Looking at the motorcycle section
of the Gumtree website (UK classified ads) I noticed a dealer advert for a new
bike called a WK 650i. This is a water cooled 650cc dohc parallel twin roadster
and looks similar to a Kawasaki ER6n. In fact it’s a close copy of the ER6. This is a
bike by the CF Moto company of China and re-branded for the UK for some reason.
WK (White Knuckle, apparently) sell a range of scooters and 125cc bikes
(popular in the UK due to licensing laws) but the 650 is the first big Chinese
bike on the market.
There is also a touring model,
the 650TR, that has a full fairing and panniers and looks like a mini Honda
ST1300.
It seems inevitable that Chinese
products will take over the world, but are we ready to buy Chinese motorcycles?
The 650i is £4,200, an ER6n £5,400 so it's cheaper but not by that much. Would
you find the extra for a Kawa? or buy a used bike? Long term durability &
reliability and the performance of the dealers will probably decide it.
There are a lot of dealers (8 in
Scotland alone) so you can see one if you want. here
A positive review of the 650TR by
the estimable Alan Cathcart
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| WK 650i |
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| WK 650TR |
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