Kove

Kove was established in 2017 in Chongqing, China, and operates as a subsidiary of Tibet Summit Colove Motorcycle Sales Co., Ltd. The business brings research, development, manufacturing and sales together under one roof, covering mid-to-large displacement motorcycles, new-energy motorcycles and the core components that go inside them. That vertical approach is the point. From engines and frames through to final assembly, the parts that decide how a motorcycle actually rides are developed and built in-house — which is unusual for a manufacturer this young, and the reason the range moved so quickly from a standing start to a credible performance line-up.

The company is recognised as a high-tech enterprise and as a Chongqing “Specialized and Sophisticated” enterprise, and now sells across dozens of countries and regions.

By its own reckoning it sits fifth among Chinese motorcycle brands in the 250cc-and-above class — a position reached in well under a decade.