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VALUE PACKED CFMOTO 800MT

THE FIRST MAJOR RELEASE of the combined CFMoto/KTM collaboration has finally been released – the 800MT, which is designed by Kiska (designer of KTM motorcycles) and is fitted with the 790 parallel twin KTM engine. It has been teased to us for a quite a while and on paper sounds like it would be an amazing adventure bike for the low price; so I headed off to Melbourne for the Australian launch, which took us up into the Victorian High Country.

Two models are available – first up is the 800MT Sport, retailing for $12,990 ride away, and the feature-packed 800MT Touring – ride away for only $14,490.

We had a perfect mix of bitumen and dirt – this included fast corners… corrugated trails, rocky hill climbs, dusty trails, rocky water crossings…the

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