Alright, I
got an email from a person name Danny, he told me as he read my blog about my
journey from Kuching to Sibu (Part 1) he was curious and asking about my
motorcycle. So he asked about this bike as he did his research about it 2 years
ago, he is very interested with the bike and he only read about the reviews in
other blogs outside Malaysia. So he asked me personally to make a review about
this CF Moto 650TK that I owned. So here we go.
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| 19th Borneo Island International Big Bike Festival 2018 |
The CFMoto
is a Chinese manufacture brand motorcycle and ATV, I know.. I know.. It’s a Chinese manufacture product, would you
trust it? Well I’m here to tell you about it and give it a review. I’ve been
riding this 650TK for almost 4 years now, so I’m going to give you a long term
review.
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| Kuching International Bike Week 2017 |
It has high
handle bars and wind screen/shield with a clear view of the instrument panel.
There are two small compartments at the front situated on either of the fairing,
one of which is lockable, the screen is about 40mm taller and wider for far less wind impact and
buffeting
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| Installed a small top box for touring convenient |
The bike is also fitted with matched panniers which both integrate well with the style of the bike and it have plenty of room. I could easily fit a crash helmet inside them. The 60-litre panniers, yes 60-litre, are also lockable with the ignition key and come with two failsafe latches front and back in case the central lock fails and spills your undies all over the roads. And the 650TK have a 12V outlet on the left inner-fairing to charge my phone or powered my GPS.
Once moving,
the weight disappears and only becomes an issue when you are diving into a
corner too hot with the Kayaba forks loaded up and a fist full of brakes.
The TK also
had LED running lights, indicators and taillight, yes LED. It does have stylish
LED running lights which you can turn on and off via a handlebar switch. Oh, I almost forgot the TK do have the hazard light signal switch, which means you don't need to add one. The
parallel twin is a flexible engine that doesn’t have heaps of low-down torque,
but is willing in any gear at any revs which is perfect for ham-fisted
beginners.
Engine
braking is also strong without being to sudden, so if a rider drops too many
gears or suddenly let go of the throttle, the rider won’t fly over the
handlebars. The front
suspension felt a little bouncy around town but once I got onto the outer roads
it seemed to settle down and never had any further issues with it.
The
pre-production models of 650TR tended to vibrate through the fairing and
handlebars. The new 2016 650TK seems to have been refined and the fairing is
probably also a tighter fit as there is much less vibration now.
Overtaking
requires a downshift or with a long clear stretch ahead, I can just roll on the
throttle, it hums nicely from about 3200rpm and becomes a little more active
around 4000 revs. Of course, high-end power is limited, but there is more than
enough to get you into serious trouble.
The Clutch
pull is very light and the gearshift is long, with neutral easy to find, and of
course the clutch is adjustable, to set to your sweet spot.
Riding
position is an upright position or neutral sit-up-and-beg style with the bars
at an easy slight reach. Although my knees are rubbing on the fairing, it even has the “shark-fin”
engine protectors on the sides (according to the manual book it has sensor on
it, which should cut your engine off when you drop your bike with great impact). It feels
instantly comfortable for a long ride or even in town area, although the seat
could do with more cushion.
As for pillions
they will find a flat and wide perch, there’s enough room for the pillion foot
rest and with nice big grab handles, although the extra weight will surely
strain the restricted 650cc engine.
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| His name is also "Danny" Dedeq and his girl |
Few touring friends of mine test this 650TK, they seems to enjoy the bike, and it comes with panniers, that 12V outlet, and huge wide windshield protecting your face. If you are looking for a 650cc engine and for touring fun, Kawasaki offer you the Versys 650, Honda would offer you the nc700x, which is all touring adventure bike. CF moto however, offered you a less pricey than those branded bikes, a Sport Touring style motorcycle with the 650cc same Kawasaki engine and the only sport touring motorcycle at 650cc! Sure, it
doesn’t have the electronic gadgetry we may be used to these days but for a touring
riders out there I think it would do quite well.
Getting on
the TK the first thing I noticed was that I found it quite easy to maneuver around, but before I rode the bike I could see the riding position was designed
around covering some decent miles.
As a tall
rider myself, my knees is touching against the fairing. I also had to look down to
see the mirrors, however on the road I found that it quiet comfortable to ride.
The 650TK
exhaust note was extremely quiet and it whilst. Honestly I don’t like
excessively loud exhausts. I thought that in this case it could actually be a
little louder. 17.5 litres with of cause comes with reserved tank, fuel consumption
wise overall to me I could still ride 200 over KM with only left 2 bars, it also depend
on how you ride your motorcycle too.
The downside
of this however, the Ducati ECU technology for this bike is very sensitive, and when you turn on this bike, you have to wait for the fuel injector indicator
turn off and give at least 15 second before you hit the ignition. This to
prevent the ECU from overload of shocked. The ECU is very sensitive.
Overall view
and on the road, I would say this is the best 650cc engine touring bike, slightly
cheaper than others, it has a great room, it’s fast and easy to ride, it’s not
really friendly beginners due to the weight, but you can always try it.
Engine:
649.3cc, 8-valve, liquid-cooled, DOHC parallel twin, 180-degree crank
Power:
41.5kW @ 9500rpm
Torque: 62Nm
@ 7000rpm
Bore x
stroke: 83 x 60mm
Compression:
11.3:1
Transmission:
6-speed, multiplate wet clutch, chain drive
Chassis: Tubular steel diamond frame
with engine as fully-stressed member
Suspension: Telescopic forks with hydraulic damper; oil and gas hybrid damper single damper
rear shock
Brakes: Dual
300mm steel discs with twin-piston calipers (front), 240mm disc with
single-piston caliper (rear)
Tyres:
120/70 R1758H (front), 160/60 R1761769H (rear)
Wheelbase:
1415mm
Wet weight:
220kg
Seat: 795 mm
Fuel
capacity: 17.5 litres
Colours:
white, silver, black, maroon
Price : RM 32,610.00
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