Ultimate CFMOTO 450MT?
The South Island of New Zealand is the ultimate playground for adventure bikes, with terrain ranging from rocky alpine passes to deep river fords and endless gravel. It takes a tough, well-balanced machine to handle it all, and the CFMOTO 450MT is quickly proving it has what it takes. But the bike on these pages isn’ t your average showroom model, it’ s my own bike. In the interest of transparency, I work for the importer, but I paid for this bike with my own money, and I’ ve tweaked it into a customtuned beast, set up specifically for what I want from a bike in our New Zealand conditions.
THE BASICS At its heart, the 450MT runs a 449cc parallel twin engine that pushes out a claimed 43hp in standard spec. With a smooth delivery and solid midrange, it’ s a capable machine across a variety of riding terrain. Out of the factory the MT comes with proper adventure specs; a
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