In the beginning of 2019, Harley-Davidson and Zhejiang Qianjiang (Owners of the Benelli brand) joined hands to develop small capacity motorcycles for Asian markets, including China, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam. Now, a few months down the line, we’ve got a glimpse of the fruit of that partnership in the form of the Qianjiang QJ350 (also to be badged as the Benelli 350 in certain markets).
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The interesting bit here is that the upcoming Harley-Davidson small-capacity motorcycle that was announced will be based on the QJ350, which also includes the engine. This is clearly evident in the Harley-Davidson stamp on the left engine case of the motorcycle in these images.
Which brings us to…
