Christini AWD Street Legal 450

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

I read about them a few years ago but I've forgotten everything. Is the front wheel driven by hydraulics or chain? Is it a Yammie WR motor?

The two strokes are GasGas engines but that's not likely to continue considering the current status of GasGas. They have used Honda engines in the past. I don't know my 4 strokes well enough to identify them at a glance. A Yamaha engine would be great.

Its all coming back to me now. I remember although the manufacturing is chinese he was pretty clever with a few features. I.e. the drive bias still allowed most of the power to be delivered on the rear wheel. Ill have to dig out the feature article 'Trailzone' did with him

jesus wept thats a lot of parts .

surely only having the drive down one side of the forks can save a lot of weight and friction . ? even it if was twice the size ?

awesome if you dont min adding 30 pounds

On the surface, these bikes seemed like it might be an idea that would take off but apparently not ... I've all for new inventions even if I'm not gonna buy it myself ....

Maybe the ADV riding angle will get it going ...

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What if this bike did work as advertised and it started winning all these extreme enduro races? Think the rules would change and stop it from entering? Until it is advertised winning a race somewhere or maybe crossing Africa in the rainy season, ...it is what it is ... And today, it is not on hondas' plate and some of us know what that means.

I liked the bike I rode.... but it was a pig.... the 2wd part took some getting use too.... it may be cool for some who wamt different.... and I banged my knee on that goofy cover....

I still remember the Yamaha/Öhlins hydraulic system...

http://www.cmelectronica.com.ar/galerias/fotos/2000/yamaha-wr450f-2trac-2004.jpg

Didn't someone, perhaps a magazine personality manage to come in third in a last man standing event. I think it was when the two stroke was ktm powered.

I think it would be great for V shaped gulleys I encounter. Could just go straight to the bottom at a real slow speed. Just a one foot deep drainage ditch at the side of a road could be dealt with this way as opposed to going into it sideways and picking the bike up and out one wheel at a time like I do.

Can you access a parts sheet selection and see what parts cost for these? It has a one way clutch in the front at least I believe.

Jeff Aaron raced a Christini for a number of years in enduro x before switching to orange last year

I have been thinking about these. The two cycle one. The Harley dealer just took on the line and I inspected one. My question is how do the chain and sprocket hold up. There is a sprocket with 9 teeth on it under the triple clamp, I can not really see that it would be easy to remove the little chain. My experience with a snow blower is that small sprockets do not last well. One of those sprockets in that area is a pretty involved piece. I realize there is a means to make it only rear wheel drive but doubt those gears stop going around. I asked the salesman if there was any cushioning in the clutch but he had no idea. I can see there is no cushioning in the rear hub.

Any idea how durable those drive shafts that go in front of the forks are for falling over and hitting something?

I was told they are making the adventure model for a while and then will make more of the others. Not really sure what the point is in taking on the line if there is a demo dual sport and a super moto to buy and wait unknown time if you want something else.

i bet the sprocket lasts, as the drive distribution is like 15/85, so not a ton of power going thru it.

I rode my street legal '98 Husqvarna 250wr on the street. It was a hoot riding to the trails.

Now with AWD I think I'd want the same width/size front tire as the rear. Same "flotation" equal pulling power f and r.

Reminds me of the Rokon and the Yamaha Olin hydraulic front drive.

With both tires the same size a shaft drive setup using splines for the telescopic front fork.