s Y-AMT system. The styling comes from C-Creative, the Italian studio formed by ex-MV boss Giovanni Castiglioni and former MV and Benelli styling chief Adrian Morton. A 19-inch front wheel and 17-inch rear put the bike into the road-oriented end of the adventure bike spectrum, and bolt to Marzocchi suspension and Brembo brakes, while the chassis is a combination of cast alloy and tubular steel elements, not unlike an MV Agusta’s frame.
The Eqvvs is a 600cc café racer built around QJMotor’s existing, 68hp V4 engine, which already appears in the company’s SRV600V cruiser. Here it’s bolted to an unconventional frame that combines front and rear cast alloy sections bolted to a separate middle part that extends forward and up to the steering head. Like the Rino, it looks like a bike that’s heading for production in the not-too-distant future.
