Seems like every time I turn around lately, there’s a compelling new cruiser motorcycle from an under-the-radar brand in a faraway location.
Heck, in the past month alone, I have written about various interpretations from Italy, India, Japan and China.
Speaking of the latter, while some of these bikes are somewhat inaccessible to the US market, I’m happy to say the latest overseas attention-grabber might actually be headed our way soon.
That V-4 engine is a 561cc unit making 67 horsepower and 40 lb.-ft. of torque at 8,000 rpm, which places it right smack in the middle of my growing interest in smaller, more approachable cruisers. For whatever reason, Asia and India seem much more willing and able to make these types of bikes — and make them look good.
Meet QJMotor’s SRV600V, which recently popped up on the Zhejiang Province, China-based-brand’s North American site — and is worth a double-take for a couple ofdamn good reasons.
Retro meets modern
At least half the appeal of a cruiser is its looks, so let’s quickly examine those first.
What really catches my eye with the SRV600V are its contours — sweeping yet muscular lines extending from the brutalist fuel tank out to a sporty-looking saddle.
