Wheelspin, slide, highside… but not this time. This time it came back from the slide after stepping out on the wet track, so it was more spin, slide, survive. It might be “only” a 450, but the new CFMOTO 450SR is more than capable of providing a heap of adrenaline-pumping sports excitement, especially on a wet track.
The rear wheel had spun and come around heading towards full lock, towards disaster. It wasn’t violent, but certainly forceful, and faster than my brain could respond. Thank heaven for decades of reflex conditioning; my hand eased back the gas as my internal gyro alarm went off… and the wheel gently came back into line. My first day with a CFMOTO 450SR will be forever burned into my synapses.
It was a thrilling moment on a bike that’s an exciting new entrant into the light sport segment. Unusually, CFMOTO organised a media launch with track time included, so they clearly have confidence the 450SR delivers a proper sport experience. We couldn’t wait to try it too; small sportsbikes can offer some
