Bike News Review - April 2024 Edition 4K
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2024
- In this month's Bike News I discuss the new 2024 Indian Scouts, New Mash Scrambler 50, The new KTM 1390 Super Duke R evo v Aprilia Tuono V4 Factory 110 v Ducati Streetfighter V4 S, New CBR650R E-Clutch, New MV Agusta Enduro Veloce, The Swifty GO GT500, New CFMoto 450CL-C, BMW R12nineT v Triumph Speed Twin 1200, Arc Vectors demise, Kawasaki Eliminator 500 SE v Honda CMX500 Rebel v Royal Enfield Shotgun 650, New Triumph Tiger 1200 GT, New Trioumph Tiger 1200 Rally, New CFMoto 450MT and much much more!
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I was in the generation of 50cc bikes.. FSIE, SS50 etc.. I had one at 16 to get to work and college as a Apprentice. Looking back it gave me a new social circle of mates, discovering the world camping etc.. Yes they are slow especially now with emissions controls. Our bikes were mainly 2 strokes and would have been a little more powerful than today..
50 cc bikes were around for decades before the FS1E.
I met all my friends I have now because we all had 50cc bikes. That was in 1997 DT50's mt5 TS50 honda vision yamaha B-wizz. And Jog almost everyone got one as soon as they turned 16. Few stayed restricted long. More had a 65 kit than not even if they didn't know it.
I was the same "50cc" aprilia sx for getting back and forth to work and college when I was a 16 year old apprentice. Mine though had a 70cc big bore kit, polini racing carb and fmf gold series fat pipe. If you tucked down and in the draft of the car infront it would do 65mph
@@markjackson7650 I had a sx50 BF64FZM only sold it last year paid £2100 in 2015 sold it 8 years later for £2015 I changed the front sprocket from a 12 to a 14. It went 56mph once I would go along happy at 46mph and the revs were fairly low with the higher gearing.
@@chrishart8548 great little bikes, they handled phenomenally had better brakes and suspension than they needed which made them an absolute hoot to b-road blast on
The suggestion that some sports bike riders might ‘forget’ to pull in the clutch when coming to a halt terrifies me.
Great to hear the surgery went well. Wish you a speedy recovery.
Having owned three different DCT bikes, the e-clutch is something that intrigued me when I first heard about it four years ago. Back then, it was called, clutch-by-wire.
When does one use the hand lever with the e-clutch? Slow speed, technical manoeuvres.
Yes, on a DCT we drag the rear brake for slow speed stability. But nothing compares to the control from feathering a hand-levered clutch. Also, in those, hopefully rare, ‘Oh Sh*t’ moments, being able to disengage the transmission from the engine is safer, and for me, much preferred than rolling off the throttle and applying more brake.
These are the two situations I see the e-clutch being beneficial, and superior, to the DCT. Since I always rode my DCT’s in manual mode, shifting with the e-clutch’s pseudo ‘quickshifter’ is neither a step forward or back. Gaining clutch control when needed is a big win.
Look forward to your review. Maybe you’ll discover another benefit of the e-clutch system.
🍻🍻🍻
Yes I shall use it with interest!
Using the rear brake to control low speed manoeuvring is the recommended solution because there is no risk of stalling. The bike responds immediately. 😀
Great news review as always Andy,brilliant to hear your shoulder opp has gone well looking forward to this month’s reviews and getting out on my bike if & when the weather improves.
Glad to hear about your shoulder! Congratulations and Godspeed for a quick and full recovery!
Thank you!
Some cracking vids coming up by the sound of it, great stuff. Glad you’re recovering well!
Thanks 👍
Another interesting episode TMF. Looking forward to your upcoming reviews & glad your shoulder is doing better.
Thanks 👍
Your Bike News videos are great. I read MCN regularly but it’s great to hear your input on the articles.
Delighted to hear the shoulder is on the mend!
Much appreciated!
I think 50cc is too slow for the UK. Many towns and cities are 30mph with inner rings and arterial routes often being 40 or 50mph. There are some 20mph bits right in some centres but nobody sticks to these. However, in France where it's more of a blanket 30KPH 50cc bikes make perfect sense. See many French cities where people are blitzing around on them and it looks great fun. No doubt many of the young riders would buy a cheap Puegeot or Citoren if riding wasn't fun there and the cities would become clogged with traffic and have ecen less available parking.
If I knew I could get around and stay within roads that are 20 or 30 I'd be fine with that but I'm not going on a 40 limit if I know I can only go 30 max. Also the road tax is £25 now that's almost as much money as mph it will do
To add to this and take a similar topic. Some 50cc bikes have a 50kph limit and barely make the speed limits where I'm at in Australia 60kph. Makes them completely unappealing.
I'd like them to jump any 50cc type scooter to safer speeds and maybe just allow upto 80cc as they generally cause cars etc to line up and change lanes to get past.
It was not unusual to see 60 MPH on a Honda S50 in the 60's and you could always count on 55 MPH anytime... They are probably faster now?
@@Bud_51 aprilia RS50 de restricted is probably faster.
In 1976 when I was 16 years old we all started on 50cc bikes no different then to what it is now on UK roads.
Great informative thought provoking monthly round up . However what I have noticed is that you are very should I say fortunate to be able to ride and review a lot of very expensive motorcycles from the major manufacturers. How about reviewing more of the less expensive makes and models . Benelli , cfmoto , Voge ,Rieju , As we know that a lot of European and the Japanese manufacturers have a lot of there engines and even complete motorcycles built by the previously mentioned manufacturers . How about doing a mini tour on a machine that is 500 cc or less not all tours have to be done on 750cc + machines . Thanks for a truly great professional programme that I do look forward too every month .
Thanks for the suggestions! Always welcome constructive feedback - cheers!
Thoroughly enjoyed this as always. Glad to hear your operation went well, speedy recovery Andy . 😄👍
Thank you kindly
Thanks for the MCN news.....looking forward to your e-clutch review!
Me too! Comes tomorrow.....
I got a Honda varadero 125 I do touring Anand it's got over 100,000 miles on it in 5 years and I am the only owner but I am using the CB 500x at the moment
Thanks for another video Andy, glad to hear you're recovering well.
Lots to look forward to this month. I would single one out but it all sounds rather interesting!...actually I'm quite curious to hear your thoughts on Honda's e-clutch (or however their Marketing is styling it...)
00:01 Hey Kids!
00:35 2024 Indian Scouts
02:30 New Mash Scrambler 50
03:52 Readers letters - radio comms
04:44 The new KTM 1390 Super Duke R evo v Aprilia Tuono V4 Factory 110 v Ducati Streetfighter V4 S
07:24 New CBR650R E-Clutch
09:25 New MV Agusta Enduro Veloce
10:50 The Swifty GO GT500
11:46 New CFMoto 450CL-C
13:20 Airfield cafe review
14:50 BMW R12nineT v Triumph Speed Twin 1200
17:05 Arc Vectors demise
18:50 MV Agusta Enduro
19:50 Kawasaki Eliminator 500 SE v Honda CMX500 Rebel v Royal Enfield Shotgun 650
21:12 New Triumph Tiger 1200 GT
24:25 Ninja 1000SX £9999
25:10 AI Cameras detect mobile phone use
26:38 New Trioumph Tiger 1200 Rally
27:25 New CFMoto 450MT
28:40 Parish Notices
29:00 Thanks for good wishes from viewers on the sholder surgury
29:40 ABR Festival TMF5 - 5% off!
30:03 Saturday CB650 Review, 8th DJI Action vs GoPro, 11th Biker Scran, 15th BMW S1000XR, 18th Advice on tours series, 22nd Final R1300GS video, 25th Kit Corner
32:00 Next Bikers news 29th May
32:07 THBTMF
Regarding 50cc .. according to Ride
Magazine Very Low Sales Due to
The Rise of E Scooters & E Bikes
It's Not Difficult to Soup up an
E Bike To Do 40 MPH
Faster than a Moped
Loves these vids as you get so much information quickly👍
Glad you enjoy it!
Great news about your shoulder Andy, best for a full recovery. Test rode an R12 on your recommendation today. Loved it. Ordered one. All the best.
Congratulations, Andrew! Very exciting times waiting for a new Bike to arrive, when do you get it?
Hi Andy - according to their system mid June but the few options may delay things depending on component stock apparently.
Continued healing, prayers sent. Nice to hear the second surgery went well.
Thank you!
I do love it when Bike News coincides with a flea spray out!😁
Glad the recovery is going well! Great review as always!
Thank you!
Good news on the shoulder Mr. Flyer!
Great stuff, Andy. Really glad to hear you’re on the mend, and looks like some cool stuff in the pipe for the channel. That new Beemer S1000 XR looks rather tasty; if it’s anything even remotely like the 900 I had as a courtesy bike from North Oxford then it’ll be an absolute riot. Looking forward to it all!!
Cheers Jez, always good to hear from you mate!
Excellent vid TMF, covered a lot of ground there and a lot to come on the channel, nice one 👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Interesting, Good to hear your opp went well and you are on the road to recovery.
Hope so!
Informative as ever. Miss your classic bike reviews though, since you lost Super Bike Factory.
You and me both! I have written to them again in the last few days but no response so far :0(
Fantastic stuff as always! I’m glad your operation went well, heal fast, but don’t overdo it! I’m currently waiting for my left knee to be fixed, which is limiting my riding ability. At least the weather’s been rubbish 😅
Good luck with it Matt!
Hadn't seen the instagram good fortune hope it gets totally well. Getting old is so much fun. You can't ride by a rebuild shop without stopping. Good vid Thanks for coverage of the 50cc bike. The world is full of them. Some good rides coming up. Love to be at the ABB
Watching while nibbling on a bourbon biscuit myself! Nice review TMF and I'm glad the op went well.
Good stuff!
The Tuono V4 Factory 1100 must be the best bike ever tested over so many years. Super impressive. A masterstroke by Aprilia.
Hi Andy , dct came out in 2010 .
The sales figures for Honda have been phenomenal. Why other manufacturers haven't gotten on board is a mystery!
Imagine of BMW produced their version
Glad your shoulder operation is doing well. Hopefully you may get to New Zealand for our summer (your winter) some time. I am about to take the Diavel V4 for a tour before it gets to wintry. Considered swapping my 2023 Triumph Speed Twin for a Triumph Street Triple R, not the RS that has harder suspension for what I would use it for however everytime I go out to the garage I feel the Speed Twin 1200 is a keeper and I have the V4 for thrills.
Nice! Thanks TMF👍
No problem 👍
Agree about the power on the hyper nakeds, when i was looking to upgrade I looked at all the litre+ nakeds and eventually went for a 765rs and so glad i did 👍
How has it been?
@@chriswest2290 I've just got it run in and it's as good as the reviews said. Tbh even when I've had it serviced I see no reason to ride any different to how I've been using it, for a B road blast it's just so much fun and as I get more used to it it can only get better. One slight downside but everyone will be different the suspension is a little hard but I will adjust it soon. For comparison last two bikes fz1 and fire blade.
It's not the eating of the bourbon that is the issue, it's the fact you didn't dunk it first 😂
Let's not get started on that....
Some English university students did a study to find out which was the most dangerous biscuit. Turned out to be the humble Custard Cream 😂
@@PhilipBallGarry I wonder on what basis? I love a custard cream me....
@@TheMissendenFlyer Me too. Apparently they asked across A&E departments if anyone had attended with a biscuit injury. I'm pretty sure it was a very small data sample size. But then they asked what type of biscuit had caused said injury and the custard cream came top.
I have to agree with about these super powerful bikes, even at the age of 71 I still have no self control and find myself riding like a loon, how I’ve survived this long I don’t know 😂 So I’m seriously considering the Triumph speed 400.
Sensible plan....
My brother and I rode the Speed 400 a few weeks ago. A really lovely bike. Light, comfortable, with a great engine and price. Recommended.
Glad your shoulder seems to be sorted out, as I'm sure you are.
The Honda E Clutch seems to be like the 3 speed clutchless gearbox on the Honda 90's from the 1980's. Had one of these, just about indestructable!
Re AI cameras, we have one in Exmouth, Devon. It caught no end of locals when first erected, but seems to catch almost nobody these days, so maybe it works. There's also one on the road between Truro and Falmouth, at least between when the locals cut them down with an angle grinder. Trelawney's army still exists!
Good to see your recovery is going well. You touched on the cfmoto 450mt which I think is a bit of a unicorn. Please review ASAP as it's on my short list. See you for a beer at the ABR fest!
Looking forward to it!
Glad to hear they helped your shoulder with the operation, TMF! I am really anxious to see the CF Moto 450. Looks like a winner.
You and me both! ...and thanks!
They have the Phone camera thing in Australia now , I think it’s a great 👍 idea 💡 for us riders from drivers not paying attention to the road .
I own a DCT, I've ridden the E Clutch and I'm buying the CB650R E Clutch to sit next to my NC750x DCT, makes riding safer than ever
How does it make riding safer? In my experience drivers who use automatic gearboxes concentrate less.
I can't wait for the lower cc segment to have the E-Clutch. If Honda decide to expand the availability which I think its succeeding I'd love them to have it on the CB300R and 500cc bikes. Perfect low cc comuter and the E-Clutch makes it even easier without really any drawbacks.
@@davidmatthews3093 I agree, although the bleat from those people is that it leaves them more brain space to concentrate on other things. I then say that if they are that challenged for brain space they ought to stop driving...
Hi Andy, Glad to hear the shoulder is on the mend ! What's all this about the weather? Maybe because I have been in California, Nevada, Utah, Oregon for April. ( someone's got to do it ! ). Frosty.
One day I swapped my Hypermotard for a buddy's Tuono V-4 Factory and was amazed. I had a go on the V-4 Streetfighter once as well, but, I Loved the Tuono! The only thing wrong with Tuono I rode was the very loud aftermarket, unbaffled exhaust. It hurt my ears to ride, but the plush ride and superior front end feel of the Tuono won me over. And that engine... it's as close to perfect as I have ever encountered. Smooth, characterful, and OMG fast!
Another informative monthly bike news, on the Honda E-clutch technology , Honda have a history in offering auto options on their two wheelers, they produced CB400 & CB750 automatics in the 70s so the new E-Clutch option would seem to be a development of tech they've been producing for decades. As for the new MV Enduro Veloce , I'm with you on the looks, it has to be the best looking Adventure bike on the market and certainly the most exclusive.
Glad to hear your shoulder is doing well. Best wishes for complete healing. Appreciate your reviews as always. Look forward to some CF Moto reviews. I have been watching the brand. I had one of their ATV's. I would call it a 90% unit. Mostly high quality, with a couple of niggles that forced me to sell and get a Yamaha. But enough good things that I watch the brand closely as the prices are quite attractive along with some very nice styling and packed with included features.
Interesting.....
Fantastic news on the shoulder front, you'll be wizzing around the ABR off-road route on a Triumph/GS in no time. Looking forward to seeing you there. Funnily enough I am of for a test ride on 1000SX tomorrow, your review was really useful. I quite fancy the 50cc motorbike just as long as I can lose 5 stone and get back to 10 stone wet I was at 16.🙄
My shoulder is somewhat better but it's not perfect by a long way - I'm afraid my off-roading days are long gone....see you at ABR!
from what i have seen you can use the E Clutch like a twist and go (almost), so pull away, stop accelerate you just have to shift gears yourself but you don't need to use the clutch when changing gear. bit of a gimmic but if you own 1 bike and commute i can see the appeal, chilled work riding then use the clutch on weekend blasts
Can’t agree that cruisers need to be American, love the R18, exceptional bike and incredible piece of engineering. But agree, the new Scouts do look the goods.
Great news on your recovery.
Thank you!
Hay mate Paul from Australia, I do agree with you on the crazy powerful naked and sports bikes you can get on the road , like 200HP + in some cases. even in Australia.BUT if we start saying we shouldn’t have these bikes on the roads “ the policy Police 👮♀️ 😂😂” MAY take them away , that’s not good 👍 fir any of us ( then before long we will only be able to ride the 50cc you mentioned. Love your bike news and look forward to it every month.
Cheers TMF.
Your right about the Rebel, not what I want to look at for a long period. Honda could use a 500cc makeover as far as styling, keep the bomb proof engine but please change the frame in the fuel tank area.
Can't beat a Bourbon biscuit, totally agree with you on the Triumph Triple in the Tiger 900 - wish it was configured the same as it was in the previous 800 and still is in the Street/Speed Triples & 660's😉👍👍.
It's a pity they didn't keep the original config on the road going 900s and used the T-Plane on the offroad bikes, which is really what the T-Plane was designed for
I thoroughly recommend trying Pathfinder Cafe at Blackbushe airport. They do a fantastic breakfast sandwich and great atmosphere on weekends. I think they have a classic bike meet-up every Wednesday from 12-4. I've popped in on a sunny Wednesday lunch and always see the same friendly lads there
Sounds good to me!
Looking forward to the e clutch review I'm surprised BMW haven't done something similar
Great over view of our motorcycling world, was interested in you mentioning the Yamaha Tracer GT!! was it the + I'm going to try one today so a quick response to your verdict would be great please !!!!
Think it was....
Hi Andy
Just a quick question about your Goldwing if you don't mind me asking.
I have a 2024 model, and mine has a clicking sound on right side of the engine bank on tick over.
I was just wondering if yours sounds the same?
Great video many thanks.
Not that Ive noticed!
My nearest motorcycle showroom has become a CF Moto dealership. I was initially a bit sceptical, having not been at all impressed by Chinese bikes in the past, but I must say the range I saw was very impressive in terms of value, looks and quality (from what I could see in the showroom). It's also worth noting that CF Moto also effectively own The KTM and Husqvarna brands, which are sold through their showrooms, so we certainly shouldn't ignore them.
Great selection of news as usual.
Very true…
Andy, you got yourself an enourmous curved screen 😁
Thanks for your press revue!
I have indeed!
Well you asked, so here some answers. 🙂 I'm glad those megabhp, sillyspeed nakeds exists. Makes my 790 Duke seem sensible.
That clutch thingy from Honda? Gimmick in my eyes. Quite silly really. Good for disables.
CFMoto? I tried one, X something, looks like a small Diavel. 700cc twin. That was a really nice ride. Looked good and not at all cheap. I would not mind one at all. Especially the 800 model.
Thank you mr Flyer!
Good updates Andy.
On the subject of A.I intrusion, it warms the heart to know we truly live in a Democracy and not an Oligarchy , as we all voted for this technology just like we voted for Ulez and the Plandemic.
Touch of sarcasm I'm detecting.....
@@TheMissendenFlyer who..? Me!
Yep. Taste the freedom.
AI's can hallucinate. I wonder if any riders will be charged because they have a phone mounted on the handlebar near to their hands. There are far fewer riders on the road than car drivers so there will be less training data for bikers....
Well said Andy
Like the 50cc Mash!; should be a hoot pottering around the neighborhood or in town
Shame if you don't live in places like that. My road goes straight onto a 40mph road
Great news on the shoulder.
Yes thank you - not there yet but an improvement for sure...
In 20/20 cricket, the commentators often speak to the players on field, it's superb, gives you real insight into their strategy and tactics.
20/20 cricket takes place at a slightly slower pace than MotoGP. The thought of any motorsport competitor being distracted by casual conversation is bizarre. F1 drivers frequently tell their team to shut up and let them concentrate on driving.
Hello mate, good one as always thank you!
can you write the name of the airfield café for the beginning of the video please?
thank you 👍🏻
@RanMachlof: Turweston Aerodrome, Brackley, NN13 5YD
It's at Turweston airfield - the cafe is in the main control tower building, you can't miss it....
@@TheMissendenFlyer perfect thank you
Just checked out the Flight Deck cafe website. Looks very nice! Def be visiting there.
Hope you enjoy it!
Hello TMF, Good news about your shoulder.
I suspect that eonomics and legislation will eventually take other high end bikes off the roads unless buyers have very deep pockets.
My dream bike in my youth was the 1000cc Eddie Lawson replica in the iconic Kwaka Green but could never afford to buy one, (Girlfriend and saving for a house) I rode a well loved Meriden TR65 Thunderbird in stead.
I'm currently riding an Interceptor 650 at the moment.which I'm quite impressed with I must say.
Electric bikes- Maving look quite nice but still have range issues, who knows what bikes the future holds.
Cheers Keith
Morning Andy,
For a lot of people above all a cruiser has to be air cooled, has Harley has found out with the lower sales of its new liquid cooled Sportster range. A lot dealers saying the older air cooled ones are in more demand than the new ones. The continual ever increasing drive for higher BHP and performance by manufacturers will only lead to more restrictions by legislators and governments. It seems manufacturers are incapable of learning this from history. The search in the late 70’s, early 80’s for 100mph 250’s led to learners being restricted to 125’s and a max power and power to weight limit being imposed.
I agree with you on the Swifty, for less than half the cost you can get a Keeway EZ mini, a small electric moped that you can ride on a car licence without l plates if you have moped entitlement that is faster and has greater range. The Swifty requires a CBT even if you have moped entitlement as you can only get insurance for it via Swifty and it’s one of their stipulations. Also being the only source of insurance, if and when they stop selling it ( and I think they won’t be for long at £3500) once they leave the market you’ll be left with a vehicle you cannot insure and so can’t use.
The Mash 50 would be good if it could be bought unrestricted with a 40-50 mph top speed. I personally think the 28mph limit on mopeds is dangerous.
I tend to agree....
Agree with other comments…. Best wishes for a good surgery outcome ! 👍🏻👍🏻
Cheers!
I remember riding in a group a while ago and one guy, in front of me fortunately, had a DCT Honda. Some guys were playfully revving there bikes at a red traffic light, he decided to do the same and forgetting about the DCT and he lurched forward he just clipped the guy in front and he went down.....Pulling the clutch in on a bike is not something I think about, it's an auto function.
Cheers for the news
Yes I imagine that’s easily done!
gratZ on the shoulder.
in NL 50cc (or 49.9cc to be exact) is the kind of bike you can get at age 16.. the mash reminds me a bit of the Honda SS50...
Inclined to agree with you about the cruisers, and I lean towards the Indian too…..Dunno why, cos I’ve never ridden one. I’m not opposed to the R18, and plan to ride one, but I’ve got test rides on the Harley Fatboy and Breakout (the only cool Harley’s in my humble opinion) in the coming weeks. Still think I’m gonna end up with an R12 nineT or an R1300R (when they finally arrive) though. Maybe a superduke 1390. Should finish off the garage nicely. I do love the XSR900GP, but I’ve already got a 996 filling that slot between a multi V4s and a husky 701.
It does not matter what you ride the speed is determined by you're right hand and discipline
If you fancy trying an cfmoto adv try the new cfmoto ibex 450. Its light and short seat height makes it an interesting machine.
Yamaha have an e clutch coming soon also. Auto bikes are a great thing especially for those, like me who have damaged left wrist!
Interested in that e clutch and how you get on with it. I see ktm offer the rekluse clutch on many of the bikes, it's not cheap mind at £550 plus fitting.
Ps I picked up a used 890 adventure to go with the V4, thanks in part to your review of it.
Nice one!
I agree living down south in Cornwall 50cc just isn’t enough for the roads and hills. They barely make 20mph up some of our hills. Personally I think they should have enough power to manage at least 45mph, which would be much safer for youngsters. Didn’t do us any harm in the 70s my little Honda ss50 would do 50mph.
CF Moto look like great value bikes - but check out the prices of the second hand bikes. 12 months old and worth 1/3 - 1/2 of what you originally paid. That is enough to make me very cautious to look too closely.
I'm conflicted about the e clutch and DCT. I've been stuck in traffic enough to see the benefits but it's not as engaging once you're finally moving. Could be a great idea for bikes that are really meant for commute.
I definitely think that stop and go traffic is where the beauty of the automatic clutch lies. Other than that, it's not really much of a benefit.
Have i missed the Spain/Portugal tour video? good news on the shoulder
I don’t know, have you? There’s a whole series on here if you check back.
@@TheMissendenFlyer Found them, cheers
What about the Honda rebel Andy!!!!
Sorry comment early in the feature before your verdict
Great to hear the second op, might be better on for you 🙂E clutch nowt new there (second rate tech for old enginging under a different name), Leyland buses & over builders you could it pre-select back in the 60's was not great then!! What Honda may have forgotten is I ride a motorcycle to play with a gearbox and using a clutch, not to sit there like a um-skull in a car driver with auto transmission, Why do we need auto or semi auto gearboxes?
Well in some cases they make sense / DCT on my GoldWing for relaxed touring is superb!
The E clutch may allow some people with hand disabilities to ride when they could not with a manual clutch. Or you might not like using a clutch but love riding bikes. It is just another available option from Honda that gives people choices.
Look forward to the Rukka review
The Mash moped is probably the best bike I have seen so far since like 10 years. It will have 10x more charm than any other bike, because it is light and it actually looks very good. forget those big heavy bmw sofas disguised as adventure/touring bikes, this Mash is it. Imagine if it was like 80cc so it was a bit faster on the road though for us with bike license, as a moped it will for sure find lots of buyers.
Don't they already do the 125 version? I looked up honda XL80 it only had 6hp
Andy, 50cc is for the 16 year olds to get mobile, not a bad thing, most of us started at 16 on a 50cc machine (mine was a yellow with speed blocks FS1E dx)
The CFMoto clc450 is the reason I haven't bought the eliminator, I'm downsizing my bike, I don't need an 800cc to do 25km a day, and I want something lighter, this clc has USD forks, radial mounted calipers and radial master cilinder, a belt not a chain, digital instrument (which are a little on the dim side if they're anything like my 800NK), Monosgock rear suspension, yes, yes yes. and to be honest it looks miles better the the Kawi, plus it's a 270° cracnk, that doesn't actually matter to me but you get a fuller sound from what I've heard
50cc 🤔 I remember that was your start to independence to the outside roads at 16 with a engine no cbt required and you couldn’t go to a 125 till you were 17 but 50cc at one time could do 60 mph but the year I started riding new 50cc was restricted to 30mph so if the speed of this 50cc is 50mph the yes especially for cities but not dualcarrageways or motorways. The tiger is got a great bike and I understand your comments about the engine I think they should have left a tiger model with the smooth triple and maybe the T plane for the Rally versions but it’s great to hear they have sorted the stalling at low revs when at slow manoeuvres great content and yes CF Moto are a manufacturer to look out for
If it's a moped it will be limited to 28mph. A 50cc that goes faster is classified as a 50cc motorcycle. That makes it kind of pointless being 50cc. May as well just be a 125cc
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A moped had to have pedals as it needed help to go up hill a 50cc motorcycle could do more than 30mph before they got restricted 🚫 by law I suppose it was like the restriction you get on A2 holder’s and all before the CBT maybe in those days that was why you had more young people on motorcycles plus you could ride a motorcycle up to 250cc on L plates then they changed it so if you own a 250cc you had to sell it or pass you motorcycle test within a year. I know this as I just bought my KL250 Kawasaki so I wasn’t selling it so sat my test and in those days you just went round the block 😂 the old days were fun but rules spoiled it and made it expensive
How about a quick video on how to climb aboard today's bikes that are too tall to swing a leg over. Standing on the footpeg with the bike on the sidestand feels really unsafe for me.
What about the bmw r12 cruiser version you road the other day? You said that it was a good cruiser. Pretty sure cheaper than an Indian.
Sounds like your HD is working overtime.:)
Yes sorry about that!
Looking forward to the camera vlog. My GoPro 11 is better than the 9 but still considerably less reliable than I'd like. Swapping out is a live issue...
Time to make the switch! Wish I’d done it earlier….game changer.
In wales especially where it’s 20 mph limits in most places in town, a 50 cc would be ok, it would solve some of the congestion problems and very poor public transport issues. I think all 16 yr olds would benefit from riding these and learning road craft, as they doing in france. Maybe they would be more aware of bikers when they go into their chav boxes!
Thanks for another bike news Andy 👍. Hey, those Mash 50's look great fun. Especially relevant if those pesky 20mph speed limits start breeding uncontrollably. The "Sixteener" mopeds were great fun till some idiot in government decided they must be restricted to 30mph. Our Fizzies and AP50's would do 40-50mph top end and were much safer as a result. Ironic that the E-scooter is a grand more than the Mash 50
See u at the ABR. Again
Look forward to it!
That Chinese CFmoto 450 looks pretty interesting. Hoping they make a more road focused version of that bike. It would really be tempting.
Hey TMF. Yamaha just released a patent for new e-clutch tech on the MT07. Be interesting when you test the Honda. I’m still not sure but love a quick shifter or DCT.
Interesting.....
@@TheMissendenFlyer And I think the Yamaha FJR1300 has an e-clutch system on the newer models.
KTM 1390....................take that slap and like it!
I've got to wholeheartedly agree with you Re. the Triumph T-plane crank, I just don't get it.
I too love a triple, but for a minuscule advantage off rood, they've destroyed the lovely character of their awesome triple engine. It's the same on the Tiger 1200, I took a mate's bike out for an extended spin, and while it's undoubtedly an amazing bike, it hasn't got the 'triple character' I expect in a triple engine. If I wanted a twin - I'd buy a twin. If I buy a triple, I want it to ride like a triple. I've said right fro the introduction of the T-plane crank that I think they've made a mistake with this one.
Fingers crossed they'll listen to you and maybe even me and go back to the former crank configuration. Viva la Triple!
Couldn't agree more....