R30 review
CCM's new R30 is a step closer to a competition bike and arguably the firm's best-looking to date. Mackenzie says: "CCM needed a bike like this - they've been too bulky in the past. I love the slim, minimal build and look of the bike and the rasp from that exhaust (£130 CCM option) is awesome."
CCM's new R30 is a step closer to a competition bike and arguably the firm's best-looking to date. Mackenzie says: "CCM needed a bike like this - they've been too bulky in the past. I love the slim, minimal build and look of the bike and the rasp from that exhaust (£130 CCM option) is awesome."
But that slim build comes at a price - the fuel tank's only good for about 50 road miles before hitting reserve. The good news is that reserve holds two litres (a third of the overall capacity) and if you want more, there is a 13.6 litre option. But then this bike's meant for racing or daft blasts at the weekend, not long journeys. You ain't touring on a Supermoto, buddy.
And it has enough plus points to make up for its lack of practicality. As Mackenzie points out: "It's a lot more planted than the Duke, but the KTM's more peaky. The CCM makes a punch of torque and then it's all over, really." And it can make that torque when you least expect it, as Mac found to his peril. Starting the bike in gear with the clutch in while standing next to it, the clutch dragged, bounced the bike forward and clunk, Mac was on the floor in a giggling heap.
But it's testimony to the design of Supermotos that, like full-on dirt bikes, they're can survive a fall or two. The £5,450 CCM was undamaged apart from a wobbly mirror. A simple topple like that with a Ducati 996 could have cost thousands. You'll never crash with impunity but on a Supermoto at least it has been decriminalised.
CCM's new R30 is a step closer to a competition bike and arguably the firm's best-looking to date. Mackenzie says: "CCM needed a bike like this - they've been too bulky in the past. I love the slim, minimal build and look of the bike and the rasp from that exhaust (£130 CCM option) is awesome."
But that slim build comes at a price - the fuel tank's only good for about 50 road miles before hitting reserve. The good news is that reserve holds two litres (a third of the overall capacity) and if you want more, there is a 13.6 litre option. But then this bike's meant for racing or daft blasts at the weekend, not long journeys. You ain't touring on a Supermoto, buddy.
And it has enough plus points to make up for its lack of practicality. As Mackenzie points out: "It's a lot more planted than the Duke, but the KTM's more peaky. The CCM makes a punch of torque and then it's all over, really." And it can make that torque when you least expect it, as Mac found to his peril. Starting the bike in gear with the clutch in while standing next to it, the clutch dragged, bounced the bike forward and clunk, Mac was on the floor in a giggling heap.
But it's testimony to the design of Supermotos that, like full-on dirt bikes, they're can survive a fall or two. The £5,450 CCM was undamaged apart from a wobbly mirror. A simple topple like that with a Ducati 996 could have cost thousands. You'll never crash with impunity but on a Supermoto at least it has been decriminalised.
