Wuling Motors, a Chinese company that makes cars and commercial vehicles, is now expanding into motorcycles with the Serpol 501, an unabashed homage to the Honda CMX 500 Rebel.
According to the prestigious Greek magazine Bikeit, “in December 2022, they applied for a patent to manufacture motorcycles, and at the end of February 2023 they began to show the motorcycle they presented at the Beijing Fair (May 24) called Serpol 501.
It is a bike that is very reminiscent of the Honda CMX 500 Rebel, where we find a J.Juan four-piston caliper, mounted radially, which seems to take care of braking with the single disc brake on the front wheel, combined with a sensor ring for the ABS.
With 494 cc and around 54 hp, there are already Euro 5-compatible versions available with 48 hp. We could see this bike in Europe by the end of the year.
J.Juan is the world leader in the manufacture of braided hydraulic hoses and the second largest European motorcycle brake manufacturer. It was founded in 1965 in Barcelona (Spain) and employs 640 people. The company is part of the Brembo Group, a world leader in brake technology, founded in 1961 in Bergamo (Italy), with more than 12,000 employees in 15 countries and on 3 continents, with 29 production and business sites. Brembo owns prestigious brands such as AP, AP Racing, Breco, Bybre, J.Juan, Marchesini and SBS Friction.