Where is Maxtra Racing’s MotoGP Bike?
Haojue / Maxtra Racing 125cc MotoGP Bike
One month until Qatar MotoGP opener. Anyone notice Maxtra Racing’s website is password protected? It has been that way for a few weeks. No email updates from Maxtra lately. The most recent email update was February 15 2009, about 1 month ago. In December and January we were getting emails every few weeks. I was looking forward to seeing China’s first entry into MotoGP, I hope all is good with progress on the 125cc two stroke machine.
Maxtra Racing Signs Michael Ranseder for 2009 Moto GP
Chinese Moto GP team Maxtra Racing has chosen Michael Ranseder as the first rider. Maxtra Racing is the first all Chinese entry into Moto GP and should be a great step for parent company Houjue and the Chinese motorcycle industry in general. Ranseder brings 3 years of increasingly successful Moto GP experience to the team. There is a second rider spot still open. Maxtra will race in 2009 Moto GP in the 125cc class. Read more about Ransder and the innovative upside-down cylindar 125cc Maxtra for more information.
Want To Buy a Maxtra 125cc GP Racer?
Looks like the team at Maxtra Racing is considering a production version of their 125cc MotoGP race bike. Chinese company Haojue has teamed up with racing legends John Sutrees, Gary Taylor and others to build a motorcycle from the ground up and race it in the 125cc class of motoGP. Obviously the project is generating a lot of interest for the Maxtra brand.
This is a drastic departure from most Chinese motorcycle manufactures approach to entering markets outside of China. While Zongshen and Lifan aim at low cost, low cc market Haojue decided to shoot for the elite segment of one off race motorcycles and work backwards from there. So far it was a good call. The Maxtra name will be associated with racing before it ever reaches showroom floors. An image of quality will be baked in to the name.
So when can I buy a Maxtra?