Following its recent launch in Thailand,
the 2020 GPX Demon GR200R will be coming to Malaysia soon, with pricing to be
announced. This Thailand brand is familiar to Malaysian riders, following the
launch of the GPX Demon 150 GR in February last year.
While the previous Demon 150 GR drew
comments from riders about its resemblance to the Ducati Panigale, this time
around the Demon GR200R looks a lot like a Yamaha YZF-R1. There will be no
remarks about scooter wheels and the such as wheel sizing for the GR200R is now
17-inches, allowing for fitment of popular tyre sizes.
The bump in displacement also moves the
GR200R into ‘proper’ motorcycle territory, with the addition of liquid-cooling
to the single-cylinder, 198 cc engine, wrapped in a trellis frame, produces
17.2 Nm of torque at 6,500 rpm. GPX Thailand did not produce any horsepower
numbers but we would guess something between 16 to 19 hp would be appropriate.
Power gets to the ground via chain final
drive and a six-speed gearbox where a five-speed gearbox is the norm in this
price segment. Braking uses hydraulic discs with a two-piston calliper and 276
mm disc on the front wheel and 220 mm at the back. Front suspension is done with
non-adjustable upside-down forks with a seven-step preload adjustable YSS
monoshock in the rear. Inside the cockpit is a full-colour TFT-LCD display
showing all the necessary information while LED lighting is used throughout.
Dimensionally the Demon GR200R fits into
the quarter-litre class with a wheel base of 1,340 mm and overall length of
2,020 mm while seat height is 815 mm. GPX claims the weight of the Demon GR200R
to be 150 kg while fuel is carried in an 11-litre tank.
For Thailand, the 2020 GPX Demon GR200R is
priced at 76,500 Thai baht while the Demon 150GR had a Malaysian
retail price of RM 9,800 in 2019. For the Malaysia domestic market, current
competition for the Demon GR200R includes the Modenas Pulsar RS200 at RM 9,990
and in the naked sports range, the TVS Apache RTR200 V2.0 at RM 10,950 and KTM
Duke 200 at RM 11,888.
