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CCM FT35S (2005-current)

Detail	Value
New price	£5,442
Engine size	398cc
Power	45bhp
Top speed	93mph
Insurance group	9

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MCN overall verdict

The CCM FT35S was built as the bastard offspring of a supermoto motorcycle and a flat-track racing motorcycle comes the road-legal beauty from Britain’s own CCM. Stopping just this side of total two-wheeled self-indulgence the CCM FT35S is for folk who make statements and act the goat with no thought for such dreary irrelevances as practicality or comfort.

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The 398cc, DOHC single in the CCM FT35S comes from the Suzuki DR-Z 400S.Only in this motorcycle it feels much more alive, thanks to some clever gearing (if you’ve got £450 the factory will sell you a big bore 450cc kit for your CCM FT35S or for £1600 you can swap it in for a special 499cc ‘race’ motor). The CCM FT35S' gears are slick and the motorcycle always pulls cleanly and keenly.

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With its colossal, fully-adjustable 48mm WP forks and fully-adjustable WP shock there’s little the CCM FT35S can’t handle. It’s stable over bumps, turns quickly and feels light and controlled. The motorcycle's riding position doesn’t lend itself to motorways, obviously, but neither does the motor. The two-piston Brembo brakes and 320mm front disc work well together, but with just 118kg of CCM FT35S to pull up that’s not surprise.

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The spec of the kit screwed on to the CCM FT35S' frame is impressive – there’s an Acumen digital dash, a lovely ally tank, a variety of colours to have your CCM FT35S painted in and you can specify the wheel sizes on new motorcycles.

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The CCM motorcycle company has recently been reborn under new management after it went under in 2004, garnering a reputation for poor quality control as it went. This shouldn’t affect the CCM FT35S, which benefits from low production volumes and greater attention to detail. The constituent components are high quality on the CCM FT35S.

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There have been very few CCM FT35S' made, so prices are likely to remain high for years to come. Some motorcycles have been raced, so check carefully if you're looking at a secondhand CCM FT35S. Find a CCM FT35S for sale.

Insurance group: 9

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2005: CCM FT35S motorcycle introduced

CCM FT35RS: Factory-spec race motorcycle with bigger, flat-track wheels and a 450cc motor.

Specifications

Top speed	93mph
1/4-mile acceleration	13.4 secs
Power	45bhp
Torque	30ftlb
Weight	118kg
Seat height	795mm
Fuel capacity	11 litres
Average fuel consumption	45mpg
Tank range	100 miles
Insurance group	9

Engine size	398cc
Engine specification	4v single, 5 gears
Frame	Tubular steel cradle
Front suspension adjustment	Preload, rebound, compression
Rear suspension adjustment	Preload, rebound, compression
Front brakes	Single 320mm disc
Rear brake	220mm disc
Front tyre size	120/60 x 17
Rear tyre size	150/60 x 17

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ken00knight

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Well 3 years of giving it stick and it still has the vitality of an eager puppy. What a bike, this is how bikes should be, all the fun and no trouble!!!

08 March 2010
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wayden

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handles like a mountain bike revs to 10,500rpm exellent for wheelies unique looks but mior flaws such as easily broken speedo bracket and quick rusting front brake disc.

16 June 2008