In recent years, China has proven itself as an up and coming motorcycle manufacturing hub. Lots of brands have emerged from the Asian country, and lots of established brands have teamed up with various Chinese manufacturers to help boost their production and market presence. AW is a brand you've probably never heard of before, and frankly, neither have I. Nevertheless, the brand seeks to make its presence felt with the launch of two new models.
Upon doing some digging, it turns out that AW is indeed a very new company. Debuting in a trade fair in China in 2021, the brand has just unveiled its first two models – the 500 N and 500 R – both of which are built on the same platform. Both the AW 500 N and 500 R share the same engine and components, but differ in terms of styling. Unsurprisingly, the bikes make use of an engine from yet another Chinese manufacturer, Loncin, either in the form of the 471cc or 494cc parallel-twin with similar architecture as that of Honda's parallel-twin engine.
