CFMOTO just finished announcing its 2025 lineup in the US this week, and although that isn’t reflected on their Canadian website yet, it does give us a good idea what’s coming here next season! Remember, CFMOTO’s Canadian and American distributors are different companies, owned by different people—an increasingly unusual arrangement these days. Nevertheless, we can almost certainly expect the same bikes to come here next season, so here’s what to look forward to:
CFMOTO 675SS
This is a sportbike with a three-cylinder 675cc engine (four-valve heads, DOHC, liquid-cooled of course). Sound familiar? Yeah, but this one is from China, not from Hinckley. It comes with basic accoutrements that you’d expect: slip/assist clutch; a quickshifter (but only allowing clutchless upshifts); beefy J.Juan brakes with dual channel ABS; aluminum swingarm; fully-adjustable KYB suspension. Claimed engine output is 95 hp at 11,000 rpm, and 51.6 lb of torque at 8,250 rpm. Curb weight is a claimed 185 kg. And get this, the shift pattern is reversible, in case you want to take it to the track. Maybe we’ll see this in some regional events, or at trackdays at Shannonville next year?
CFMOTO 450 CL-C
Once upon a time, dinosaurs ruled the earth and people fled them aboard twin-cylinder cruisers in the 350-500 range. We’re talking about basic, simple bikes like the Kawasaki KZ440 LTD or the Honda CM450. CFMOTO is looking to bring that back with the 450 CL-C cruiser, which competes directly with the Honda Rebel 500 and Kawasaki Eliminator 500. It’s powered by a liquid-cooled 449cc parallel twin with 270-degree crank—basically the same engine that CFMOTO uses for all its 450 models, with 40 hp and 30 lb-ft of torque in this application. Instead of a chain drive, you get a Gates belt drive. There’s a single front and rear disc, and a four-piston J.Juan caliper up front should help you slow down a lot quicker than the old drum-braked cheapos used to. The rims are 16-inchers, which isn’t unusual for a cruiser, but 17-inch hoops might have been better. Alas, like most bikes from China and Asia, it’s a bit on the porky side, weighing 180 kg at the curb, but with ABS and other modern touches, you can expect a bit more weight.
CFMOTO Ibex 450
We’ve seen this bike before—we told you all about it after its launch last year at AIMExpo. With the same engine design as the cruiser above, but tuned to make 44 hp at 8,500 rpm and 32.5 lb-ft of torque at 6,250 rpm, this is aimed at replicating the performance of the old 650 single-cylinder dual sports, sort of—but with a TFT dash, switchable ABS and traction control, even tubeless spoked wheels. This is a bike that adventure riders have been asking for for a long time, and it took China, not Japan or Europe to deliver! Read our initial write-up here for the full deets.
