With the increasing prevalence of domestic motorcycle culture, the trend of young people playing with cars has also become diversified, and the attention has gradually shifted from the street cars that pursue passion and the small sports cars that run grama to the more flavorful retro cars. Among them, the retro models of the British style are large toys that many riders show their personality and taste.
Speaking of the well-known British vintage car, Triumph is definitely one. Another British retro big name is Norton, the achievement of retro cars is also commendable, and Zongshen and Norton also have a more in-depth cooperation, cooperating to develop two models equipped with 650 twin-cylinder engines, namely Norton Astra 650 Rangers and Norton Astra 650 Rangers, of which Rangers also appeared at the 19-year Motorcycle Expo.
If you look at the front design of the RE2, it doesn't look like Norton
Recently, Sectron officially announced that the pre-sale price of RE2 is 1.88W to 1.98W, and I personally feel that this pricing is still more realistic, after all, the competitors of the same level are also in this price range, if the price is too high, then there is no need to fight.
Although there are not many details revealed in the official announcement, several important parameters can be seen. The RE2 is equipped with the GPR250R single-cylinder engine, and the power characteristics have been retuned to reach a maximum power of 20.5 kW and a maximum torque of 22N·m, which is 0.5 N·m higher than the GPR250R, and the book data is the same as the Chunfeng 250CL-X. And its curb weight is 155kg, which is the same as the Spring Wind 250CL-X, the Cub 250 is 164kg, and the Infinity 300AC is 168kg, which is the upstream level in the same level of competitors.
The second is the seat height, RE2 seat height is 775mm, in the same level of competitors Spring Wind 250CL-X is 790mm, Lion Cub 250 is 785mm, Infinity 300AC is 790mm, so that the height of RE2 is more close to the people and more extensive, and the knight with a visual height of 160 can also touch the ground with his forefoot.
The third is the endurance, although the official did not give reference data, but according to the 16L fuel tank volume and 250 level of power inference, it will have a good performance in the same level of competitors, because the Spring Wind 250CL-X is 14.5L, the Young Lion 250 is 12.5L, the infinity 300AC is 15L, as for how far it can actually run, we are waiting for our actual measurements.
In terms of safety, the front large diameter single disc with straight bolt calipers, the rear single disc with single piston, and the standard dual-channel ABS, such a system is completely sufficient for this level of models.
The suspension system is equipped with an inverted front shock absorber with better sporty performance, which reduces the under-spring mass and is more conducive to flexible handling, but from the British vintage style, I would prefer it to be a upright shock absorber with a dust cover, so that the tone will be more sufficient.
Spring Breeze 250CL-X
Cub 250
Infinity 300AC
The Sycoron RE2 is three strong competitors, and their prices are Chunfeng 250CL-X (1.898W), Leo Cub 250 (1.99W), and Wuji 300AC (1.998W). At present, the news is that there is only one version of RE2, and the final pricing is also one of the two pre-prices, even if it is set at 1.98W, its competitiveness is also very strong in the same level of competitors. These small retros are currently the more outstanding models in China, each has its own personality, for friends who like retro is indeed quite difficult to choose, but as long as you personally try to ride it, I believe you will find your own style.
In the face of these veterans, do you think the Sycoron RE2 can do it?