i was talking to a few guys at the lakeland weekend
so as promised heres a bit of info on my new bike

im looking forward to it should have her by august ..should make those trails alittle easier

i do quite a few weekend meets like lakeland with trail riding thrown in ..so it looks perfect for making my way ...trailriding and coming back

i have plans to take it to portugal next may for its first med distance trip ..if it proves reliable ..the engine is based on a high strung g 450x but with auxilery oil tank and detuned engine ..they say 5000 miles service intervals .. im not convinced
i am under no illusion this will not be a low cost bike to maintain ...but as long as it does its job ..i dont care
if it proves itself in gb ill consider africa ..but for now the wilderbeast will take the strain ... the ccm will not be needed for 95 percent of the time and it may tempt me to ne silly for no good reason
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its just so light and i guess the off road lads will understand why i want it ..im getting on a bit and the xt and klr wilderbeast are pretty heavy to throw around and pick up

i heard about it early last year and went to the factory to see the prototype ...its so slim

but the componants are top notch
the frame is cast alloy
machined billet headstock and yolks
renthal
talon
exel
brembo
stainless braided
enough ground clearance to clear a small bus but feet flat on the floor and a bit in reserve
tractive [white power] suspension preload .. full fast slow compression and rebound front and back
130 kgms 17ltrweight low under seat tank 250mile range

now ccm has been in the wilderness for a good while ..and i really think they have made a great bike here
nothing cheap ..its not knocked together with a mig welder in a weekend ..you can see by the broshure that they have pulled out all the stops
i really think it will be a succsess for them ..it really is a very high quality bike

ive seen a stripped down frame ..the battery sits in a cnc macined pod in the frame spine under the tank ..the wiring is so neat juntion boxes neat ..no rats nest ubder here


air box and battery are very high for water crossings ..now and again quite deep ..now and again too deep ..it higher than the kawasaki badge on the tank ..which at this moment in time would have been useful the bow wave would flood the xt and quack here ...
oops


..so its really very well constructed even pretty with the tank off

it feels like a xr250 to sit on but is still very comfy for my 6ft frame ..good fairing screen high enough to be effective
a real little mini adventure bike ...42hp 130 kgms should be fun ??


now im not one for taking risks usually but it looks perfect for me .. i really was so impressed i just put a deposit down on the spot
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now you may get the feeling that im trying to convince meself im doing the right and you could be very right to a degree afterrall its newand unproven

but it looks so good there is nothing close to it in the marketplace i have to give it a chance ..i really hope it is what i think it will be

i mean a ktm 690 is the nearest ..i had me credit card ready
but then

..7300 ... then 750 for a adv tank 1250 for a fairing .. new seat is a must ...headlamp useless 250 quid ...
bash plate 200... rear rack 150 so its not a fair comparason ..i really near cried when i first saw it ....its a enduro with winkers ..i was hoping it would be a 640 advebture on a diet .....as is you need a van to lug it around


in any event its a brave step from ccm and may change the market if it proves a succsess making a bike lighter is a lot harder than making one heavier and to that degree it is setting a bnew standard by about 65 kgms .. a fully loaded top spec gs 1200 adv is 124 kgms heavier ...and near 7500 quid dearer .. now the question is what kind of bike do you really want ???
..i for one hope it does succeed in which case ill be a pioneer like a fat version of indiana jones ....ok maby not

ride safe ...steve



so here she is

pdf broshureand specs below
http://adventuremotorcyclinghandbook.../ccm-gp450.pdf