Quote Originally Posted by prince666 View Post
These are fair issues Dave so your bike was built on a Tuesday !!

Would you class the CF as a "World Class bike" !!!
So a Tuesday built bike is better than Monday or Friday? I guess so.

World class bike? Depends on the definition of world class. It can be as good as those Japanese bikes assembled in Asian countries like Thailand, Malaysia, India etc. As good as Japanese built bikes, probably still have some way to go though it has most of the good fundamentals already. Minor stuff like QC issues, better design, parts and workmanship still brings it down. If this is export quality, I shudder to think how it is with local market version. The headlights are a major gripe with me. My 1986 Honda CX has better light throw than the teeny H8 bulbs they put in. For a touring bike, this is like a big oversight. The LED upgrade I installed have put things back in order and I can see clearly now the roads ahead. Good thing too the LED bulb is just 32W item vs the standard 35W halogen H8.

The panniers additional latches are good thing but the placement was where some pressure are being exerted forcing the them to pop out. So back to the drawing board. The LCD display is not too accurate. The clock runs faster as time goes by and the fuel gauge is not so accurate.
I like the bike but it does have some niggling issues that keep it peg down from being a world class bike.