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Avinton Collector

Make Model	Avinton Collector
Year	2013
Engine	Four stroke, 45°V-twin. OHV, 4 can pushrod.
Capacity	1640 cc / 100 cu-in
Bore x Stroke	101.6 x 101.0 mm
Cooling System	Air cooled
Compression Ratio	10.3:1
Induction	Single 42mm Keihin FCR flatside downdraft
Ignition	CDI
Starting	Electric
Max Power	120 hp / 89.5 kW @ 6250 rpm
Max Torque	120 ft-lb / 165 Nm @ 4250 rpm
Transmission	5 Speed
Final Drive	Belt
Frame	TIG welded chrome-moly steal tubular backbone frame with integrated oil tank.
Front Suspension	46mm Cariani Italy inverted fully adjustable forks
Rear Suspension	Extruded aluminum swinging arm with Sachs shocks
Front Brakes	Single 340mm disc 6 piston caliper
Rear Brakes	Single 220mm disc 2 piston caliper
Front Tyre	120/70 ZR17
Rear Tyre	180/55 ZR17
Seat Height	790 mm / 31.1 in
Dry Weight	177 kg / 390 lbs
Fuel Capacity	13 Litres / 3.4 US gal

In 2006 diminutive French manufacturer Wakan Motorcycles introduced its own Wakan 1640, a gritty naked sportsbike designed around a S&S-sourced 1640 cc V-Twin encrusted in a deliberately minimal frame. The idea behind this model was to emulate what AC Cobra did with its cars, which was installing a muscular American engine in a small and light chassis typical of the European school.

The resulting bike, the Wakan 1640, had a look that was definitely appealing, but then the years went by and - after a short sequence of prototypes - the news about Wakan became less and less frequent, with the latest updates reporting of a desperate search for investors which, unfortunately, did not generate great interest. For a while we believed that Wakan was yet another case of newborn motorcycle manufacturer doomed to fade into obscurity, but luckily the end of the story is different from what we had imagined.

Wakan in fact is with us again with a new name, Avinton Motorcycles, and a new model called ‘Collector’, which is more or less the same bike that we had the pleasure to meet a few years back. The engine is the once again the 1640 cc air cooled S&S 45-degrees V-Twin, with the current specifications claiming a power of 120 hp at 5,750 rpm, 163 Nm of torque at 4,250 rpm and a weight in running order of 195 kg. The air intake on the fake fuel tank is still there, with the fuel that finds its place under the saddle.