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Old 01-12-14, 20:42
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I have just been to the motorcycle show at the NEC, and had a good look at the ccm450, what a bike! Feather light and made with top quality components they have really gone to town on the weight saving front and even use a lithium battery. (I think my next battery will be one of these). After just dropping my 660 tenere for the second time at a stand still and doing the splits tearing my hamstring trying to stop it dropping. I really appreciate the lightness of this bike. The only thing I disliked was the realistic cruising speed is only 70mph. They should have made it 650cc, would i buy one? If after 12 months they have no designs flaws maybe I hope its a success they are British after all.
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Old 01-12-14, 21:13
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This has recently been discussed here.

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would i buy one? If after 12 months they have no designs flaws maybe
That's exactly what I felt after having ridden one earlier in the year. It's the sort of bike you'd want someone else to act as "guinee pig" first!
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Old 01-12-14, 23:16
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I saw it at last years show, i've not rideen one but if it weren't for the price tag i'd go for one.
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Old 02-12-14, 00:52
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It's always been a dilemma , go lightweight which is great on dirt but 'twitchy' at speed on the tar, or a bit more weight, great at high speed but can be a bit more awkward on the dirt.
I loved my time on my old modied DRZ 400 E, but was starting to feel a bit more nervous venturing further afield, so upgraded to a Tenere which is a lot safer at highway speed.
You just got to be honest with yourself in deciding what you want to be doing with the bike most of the time.
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Old 02-12-14, 12:05
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I have just been to the motorcycle show at the NEC, and had a good look at the ccm450, what a bike! Feather light and made with top quality components they have really gone to town on the weight saving front and even use a lithium battery. (I think my next battery will be one of these). After just dropping my 660 tenere for the second time at a stand still and doing the splits tearing my hamstring trying to stop it dropping. I really appreciate the lightness of this bike. The only thing I disliked was the realistic cruising speed is only 70mph. They should have made it 650cc, would i buy one? If after 12 months they have no designs flaws maybe I hope its a success they are British after all.
I've been using a lithium for a while now and works fine just remember if you have to charge one then you'll need a different battery tender and cheap they ain't.
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Old 06-12-14, 18:48
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Battery tender? do you mean charger? and does the bike charging system need modifying in any way.
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