CFMOTO 650GT on its travels!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 พ.ค. 2021
- The CFMOTO 650GT is proving to be the perfect mile-munching touring motorcycle. So much so, I went a bit further on it than i'd intended, causing the other half to look me up on 'find my iphone' to make sure I was still ok!
As you relax into the seat on the 650GT you're immediately at ease. The handling, smoothness through the gears and suspension means you won't want to get off it. Plenty of power when you want it, happy to pootle when you don't.
What a great motorcycle, backed by a four-year warranty and under £6k. Check it out now at cfmoto.co.uk
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So I bought one four months ago based on this review. I live in China so Japanese bikes come with a premium charge and cost three times as much as anywhere else.
The good:
- It's a DOHC 650cc engine with twin throttle bodies
- Parts here are cheap and they honor the warranty.
- You can ride it for five or six hours and not feel tired, very comfortable.
- Cruises at highway speeds all day.
- Comes with Shad panniers, but they're not the best quality.
- Kiska designed, looks great.
- Display is adjustable for brightness, never had a problem seeing it in direct light.
The bad:
- People here, at my local dealership anyway, have no idea how to diagnose and fix a problem. Makes the warranty somewhat useless.
- About $60 aud to replace a clutch lever.
- No aftermarket support even for oil and air filters, Kawasaki parts aren't a direct swap even though the engine is basically a Kawasaki copy.
- After 3000km it has developed a ticking noise like lose valves or tappets, dealership seems not interested in fixing it or even looking at the problem.
- Brakes aren't as capable as you'd like them to be.
- Feels dead to 4,000rpm then the acceleration picks up.
- Zero difference between "touring" and "sports" mode, just changes the look of the display.
- Significant amount of clutch drag, even in neutral. Dragging/scraping sound goes away when the clutch is engaged.
- Runs different depending on what it feels like doing on any given day.
I'll post up a full review later with videos and whatnot. However, as it is, the bike and local dealership aren't doing much to protect the brand and reputation they're trying to build.
Thank you! They probably only bother to get good dealership support on foreign countries to uphold their reputation. Hopefully your problems get fixed soon.
Thank you for this commend!
I hope your problems get fixed. I love the Versys 650. Owned a 2011, 2019 and 2020. The last one just got stolen and I can't make my mind up what to buy next. Owned a 2021 KTM 390 Adventure for 1000km/1 month, build in India it turned out to be a unreliable bike. Would you buy a CFmoto again?
What's better for chill long ride travel? GT650 or CLX700? im having a hard time to decide what i will get
I spot a bit of rust on the rear swingarm, brake disk and heat shield. How old is this bike?
It won't be old as they are plugging these heavily. Might be a former press bike as well as a company hack but even so, that rust should not be there.
@@azimuth2142 980 miles..
Do you have experience with CFmoto?
@@azimuth2142 yes definitely not …shows that you need to keep on top of the winter cleaning this doesn’t show the bike in its best capacity
After 5,500km on a 2021 CFMoto 650GT, this is what's up...
1) cylinder head assembly needed replacing
2) sprockets and chain needed replacing
3) clutch needs replacing
4) vibration from windshield (known fault, no one wants to fix it).
5) dealer servicing is poorly trained and lacks professional anything.
6) output shaft, clutch or gearbox are making terrible grinding noises.
7) oil leak on clutch cover, one of bigger, metal screw in plugs near the oil inspection gauge.
8) headligh lets water in, not much but enough to be annoying.
All services were done on time, half of this is poor quality engineering or assembly, the other half is poorly trained mechanics that reuse gaskets and tell you there's "no problem" until you actually compare the same bike side my side and point out the differences.
This is after only 5,500kms. Called customer service and they're not too interested, stop by the dealership all the time and they never fix anything properly. This is of course in the country I live in and very few things are done properly.
Where do you live?
@@lamda4738 That was actually owned in China, bought brand new from the CFMoto dealership in Xintang. Endless issues. Endless. Never gain. Have a Kawasaki now and 42,000km trouble free.