YAH!!!! Someone with the same thoughts as me. Can’t understand why anyone would drill MORE holes in the tube, when all that was needed was the way you’ve ‘sorted’ it. Good man.
If you didn't ride through any water crossings on your ride and before you wash the bike, you can put silastic in the holes of the subframe without taking them off. Just put a little silastic on your finger and push it into the hole.
I drilled a couple of holes and put rubber bungs in them, so after water crossings or heavy rain, I just pull the bungs or leave them out. Love the cfmoto 450mt 🇦🇺much prefere the black skid plate 🤣
Good stuff, mate. glad to see you got the bash plate on. The in your bars looks the same color as mine. When i done my vid on it the haters sure come out.😅. I just fitted a bash plate on mine, it is from uncle wang, vid out soon. Cheers.
Thanks Baz. Yes it's a fiddly job thats for sure getting the bash plate holes to line up. I kept everything loose and got it done. I only did it last Monday and went riding Tuesday so I didn't have time to get new silastic but I should be able to seal them off with the bars in place I think. No haters or keyboard warriors on this vid yet. I also installed bits like front caliper guard, rear brake res guard larger stand foot pad while I was at it. I didn't have time to install the centre stand. I'll do that when I can walk again as I came off and tested the crash bars on Tuesday and the bike landed on my foot so I'm currently layed up. Thanks or watching. Cheers Jim
@FlatBrokeAdventures yep I had trouble with the lower crash bars getting bolts in . Sounds like you really tested the bars out, I watched your short vid. Hope the foot gets better soon and your back in the saddle. Cheers Jim.
Honestly, I liked the original engine guard better. This new one has a bit too much straight lines for me. But it's all part of the taste. But this water collection is a big mistake of the constructor. They have to solve that!
The original engine guard is very thin, it's fine for all road use but if you want to go off road then it isn't enough and doesn't protect the sides of the engine at all. Yes this water is a real issue. I will be blocking the holes to make sure this doesn't happen again. Thanks for watching an commenting
It's probably a KTM engine as they are in partnership. Actually CF Moto is now in partnership with Yamaha as well so who knows the origin of the engine. I don't plan on pulling it apart anyway
CF Moto have been around for a long while. My initial impressions are the quality looks great and they sound wicked! My local KTM dealer just started dealing CFMOTO and Yamaha have a joint venture with them also. I'm awaiting delivery of my 450MT. I'm going to try and put it through the same torture I did to my 300 Rally. No doubt it won't compare in some scenarios, but will excel in others. Will i eat my words? time will tell 😆
YAH!!!! Someone with the same thoughts as me. Can’t understand why anyone would drill MORE holes in the tube, when all that was needed was the way you’ve ‘sorted’ it. Good man.
@@arcboutant thank you
If you didn't ride through any water crossings on your ride and before you wash the bike, you can put silastic in the holes of the subframe without taking them off. Just put a little silastic on your finger and push it into the hole.
True thats what I would do if I was buying now. _t's what I will do when I get more silastic
I was short a few bolts too until the missus picked up the sack it came in and thought it was a bit heavy 😅
@@notsorare hahaha yeah we need someone to have a girl look
I drilled a couple of holes and put rubber bungs in them, so after water crossings or heavy rain, I just pull the bungs or leave them out. Love the cfmoto 450mt 🇦🇺much prefere the black skid plate 🤣
I thought about drilling holes but thought I'd just fill the holes in it with silastic.
@@FlatBrokeAdventures all good, but remember silastic dosnt last forever, so you'll need to reapply it. 🇦🇺enjoy ur magic bike.
Good stuff, mate. glad to see you got the bash plate on. The in your bars looks the same color as mine. When i done my vid on it the haters sure come out.😅. I just fitted a bash plate on mine, it is from uncle wang, vid out soon. Cheers.
Thanks Baz. Yes it's a fiddly job thats for sure getting the bash plate holes to line up. I kept everything loose and got it done. I only did it last Monday and went riding Tuesday so I didn't have time to get new silastic but I should be able to seal them off with the bars in place I think. No haters or keyboard warriors on this vid yet. I also installed bits like front caliper guard, rear brake res guard larger stand foot pad while I was at it. I didn't have time to install the centre stand. I'll do that when I can walk again as I came off and tested the crash bars on Tuesday and the bike landed on my foot so I'm currently layed up. Thanks or watching. Cheers Jim
@FlatBrokeAdventures yep I had trouble with the lower crash bars getting bolts in . Sounds like you really tested the bars out, I watched your short vid. Hope the foot gets better soon and your back in the saddle. Cheers Jim.
@@bazz6670 thanks mate
Ciso ma se prendi un colpo forte sui tubi paracolpi crash bar in basso , i tubi telai si piegano ? Sembra molto sottile fragile
good question. They probably will bend. As they're only bolted on I assume you can buy replacements for them
I use foam ear plugs if I'm going into the bush and water. They are cheap and you can replace them as needed. Work for me.
might try that
Mi like desde España 🇪🇦 falta un piñón de 15 y una repro
Hello. No I don't have the 15 tooth sprocket yet. I will wait and see how much off road use the bike gets before I decide to put that on.
What was the cost for bash plate and crash bars. Cheers mate
@@JamieBroughton70 bash plate was $349 I think and lower crash bars were $89 I think. All prices are on the CF Moto Australia website
@FlatBrokeAdventures cheers selling my Africa twin for one of these. Can't wait for next video
@@JamieBroughton70 awesome I'm sure you'll love it. The lack of power compared to the AT will be a big difference as will the weight
Honestly, I liked the original engine guard better. This new one has a bit too much straight lines for me. But it's all part of the taste. But this water collection is a big mistake of the constructor. They have to solve that!
The original engine guard is very thin, it's fine for all road use but if you want to go off road then it isn't enough and doesn't protect the sides of the engine at all. Yes this water is a real issue. I will be blocking the holes to make sure this doesn't happen again. Thanks for watching an commenting
@@FlatBrokeAdventures Greetings and all the best!
Cheap china quality, just wait until you actually open the engine.
It's probably a KTM engine as they are in partnership. Actually CF Moto is now in partnership with Yamaha as well so who knows the origin of the engine. I don't plan on pulling it apart anyway
CF Moto have been around for a long while. My initial impressions are the quality looks great and they sound wicked! My local KTM dealer just started dealing CFMOTO and Yamaha have a joint venture with them also.
I'm awaiting delivery of my 450MT. I'm going to try and put it through the same torture I did to my 300 Rally. No doubt it won't compare in some scenarios, but will excel in others.
Will i eat my words? time will tell 😆