Quote Originally Posted by 998S View Post
Not talking about the brand, the design, not even about 2 or 4 cylinder - this is all just personal preference.

But from a purely technical point of view, the way it is made, the way things fit, the finish of things, the materials used ... I have seen both bikes several times, and it is my strong believe that the Qjiang / Benelli is far far far better constructed then the CF Moto.
I even read on the Benelli forum that the engine was designed by Benelli, but shelved when they got into financial troubles, and kind of revived and finished for this bike. If true, that should explain some.

I have not seen the inside of their engines, but my wrenching experience tells me that the outside tells the inside story - open up a Honda VTR1000 SP-2 and a Ducati 998S - same year, same league, even same price range, but a world difference in parts and components.

Should really like to learn why some people prefer the CF Moto on a technical base, there might be things I missed.

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I'm one of those who chose CFMoto over QJiang-Benelli and there're several reasons for it.
One: CFMoto has been designed in-house from ground up by the people who I can actually talk to and get the info needed.
Two: Benelli seems not to have manufactured reliable bikes (beautiful/sexy/awesome - yes; reliable - no). Neither has QJiang. Do the math.
Three: Quality control. CFMoto's quality control is linear, straightforward and is carried out at the same manufacturing facility continuously throughout the bike assembly process. I tried to get through to QJiang QC - to no avail. Asked at the shops - no info. I know nothing about their QC. They themselves seem to know nothing about their QC. Why should I trust them?
Four: QJiang is supported by government. That is, they don't have to fight for the market or revenue. They'll always have steady money flow, which allows them kick back and relax. CFMoto, on the contrary, is a private company with is far more dependent on the end-user experience.
Five: I do city riding, no track. I need torque down there low, 3K RPM or so. CFMoto delivers here. You have to rev QJiang-Benelli much higher. I don't feel like it.

That said, I'm not bragging about my bike, it's Chinese still no matter how much it resembles ER6N. I still like Benelli's design over CFMoto's (they actually designed something, not reverse-engineered it). I'm waiting/hoping for Benelli supermoto to hit the shops sometime.