If I stated the title ‘Jonway,’ it won’t ring a bell by itself. However when you like listening to copycat motorbike designs like we do, you’ve got in all probability seen not less than one Jonway already.
Like this one. Or this one. Or if you wish to get out of the 400cc vary, this one. And really, that almost all current hyperlink there, to YY800-2 (that is actually the mannequin title), is a good tie-in to the bike we’ll talk about right now.
Jonway calls its newest mishmash of American-style cruiser “inspiration” the V-5. It is available in two variations: the YY400-9 and the YY250-9. And when you take a look at the winged double V emblem proven on the YY800-2 above, it is the identical emblem you will see on the YY400-9 and YY250-9.
That is notable as a result of on earlier Jonway American-style V-twin homages (OK, straight-up copycats), there actually hasn’t been any sort of unifying design aspect to be discovered. No normal emblem for the model, or the fashions, or the rest. Simply seemingly a complete lot of throwing every little thing associated to current American V-twin designs on the wall and seeing what sticks.
Diving into the Jonway V-5 YY400-9 and YY250-9
Let’s begin with the truth that it is not a V5. As a substitute, each of those bikes are teeny, tiny V-twins. Because the YY400-9 and YY250-9 designations would suggest, there is a 400cc and a 250cc model obtainable. It isn’t clear what the 9 is about, however as we stated earlier, it is also not a V-5. So plainly not every little thing essentially has a that means that is instantly clear. Is it simply the ninth bike within the line? I’ve in all probability already given this an excessive amount of thought, sorry.
What sort of energy do these teeny V-twins make? If Jonway’s specs are to be believed, the VV400-9 makes about 38.2 horsepower at 9,000 rpm, in addition to 20.6 pound-feet of torque at 7,000 RPM.
Select the VV250-9 as an alternative, and it makes a claimed 24.8 horsepower at 8,500 rpm and 20.6 pound-feet of torque barely decrease down within the rev vary, at 6,500 rpm.
Like a whole lot of new fashions in 2024, these latest Jonway choices embody retro parts and trendy conveniences. Lighting is full LED, for example. It has disc brakes entrance and rear, in addition to ABS. It is gas injected. It rolls on a pair of 16-inch wheels, has a gas capability of 18 liters (about 4.7 gallons), has a six-speed gearbox, and makes use of a Gates belt ultimate drive. They’re each additionally water-cooled, not air-cooled.
Claimed prime velocity is 140 kilometers per hour, or about 86 mph. Curb weight is 209 kilograms, or simply below 461 kilos.
Styling Inspiration in a Blender
This bike clearly took most of its styling ‘inspiration,’ as regular, from Harley and Indian. It is clearly going for a extra “grand American touring” sort of favor, with onerous aspect luggage and a prime field with a again relaxation in addition to a big entrance fairing to supply some wind safety to each rider and passenger.
The entrance fairing seems to be a tiny bit like an Indian Chieftain when you squint (and you’ve got additionally just lately suffered a head harm). Surprisingly, the spherical black and brushed aluminum bar-end mirrors appear to have been lifted proper out of the Triumph catalog slightly than going with the mirrors usually discovered on both Harleys or Indians. Gotta maintain ’em guessing, proper?
It is also value noting that each rider and passenger on the 2 V-5 bikes get normal foot pegs, not floorboards.
There is not any telling what the construct high quality is like since we’ve not ridden one. Jonway sells bikes in China and varied European markets. Within the US, it is value noting there was a US Environmental Safety Company judgment towards Jonway’s US distributor and the producers in China again in 2014. It discovered that the Jonway automobiles (each motorbikes and ATVs) imported into the US violated the Clear Air Act, and that over 11,000 such automobiles had been imported and bought previous to the judgment.
Jonway doesn’t seem to promote its bikes within the US on the time of writing. Nevertheless, a few of its 50cc scooters are at the moment imported and bought below the Chicago Scooter Firm model. None of them bear any resemblance to their V-twin motorbike choices.
