Re: CFMoto NK650 Impressions
possibly it is noisy because it has had the living snot caned out of it since it was a pup
Re: CFMoto NK650 Impressions
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Originally Posted by
ZMC888
Would CFMOTO help me out? :deal:
G'Day,
Make sure your not getting Jialing'ed...
Saw a red / white one yesterday with a Shanghai "C" plate out in Minhang, not bad looking but smallish bike.
Re: CFMoto NK650 Impressions
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Originally Posted by zhu
possibly it is noisy because it has had the living snot caned out of it since it was a pup
Bike was brand new.
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Originally Posted by TB-Racing
Make sure your not getting Jialing'ed...
Jialing have done quite a bit of damage to the China moto scene, will CFMOTO step up? I might leave of a purchase of this bike to 2013 if at all.
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Originally Posted by TB-Racing
not bad looking but smallish bike.
Yeah it might be a bit small for the Shanghai F1 race circuit, but on a Chinese road with blind pig farmers a 650cc twin is more than enough. Or do you mean in dimensions? I reckon that the size is about right.
Re: CFMoto NK650 Impressions
The dimensions are definitely small, and I think the bike would not be well-suited to panniers and pillion. The pillion barely rates half a seat, so she better be tiny!
As a solo ride for day trips, I think this bike would be a lot of fun.
The risk of being Jialinged? Well, that's a mystery that reveals herself slowly! We owners of the 2009 and 2010 JH600 are only now finding out how little Jialing cares about bikes that are out of warranty. Those riding the JH600A, which is purported to have resolved the JH600 stalling problem, are all still under warranty and have too little mileage on them to expose them to Jialing's duplicity.
Bikerdoc is most knowledgeable about CFMoto and their service record, and has given good reports. But he too has indicated that CFMoto are not averse to using their customers as R&D guinea pigs just as Jialing has done. In his case, at least, I think they recalled his big scoot and replaced a bunch of parts, which ranks them above bottomfeeder Jialing.
cheers!
Re: CFMoto NK650 Impressions
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Originally Posted by
ZMC888
Bike was brand new..
mate if its brand new and it sounds like a sack full of hammers
why even consider it
Re: CFMoto NK650 Impressions
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Originally Posted by
euphonius
The dimensions are definitely small, and I think the bike would not be well-suited to panniers and pillion. The pillion barely rates half a seat, so she better be tiny!
As a solo ride for day trips, I think this bike would be a lot of fun.
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If you'd like to see pix of this bike under a decent-sized European, I've parked some pictures here.
In fact, apart from this new thread there are now at least three other threads about this bike, which is starting to be a bit confusing.
CT 650NK Experience which is kind of mislabeled (That CT should be CF or ChunFeng or CFMoto)
CFMOTO 650 Nice Pics
CFMoto CF650 sport bike
I guess there's no way to corral these together, but perhaps it would be nice to have one designated as a sticky, and have that be the main place for comment. Can these threads be combined somehow?
cheers!
Re: CFMoto NK650 Impressions
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Originally Posted by zhu
mate if its brand new and it sounds like a sack full of hammers why even consider it
It's noisy, but a sack full of hammers would be an exaggeration. Also that's normal operation. It pulls well as it should through all power-bands. If there was blue smoke, the oil stunk of petrol or there was oil pissing over the engine then that would be a giveaway that the engine was shit. Some engines can be noisier than others, that just the way the are. Doesn't mean they can't last or that it isn't rubbish.
Anyway I ain't gonna buy it. This is because Chinese customer service sucks balls, and I swore I'd never buy a 100% Chinese bike again. I don't want to take a 30,000 RMB gamble on a Chinese bike.
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Originally Posted by euphonius
CT 650NK Experience which is kind of mislabeled (That CT should be CF or ChunFeng or CFMoto)
CFMOTO 650 Nice Pics
CFMoto CF650 sport bike
I guess there's no way to corral these together, but perhaps it would be nice to have one designated as a sticky, and have that be the main place for comment. Can these threads be combined somehow?
You might notice that my post was the only one to get the name of the bike correct.
Re: CFMoto NK650 Impressions
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Originally Posted by
ZMC888
Anyway I ain't gonna buy it. This is because Chinese customer service sucks balls, and I swore I'd never buy a 100% Chinese bike again. I don't want to take a 30,000 RMB gamble on a Chinese bike.
This is my position on Chinese bikes right now too. Our options in this price range are fairly nonexistant though. Either you buy a grey market bike or risk getting "Jialinged" (tm TB-Racing) with a Chinese bike.
Still hoping to hear some more opinions on this bike. Thinking that the touring version might have a better seating arrangement. As noted above the pillion seat on the current version is pretty awful.
/edit - miscredited quote
Re: CFMoto NK650 Impressions
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Originally Posted by
ZMC888
Or do you mean in dimensions? I reckon that the size is about right.
G'Day,
The bike is quite small (dimensions) and will not fit larger guys (6'4")...... saw two today going up HuQingPing highway with a large group of big bore Jap bikes.