Steve's CFMoto 650 NK（春风 650 NK）

[felix]

Well done steve in pursuing your own campaign to get those damn illegal bikes off the road!

[Steve_Halt]

Well done steve in pursuing your own campaign to get those damn illegal bikes off the road!

Right! Still I have to admit I did ride an illegal scooter here (a long time ago, but still) and I can understand people, who aren't willing to put 9000RMB plates on a 5000RMB bike. Given that, I'm sure that not plating a 39999RMB bike is a big mistake to make.

[Steve_Halt]

So this is how the bike looks after being plated:

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As you can see, there's no place in the front specifically designed for the license plate, so the had to be drilled and mounted onto the front fender mounts. No worries, but the bike's made in China. Chinese bikes need to be plated. With the Chinese plates. Go figure. BTW, my wife's Suzuki EN-150 has the front plate mount.

[Steve_Halt]

And here comes the first problem that has never been touched in any of the reviews out there: the dials. And the rain. I do ride in the rain. And once I rode my CFMoto in the rain, this is what happened:

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The dial got misty/wet on the inside and I got no idea as to what to do with that and how to prevent it from happening. Met the same problem on a Honda Supermagna that was around my age. Left it at that and sold that bike for good. Never happened after. What am I supposed to do with it now?

[quaterchicken]

And here comes the first problem that has never been touched in any of the reviews out there: the dials. And the rain. I do ride in the rain. And once I rode my CFMoto in the rain, this is what happened:

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The dial got misty/wet on the inside and I got no idea as to what to do with that and how to prevent it from happening. Met the same problem on a Honda Supermagna that was around my age. Left it at that and sold that bike for good. Never happened after. What am I supposed to do with it now?

Hmm that's not good.... Had that happen to my phone once, I just put it under a light bulb and let the heat evaporate the vapor, maybe try using a hair dryer to heat it? First choice would be going to the dealer though.

[ZMC888]

Hmm, not cool that misting. Claim the whole tach is faulty and demand a new one, as it's not properly sealed under warranty? You could check the cables as these are where the moisture might be entering.

If no dice wait for it to dry, open the back of it up and put in some of those silica gel packages you get in nut packs then seal it up with high quality glue/waterproof gaffa etc, and hope it doesn't happen again.

[Zorge]

Ask for oil filled gauges.

[Steve_Halt]

Don't think going through the dealer would be an option - that guy'll do anything not to fix it: no spares, no time, no people, no knowledge. A dodgy dude at best. I'll wait for it to dry up for a week I think. And if it doesn't (I'm pretty sure it won't) I'll either get the new gauge assemble from taobao or have this one taken apart and re-sealed.

[Zorge]

Besides misting, did you had some side effects, for example, bezurked dash panel, lights, problems with starting the engine, etc?

[bikerdoc]

Don't think going through the dealer would be an option - that guy'll do anything not to fix it: no spares, no time, no people, no knowledge. A dodgy dude at best. I'll wait for it to dry up for a week I think. And if it doesn't (I'm pretty sure it won't) I'll either get the new gauge assemble from taobao or have this one taken apart and re-sealed.

Sounds like you have an arse of a dealer... not a good look similar situation with one of the Benelli dealers though. Pity. I wonder if you could call domestic sales number at CFMoto Hanghzou (try looking through the CFMoto website), otherwise maybe a trip to Shanghai might be in order? The alternative is also very reasonable, dealing with CFMoto via their Taobao TMall store, and order what you want.

Steve, I don't think though you should have to do so since you just bought the bike. So I just this minute spoke with my contact in CFMoto company in Hangzhou and advised of your problem. Before I can report I need you to PM me some info on exactly which dealer you bought your bike through in Nanjing and the date of purchase. PM please. Also let me know any other warranty related problems...Cheers. My contact was not happy to hear of the problem, so lets see how far this gets up the food chain.