Thought I'd quickly update this thread. I've been fortunate to have visited the CFMoto factory on the outskirts of Hangzhou many months ago. I was impressed with the whole operation there. I can safely say that CFMoto are taking their operation seriously and are very much focused on a global market, with approximately 20% of the business focused in R&D and technological development. While at the CFMoto site, I saw quite a few international foreign buyers in different parts of the CFMoto complex, which is very different to what I saw and experienced at Geely Motorcycles down in Taizhou - the two manufacturers were like "chalk and cheese."

Anyway this is less about my visit to CFMoto and more about the Jetmax some 17000km later. ...to be continued