Why the CFMoto 800NK is a serious challenger to the Suzuki GSX-8S and Honda Hornet | MCN Review 

The design is quite nice actually. This is what Honda was probably going for with their hornet.

Just saw one today at the dealers, it blew me away. The touchscreen thing is another realely cool option on it

Can't wait to buy my new CF 800 NK ❤

cfmoto is a new underrated challenger, been using the nk400 for 2 years, no problem at all

I wish they would have kept the separate double mufflers of the prototype...it looked awesome...

I ordered mine a month ago. I had to wait for the last 2k I needed to put aside and also they had in stock only A2 restricted model (47HP for beginner). I had to wait for them to send the ÉCU to the manufacturer for them to flash it. They are not allowed to do it themself. I will collect it in few days. I was looking for something fun to ride. Around 100HP seems nice. The street triple put a smile on my face but at 13k€ vs 8.5k€ I couldn’t find a reason why to spend more. I test ride the 8S and the hornet (several others but those are the competitor) and I love them all about the fun they provide. I cannot go with the new hornet design ( I dreamed about it when I was a teenager) and really hesitated with the Suzuki. I bet on the CFMoto because of the look, the tech and the 5 years warranty. Will see but I had good feedback back from 2 800MT owner (ATV version). So let ride and come back in a few thousand km. I already have a shorty IXIL to swap ;)

I'm still #TeamSuzuki ❤

Chinese bike, KTM engine. Sounds like a recipe for reliability 😬

I'd be mindful of the residual value. It will shed more cash over 3 years than the Hornet.

Like Chinese food, sounds like a tasty idea but always leaves you wanting more in the end.

I’ve had my 300nk for 1 year and 10k miles and haven’t had a single problem with it

Sounds like they got the spec bang on. Riders aids aren’t needed on sub 100hp bikes, quick shifters are over rated,. Adjustable suspension, big tank and cruise are massive plus points.

Basically a 790 duke with different clothes and brand. Bound to be a great little bike which is what cfmoto needs. Now, wrap some fairings on it, put some clip on bars on it and market it to compete against the Yamaha r7 and aprilia rs660!

I like everything about this bike better than the Hornet, MT07 and GSX-S8. The only thing that concerns me is depreciation.

Looks like a good bike. I like its looks from the front. I certainly like it better than the Hornet. I'd have the higher seat. The basic model looks better. I dislike oversized TFTs. Good review.

If i was in the market I'd save a little more and get either Aprilia or Street Triple. Chinese bike would never come close to consideration.

For my money it's the Honda 👌🏻

How anyone can support a chinese company is beyond me, what they have been doing to their people over the past 4 years is disgraceful

Good looking bike, but for the same money as the Hornet, I don't think so. How much will it be worth when you come to sell/trade it in compared to the Honda?

I’m not usually a fan of naked bikes, but this 800NK looks really good! 👍🏼 CFMOTO are coming out with some really nice looking bikes with excellent tech too! I can’t wait to see the 500SR and 675SR sports bikes!

They 'll need to improve their dealer network. My closest cf dealer is a 2nd rate used car lot (one of those 'buy here pay here' places) they told me they had "every model" but it turns out they don't carry the motorcycles, just atvs... They're not known for their service/repair dept either.

Great review young man. I agree it won’t be long before some Chinese brands start being taken seriously. Though I a bad experience with RA 200 scooter with premature bearing failure and a known fault with speedos which the importer Moto GB took an age to address. But as I said it won’t be long before Chinese brands will become credible.

I have cfmoto 650nk 7 months and absolutely love it. Beautiful bike. Chinese junk is a lie these days, like American democracy. Go and sit in one and you'll see

Here in south america, the nk800 already arrived, while we are still waiting for the Suzuki and the Honda. Cf Moto, seems better at getting their products to these markets.

Guy has no clue .... the moment he says it has no steering dampner they literrally cut to view of the front and you can see the steering dampner .

Have done 36,000kms on my ktm790 and think I’ve found my next one 😂

Honda is superior way better value for money. And better tyres. Better resale. What is even the point of this. Who would even consider this over the hornet at the same price.

Chinese proving that there is nothing expensive about cruise control. Other manufacturers locking it behind a price point are just being dingle-berries.

Can you get the quickshifter as an option on the base bike ? Does the base bike have a slipper clutch ?

The triumph street triple is a far better bike and has power but its a few grand more but worth the extra. 765cc triple is enough and the engine is well proven and handling is faultless.

cant wait to get ours!

If the Advanced came in at that price point, they’d have half a chance. Still no traction control is a big miss of a feature for some hooligans😉 Suzuki for me, easily.

Looks better than the Hornet and better than the Duke IMO Price is killer, electronics and dash top notch like always from the old Empire..

Rode this bike at a demo day today. It was great! This bike though kind of sucks around town. This thing wants to be unleashed at low speeds its very twitchy. But this thing wants to eat breaks were a little spongy compared to the 450ss breaks. But overall monster of a machine

looks better than both imo but what's the reliability like? honda are honda and every Suzuki I have had the engine just doesn't die no matter how hard u rag the nuts off it, also nice review and well spoken I thoroughly enjoyed the vid :)

You cannot go past the Honda Hornet.

Currently duke 790 at promo price on my country which only 1k$ difference.

If the deal with cf moto is the same that wv group or wich ever it is used with audi and skoda its actually priced realistically. Without the badge markup. How bikes should be. And it looks like a really good way to go.

No issues after 8000kms for me and I have seen many more across the bike world from all the big brands having worked in the industry myself, all things will have gremlins etc some more than others, however what this offers from standard, quick shift, massive CarPlay enabled dash, keyless ride, backlit switches, cruise control, name a bike that has that in this category the usb is arbitrary and at the price a dealer would include it easily. Overall it’s a tech rich, performance driven, value, sharp looking bike. Other manufacturers are genuinely sitting around twiddling thumbs

I own the Cfmoto 700 CLX adventure, if CFmoto want to give the big companies a run for their money they are seriously going to have to up their game. These bikes are not without issues. My model and the heritage model have a faulty gear sensor, they also throw a false neutral, caused some damage jumping across the garage, one guy who works at a dealership wrote his off with it doing the false neutral thing and said he would never touch them again. I am very disappointed that I wasted $12,000 AUD on my bike, the chain is so cheap, tyres cheap and nasty, brakes are cheap and very soft. I don't think cfmoto are there yet.

Chinese branded bikes are the angel fish of motorcycling . They will slowly but surely devour the competition until they have a monopoly and we all know what happens then . Long term the Japanese and European brands will become points of sale for the Chinese as even more jobs get shipped offshore

Chinese bikes can never topple the Japanese monsters. Not as early coming 5-10 years least 😅

In New Zealand the 800NK Advanced is $13,500 and the Honda Hornet CB750 is $16,000. It's a no brainer. I think I would prefer to save some more money and get a Yamaha MT09 though. Plenty of time to think about it while I save.

Good luck to anyone who buys this over the Honda Hornet 🤣

this looks 800% better than the hornet

Never buy an Chinese bike, that's all

CF Moto. When good is out of your budget and good enough will do

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Chinese styling is awesomely bad still. Now let's talk about depreciation. Either you lose your shirt when you sell it on, or pay higher monthly amounts on a PCP to cover the same delta. Still want one?

If anything this looks better than the KTM 790.

So many choices within this classs... lucky us

I will get a first gen Hayabusa for the same money….and more comfort😂😂😂

Many says that it being a chinese bike and having a ktm engine makes it unreliable, but the design. Something about it just hits the spot for me that the other bikes cant.

Does it need traction control? That would probably sway me towards the Suzuki. The 800nk does look like a fun package

Thats a good looking bike

Yamaha needs to make a 1100cc triple engine.

We need a group test with this bike included, ASAP.

A Chinese bike at the same price as a Honda? Reealy difficult choice ;-)

And you get its truly horrible reliability from the KTM motor, to go with no dealer network.

Add a little more in your budget you can get Inline 4 from big 4 like Honda Cb 650r and Z900.

It looks far better than the hornet, and even the gsx8s

Its such a looker😮

This is a great bike I have the upgraded version that comes with the upgraded suspension and steering damper along with an iPad sized touchscreen and keyless ignition, in china it is roughly 5000 pound or 6000usd

dealer support, spare parts?

Many bikes are know made either in India,China, Malaysia, I see know problem as long as it's supervised correctly.

My Duke 890R doesn’t even have cruse or Bluetooth. This is a great buy.

strange that MCN didnt do a proper h2h test agains 8s and Honda

I've just agreed a deal on the CF-Moto CLX 700 Adventure.......

This really makes the Honda look like a old man’s bike.

No traction control today on a new motorcycle? It's it a little absurd? Is one of the biggest safety improvements motorcycles have made and it's been a looong time since it was invented. I can not understand this, i wouldn't buy a new bike without modern safety features, we all know how dangerous our passion is.

is your top "Alpine Stars" the chinese version of "AlpineStar" ?

We have two cf moto farm bikes for our dairy farm and they are always cakes in mud and he have 20,000kms on each (quite a few for a farm bike always covered in mud) and we have only broken a 4wd drive shaft on one of them and it was really a problem to be honest

In other review it’s said that the suspension are a bit softer and less sporty than for example the Ktm, also you didn’t talk about the brake, how do they compare against the rivals.

When is this gonna hit the US?

What is the ground clearance of this bike?

its not only a challenger, its much better

seems like they come with a steering amper and bi directional quickshifter now. edit: oops that's the advanced version apparently

Very reliable

A repadded seat and 1.5CM bar risers and imho the comfort issues might be 80% solved. And also better tires(supermaxx sport MASP) MAxxis ST2s ares a disservice for such a capable 6999 pound machine.

Looks the best among 800s🥵🥵

A KTM with a Chinese Jacket..🤣😂🤣😂

Cool bike. Shame nobody will buy one. Less than a dozen 800MTs around, and the insurance is more than a tracer 900 because they're so rare. Seen more Streetfighter V4s in rural England than a single CFMOTO

You said it's the same engine as the KTM 790 Duke but KTM has recently updated that line-up with he 890 Duke. Does that mean that this CFMoto is using an older KTM engine?

Can you make a review of CF moto 450 sr as well?

I'd buy this over the Suzuki and Honda hornet..styling looks better

Biggest tank in the sector?(15liter). I though the hornet was 15.2 liter?

Why would you buy this over the honda hornet at the same price? Doesn't make sense...

7499 for the advanced model in UK

Sat on one of these at the Adventure Bike Rider festival. Feel really nice, people who ride them will be won over.

How much KPL does this bike have?

Looks good. But the exhaust position! Was someone drunk during it's design🥴

Said it needs a steering damper then cut to a shot of the steering damper behind the fork. Doh!

Wish they had kept the one-sided swingarm from the concept.

The Chinese make great bikes for other companies its just the Chinese branded bikes people worry about i have a feeling cfmoto will do well

They went for it on the screen 📺

You are wrong about torque control, it does have it and you can’t turn it off. Deal breaker for me, which is a shame. Advanced model

it is just a 3 to 4 year old ktm dressed in some new clothes. Possibly, you might be better off buying a second hand ktm. That said, I am really leaning towards this brand. At my local motorbike store, they stock the CFmoto range. I have to say, they are really good value for money...

我在中国已经骑了800nk很长时间，操控性特别好，电控辅助个人感觉没有必要，还没有上升到公升级车型。

CF moto quality is way better than other chinese manufacturers but it nowhere near the Japanese

So I went for a look a GSX-8S today. Turns out Suzuki are practically giving away their GSX-S750 at a way cheaper price than the GSX-8S.