Now blinged up with a raft of genuine accessories (Living With, Vol 73 No 18) it was time to hit the track with our CFMoto 450SR. We’ve already been impressed by the 450SR on the road; its parallel-twin engine is surprisingly spritely with a good spread of power from the midrange to the redline, it’s easy to throw around in corners, ride quality remains composed over crappy surfaces (despite only offering preload adjustment on the rear shock) and braking performance and feel is commensurate with the weight of the bike and its power output.
While Wattie had already sampled the 450SR on the track at the bike’s launch last year, it was belting down with rain for most of that day, so he didn’t get a great feel for it on that ride. The weather forecast for the MEGA rideday I had booked at SMSP
