The New BEST Middleweight Naked Bike? | CFMOTO 800NK First Ride and Review

It's finally here! The CFMOTO 800NK. Based on the KTM Duke 790, but only $8,599. Is this thing the new best middleweight naked bike?

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00:00 - Intro
01:30 - Specs
02:48 - Tech
04:31 - Highway Test
08:47 - Twisty Road Test
13:50 - Final Thoughts

[verlinswarey]

I can’t believe how much I like the styling on all CF-Moto’s stuff.

[roblewis]

My wife has a CFMoto 650NK and I've been waiting for this model in my area. I've fallen in love with CFMoto over the last few years.

[fwest]

The entire review can be summed up in these 20 sec 4:31 to 4:51. The feeling it gives you and the smile it puts on your face :)

[chubz]

I bought a Chinese Z650, a.k.a. the CFMoto 700CL-X, and I'm loving it so far. Very solidly built moto for what I paid for it and it's a blast to ride around town. It was between it and an MT-07 and the handling on it blew the MT away, especially the suspension and braking.

[Maige]

You guys in the states don’t seem to have the advanced model according to the USA website, The advanced model adds keyless, steering dampener, quick shift, and Apple CarPlay ready 8” screen. Done nearly 1000kms in Australia and loving this bike. The app logs all the rides, sends notifications if the bike is moved or vibration is detected so essentially if it’s stolen you can find it quickly and on top of all that it has an auto wake feature when your walking towards the bike (just like some cars). The competition offers none of the apps features let alone at this price. Gizmos aside it performs and rides very well. I worked for Motorrad for years and the connected ride app ain’t nearly as polished, Shows how much the other brands are taking everyone for a ride (literally)!

[jw]

Spite, loved how you just steered around the cow (pun intended) without missing a beat and with no comment, like it just happens every day here in Texas!

[CMB]

Ive had the Ibex 800 T for 3 months and have over 2000 miles on it with no issues. CF Moto are doing great things! I'd recommend their bikes to anyone.

[boog]

Love the giggles. I just road a few CFMOTO bikes this weekend and I giggled too!😅

[Smallborewheels]

I rode the Papio SS and was surprised with how good it felt and all the amenities it came with standard. Specially for a mini bike. CFMOTO is doing some really cool things in the two wheel space.

[TrackMania]

I went to a powersports dealership the other day, and got to look at some bikes (window shopping for the future) got to see some of CFmoto’s bikes in person. once I get a garage I may want to get one of these. My dad’s garage has nothing but Honda in it. I think CFmoto is just the kind of bike for me. They just need more peeps to try em out.

[Ortisan_Official]

Hell yeah Im getting to ride one at our Honda! I'm very excited for the big boi bikes from cf moto to finally drop

[HolmsOnBikes]

Had a 2022 CFMOTO CLX-700 for around 3, 000 miles. Absolutely loved it. Only got rid of it because i a big aftermarket guy and love to make things mine...cfmoto doesnt have quite the aftermarket support just yet from 3rd party manufacturers. Miss it but glad i switched to a Yamaha XSR

[ATxPrime]

Thanks for the awesome Vid, Spite; it was fantastic to hear your overview and first impressions, and I'm looking forward to that comparison with the MT-09 SP!

[dropagearnz]

Hoping they will be available in New Zealand soon. Also waiting for the new 450MT

[Annex]

I bought the CFMOTO 650GT for my first bike as I'm a bit older and have some back problems. The riding position is so comfortable its a fun bike because its defiantly not "Fast" so you can ride the crap out of it and you are hardly breaking the speed limit. as for quality, it's well put together everything is tight and feels good but I have only had it for 2 months so I cant talk to the reliability piece yet but I haven't seen any red flags from other owners.

[mogthemoogle_]

I test rode the 450ss and the CX-L a while back. I was pleasantly surprised by both, but especially the 450ss. They both felt very well made (aside from weirdly squishy turn signal switches, and a very strange power band on the CX-L). I think that if they could just somehow convince more people to test them out, the stigma would wane quite a bit. People scream about China with this sort of thing, but don't even blink twice when buying something from Walmart or Amazon that is almost certainly made in China.

I'm personally very interested in the NK800. It seems to tick all the boxes that I'm interested in and at a ludicrous price point.

[Outlaw]

Loving the Vmax pulling up alongside 😎 Spite

[hellsrage]

I got a 23' MT-09 as a first bike this year and one of the first things I did was adjust the suspension myself and while yes, the stock base suspension is pretty meh, especially the rear shock.... I am continually surprised by the amount of owners who suggest a steering dampener because they get speed wobbles above 90MPH. I have taken my bike all the way to the ECU top speed limiter and never had wobbles or even an uneasy feeling in the front end.

I am glad cruise control seems to becoming more and more of a base model feature now, definitely something I wish was a feature on my bike.

I'm really hoping to see CFMOTO make something like an 800SS in the future. Although their 3 cylinder 675SR is also something I'm looking forward to, hopefully it sees a release in NA.

[BUGBYTE_]

The bike is priced well. It just has to get past the stigma.(im part of the problem) when it comes to bikes like these i think Japanese first. I like the color scheme not loud like the KTM. Cfmoto just needs to get some traction as new riders move up from the NK300 and 450SS they will have a built in customer base. Great value for the money.

[ADingoTookMyDasco]

You're right about the steering dampener. Here in Australia we have the NK800 Advanced, which comes with the dampener preinstalled, plus a massive 8 inch TFT touchscreen dash & a few other farkles.
On future pricing though, I think you're off the mark. The NK800 Sport is $10, 990 ($7, 158 USD) out the door here including taxes & registration, while the NK800 Advanced is $12, 490 ($8, 135 USD). Even factoring in higher shipping costs, there's still a big gap, so if CFMOTO can get some sales volume happening in the US you'll see prices dropping rather than increasing in the future.