In recent years, a modern retro wind in the motorcycle circle has gradually blown. It is almost a comfortable riding posture of a street car, but with a clear retro design and elements, which has won the hearts of some people. Of course, that includes me.
The imitation race is too combative, the street cars are slightly mediocre, and the retro cruise cars are pitifully small, so they are quite impressed with modern retro.
Looking at the motorcycle Honda is a brand that can't be bypassed, the CB650R is completely stunning. Leaving aside the blessing of the four-cylinder, the texture created by this modern retro style and superior workmanship alone is enough to make people feel extremely happy.
The first time I saw CB650R in the store, I also sent a circle of friends: all good things belong to art. Yes, Honda's engineers have artised the sense of mechanics.
Compared with the imitation CBR650R, the CB650R prototype headlights and the wider exposed engine on the side, the original mechanical beauty of the motorcycle is "pulled full". According to the official version, the CB650R is positioned in the retro minimalist style of Neo Sports Café's new sports coffee, which is to highlight the mechanical feel of the engine.
It is said that the design of the CB650R prototype headlight, which was divided into two by the HONDA letter logo, was once "borrowed" and "imitated" by many manufacturers.
CB650R looks and performance tends to be perfect, but the price is not close to the people, and the price of more than 100,000 yuan is not affordable for ordinary people. Especially for me with a limited budget, I can only sigh.
Later, searching for modern retro in domestic models, the more favorite model is the wuji 300AC - a tight and muscular body with round headlights, which has a "crossover" taste.
For a while, every day bubble in the forum to see the 300AC user evaluation, everyone's evaluation of this car focused on the "appearance of online, good control, comfortable riding posture and cost-effective" these aspects, and these real evaluations are also very important to me.
Later, I went to the motorcycle shop to see the Wuji 300AC, the real car looks very good, riding is very flexible, but the only fly in the ointment is that the 790mm seat height is still not particularly friendly enough.
I think a lot of security when riding is whether I can fully land on both feet, and the front foot always feels not solid enough (don't get me wrong, this bug is not a problem with the car, but a problem with my own height). Therefore, this is why I later chose a retro cruiser with a lower seat height - after all, I often ride in the city, there are many stop-and-go situations, and as a novice, if the seat height is not very friendly, it is easy to reverse.
To tell the truth, the cost performance of wuji 300AC is very high, and the corresponding market sales are also obvious to all.
Later, I saw Seclon's RE3, which belongs to the retro café style, good workmanship and paint water, good reputation, and is a double cylinder double exhaust, very flavorful. It may be that this kind of car belongs to a relatively pure British café car, so it has high requirements for the "clothes" when riding, and it seems a bit old-fashioned. If the costume is not big with the car, it seems very funny. Subject to "my limited appearance", I finally had no choice but to give up.
This lap down, the modern retro car also left a deep impression on me, it is not "picky", not only comfortable riding posture, but also some "style". In the past two years, with the re-"hot" of motorcycles and the continuous expansion of young consumer groups, compared with imitation races and street cars, the modern retro of "cross-border wind" has become increasingly hot.
In May last year, at the Beijing Motorcycle Show, Triumph also released the Entry-level Model Trident660 under the Roadsters Sports series, and the price dropped to less than 100,000 yuan, which is also the first model currently on sale that Kaixuan is priced at less than 100,000 yuan. In terms of style, the Trident660 looks like a modern retro car, and this can also be seen as Triumph's power on the "modern retro" style model.
Recently, Chunfeng released the price of CLX250, priced at 18980 yuan, which is also a modern retro model. Compared with the previous CLX700, the price is more affordable. There is no doubt that the more cost-effective CLX250 will make "modern retro" further rooted in the hearts of the people - just like the Spring Wind 250SR has made imitations popular among young people.
From the current situation, the heat of the CLX250 is higher than that of the infinity 300AC at that time. The reason behind this, we believe that there are two aspects, on the one hand, after continuous development and accumulation, the modern retro style is accepted by more and more people, on the other hand, in the medium and large displacement market, Chunfeng has a good brand image, and CLX250 is equipped with the same engine as the 250SR and 250NK, and the reputation is also good.
In addition, compared to the close positioning of the 250NK, the CLX250 has also been weight-reduced, and the curb weight is only 155 kg, which is 3 kg lighter than the 250NK. And its fuel tank is also 2 liters larger than the 250NK, reaching 14.5 liters, which is too friendly for a class 250 car.
Just the day after the release of CLX250 on February 9th, a friend of mine ordered it. In his words, as the first car, the appearance value is online, the displacement is appropriate, and the price of less than 20,000 yuan is still very cost-effective. I think that there are no longer a few people like him who think this way, and when the street is full of imitations and street cars, the "modern retro" with both street cars and retro elements has a certain style invisibly.
In recent years, motorcycles have become popular again. But this time the heat is completely different from the previous heat - in the past, the rapid growth of motorcycle sales as a means of transportation and the "spectacular" sales, and now the medium and large row motorcycles with fun attributes are increasingly sought after. The "boom" of the motorcycle market brings not only competition, but also technology, product innovation and the motorcycle culture that has been formed.
In general, modern retro models are cool models with a touch of elegance, when you see modern retro models, the first thing that comes to mind may not be fast and furious, nor feelings and compulsions, but a sense of intimacy.
Things that can give people a sense of closeness are likely to become more and more popular.
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