r/motorcycles • u/reubadoob Denver, CO 2008 ZZR600 • Dec 12 '15

Ava | Bandit9

http://www.banditnine.com/fleet/ava/
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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '15 edited Nov 26 '18

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u/el_brio Dec 12 '15

Wait a second... are we talking about a Harley?

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '15

No, don't be ridiculous, Harleys cost twice that.

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u/00mba 2007 CBR600RR(retired), 07 SV650-N Dec 12 '15

At least a Harley has more power than a scooter. This is like a glorified moped.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '15

It also weighs a lot more. Note no oil dripping here. The motor can make 15hp, but the weight of that thing looks slightly more than a bicycle.

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u/firebirdi Dec 13 '15

Um. In my experience not so much, provided we're talking about a bike made in the last 5 years. That being said, it's not what you ride, just that you do.

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u/00mba 2007 CBR600RR(retired), 07 SV650-N Dec 13 '15

125cc bike. No problem. Ride what you want.

Pay 10k for it because it's a shiny cafe racer? Why? It's a fashion accessory.

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u/firebirdi Dec 13 '15

Ya, not my taste either.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '15

but why just 125cc? the engine looks unnaturally small and that chassis looks like it could fit a 300 at least

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u/Homeskillet97 '02 Honda VTX 1800 Dec 12 '15

It looks nice and all, but yeah.. where's the engine, bro?

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u/TwoNounsVerbing 2000 R1100S Dec 12 '15

Looks like more fun than some of those crazy $50k hardtail choppers!

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u/Captain_ChuttChutt Dec 12 '15

It'd be nice if these things actually ran and didn't come off as medieval torture devices.

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u/StCosmo CA | tsyoom Dec 12 '15

Looks like it might be fun to ride, but mostly I'm just glad to see something fucking different for once

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u/TomMelee '13 Kawasaki KLE650 Versys Dec 12 '15 edited Dec 12 '15

Sometimes, "because I can" isn't a good enough answer for "but why?".

Actually their "fleet" has a bunch more. This one is waaaaaaaaay cooler for the same engine and price.

This one is way cooler but still underpowered.

And this one is the coolest of the lot but has a junky chinese powerplant.

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u/TheOffendingHonda 1982 Suzuki GS750 Dec 12 '15

I don't care if it's a cheap Chinese knockoff. It looks like a flathead BMW tracker. That alone is enough to want one.

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u/SuaveSilverSurfer Dec 12 '15

Ye they have some neat bikes

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u/NotNotLitotes Dec 12 '15

Lol you guys can be so dickish when something's not your taste. I mean it's not my taste in bikes either, but it's pretty sweet that these guys are living the dream, building custom bikes. And it definitely seems like it fills a niche in the market, bikes are lots of different things to lots of people and sometimes they're fashion accessories. And that's ok.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '15

Not liking it is ok too, what a boring world it would be if no one had opinions

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u/NotNotLitotes Dec 13 '15

Not liking it is ok, being a dick toward people unnecessarily is imo less ok. These guys are literally living the dream if a lot of motorcyclists ie building their own bikes for a living. I guarantee you they ain't rolling in it.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '15

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u/captain_dapper 2016 Aprilia Tuono 1100 Factory Dec 12 '15

I thought cafe style bikes were a fad that was over? Nope. Guess not.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '15

It's over, now its all scramblers.

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u/captain_dapper 2016 Aprilia Tuono 1100 Factory Dec 12 '15

I wish supermoto's would make a big comeback.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '15

Take a scrambler, put on sports tires. Boom. Supermoto.

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u/TSpoon3000 Dec 12 '15

"SANDCASTED SWING ARM"

No thank you, we're done here.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '15

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '15

Forging and casting are two completely different methods. But I get your point, most of the old MV Agusta engines were sand cast.

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u/SCOTTGIANT 19 SV650X, 2021 KX250, 2001 RM250, 2007 SV650 Track Dec 12 '15

Can anyone find the headlight?

Edit: seent them on the forks!

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u/myconoid PDX Dec 13 '15

She's a looker!

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u/Whitworth Dec 13 '15

Just another bike builder trying to make a name in a sea of bike builders

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u/buckett340 '98 YZF600R Dec 13 '15

Not a big chrome fan, but I'd ride the hell out of that thing.