Not sure we're quite at the tipping point yet with the China now vs Japan back then comparisons but this certainly looks like another step on the way. These things never mirror themselves exactly but the hordes of small capacity virtually throwaway bikes coming out of China in recent years does feel a lot like Japan in the 60's. So also does the 'they can only copy' and 'I'll never buy any of that bowl of rice a day junk' comments that seem to accompany every Chinese bike launch.
Sure it seems to lack a bit of sophistication but with KTM holding their hands I suspect they're on a fairly rapidly rising technology curve. Whether they've left it too late to do much with i.c. engines is another matter (and one the Japanese didn't have to worry about)
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