CFMoto 650NK sport bike

[bikerdoc]

I previously posted that i've heard a lot of good things about the cf650nk, but i've since heard some pretty bad reviews. It's all chatter of course, but i was out with 18 bikes riding through Zhejiang and the cf650nk was the only bike that had any problems. The guy riding it absolutely hated it. Most of the group said that the engine is terrible and completely untested, and it certainly proved to be the case as the rider had to coast back down the mountain to safety.

So what was the problem specifically? Do you know why the 650NK owner 'hated' it? When you write that he had to coast back down the mountain to safety, why so? Was the mountain unsafe in some way? Did he coast down under engine power or otherwise? I'm not trying to pull your 'pud' so to speak - just playing the devils advocate. :P

That's not to say that the 650NK in the group wasn't suffering from some mechanical problems (can you be more specific?), I'd be cautious in saying that all 650NK's have such problems. Even if there is some anomaly that is only just now becoming apparent, I'm sure that CFMoto will more than likely be trying their darnedest to rectify it. CFMoto upgraded several parts on my Jetmax within months of my purchasing it, since mine was one of the bikes from the first production run (beta model perhaps). A number of parts were upgraded between the first and subsequent production runs. Moreover I'd wonder just how this particular 650NK has been handled by said owner since purchase? Being that regular and routine maintenance is frequently overlooked and not done in PRC, on most things both expensive and inexpensive.

As you rightly point out, a lot of the chatter you heard is most likely unfounded gossip and if such chatter is from the average Chinese then also likely quite biased too as I've found in my experiences in PRC. I know that many Chinese here believe that anything foreign, or with a foreign name has got to be better - and while that MAYBE the case in some instances it ISN'T so.

Most of the group that you rode with stating that the engine is untested means almost nothing, if they cannot substantiate such a claim with evidence - do any of them work for CFMoto per chance? Have any of them been to CFMoto facilities in Hangzhou as I have and seen the facilities and the testing centre along with the R&D dept, first hand as I have? Me thinks, highly unlikely! Have any of them been to any of the other Chinese motorcycling manufacturing facilities as a comparison? I have, as have others here, and from my point of view it's akin to comparing chalk with cheese. CFMoto have a state of the art facility and stand head & shoulders above other motorcycle manufacturing facilities I've seen here. I know just how lengthy a testing period the 650NK has undergone according to what I was told and shown on my visit to CFMoto. I'm assured and fairly confident, that the 650NK (and engine) wasn't just manufactured and then sold, without undergoing extensive testing first. It's been tested for at least a year as far as I recall. Not to say that there could be some problems not found in testing that have now come to the fore in the wild so to speak.

While this can have a dramatic effect on the big picture, lets first look at the specifics in detail. An aspect often lacking in PRC, by the AVERAGE Chinese person. Dewsnap, can you provide more information? I'd only be more than interested to know specifics and then contact either the Zhejiang agent and/or my CFMoto contact in the company to discuss the issue.