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When we were at AIMEXPO in February, the CFMOTO 450 Ibex was the hottest bike in the building. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get to the launch in the Philippines, but Ryan Adams from Motorcycle.com did! He’s reported back with photos and a detailed ride review, which you can see below.
Here’s a quick overview of the bike’s tech specs, in case you need the reminder:
We’ve already had peeks at the Ibex 450, aka the 450MT, when it was released in other markets, but now we have the straight dope on the US-market bike’s specs. CFMOTO says the 449 cc liquid-cooled twin (with 270-degree crank) makes 44 hp at 8,500 rpm and 32.5 lb-ft of torque at 6,250 rpm in its US configuration. Roughly the same output as the old 650-class singles (a bit less torque), from a machine weighing 386 lb dry. For the sake of reference, that’s about 25 lb more than the dry weight of a Kawasaki Versys-X 300.
The rest of the bike has some pretty attractive points. Spoked rims with tubeless tires are standard, with 21-inch front and 18-inch rear. Suspension relies on an inverted fork from KYB, with damping adjustment. In back, there’s a linkage-type shock with damping and preload adjustability, and external gas reservoir. The bike has 8 inches of travel front and rear.
CFMOTO went with J Juan brakes, including a four-pot front caliper with opposed-piston design clamping down on a 320 mm disc. In back, a single-pot floating caliper is mated to a 240 mm disc. Dual-channel Bosch ABS is standard, and it’s switchable from the handlebar, in case you want to slide around the rear end in the gravel instead of having the electro-safety features kick in. Traction control is standard as well, and can also be switched off.
You can see the rest of our initial AIMEXPO write-up here; below, see Ryan’s comments in the photo captions.
Want to read Ryan’s full review? Check out the story here at our partner site, Motorcycle.com.
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