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04-24-2024, 08:59 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2021
Location: Kansas City
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That would be a major step up, Dan. As long as you are considering this kind of change, take a look at the new CFMoto 450MT. Not that much more money, but much more performance. Yes, it's another China bike. Could be made of unobtainium for a while though.
https://www.cfmotousa.com/motorcycles
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04-28-2024, 06:05 AM
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Location: Big Piney, WY
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Edit: Found this article: https://adventure-motorcycling.com/2...-cfmoto-450mt/ Edit 2: Spec sheet. Me likey! 
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04-28-2024, 09:18 PM
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I had a CBR300R, and while it could do 107MPH, I never felt like it had much to give past 80MPH. And didn't like riding it on the highway. Had an FZ07, and it was a hoot, but at highway speeds it reacted just like a car. 80MPH+ it pulled all the way to 100 without any issue (I stopped at around 120, where FOML started taking over (=Fear Of My Life)). It was too fast. In the past I also had a Suzuki GS500F, and that thing topped out at 110MPH. It basically did whatever I wanted it to do, was fuel efficient, but wasn't fun to ride. Too heavy for me. A fuel injected 450 should have about the same power as that old carbureted 500cc Suzuki, meanwhile the 385LBS is lighter in weight than the GS at 450LBS. Still, I prefer bikes to be no heavier than 375LBS. That CBR was too heavy for me moving it, but riding it around town was perfect. The Grom clone I own now is 250LBS wet, and even that one I find kind of heavy on the front. I wished Honda would make a 225cc Grom-style of bike, with slightly larger wheels, naked, better suspension, and stick below 225LBS if they can. Roketa had a bike like that, their MC-05-127. Too bad it had a step-through gearbox, and a petty 1 gallon fuel tank. Give it a decent 6 speed gearbox, a 3 gal tank, and a 250cc engine, and it'd be my ideal. I don't care about going on the highway on a bike anymore.
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