However, after launching the X 350 in China at the start of the year, today in India the American brand made headlines by unveiling the official photo of the model. x440. Two machines belonging to the same series, namely “X”, but not from the same “partnership”. In fact, Uncle Sam’s Chinese girl is a masterpiece QJor Quianjiang Motor (Benelli, QJ, Keeway…), even though in India it works MotoCorp Hero.
X 440 this is cruiser retro style, to be classified in the same family as Metro 350 and Indian competitor Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650. It flaunts circular LED headlights, very retro in spirit, more so with a small headlamp cover joined to the instrumentation, circular of course. Then there’s the genre’s signature drip tank, relatively straight handlebar and sophisticated footrests, for a cool “foot forward” ride. The only exhaust is on the right side.
On the engine side, technical specifications have not been revealed for the 440 cm3 single cylinder air/oil cooled. On the other hand, on the bike, it can be seen that the tubular chassis is framed with an inverted fork at the front and a combined rear shock absorber. The 18-inch front and 17-inch rear wheels are monitored by dual-channel ABS.
The Harley-Davidson X 440 was announced for July in India, priced between 250,000 and 300,000 rupees, or 2,800 and 3,400 euros.
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