Saw the photos? Found it familiar? And thought to yourself, ‘are the Chinese at it again?’
They are, and this time the victim is the Honda Africa Twin. Chinese manufacturers have this interesting habit of “drawing inspiration” from existing products. You’ll find Chinese knock-offs of Rolex watches, Rayban sunglasses, and even the Starbucks cafe. But a Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V is a little tricky when it comes to motorcycles and the result is a suspiciously familiar, smaller, cruder.. thing.
What you’re looking at is Honda Africa Twin 1100’s Chinese mini-me, the Dahaidao 500 GS-ADV built by Chongqing Hengjian Motorcycle Manufacturing. And this is not the only one. The manufacturer also produces Hengjian 500X, a rip-off of CB500X powered by a Loncin KE 500 parallel-twin.
Reference: https://www.financialexpress.com/auto/bike-news/honda-africa-twin-1100-chinese-copy-48-hp-dahaido-500-gs-adv-chinese-copycat-bikes/2262802/
