I just rode a CF MOTO 450MT (Ibex) press bike 2000 miles across northern Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and then back home in the U.S., mostly on dirt and gravel. Loved it. Absolutely fantastic bike. I would buy one in a heartbeat.
Nice ride guys, get the 15 tooth and it it feels way nicer on and off road, im loving mine so much the dr650 will be getting sold as well as the tiger 800. The smoothness of the motor is just awesome, and i dont feel hardly near as fatigued after a long day like i would on the dr. Keep up the great vids. Cheers Bazz
Great ride and a top review. Thankyou for your thoughts on the MT450. Certainly looks the part and like you said time will tell on how well she ages. I reckon lots of these bikes will be everywhere soon as they are priced very well and great bang for buck. Shes a bit thirsty on the juice at 4.5L per 100 but that may change over time once the motor is properly broken in maybe? Cheers.
Hopfuly you see this what is the diameter of the bar tht you have your phone and GPS connected too on the CFMoto? I pick mine up in Colombia when I get back and I am in US now and want to get a quad lock and have phone horizontal. Kind of ironic 2 of my 3 favorite bikes. If the CFMoto doesnt work out I will either go with Tuareg or Africa Twin. But I am hopeful the CFMoto is the perfect slipper for me!! This way I get to keep my street bike too! Otherwise will have to sell both bike to get the 2 bikes listed above. Great video looks like a really fun trip!
Hey mate, nice videos, and im looking to get the MT as well, they look like a game changer... Any chance of getting a location for the little farm trail, im from Yeppoon and would like to use it to get to calliope, thanks in advance, LP
@@lindsayproefke4168 I got the GPX from trans Australia trails website This track is called "east coast" and goes from Melbourne to Cape York Then we just use a gpx viewer app on an android phone and away we go Hope that helps
Hi there...seems like you had a great time in the bush :) how many liters petrol does the little engine need for 100 kilometers in those condition? Greetings!
Hi. Good review!. I have a KLR 2014 with the same power and weight than the 450MT. However since the engine of the KLR is 650cc, the KLR goes at less RPM than the 450MT @ the same speed. I wonder if it would be a real upgrade going from the KLR to the 450MT. Cheers.
GDay mate - how tall are you and how does the MT distance between seat and pegs feel? you mentioned you have ordered a tall seat. Im 6'2 and my DR650 was too cramped even with tall seat, lowered pegs and risers.
It might seem like comparing apples to oranges but I would be interested in hearing some direct comparison between the CFMOTO and the Aprilia. Specifically the weight and power difference.
They're similar riding position etc The Aprilia weighs 29kg more according to our scale As for power ... 44hp compared to 80 is fairly noticeable Obviously the CF is more manageable in the tight stuff and the Aprilia runs away on the open roads
@@derekandleonie5636 Thanks for such a speedy response! Initially I was thinking why wouldn't I deal with the extra few pounds for the big increase and power (again ignoring price, which is a huge deal of course) but that is more of a weight difference than I was expecting. It definitely makes the CFMOTO more tempting.
@@porkshank13 i wonder if they weighed them with luggage on. Aprilia wet weight is meant to be 204KG vs 450MT at 192KG. 12KG difference. Also could be mods like crash bars, skid plate etc
Would be nice to hear your thoughts on the Trans 650 vs 450mt. Power/weight/top heavy/ perceived torque/ Ergos (distance from seat to pegs) and so on. Cheers
@@derekandleonie5636 thank you, seriously considering this bike when it hits our shores , going to try the “less is more” approach. Read a few horror stories about cam wear on the aprilia that is giving me cold feet on that bike.
I have an Aprilia Tuareg 660 and I'm thinking of changing it for a CFMoto 450...I'm looking for something lighter, is there a real weight difference between them? Thanks.
Still waiting for some1 to test any cf moto bike above 100k km😊 They look great and all but being chinese I would never buy one myself (honda fanboy here)
@@macp988 I like my Honda's as much as anyone.. check out my earlier videos to see my old faithful transalp all over the country but these are an interesting experiment for sure and it'll be interesting to see if they go the distance... I saw one the other day with 20k on the clock trouble free but only time will tell
@@derekandleonie5636 it looks in video like mt is a lot taller...Im thinking about buying aprilia for traveling around europe/asia...But its double the price of cf moto here...What you think what is better option?
@@bobanppvc Daryls Aprilia has been lowered to suit him.. the CF is also very low Whilst I really like the Aprilia, I would choose the CF as here in Australia 1 is 23k and the other is 9k You can do a lot of travel with the 14 grand saving
Even if Yamaha did a T450 it would be pretty basic and featureless as not to compete with the T7 as the CRF is kept basic to not compete with the CX. Same with the Transalp it won’t get the features of the Africa twin. With the MT you get everything!
@@derekandleonie5636 yeah they really do look well put together and easy to service usually bikes at that price require lots of mods my DR and CRF certainly did. I like the fact there are factory crash bars available the bike has been designed to have crash bars fitted often crash bars look a lot stronger than what they are mounted to! I remember my dad teaching me all about “Jap Crap” in the 70’s and it’s interesting to see it happening again if I harms spent so much on my CRF I would get an MT in a heartbeat.
It is not the own that people think that it is when you say that people may have other Chinese things in their home, when they say did they don't want to purchase this bike because it is chinese. There is a damn big difference between a chinese-made belt wearing out early or socks wearing out early or phone holder not sticking to your windshield etc etc etc compared to having a chinese-made bike that won't start on the top of a mountain 60 miles from civilization in all directions and you have to walk your ass back to the nearest town or at least be mashing your SOS button on your Garmin In Reach device, which one of these bikes and others you damn well should have, or something. It's quite possible I'd still get the cfmoto, with how good it is, but Chinese things that matter like motorcycles and cars Etc these things must, absolutely must, be dependable. No one gives a shit if you're sock gets a hole in it because it's made in china.
Unless you're in the damn boardroom neither of you know what the hell you're talking about. It's true the switch gear looks quite similar to KTM and there's rumors that CFMOTO bought this bike which was supposed to be a 450 Adventure off of ktm, but there's no proof either way. Maybe both of you should stop speaking so definitively?
I wouldn’t buy a Chinese bike , I would rather get the 450 Himalayan, only reason I say that is not the fact that the Chinese are building better quality bikes now ( and CF MOTO are probably one of the best due to the KTM partnership ) But mind is more political . I have a 300 Rally and a V85tt Moto Guzzi . I live in the Atherton tablelands for the winter 🥶, and Albury/ Wodonga rest of the year - Vic high Country riding gold .
@@derekandleonie5636 done ✅ that all my electrical appliances in the house are NOT Chinese ( with exception of toastie maker is Chinese ) they have been making them in China for around 40 years or more . Not much Chinese clothes, no Chinese boots , motorcycle clothing , So I try and practice what I preach. Yes some stuff is unavoidable ( but if I have an option of non Chinese I will take it .
I'm using RAM mounts The GPS bolts straight to the ram mount base and I glued a phone case to another ram mount. Quad lock also make good options but Ive been using these same mounts for years
