Aprilia and Zongshen established a working partnership back in 2004. Under the deal, the Chinese motorcycle and scooter manufacturing giant would produce small-capacity models for the Italian firm. That agreement has brought us the SR Max300 and Max250 scooters along with the Terra 150 adventure bike and the GPR150 sportbike.
The EuroAsian strategic alliance is far from unconventional too. KTM and CFMoto share a similar relationship, with the Chinese brand gaining engineering, design, and development knowledge in exchange for Duke 125, 200, and 390 production. That joint venture extends to the racetrack as well, with the Prüstel GP Team running a CFMoto-branded KTM RC4 race bike in the Moto3 Grand Prix series.
