US importer / certificate holder
Who actually makes Paragon Motorcycles, LLC (dba Janus Motorcycles)?
Paragon Motorcycles, LLC (dba Janus Motorcycles) did not use one factory. Across 2018–2026 the engines came from 2 different Chinese manufacturers — so the answer depends on your model year.
- Model years
- 2018–2026
- Engine factories
- 2
- Engine families
- 15
- Models certified
- 6
The factory changed. Here is when.
| Model year | Engine factory on the certificate |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Chongqing Astronautic Bashan · Chongqing Shineray |
| 2025 | Chongqing Astronautic Bashan · Chongqing Shineray |
| 2024 | Chongqing Astronautic Bashan · Chongqing Shineray |
| 2023 | Chongqing Astronautic Bashan · Chongqing Shineray |
| 2022 | Chongqing Astronautic Bashan · Chongqing Shineray |
| 2021 | Chongqing Astronautic Bashan · Chongqing Shineray |
| 2020 | Chongqing Astronautic Bashan |
| 2019 | Chongqing Astronautic Bashan |
| 2018 | Chongqing Astronautic Bashan |
Other American badges on the same engines
These machines came out of the same factory at the same engine size. If Paragon Motorcycles, LLC (dba Janus Motorcycles) parts are hard to find, these are where to look next — after measuring.
Model names certified under Paragon Motorcycles, LLC (dba Janus Motorcycles)
6 distinct model designations appear on this brand's certificates. Yours should be among them — importers sometimes market a machine under a different name than the one they certified.
Gryffin 250 · Gryffin 450 · Halcyon 250 · Halcyon 450 · Phoenix 250 · Phoenix 450
Related in the registry
Source. US EPA annual certification data — EPA Certified Highway Motorcycle Test Results, MY2006-present; EPA Certified Off-Road Motorcycle / ATV / UTV / Rec Vehicle, MY2006-present. Retrieved 2026-09-07. Based on 19 China-engine certificate rows filed by Paragon Motorcycles, LLC (dba Janus Motorcycles). Full provenance and method.