Aston AMB 001: it’s... interesting

"Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4) 06/25/2020 at 10:12 • Filed to: None

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Overall styling: kinda neat

Engine: 997cc V-twin making 180 horsepower, which would be okay-ish in class... until you realize it’s also turbocharged. If every other bike in the class can make 180-210 horsepower naturally aspirated, how do you only make 180 with a turbo? The only way that’d be impressive is if it only revs to like 8000 rpm. Will it be fast AF? Absolutely.

I love this central spine though. Except how the display is just kinda blocked in the middle.

Neat.

bob and john > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 06/25/2020 at 10:17

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....huh. cool. I like it. Some design bits I dont, but I like it over all. 

Grindintosecond > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 06/25/2020 at 10:18

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Turbo with only 180hp like that equals also mammoth torque ...

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Grindintosecond 06/25/2020 at 10:23

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Apparently mammoth torque but unable to wind out and actually make horsepower.

and 100 more > Grindintosecond 06/25/2020 at 11:06

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So the front tire should last forever, since you’ll just be doing wheelies everywhere, yeah? Or backflips.

Exage03040 @ opposite-lock.com > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 06/25/2020 at 11:08

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I can’t really get behind the styling. It’s has fairings and with some aggressive clip-ons but with not top wind protection. It looks goofy.

If I’m going to be super critical it doesn’t have much I really like. The worst of both worlds of the race replica (position and clip-ons) and naked (minimal upper torso wind protection). I’ve never been a fan of v-twin cyl (really any thumper or twin), even Ducati has now shunned them and every top 200bhp super street bike is running V4 or I4.

Even as a show piece. The root beer carbon doesn’t do it for me either it really doesn’t provide an interesting contrast that many of the top bikes these days engage in as well as the rest of the frame and mechanical of mostly black and polish, with a minimal dab of red . The only interesting aspect revolves around it being turbocharged and the finned turbine surround as a styling cue .

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 06/25/2020 at 11:28

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Tinted CF is my fetish. I’m very curious what’s up with the weird circular heat sink on what I’m assuming is the turbo between the cylinders.

WiscoProud > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 06/25/2020 at 13:13

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It is odd that its only showing 180hp for a turbocharged liter bike. I presume it has lot more torque though. I would have figured it would have aimed at 250 or so, considering the H2R has a supercharged liter engine and makes 310hp. 

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 06/25/2020 at 15:05

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a e s t h e t i c

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > WiscoProud 06/25/2020 at 15:07

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The NA version of this motor in their other bikes makes 102 horsepower.

Grindintosecond > and 100 more 06/25/2020 at 19:49

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yes. An economical superbike.

Grindintosecond > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 06/25/2020 at 19:50

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wont have to wait for power to come on to pass anyone. its just down low. They could have made a turbo diesel, but noone would buy an AMR diesel bike....i dont think

WiscoProud > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 06/26/2020 at 11:05

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Who makes it? Liter bikes have been making 120+ for 20 years now