Eider 650 NK
The Eider
650 NK has been launched in India at INR 3.37 lakhs, ex-showroom Andhra
Pradesh. The model is originally the CFMoto 650NK from CFMoto, a Chinese
company that makes motorcycles only for exports.
The 650 NK is characterised
by mono headlamp assembly with two projector lamps, Daytime Running Lights,
turn indicators integrated into the fuel tank shrouds, adjustable brake and
clutch levers, Spanish brakes (J.Juan) that are made in China, steel braided
brake lines, Taiwanese-made meter console from Koso instruments, black
parallel-twin engine that doesn’t have a high compression ratio, tubular steel
diamond frame with engine as fully-stressed member, extruded steel swingarm
with tubular steel bracing, 41 mm Kayaba conventional fork with 120 mm travel,
Kyaba cantilever monoshock with 45 mm travel, dual 300 mm steel disc brakes
with twin-piston calipers at the front, 240 mm steel disc brake with a
single-piston caliper at the rear, 120/70ZR17 Continental Road Attack 2 tyre on
3.50-inch cast aluminium wheel upfront and 160/60ZR17 Continental Road Attack 2
tyre on 4.50-inch cast aluminium wheel at the rear.
The engine is a 649.3 cc
liquid-cooled twin-cylinder DOHC unit with eight valves, 180-degree crankshaft,
chain camshaft drive and single gear-driven counter balancer. It produces 56
bhp at 9,500 rpm and 62 Nm at 7,000 rpm and is mated to a 6-speed gearbox. The
motorcycle weighs 193 kg (dry), has a ground clearance of 150 mm, wheelbase of
1,415 mm and seat height of 795 mm. The fuel tank has a capacity of 17 litres.
