We recently came across a Chinese clone of a popular Japanese motorcycle. Meet Foshan MT, a brazen ripoff of Yamaha MT-15/MT-125. Built by Foshan Muci Motorcycle Co. Ltd, the Chinese ‘MT’ has some unmistakable similarities with the Japanese MT; the headlamp has almost the same design as the latter’s, but with thicker LED DRLs, which make it look less aggressive. The fuel tank of the Foshan has a similar design to the Yamaha streetfighter, but looks smaller.
The single-piece seat is different though, as are the side body panels. The tail section has a completely different design, featuring a sporty-looking split grabrail for the pillion and a fender-mounted taillight. The suspension duties on Foshan MT are handled by a pair of USD forks (with golden finish) at the front and a monoshock at the rear. The braking system consists of single petal discs on both wheels with bright red calipers. Even the short and stubby exhaust has been copied from Yamaha MT-15.
The motorcycle also gets an LCD instrument console. The system is not a direct ripoff of its Japanese counterpart, but there is an undeniable “inspiration” taken from the latter’s instrument cluster. As per the official website, Foshan MT is available with four engine options – 125cc, 150cc, 200cc, and 250cc – priced from USD 730 to USD 880. The performance isn’t too impressive though; even the most-powerful 250cc engine of the motorcycle only belts out 17 PS and 16.5 Nm of peak power and torque, respectively.
