r/cfmoto

Yo

Quick question

I was on a ninja 650, upgraded to 675ss 3 weeks ago. The shifting is clunky as fuck in comparison.

I could shift on the ninja, allowing the clutch to sit as long as I want, then put it back into gear without even the teensiest atom of clutch slip.

On the 675, I destroy or slip the fuck out of my clutch almost every shift. Especially when shifting slow in traffic, I almost always feel clunky. Ive noticed if I shift at light speed it doesnt happen, nor when I give it some extra revs.

So I suppose thats my problem, really. Skill issue. Did anyone else at least feel this when getting their 675? Really curious to hear others.

After the winter i now have a problem where when the bike sits for more than a couple of days the battery drains to about 8-9v. Which isnt enough for starting. Bike is less than 1 year old. Should I contact dealer for a new battery or change it myself?

Keep in mind I am a newbie and could be overthinking it, but still a concern.

This has happened to me twice now in the past week where, after stopping “slightly” hard (truly not hard at all), the bike will not shift gears. For context, this is what I did right before it happened:

- pulling up to a light from 5th gear and stopping in a way where I had to hold the clutch while braking until I came to a stop, so I hit the shifter down a few times to get into first.

- I was holding in the clutch the entire time until I came to a complete stop

- the number indicating which gear I was in disappeared and the bike would not shift for a second.

- it finally did after a second or two of being stopped and worked fine.

The only other time this has happened was when I did something similar and practiced stopping quickly in a parking lot.

Is this a safety feature of some kind? Should I take it to the dealership to get checked out? Am I good to go and should just ignore it?

Hello, after my Post last week about the Restriction for the 675 sr/nk models, finally its in Germany avaliable, the first Dealer I found is Motorradhaus Stocksiefen GmbH in Hessen - Nauheim. I hope I can help someone with it.

Hello, my wife has a 450nk and she has been complaining about her throttle, she wanted to know if their is a way to keep from twisting the throttle forward, she finds it annoying and shes jealous that my 800nk doesnt do it lol!

Hello, I just bought a 2025 450SS (6 miles on it) yesterday. I'm super excited to start riding! But I tried to start it today and the battery is dead.

A trickle charger is on the way, but why would it die so soon? The only thing I did when I got home yesterday was connect the Cfmoto app where you get notifications and can track it, would that have anything to do with it?

I am planning on contacting the dealer but they're closed until Tuesday.

I'd like to make custom grapichs for this model but i'm struggling in finding the basic template, anyone have it or know how to find it?

So I'm just looking for a spare motorcycle I can keep around to ride when my Norden is in for service or friends visiting.

I got two otd quotes:

$6000 for 2026 ibex 450

$7499 for Kle 500 SE

Is the KLE $1500 more? It doesn't have cruise control either. Similar torque and a little more horsepower.

Both seem solid to me. The Kawasaki has a nod the brands reputation for reliability, but I think the Ibex will be plenty reliable.

Use: day rides on paved and forest roads and lots of gravel.

Thanks fellas. Stay safe.