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Originally Posted by Sullybiker
In the case of a Chinese manufacturer, a whole host of unknowns as they're not experienced at OEM engine development. At least not yet.
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I'll respectfully disagree here. The Chinese have been building millions of bikes each year for quite a while now. Zongshen alone built some 1.2 million in 2016 or 2017. Granted Zongshen did form a partnership with Norton to develop a powerplant but I think that was for something around 650cc displacement, much larger than what the Chinese normally build on their own.
Oh, finally located a source for the Norton deal: auto.ndtv.com/news/norton-to-design-650-cc-engine-for-chinese-motorcycle-firm-zongshen-1731390
Our NC250 engine is not a clone of anyone else's design. The NC250 is used by other, smaller, bike manufacturers such as GasGas so I think the design is pretty good on its own.