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.