Chinese motorcycle manufacturer Loncin has been storming through the European market thanks to its premium sub-brand Voge. Encompassing nearly all categories of motorcycling, Vogue first entered the market with beginner-friendly naked and neo-retro machines. It then branched out to small to mid-capacity adventure bikes, before going in full-force in the premium segment, as evidenced by the 900DS unveiled at EICMA.
As it would turn out, Voge is nowhere near finished when it comes to new surprises for the ADV crowd. Its newest model comes in the form of the Valico 525 DSX, and it’s an approachable adventure bike that boasts some off-road-ready goodies. Starting off with the engine, the Valico 525 DSX is designed as an A2-compliant machine, opening doors to younger riders to the ADV scene. As such, it’s rocking a 494cc, liquid-cooled, fuel-injected, parallel-twin engine. With 47 horsepower on tap, performance is very similar to that of the Honda CB500X.
