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I’m pretty sure I would like to go with cfmoto for my first bike. Their features and price are very attractive. Plus many local dealers carry them. Anyways, I’m struggling to decide between a sport bike or a naked style bike. I’m thinking the 675 model would be great to grow into as I learn.

I like the styling and design of the sport but I’ve seen in videos that sometimes they can be uncomfortable. To me it seems the naked would be less comfortable but I have no real experience with moto just mountain biking.

Any thoughts from more experienced riders? Or maybe anyone that owns one of them? Thanks in advance.

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[–] iilwl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

On a highway? My 400 was a thumper, and the hills in my area really made it lag. Not necessarily the same for all displacements, however. I borrowed a friends XT250 dual sport recently and it can keep up with my current NX500. A twisty back road on the 400? I had no problems keeping up with my buddies with larger bikes and would often out pace them because I could really whip around corners and it was less crucial to consider the weight of the machine and its inertia.

[–] Labotomized@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Good to know, thank you!