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  1. #1 New 450 (yes, 450!!) bike from Asiawing 
    Senior C-Moto Guru culcune's Avatar
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    I found this new bike from Asiawing which looks very promising to say the least! See what you think....

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MWz9AXiW-c

    If you click on Asiawingmotor, they have some other videos of this bike in action.

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    I think it may be a KX450 engine on a Chinese frame
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    Looks good. The Asiawing 450 is supposed to be watercooled and to 500 air/oil. Is the KX450 water-coooled?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Franki View Post
    I think it may be a KX450 engine on a Chinese frame
    If it is a KX450 engine I don't think Kawasaki would be to impressed.

    Might be able to sell them in China but the rest of the World may be a different story.

    KX450 are water cooled.
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    IF (and this is a very large if) the photos of the engine on Asiawing's web site are accurate it ca't be the same engine. The Asiawing engine looks like a SOHC with a 9.6:1 compression ratio while the KX450 is a 12.5:1 with DOHC. Would really need to see a better image of the Asiawing bike (which they currently don't offer on their web page).

    http://www.asiawing.com/asiawing_004.htm

    Also, I don't think Kawasaki has any joint partnership relationships with chinese manufacturers do they? I know the other three of the Big Four do but I don't recall the Big Green having any knock-offs.

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    Where I live there is a quad bike factory who have a deal with Yamaha.They are all Yamaha technology and they all have 450cc water-cooled singles.They make these engines here. Perhaps this is a similar engine in the Asiawing?

    Possibly the technology in the bikes near me is older than the modern YFZ, and probably has 4 valves and a carb, but I'm not sure.

    Yamaha YFZ450R 2009



    Engine and transmission
    Displacement: 449.00 ccm (27.40 cubic inches)
    Engine type: Single cylinder
    Stroke: 4
    Compression: 11.6:1
    Bore x stroke: 95.0 x 63.4 mm (3.7 x 2.5 inches)
    Fuel system: Injection. Yamaha Fuel Injection (YFI) , 42mm
    Valves per cylinder: 5
    Fuel control: DOHC
    Ignition: TCI (Digital)
    Starter: Electric
    Cooling system: Liquid
    Gearbox: 5-speed
    Transmission type
    final drive: Chain

    The quad bike factory near me IMHO is an attempt by Yamaha to make 'real' quad bikes available re-badged and cut the copycat Chinese garbage out of the foreign export market.
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    Now that I think I can embed videos, here is another video of the bike in actual competition. Of course, no one knows what, if anything, was done to prep the bike, or if it's really their own bike, and the competition doesn't look extremely intense, maybe on par with how 'snortin nortin' rides on his home track after a few cappacinos, but this is their own company video:

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    Just checking the details, the Asiawing engine clearly isn't a modern YFZ Yamaha or possibly it's not even Yamaha at all. May phone the factory to find out as the factory is in Shandong on 200 kms from me.
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    Spoke to the factory, they had a guy with really decent English, he said the engine was originally a Honda developed 450 single. Whether this is an officially licenced Honda engine or not I'm unsure. The guy said they make the engine themselves.

    So this probably is similar to the CRF 450 engine. In fact this probably is a CRF450 'clone' bike.

    Cost quoted was 26,000 RMB ($3,800 US), if in China, other markets prices will vary.

    I will probably visit the factory in the spring or as soon as the weather is acceptable.

    Honda CRF 450
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    [QUOTE=culcune;4442]Now that I think I can embed videos, here is another video of the bike in actual competition. Of course, no one knows what, if anything, was done to prep the bike, or if it's really their own bike, and the competition doesn't look extremely intense, maybe on par with how 'snortin nortin' rides on his home track after a few cappacinos, but this is their own company video:

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    You bee funny boy Culcune , and I mean that in a funny San Francisco way Culcune ..
    Good video , no quad-tripple jumps , whats this ??? Probably break in half anyway .
    They do seam a bit under powered , or novice riders , like you .
    I do like the sound though of the video you sent me , seams plenty torquey , even for experienced cappacinno riders like me . You know my address , when is my bike getting here ? And where is that Mexican Hooker too ?
    Cappaccino or not Simon , I will school you any day ....

    Later bro , when is your Streetfighter Model going to arrive Stateside ???

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