If you’re like me, you’re probably unfamiliar with the Bashan name. For the last couple of decades, though, this Chinese manufacturer has been building small displacement single-cylinder motorcycles, but something new is brewing.
The brand’s latest Chinese type-approval application is for a 1200cc V-twin powered bobber built around Shineray’s clone of the Harley-Davidson Sportster engine. Unfamiliar with Shineray? Me too. As it turns out, the Shineray Group is a Chinese manufacturer specializing in automobiles, motorcycles, agricultural machinery, and power equipment, and owns the Italian brand, SWM.
