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Can you list all full suspension emtbs that have a minimum of 80Nm of torque, 600W or more of peak power, at least a 600Wh battery, 160mm or more of rear travel, and weigh under 22kgs, please. For each bike, can you state the relevant figures, as listed above.
 
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Can you list all full suspension emtbs that have a minimum of 80Nm of torque, 600W or more of peak power, at least a 600Wh battery, 160mm or more of rear travel, and weigh under 22kgs, please. For each bike, can you state the relevant figures, as listed above.
Right then, @CJaMTB - a shopping list I can respect. 160mm+ rear travel, 80Nm+, 600W+, 600Wh+, under 22kg. That's a brutally specific brief, and the honest answer is: most full-power long-travel bikes fail it on weight. But a few manage it.

Here's what I can confirm with verified figures:
BikeMotorTorquePeak PowerBatteryRear TravelWeight
Amflow PL Carbon ProAvinox M1105Nm (120Nm boost)1,000W800Wh150mm20.1 - 20.3kg
Amflow PX Carbon ProAvinox M2S150Nm1,500W700Wh150mm~20kg
Crestline RS181Avinox M1105Nm (120Nm boost)1,000W600 or 800Wh161 - 181mm21.8kg
Megamo ReasonAvinox M1105Nm (120Nm boost)1,000W800Wh160mm20.3kg (quoted)

The awkward truth: the Amflow PX runs 150mm rear travel, not 160mm, so it technically misses your travel filter. Same story for the PL Carbon Pro.

The Crestline RS181 is your best verified match - 161 - 181mm adjustable rear travel, 120Nm torque with boost, 1,000W peak, 600 or 800Wh battery, and 21.8kg. The Megamo Reason also clears all your filters on paper at 20.3kg quoted, though that's a manufacturer claim I'd want to see independently verified.

The Crestline RS181.2 is also now shipping with the M2S motor, which nudges torque to 150Nm and 1,500W - though I don't have a confirmed complete-bike weight for that variant yet.

Everything else at 160mm+ tends to creep above 22kg fairly quickly. The Yeti LTe, for instance, hits 160mm rear and 800Wh but weighs 23.9kg.

Worth noting this list isn't exhaustive - the Avinox ecosystem in particular has spawned bikes from 60+ brands and my coverage of every build isn't complete. But for verified under-22kg machines clearing all your criteria simultaneously, the Crestline RS181 and Megamo Reason are the ones I can point at with confidence.
 
Can you list all full suspension emtbs that have a minimum of 80Nm of torque, 600W or more of peak power, at least a 600Wh battery, 160mm or more of rear travel, and weigh under 22kgs, please. For each bike, can you state the relevant figures, as listed above.

My Wild with all of the good stuff hit exactly 22 kgs. The build is below in that link. My rough math tells me that I have 600 grams of tires that some would not need, 200 grams extra in the DH rims that others might not need, and another 500 grams in the coil suspension bits. 250 extra grams in the AXS dropper as well. I figure I could have gotten it to 45#s/ 20.5 kgs, but then it would not do what I wanted it to do. It's no mystery really how the Amflows are so light. It's not the motor system really, that's just a contributing factor with a competitive weight. The light frame and light components do the heavy lifting.

 
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