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The Benda P51 combines a compact 250cc boxer engine with an electric motor, enabling it to achieve performance levels more typically found in mid-range vehicles. The concept model was presented in China and Europe and demonstrates how far small displacement engines can be developed today.

At EICMA 2025 in Milan, BENDA is demonstrating a significantly increased commitment to the European market and underlining its global expansion strategy. The Chinese motorcycle manufacturer is presenting an expanded model range to an international audience. A total of twelve motorcycles and seven off-road vehicles will be on display. More than half of these are making their global debut in Milan – a sign of the company’s most comprehensive and ambitious international exhibition to date.

With the Rock 707, Chinese motorcycle manufacturer Benda presents a model that clearly stands out from the company’s previous machines.  The mixture of modern technology and classic cruiser styling shows that Benda is increasingly to be taken seriously – especially for riders who want to switch from automatic scooters or electric bikes to a “real” motorcycle.

When you think of boxer engines, the name BMW almost automatically springs to mind.  But although the Munich-based company shaped the engine type, the boxer was never exclusively theirs.  As early as the First World War, British brands such as ABC and Douglas attracted attention with transversely mounted two-cylinder engines.  BMW set its own standards with the R32 in 1923 – and thus shaped today’s image of the longitudinally mounted boxer.  Imitations such as the Ural and Dnepr from the former Soviet Union or the Chinese Chang Jiang CJ750 followed.  Even Harley-Davidson experimented with the XA during the Second World War.

The cruiser world has changed a lot in recent years.  Instead of huge, loud V2 bikes, more and more manufacturers are focusing on smaller, more practical and more accessible models.  In addition to machines such as the Honda Rebel and the Kawasaki Eliminator, Benda is now also launching a new model on the market: the Napoleonbob 500. But can this Chinese bobber variant hold its own in a competitive segment?

The Chinese motorcycle manufacturer Benda was already able to surprise with the visually successful power cruiser LFC 700, which is equipped with a fat 310 rear tire. Now they are following up with their own V4 engines.