Christini selling complete bikes

http://www.christini.com/bikes/christini-awd-450

Has anyone actually seen one of these? Or know where there is a dealer in Tx? I couldn't find any real reviews, but the price seems suspiciously low, even though it seems to be a chinese copy of a Honda.

Interesting technology....

Their business used to be in Honda and KTM conversions. I wonder if they've just licensed to develop and rebadge from a particular manufacturer.

While the tech is cool and we were suitably impressed by it all when we saw it on display at Last Man Standing several years ago, the results didn't seem so impressive. Watching them against the standard dirt bikes they didn't seem to go through nasty stuff or up hill that much, if any, better. And if your buddy has a Christini and needs some help, don't grab the front wheel or anywhere around the front forks trying to help the bike along, that's a good way to lose a finger.

Still, while they didn't seem to do any better I have no idea what it did for rider feel or control or confidence, as those things can be huge in certain situations. They were doing demo rides but we weren't able to make it.

That's weird, looks like a Honda 450 but you can't buy a normal 450 for that price> Either a misprint or as stated it's a Chinese copy, stay far away from that if so! lol

Motorcyclist June 2012 Page 20. All your questions are answered.

Two strokes - gas gas engine
Four strokes - eeew, Chinese!

Hrm, two wheel drive supermoto? Intriguing!

gixxerjasen said:

Four strokes - eeew, Chinese!

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Worse than the Chinese Rotaxes in the G650s?

Andrew T said:

Worse than the Chinese Rotaxes in the G650s?

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Chinese design and Chinese Manufacturing and Assembly plants are two entirely different things.

Plenty of good quality engine and motorcycle assembly plants in China. More Jap bikes than you realize have a VIN beginning with "L".

Actually Chinese design is not really bad either. It is the inferior parts and materials used for their designs in order to keep the cost ridiculously low. Chinese scooter ~ $900, Japanese scooter ~ $3,000. That scale of cost reduction doesn't come from labor alone.

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