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SWM — the Italian/Chinese company picking up where the Italian/German company left off after the Swedes left the building and well before the Austrians came and took over.

SWM is making steady strides across its range in a patient game of offering value while not over-reaching, and understanding its place before making crazy promises of racing glory.

New for the 2019 RS300R and RS500R are the more striking plastics and graphics that really do set the 2019s apart from the previous models. The improvements don’t stop there though, with a new headlight and blinkers fitted, a new and much more comfortable seat, new sub-frame and a Euro 4 specific engine mapping.

If they look at all