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giant, and of cou
les, you
in Imola,
s
wa
ted
tes
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getting in to motorcyc
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and
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of
well. It’s a movie
to be at the forecourt
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called Japan that ent
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and TK Lam
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ure
act
nuf
.
little Japanese ma
CFMOTO out of China
. Yamaha didn’t
Lams is the first thing
for
h
uja
doing the race and failing
llel
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ren’t reliable at
tainly brings a lot
finish the race as they we
I have to say, as it cer
course,
of
sed
pas
rs
yea
sible motorcycles
the
sen
more
that stage. As
acturers did
nuf
ma
se
the hands of the
ane
to
Jap
in
r
fou
the big
tish
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ssic
cla
the
learning public who
end up killing off all
ling
cyc
tor
mo
the
aren’t all pimply
and
rs
manufacture
tain was
Bri
of
teens who need
era
ng
uri
act
nuf
ma
all
ut
abo
ing
talk
small bikes. I
dead. Why am I
ng,
nki
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be
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feel to the throttle. Ap
Honda CBR500R
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around the
clutch lever and
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lity, something
weak side, I
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on
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le
and the Kawasaki 300
litt
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which see
ned
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me
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n’t
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the
ts
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and enj
that Chinese pro
could have been on a
d to see what the
ressed with
imp
tty
pre
ly
.
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act
s
actually really intereste
kno
wa
for. I
wouldn’t have
the table in this
, with nothing
t and the
Chinese could bring to
the build overall though
The handling is quite ligh
’t
ren
we
t
tha
t...
ngs
rke
thi
ma
gly
able of dealing
ing
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jor, just
suspension is more
a decent 250km ma
tered on the
clutch lever had too
oun
the
t
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we
s
tho
The CFMOTO crew had
I
ion
s.
dit
iou
ser
with the con
the
alsville with
of
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h
lity
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qua
thr
bike was
the
up
ed
d,
and
y
nak
nne
blast pla
much lateral pla
day. The turn in on the
m there, we were
but could do
e
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of traffic
e.
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vill
out
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rys
acc
and
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in
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g
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ch
pin
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switch blo
more suited to nip
rburton
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on,
eft
Re
h
be
.
to
oug
ent
it’s
thr
e, but
headed back
with some improvem
than hills riding at pac
oxfield. It was
few
Kn
se
in
igned
the
p
des
m
s
sho
fro
wa
rt
the
it
to
at
apa
,
k
wh
and bac
To be honest
expected as that was
y popular with
iety
d me the bike was
var
tol
a
e
in
e
hav
ld
bik
cou
the
e
a fun little loop and ver
you
rid
things
for. I tried to
fraternity in and
e believed you.
g to scratching
many of the road riding
Japanese and I would hav
ut
of ways, from commutin
abo
ng
thi
t
ges
big
e
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e.
urn
little NK did
lbo
Me
the
ut
abo
through the hills and
diversity of road
time I got to
the
By
ed.
the loop was the great
ask
I
everything
m heavy
fro
ied
var
ed
ich
g to wish
nak
wh
rtin
s,
the
sta
s
rney on
condition
Marysville my butt wa
I headed off on our jou
roads above the
x
we had
rbo
but
gea
sh
the
plu
by
re
mo
sed
traffic to tight mountain
the seat was a bit
NK first and was impres
ng to test
goi
lly
rea
s
meters
wa
a
t
kilo
has
y
tha
and fift
e certainly
snowline and
covered over hundred
and clutch action. The bik
y.
4 and
ghl
201
rou
for
the
tho
to
s
new
ch
650
is
rea
h
e
nic
the two
by that point. The das
650 feel about it with a
ed 650 NK and
ld wish
My
cou
s.
ror
you
n
mir
atio
the
m
On test were the unfair
orm
fro
inf
there’s all the
bars and good vision
s approved and
ing or
ton. You can flick
the 650 TK, both Lam
me had no trouble mount
fra
ich
for at the push of a but
cm
wh
s
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our
col
of
ude
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the
e
mu
a
hav
in
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el, engine temp,
re
did
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we
l
it
y
fue
the
between a clock,
mounting the bike, but
to
dis
get
to
ky
luc
s
to
wa
I
ing
.
ter and believe
ich is someth
was good to see
battery volts or trip me
lowest of seat heights, wh
models on the
h
bot
and
e.
es
bik
bik
to keep you
ed
the
rov
s app
ride all
me, its more than enough
be considered on a Lam
it gave me the
had
e
bik
ital speedo too as
the
dig
s
the
wa
d
n
day, which was good as
entertained. I like
My initial impressio
l of a bike
fee
the
e
sur
ke
and
ma
id
to
ry conditions.
It felt sol
opportunity
it was easy to read in gla
a feel of substance to it.
that all the bikes
but
f
-of
no
h
one
a
wit
t
jus
off
t
I set
wasn’
smooth from the time
high standard.
were built to the same
650 NK
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Both the Lams approv
and 62Nm
w
5K
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to
TK are limited
enough
to
s
ate
equ
ich
wh
,
of torque
n for a guy
eve
,
fun
horsepower to have
erbikes like
sup
us
-pl
HP
200
that’s used to
the NK has
y,
wa
e-a
me. At seven grand rid
in the
der
ten
con
a
lf
definitely made itse
in my eyes.
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e
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ed
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igh
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650 TK
photoshoots and
After lunch, we did some
TK. The TK has
I had my first taste of the
version but a full
ed
nak
the same base as the
ed. That’s not all
fairing and panniers are add
ber topped foot
rub
though, a very nice dash,
riding stance make
pegs and a less aggressive
w up the kilometers
che
to
y
eas
lly
this bike rea
Yarra Ranges, I felt
on. Riding it through the
rer with its nice
tou
ker
like I was on a puc
en keeping me out
upright bars and big scre
le. There were no
tab
of the wind and comfor
a very comfortable
it
g
kin
ma
er
vibrations eith
1300 Yamaha a
ride. I had ridden the FJR
r shoot-out earlier
Yea
lot on the Bike of the
comparing the
self
my
nd
fou
and
in the year
pliment to
com
TK 650 to it, which is a big
much sense
so
kes
ma
just
TK
CFMOTO. The
rage
sto
e
dy littl
with its panniers and han
The
.
ing
fair
the
to
compartments built in
ly
ual
act
I
and
tral
neu
y
ver
handling was
ing the
giv
ed,
nak
the
preferred it compared to
and feel from the
rider a lot more confidence
ortunity to get on
machine allowing the opp
wing the machine
kno
with having some fun
son for this feel
rea
the
of
t
Par
is predictable.
and the TK of
NK
is the addition to both the
es. They’re
tyr
al
ent
ntin
some nice sticky Co
d to the
fitte
ts
par
se
ine
-Ch
non
y
not the onl
system
n
ctio
inje
l
bike I might add - the fue
twins
its
on
i
cat
Du
by
d
use
is the same one
ry and
ive
del
er
which explains why the pow
TK
the
on
s
ror
mir
The
engine feel so good.
are very
and
on
visi
r
rea
nt
elle
provide exc
good looks. The
stylish, adding to the TK’s
traditional style
the
has
dash on the tourer
er than the digital
electronic dial gauges rath
there is no need
and
e
speedo of the naked bik
r
e
uck
p
a
on
s
wa
I
e
I felt lik
ht
g
i
r
p
u
e
c
i
n
s
t
i
tourer with
.
n
e
e
r
c
s
g
i
b
d
an
s
bar
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on the tourer to flick a switch to see the info on
the dash as it’s all there. We did 250 kilometers on
the one tank of gas which is also a bonus of having
a mid-size tourer. I reckon you could squeeze
more out of the tank too but let’s just say we
weren’t on an economy run that day. The brakes
are new for 2014 and come from Spain. The
front wave discs and brake combination worked
brilliantly although to be honest the wave discs
on a bike like this are more of a gimmick than a
performance enhancement.
We did have a small issue with a couple of
the bikes on the test with the adjustment set up
wrong on the rear brake which caused some
dragging issues but as soon as Glen Granger, the
head tech, adjusted the free play correctly, the
problems were fixed. Eight grand ride-away for
a bike with panniers, sharp looks and a nice big
screen seems like pretty good value to me. I’d
even forgot by the time that we got in to the
twisties that I was on a Lams-approved bike
as I had enough power to do all that I wanted,
which was have fun and keep my license.
The Naked and the tourer come with a two
year, unlimited kilometer warranty and I
reckon that’s putting your money where your
mouth is when it comes to reliability. As I
said at the start, watch out Japan, the next
generation of bikes are arriving and stealing
your market away.
CFMOTO
CFMOTO is one of the brands imported by
MOJO Motorcycles. If you haven’t heard
of them before, they are actually quite a big
importer of Chinese bikes and ATVs that
employ about 25 people here in Australia
to prepare and pump out just over two
thousand units a year. The whole project
came to fruition when Michael was still at
university and started importing mini bikes
just to get some pocket money. Other
products sold by Michael and the team are
Daelim, TGB scooters, KTM bike industries
and MOJO bike.2w
CFMOTO
650TK (NK)
Engine: Liquid-cooled DOHC 8-valve
parallel-twin four-stroke with
180-degree crankshaft, chain
camshaft drive, and single
gear-driven counter balancer
Dimensions:
83 x 60 mm
Capacity:
649.30 cc
Power output:
41.5KW at 8,500rpm
Maximum torque:
62Nm at 7,000 rpm (56Nm at
7,000rpm)
Compression ratio:
11.3:1
Engine management:
EFI electronic fuel injection with
2 x 38mm ITT throttle bodies
and single injector per cylinder
Gearbox:
6-speed with gear primary drive
Clutch:
Multiplate, wet
Chassis:
Tubular steel diamond frame
employing engine as fullystressed member
Suspension:
Front: 41mm telescopic forks
Rear: Extruded steel swingarm
with tubular bracing,
cantilever monoshock
Wheelbase:
1415 mm
Weight:
208kg dry (193kg dry)
Brakes:
Front: 2 x 300mm steel discs
with twin-piston calipers
Rear: 1 x 225mm single disc
with single-piston caliper
Wheels/tyres:
Front: 120/70ZR17 Continental
Radial on 3.50 in. cast
aluminium wheel
Rear: 160/60ZR17 Continental
Radial on 4.50 in. cast aluminium
wheel
Seat height:
795 mm
Fuel capacity:
17.5L (17L)
Top speed:
200km/h (180km/h)
Manufacturer:
CFMoto Power Co. Ltd
Price:
$8000 ride away ($7000 ride
away)
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