Mar 2, 2011
If you are a rider there is a good chance that you started your riding journey off-road. Whether that was on 2, 3 or 4 wheels since it was a place that if you fell or made a mistake, it was unlikely you’d take anyone else out with your fall, or damage your machine too bad. And you spent time learning what worked and didn’t work in negotiating turns, hills etc. Well, it looks like Christini, a U.S. company known for building all-wheel drive conversion kits for motocycles, is coming out with their own line of motorcycles which could very likely heighten your off-road experience. These bikes will be AWD (all-wheel drive). Yep. Two models are currently in the works – a 450 model retailing for $6,895 and a AWD 300 model featuring a 300cc engine and other high-end racing components for an estimated retail price of $8,995. According to Christini, the two new AWD models are priced and configured to compete in the market head-to-head with products offered by the major OEMs, (yet to be identified). Each unit will be assembled in the Christini AWD Philadelphia facility with frames and AWD drive system components designed by Christini.
“We have been planning the launch of our own branded AWD factory models for years and believe the new price points will provide the opportunity for every motorcycle enthusiast to experience the quality and improved benefit of AWD,” says Steve Christini, president of Christini AWD. “We presently sell our custom AWD motorcycles in the US and more than 20 other countries and fully expect the availability of a complete factory Christini AWD model to dramatically increase the market reach. Our AWD system is race tested, extremely durable and has been ridden with great success in US and international races over the past 4 years. We look forward with great enthusiasm to the worldwide commercial launch our branded Christini AWD factory products.”
