CFMoto 650NK sport bike

[milton]

BTW: I just went for a walk after dinner and saw a black JH600 in front of the Starbucks close to the Science & Technology Museum in Shanghai, Pudong. waiting 5 mins, the rider did not come back, I left finally. Who of you guys was that?

Wow, it's such a small world. It was me last night meeting a friend at the said Starbucks. I live in the apartment compound right behind JinYan Road 锦研路。 Ordinarily I'd park my bike in the compound before going to Starbucks, but I was late so I just pulled over there directly. Looks like you are somewhat close to that spot as well. PM me if you are interested to see me about the bike or even test ride it.
Cheers!

[bikerdoc]

A new CF650NK sold to a local guy in Nanjing, here's his report at motofans- taking delivery of the bike, then riding Nanjing-Shanghai-Nanjing (Tianma race circuit), adapting a Honda VTR1000 screen to his CF650NK complete with photos.

[macieq]

Wow, it's such a small world. It was me last night meeting a friend at the said Starbucks. I live in the apartment compound right behind JinYan Road 锦严路。 Ordinarily I'd park my bike in the compound before going to Starbucks, but I was late so I just pulled over there directly. Looks like you are somewhat close to that spot as well. PM me if you are interested to see me about the bike or even test ride it.
Cheers!

Milton, what a small world, indeed. I live in the same compound! But I have never seen your bike in there. Probably another corner. I have noticed you've got an A plate, so suitable for the downtown. Most of the bikes in Pudong have C plates (if they have any ).

Great, I'll PM you, of course!

[TexasAggie]

"Re: CF Moto CF650 sport bike

A new CF650NK sold to a local guy in Nanjing, here's his report at motofans- taking delivery of the bike, then riding Nanjing-Shanghai-Nanjing (Tianma race circuit), adapting a Honda VTR1000 screen to his CF650NK complete with photos."


Bikerdoc,

You mention this is Nanjing. Any idea where? I am still looking for local mechanic for my JH600. I have a pretty good guy for the CJ750 but have had to bring in outside factory help for the JH600. You may well remember the guys I first tried broke the oil filter bolt off not even knowing the lefty loose righty tight rule. I am sure there is a capable JH600 mechanic somewhere here but I have not found him. Maybe this is my lucky break.............

[Lao Jia Hou]

Here's a promo video of the CF650 - more pleasant eye-candy and a couple of great trick riders (amazing skills)

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjcxMDM1ODg4.html

[euphonius]

Great trick riding indeed -- especially the Keystone Kops bit where the bike gets away from him. How does the bike stay up on its own? One of those Taiwan-made gyro systems that Felix told us about?

Very cool, but probably not the best strategy for promoting safe, responsible riding.....

thanks for sharing.

[dewsnap]

I wasn't overly impressed with this CFMoto 650 at first glance, but i still keep finding myself going back to the dealer on Wuzhong Lu to have another peek.

A few guys from Motor Fans are raving about this bike, and they assure me that it IS registerable in Shanghai. I was even told CFMoto enlisted the experience of Ducati when designing this bike which seems a bit far fetched, but nontheless, it's nice to know there's a legal, mid-range bike out there should i decide to upgrade.

This touring verson might be more suitable for the Chinese roads. Due for release soon. Apparantly. I reckon it looks similar to the BMW R1200, not really my cup of tea though.

cf moto.jpg

But this on the other hand is something worth saving for...

cf650nk.jpg

[Gardo]

dewsnap, There is just something sexy about her having that naked look. Maybe that I refer to the bike as she and naked in the same sentence

Definitely a good looking bike

[bikerdoc]

The ex-BMW engineer 'Ulli' based out at TianMa circuit was involved in the mechanical/transmission design, and has by all accounts, had only positive things to say about the overall design & quality of the CFMoto 650NK. I will be catching up with him this weekend when I hit SH for the day or two. As for input from Ducati, me thinks thats just an urban legend that flies on Motofans.cn and other Chinese moto websites/forums. I will check and report back.
I've also been invited by the Taizhou based Zhejiang agent to head down for a test-ride of the said 650NK as I'm considering adding it to the stable, and can avail myself of the offer of a test-ride without any obligations.

Will report back on my thoughts and impression after that takes place sometime next week.

[dewsnap]

Look forward to your impressions after the test drive then Doc. How come you're considering this bike? You've already got plenty of power in your stable and a nice commuter.

I'm heading out of Shanghai this weekend, it's a shame, it'd have been nice to meet up.