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The Brixton Crossfire may not know where it's from, but it surely knows what it wants to be

- Manaal Mahatme

The Brixton Crossfire may not know where it’s from, but it surely knows what it wants to be My experience with new motorcycles from the lesser-known or new brands hasn’t always been a smooth ride, literally or otherwise. And when it is from China, the hesitation only doubles. The stereotypes surrounding anything that comes from the Middle Kingdom creep in my head despite my best attempts to believe otherwise. Oh, did the ‘Brixton’ name make you think of pubs and pints, tweed jackets and bowler hats... or Triumphs? I realise this might rattle your teacup, but the brand named after a London Borough is actually an Austrian company that teamed up with a Chinese engine manufacturer and is now assembling them in Kolhapur to sell in India. Not quite what you’d expect from a name that screams ‘London pub,’ eh?