New Italjet Buccaneer 250 unveiled

• The bike is called the Buccaneer 250i, sharing its name with the Italjet Buccaneer 125 of the ‘70s, a Yamaha engine twin which scored three victories in the Italian Junior 125 series.

• Visordown reports that the bike is believed to be the same machine as seen in patents filed by Longija, except now it’s branded as Italjet, pointing to a partnership between the Chinese and Italian firms.
• Italjet has had a presence in India as well, with an 80:20 partnership with Kinetic, through which the Blaze scooter was launched and subsequently discontinued. Kinetic also had plans to launch the Italjet Jupiter, a premium 250cc liquid-cooled scooter making 25PS and with features like front and rear disc brakes, but those plans were shelved too.
• Almost a decade on, it seems Italjet SpA has found a new partner in China.