CFMOTO 675NK (2025) – Technical Review

“Made in China” used to be a label synonymous with “cheap and cheerful” – emblazoned on short-lived products that might just do the job but with none of the quality of longevity of Japanese, European or American equipment. But that’s an outdated viewpoint today and China is increasingly showing it can turn out high quality gear at price points rivals can’t hope to match. The CFMOTO 675NK exactly fits that mould by combining a charismatic three-cylinder engine with impressive equipment levels and a price that undercuts even the budget offerings from rival brands.

Pros & Cons

2025 CFMOTO 675NK - Price & PCP Deals

£6,199 for a 675cc, 88.5hp triple is a serious deal – even better than the £6,699 CFMOTO asks for the faired 675SR-R sister model – undercutting the likes of the far less powerful Kawasaki Z650 (£6,999) and Yamaha MT-07 (£7,704), and the previous bargain king, Honda’s £7,499, 90.5hp CB750 Hornet. Compared to rival triples, the gap is even wider: Triumph’s updated Trident 660 lists at £7,895 despite a 13hp power deficit to the CFMOTO.

In fact, the 675NK’s closest competitor might be from within CFMOTO’s own ranks, as the KTM-engined, twin-cylinder 800NK shares similar performance – as well as similar styling – for £6,999.

CFMoto’s standard four-year warranty is paired with 12 months’ Europe-wide roadside assistance including on-the-spot repairs or recovery, accommodation if required and even a replacement vehicle to keep you on the road while your bike is being fixed, an offer that gets renewed at each annual service if you use official dealers for the ‘lifetime’ of the bike (although that lifetime is defined as 8 years or 50,000 miles, whichever comes first.)

2025 CFMOTO 675NK - Engine & Performance

CFMOTO’s three-cylinder engine isn’t a Chinese knock-off of an existing triple from another brand but a clean-sheet, in-house design that – while not pushing the boundaries in terms of performance for its configuration and capacity – out-punches its direct competitors in the segment.

Originally making its debut in the 675SR-R sports bike a few months ahead of the naked NK version, the engine has already garnered glowing reviews for its typically-triple power delivery, and thanks to a less extreme bore/stroke ratio than rival designs from the likes of Triumph and MV Agusta it makes up for its modest top-end performance with a fat midrange.

In Euro5+ form, the 675NK puts out 88.5hp and 50.2 lb-ft of torque, a fraction less than the 94hp and 51.6lb-ft that the same engine achieves on non-Euro markets but close enough to be barely noticeable.

The power peak arrives at 11,000rpm, while torque crests at 8,250rpm. As on the 675SR-R, there’s a standard-fit quickshifter – albeit an upshift-only one – for the six-speed transmission, as well as two traction control modes. A slipper clutch is also fitted. The bike misses out on kit like cornering traction control or an up/down quickshifter because, unusually, it has a conventional cable-operated throttle rather than ride-by-wire, so auto-blipping or computer-controlled throttle modulation aren’t viable.

CFMOTO says the top speed is 124mph, which seems eminently reasonable given the power on offer.

2025 CFMOTO 675NK - Handling & Suspension (inc. Weight)

Like the engine, the frame comes from the 675SR-R sports bike, which means it’s a steel tube chassis despite the fact it looks like an alloy beam frame. That banana swingarm really is aluminium, though, and is supported by a KYB monoshock adjustable for preload and rebound. Up front, the forks are also KYB units, 41mm in diameter and fully adjustable for preload, compression and rebound. Each end offers 130mm of travel.

The brakes come from J.Juan, a Brembo subsidiary that’s also favoured by KTM for several of its models. At the front, two 300mm discs meet four-piston radial calipers, while the rear makes do with a single-piston sliding caliper and 240mm disc. There’s ABS, of course, as required by law on bikes over 125cc. Less common are the extravagant aerodynamic cowls wrapping around the front discs and funnelling cooling air to the calipers, a MotoGP-esque touch that’s surprising to see on such an affordable machine.

The kerb weight of 189kg ready-to-go means the 675NK is 6k lighter than the 675SR-R thanks to shedding its bodywork, and that lightweight design is paired to the same, racy geometry as its sister model, including a steep 23.7-degree rake and 93.2mm of trail, as well as a 1400mm wheelbase.

2025 CFMOTO 675NK - Comfort & Economy

With its seat and tail unit taken straight from the 675SR-R sports bike, the 675NK is clearly angling more towards spirited riding than comfortable cruising, although the wider, higher bars and lower, further-forward pegs mean the rider triangle isn’t extreme.

The sports bike derived tail means pillions sit high and there’s no luggage rack or handrail for them to grab either. As on the 675SR-R, the rider’s seat is 810mm high, with the option of a 795mm low seat or an 825mm high seat to suit shorter or taller owners.

There’s no word yet on official fuel consumption but there’s no reason to believe it will stray far from other, similarly-powerful bikes. The 15-litre tank is shared with the 675SR-R, and again around par for the course in this segment when it comes to size.

2025 CFMOTO 675NK - Equipment

Chinese bikes tend to excel when it comes to stacking equipment levels higher than their competitors and the 675NK is no exception – offering plenty of toys despite its bargain basement price.

On board you’ll be faced with a 5-inch, curved TFT display, shared with other CFMOTO models, that includes ‘MotoPlay’ smartphone projection to allow Google Maps navigation on the dash, as well as connection via CFMOTO’s own app, which lets you tweak the bike’s settings and check its status over the air.

The dash provides over-the-air upgrades, which means you could get improvements to the operating system during ownership, and features some high-end functions including tyre pressure monitoring as standard.

There’s the quickshifter, of course, and both USB-C and USB-A power ports. In short, little gives away the fact this bike is cheaper than any of its direct competitors; on the contrary, it’s better equipped than many of them.

2025 CFMOTO 675NK - Rivals

You can’t be looking at a 90-ish horsepower naked roadster without considering Honda’s CB750 Hornet, and for the three-cylinder experience, Triumph’s Trident 660 competes in the same segment of the market – at a substantially higher price than the CFMOTO, but it’s money you might get back when it’s trade-in time. CFMOTO’s own 800NK also needs to be in the conversation.

Triumph Trident 660 | Price: £7,895

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Power/Torque

81bhp / 47.2lb-ft

Weight

190kg

Honda CB750 Hornet | Price: £7,449

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Power/Torque

90.5bhp / 55.3lb-ft

Weight

192kg

CFMOTO 800NK | Price: £6,999

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Power/Torque

94bhp / 58.3lb-ft

Weight

186kg

2025 CFMOTO 675NK - Verdict

It takes a serious player to take on the likes of the Japanese giants at their own game, especially when Honda is playing the price game so beautifully well. And yet here’s an 88.5bhp three-cylinder that takes a chunk out of the Honda’s ace hand. CFMoto is the brand that’s generated the most traction having been sold on UK shores for a good handful of years too. Take a look at the spec sheet (weight, especially) and then the level of equipment that comes as standard and that price becomes even harder to fathom. Oh, and then there’s a four-year warranty. It sounds too good to be true and we’ll be sure to give it a thorough exploring when we get our grubby little mitts on it. The 800NK was very good but stand by, this has some serious potential.

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2025 CFMOTO 675NK - Technical Specification

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