Here’s one from the left field: Chinese budget bike maker released imagery of an all-new V-four superbike-spec engine at the Milan Show – and just about no facts about it. Dubbed the V.04, it’s a 999cc 90° V-4, making around 210bhp, and will, according to the firm, be ‘competition ready’ which, we assume, means a WSBK effort at some stage (internet rumours that it has something to do with the KTM MotoGP engine are way off the mark).
The firm also showed a concept model of a radical superbike, dubbed the Master of Speed, cornily enough. There’s little that looks real about the bike model, but the intent is clear: expect to see this motor in a futuristic, but (hopefully) very well priced superbike in a couple of years’ time!
