Is This BMW Sportbike Copy What Happens When You Let AI Design Bikes?
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, what even is this?
If you've been interested in motorcycles for at least a little while, then chances are excellent that you've seen at least one pretty clear copy bike before. No, I'm not talking about when an OEM that races in MotoGP or WSBK rolls out a small-displacement tribute livery bike or scooter.
I'm talking about companies that seem to exist for no reason other than to throw existing motorcycle designs from modern OEMs in a blender, extrude them into colorful plastic fairings, and then sell low-displacement near-lookalikes for incredibly low prices.
It's one thing when it's a bike meant for children, for example. But it's completely another when it's as blatant as this Jiangsu Daelg Sukuli S 1000 RR copy. I mean, look at this thing. It has the Roundel and everything.
When you're done taking in all of its, um, design influences (Side note: Do you think that's even a real subframe? Unclear.), I'd like to draw your attention to one other perplexing bit on this bike. It's something that you might notice in the images above, but which isn't necessarily super clear until you really zoom in on it with a few less of the distractions that are posed by the rest of this bike.
Ready? It's this.
More than the quasi-BMW roundel, more than the RR graphic, more than the M competition colors, there's the completely perplexing addition of a name brand badge on the tank that says "Sukuli," clearly written in the Suzuki font. Maybe there's an idea that if you mash up all your design theft, it somehow creates something new?
Oh wait, that's how AI designs work. Maybe this was designed by AI?
To be clear, I don't know that for a fact, and neither do you. But it's a pretty believable explanation, especially when you look at some of Jiangsu Daelg's other 'designs.' All of which are reskins of 250-400cc small-displacement combustion bikes, and all of which will look a little bit familiar, but will simultaneously make you question whether you recently had a head injury and just didn't realize it.
Gallery: Sukuli Copies
Previous 'designs' in this collection are quite blatant, but a bit more mashup-y than this S 1000 RR, which they even call an S 1000 RR in their catalog listing. Yes, even though the most it could apparently hope to be is an S 400 RR, given how the engine can be specced if you order it from the supplier.
Now if you'll excuse me, I need some headache medicine. Feel free to share your thoughts on any of these bike-alikes in the comments.
Copy, Right?
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