The CPI SX 50 is the 50 cm³ enduro of CPI Motor Company, the Taiwanese maker of scooters, mopeds and quads. The French Wikipedia article on the company lists it as the SM/SX 50 in the enduro range, which also holds the SM 125, SM 200 and SM 250.
CPI SX 50 at a glance
| Maker | CPI Motor Company, Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Class | enduro, 50 cm³ |
| Range name | SM/SX 50 |
| Larger relatives | SM 125, SM 200 and SM 250 |
| Other ranges | scooter, club, quad and moped lines |
| Maker’s own engines | 50 to 200 cm³, with a claim of EURO 2 compliance |
| Production sites | China (Qingyuan), Malaysia (Gurun) and Taiwan (Dali, Taichung) |
| European importer from 2009 | Hans Leeb Zweirad Handels, Wolfsberg, Austria |
| German importer | Jack Fox GmbH & Co KG, until April 2010 |
No Wikipedia page is devoted to the SX 50; the article uses the mention of the SM/SX 50 in the enduro range of the French and German articles on CPI Motor Company, so it stays short.
History of the CPI SX 50
The enduro line
CPI’s products are divided into five groups, the scooter, enduro, club, quad and moped ranges. The enduro range in the French Wikipedia article on CPI Motor Company is made up of the SM/SX 50 and the SM 125, SM 200 and SM 250; the SX 50 is therefore the smallest machine of that line.
A maker of scooters, mopeds and quads
CPI (Collaboration Professional Innovation) was founded in 1991 and makes its own engines of 50 to 200 cm³, saying that all of them meet the EURO 2 standard. Between them the group’s plants in China at Qingyuan, in Malaysia at the Modenas site in Gurun and in Taiwan at Dali in Taichung turned out tens of thousands of machines a month.
Import and sales
The main markets for CPI vehicles are Europe, Indonesia, Iran, China, Turkey and the USA. From 2009 the European importer was Hans Leeb Zweirad Handels of Wolfsberg in Austria. In Germany the vehicles were handled by Jack Fox GmbH & Co KG, which also supplied the Praktiker stores and the Otto mail-order catalogue, until the company was wound up after its insolvency at the end of April 2010.
Design and features
- Smallest enduro: the SX 50 is the 50 cm³ member of the SM/SX line.
- Enduro range: listed with the SM 125, SM 200 and SM 250.
- One of five ranges: CPI also builds scooters, club bikes, quads and mopeds.
- Own engines: units from 50 to 200 cm³, with a claim of EURO 2 compliance.
CPI SX 50 versions
- SM/SX 50: the 50 cm³ enduro listed in the range.
- SM 125: the smallest of the larger enduro models.
- SM 200: the middle model of the enduro line.
- SM 250: the largest enduro listed.
The GTR and the Aragon cover CPI’s scooter side, and the whole marque is in the CPI collection.
Video: CPI SX 50
Video by P0LLUX64 on YouTube.
Sources
- CPI Motor Company, French Wikipedia: enduro range, markets
- CPI Motor Company, German Wikipedia: company history, production sites, engines
