Avinton / Wakan Collector

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Avinton / Wakan Collector
Manufacturer
Production 2013
Engine
Four stroke, 45°V-twin. OHV, 4 can pushrod.
Compression ratio 10.3:1
Ignition CDI
Transmission 5 Speed
Frame TIG welded chrome-moly steal tubular backbone frame with integrated oil tank.
Suspension Front: 46mm Cariani Italy inverted fully adjustable forks
Rear: Extruded aluminum swinging arm with Sachs shocks
Brakes Front: Single 340mm disc 6 piston caliper
Rear: Single 220mm disc 2 piston caliper
Front Tire 120/70 ZR17
Rear Tire 180/55 ZR17
Seat Height 790 mm / 31.1 in
Weight 177 kg / 390 lbs (dry),
Fuel Capacity 13 Liters / 3.4 US gal
Manuals Service Manual



Engine[edit | edit source]

The engine was a Air cooled cooled Four stroke, 45°V-twin. OHV, 4 can pushrod.. The engine featured a 10.3:1 compression ratio.

Chassis[edit | edit source]

It came with a 120/70 ZR17 front tire and a 180/55 ZR17 rear tire. Stopping was achieved via Single 340mm disc 6 piston caliper in the front and a Single 220mm disc 2 piston caliper in the rear. The front suspension was a 46mm Cariani Italy inverted fully adjustable forks while the rear was equipped with a Extruded aluminum swinging arm with Sachs shocks. The Collector was fitted with a 13 Liters / 3.4 US gal fuel tank. The bike weighed just 177 kg / 390 lbs.

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Overview[edit | edit source]

Avinton Collector





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.





Make Model Avinton Collector
Year 2013
Engine Type Four stroke, 45°V-twin. OHV, 4 can pushrod.
Displacement 1640 cc / 100 cu-in
Bore X Stroke 101.6 x 101.0 mm
Cooling System Air cooled
Compression 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 Tire 120/70 ZR17
Rear Tire 180/55 ZR17
Seat Height 790 mm / 31.1 in
Dry Weight 177 kg / 390 lbs
Fuel Capacity 13 Liters / 3.4 US gal