Source: Cycle World
CFMoto just showed images of its Aspar-liveried 675SR-R middleweight sportbike. (CFMoto/)We scooped CFMoto’s plan for a three-cylinder sportbike as early as March 2023 and the project was officially confirmed when a prototype was briefly run in front of fans at the Zhuzhou International Circuit in China in September last year. But the latest version is the closest thing yet to the production model that will be officially launched later this year.After revealing the September demo run, CFMoto showed the finished 675cc triple engine at November’s EICMA show in Milan, confirming a handful of details including a claimed output of “more than 100 horsepower” at a peak of 12,300 rpm. The company also said the engine weighs only 121 pounds (a figure it claims is 10 percent less than comparable designs from other companies).From the side view we can finally get a good look at the chassis. (CFMoto/)The latest unveiling is this one-off machine finished in the Aspar team colors, mirroring the appearance of the official CFMoto-sponsored racers in Moto2 and Moto3. Those racebikes don’t really contain any CFMoto content; the Moto2 bike is a Kalex chassis powered by the Triumph 765cc triple that’s compulsory in the class, and the Moto3 machines are CFMoto-branded versions of KTM’s RC250GP. However, they illustrate CFMoto’s intention to have a presence in top-level international racing. CFMoto has longer-term ambitions to compete in MotoGP with its own bike, but there’s no confirmed schedule for that project.Changes between the new Aspar-colored 675SR-R and last year’s prototype essentially come down to the removal of the full camouflage wrap that covered the 2023 machine, giving us the first look at the finished fairing and headlight design, but it also lets us have a better look at the bike’s technical elements.The production model appears to carry over the winglets from the prototype. (CFMoto/)Most notably, we get to see the frame properly for the first time, as it was previously covered in a colored plastic wrap that hid its material and design details. These images appear to confirm that the chassis is aluminum, with a cast rear section welded to extruded main spars. The seat section is bolted on, and it appears to be a self-supporting design, either composite or cast alloy, though that might be an illusion as there may be a tubular support structure hidden underneath. The swingarm is clearly an aluminum casting and the belly-mounted exhaust shows CFMoto has managed to package all the silencing and emissions-reduction kit into that tight space without the need for a bulky silencer.The production model appears to have the brake cowls of the prototype. (CFMoto/)The aerodynamic brake cowls of last year’s prototype are still there, suggesting they will make it to production, and we can now see that the calipers themselves are radial-mounted J.Juan components, similar to those used by other CFMoto models as well as various KTMs. Stripped of its shrink-wrapped disguise, cooling vents in the fairing sides are now opened up, and CFMoto has added more complex winglets on the side panels.The 675SR-R has winglets incorporated into the rear bodywork. (CFMoto/)The Aspar bike has race-spec footpegs and no passenger footrests, though the mounting points for the latter—as well as for road-going necessities like mirrors and a license plate bracket—are visible, showing it’s very close to production now. Up front, the headlight design is a slimmed-down version of the layout used on the 450SR, with signature check-mark-shaped DRLs above the main light units.The official launch of the bike is only expected to be a matter of weeks away now, and unlike the four-cylinder 500SR, which CFMoto currently says will be only for the domestic Chinese market, the 675cc triple is destined to be sold globally, marking a clear step forward in the company’s plan to compete head-on against the mainstream Japanese and European brands. A naked 675NK is also sure to follow.
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CFMoto just showed images of its Aspar-liveried 675SR-R middleweight sportbike. (CFMoto/)
We scooped CFMoto’s plan for a three-cylinder sportbike as early as March 2023 and the project was officially confirmed when a prototype was briefly run in front of fans at the Zhuzhou International Circuit in China in September last year. But the latest version is the closest thing yet to the production model that will be officially launched later this year.
After revealing the September demo run, CFMoto showed the finished 675cc triple engine at November’s EICMA show in Milan, confirming a handful of details including a claimed output of “more than 100 horsepower” at a peak of 12,300 rpm. The company also said the engine weighs only 121 pounds (a figure it claims is 10 percent less than comparable designs from other companies).
From the side view we can finally get a good look at the chassis. (CFMoto/)
The latest unveiling is this one-off machine finished in the Aspar team colors, mirroring the appearance of the official CFMoto-sponsored racers in Moto2 and Moto3. Those racebikes don’t really contain any CFMoto content; the Moto2 bike is a Kalex chassis powered by the Triumph 765cc triple that’s compulsory in the class, and the Moto3 machines are CFMoto-branded versions of KTM’s RC250GP. However, they illustrate CFMoto’s intention to have a presence in top-level international racing. CFMoto has longer-term ambitions to compete in MotoGP with its own bike, but there’s no confirmed schedule for that project.
Changes between the new Aspar-colored 675SR-R and last year’s prototype essentially come down to the removal of the full camouflage wrap that covered the 2023 machine, giving us the first look at the finished fairing and headlight design, but it also lets us have a better look at the bike’s technical elements.
The production model appears to carry over the winglets from the prototype. (CFMoto/)
Most notably, we get to see the frame properly for the first time, as it was previously covered in a colored plastic wrap that hid its material and design details. These images appear to confirm that the chassis is aluminum, with a cast rear section welded to extruded main spars. The seat section is bolted on, and it appears to be a self-supporting design, either composite or cast alloy, though that might be an illusion as there may be a tubular support structure hidden underneath. The swingarm is clearly an aluminum casting and the belly-mounted exhaust shows CFMoto has managed to package all the silencing and emissions-reduction kit into that tight space without the need for a bulky silencer.
The production model appears to have the brake cowls of the prototype. (CFMoto/)
The aerodynamic brake cowls of last year’s prototype are still there, suggesting they will make it to production, and we can now see that the calipers themselves are radial-mounted J.Juan components, similar to those used by other CFMoto models as well as various KTMs. Stripped of its shrink-wrapped disguise, cooling vents in the fairing sides are now opened up, and CFMoto has added more complex winglets on the side panels.
The 675SR-R has winglets incorporated into the rear bodywork. (CFMoto/)
The Aspar bike has race-spec footpegs and no passenger footrests, though the mounting points for the latter—as well as for road-going necessities like mirrors and a license plate bracket—are visible, showing it’s very close to production now. Up front, the headlight design is a slimmed-down version of the layout used on the 450SR, with signature check-mark-shaped DRLs above the main light units.
The official launch of the bike is only expected to be a matter of weeks away now, and unlike the four-cylinder 500SR, which CFMoto currently says will be only for the domestic Chinese market, the 675cc triple is destined to be sold globally, marking a clear step forward in the company’s plan to compete head-on against the mainstream Japanese and European brands. A naked 675NK is also sure to follow.
