Y
ou can add CFMOTO to the growing list of
manufacturers that are offering a smaller
and lighter-weight ADV bike to the market.
BMW arguably created the adventure motor-
cycle category with its GS line, and several other
manufacturers joined the party. ADV bikes kept
growing in size and displacement over the years
to well over 1000cc and those big bikes domi
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nated the category until a lot of midsized ADV
models like the KTM 790 (and now 890), Yama-
ha Tenere 700, Aprilia Tuareg and even BMW's own
F 900 GS proved that you could have great on-road
performance and far better off-road performance
with smaller bikes. The 601-900cc ADV category
has had more brands/models and sales than those
bigger bikes over the past five-plus years, and now
several manufacturers are throwing another op
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tion into the market. The sub-600cc ADV category
includes the KTM 390 Adventure R and Adventure X
(new for 2025), Royal Enfield Himalayan 450,
P80
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