Cf Moto 450mt

[Ohiordr]

CF Moto 450mt looks like a pretty badass little bike. Anyone have any news on it?

[Gabbiano88]

It does look pretty sweet

[Thumper]

The challenge for the 400+ range adventure tour builds has always been weight, and center of gravity. That engine is mounted kind of high compared to the dual purpose and enduros Hawk, Templar, Brozz, Trailmaster TMs, Titan, CSC TTs... The engines in all of these bikes have the crankshaft much closer to the lower frame stays.

There seems to be an oil sump under the CF Moto twin that pushes it higher in the cradle. And then there are the radiators mounted up high, and the fairing,windshield gear, and a large gas tank. Add luggage and you have a top heavy bike that will take some careful riding to keep upright in the off road environment. And when it goes down, you might want some help lifting it back up!

Too bad a 400cc 2 stroke isn't in the offing. This would provide all of the power and eliminate the valves and camgear from the top of the engine, and it could be mounted lower.

All that said, this CFMoto looks like a ton of fun and it is way better than those stupid 800+ cc adventure touring bikes which are just plain road bikes masquerading as "off road capable"
I have heard of the nightmares of taking them on single track and going down, unable to pick up the bike without help.

And for the price, nothing else will be close.

[XLsior]

[Sport Rider]

as I understand, they are supposed to be here this fall. I'm interested in looking them over. Would be a good alternative to my gen 1 KLR.