Zongshen Dakar bike and RX4

[2strokecycle]

Well, the reality is that other than the name, core engine and transmittion none of the bike is the RX4. They were custom one off race machines that were speciffically built for the race. If they went out from drive train issues I would have concerns on the new bike but from what little I can find none of it was. Even the best riders have offs, Jakes, Price and most of the rest of the riders.

[BlackBike]

Originally Posted by 2strokecycle

Well, the reality is that other than the name, core engine and transmittion none of the bike is the RX4. They were custom one off race machines that were speciffically built for the race. If they went out from drive train issues I would have concerns on the new bike but from what little I can find none of it was. Even the best riders have offs, Jakes, Price and most of the rest of the riders.

It's the engine that I wanted to perform since it's a new block design. From what I have learned around here, Chinese engines don't have a very good reputation north of 250cc. Fingers crossed.

[BlackBike]

01/06/17

Thierry Bethys was the last representative of the Chinese constructor Zongshen, which is participating in its first Dakar. However, the brand's debut hopes went up in smoke, because the Frenchman, who completed his first five Dakars, could do nothing but drop out of the race after his machine caught fire and burned on the fourth stage


01/04/17

Officially participating for the first time on the Dakar, the Chinese constructor Zongshen has had an extremely complicated debut. Out of the five “Cyclones” at the start yesterday, four have dropped out. Only Frenchman Thierry Béthys, three times winner of the Enduro du Touquet race, is still in the race, occupying 116th place in the general standings.