Phil West Tests the New Best Bargain Adventure bike on the UK Launch

Lexham Insurance's bike media channel BikeMatters were invited to attend the UK Launch of the QJMOTOR SRT600 Parallel Twin cylinder ADV bike.

Phil West, one of the country's most respected bike journalists, was duly dispatched to the Northwest for the QJMOTOR launch.

What did Phil think of the new SRT600 ?

2025 QJMotor SRT600 Motorcycle Road Test Review

14 October 2025

"One of the biggest stories in motorcycling right now – and indeed in the whole automotive world – is that of the seemingly unstoppable rise of a new series of Chinese manufacturers and their rapidly improving but bargain priced models.

The new QJMotor SRT600S impresses on at least two levels. As the ‘entry’ bike of a new Chinese brand it does an awful lot of things right – at a ridiculously affordable price. On that basis, the QJMotor are going to be a force to be reckoned with and the SRT600S itself offers an awful lot of motorcycle for a previously unheard-of price.

But there’s also more to it than that. The SRT itself is a great, credible all-rounder with such easy manners it’s almost bland, with such a great buying proposition there are probably few cheaper commuters and with such a competency and level of equipment the more established manufacturers such as Honda and BMW must be having sleepless nights."

Read the full review here -

https://www.lexhaminsurance.co.uk/blog/qjmotor-srt600-motorbike-review/