CCM 604 DUAL SPORT (1998 - 2002) Review

The WP suspension and brembo brakes are amazing. Can ride the absolute nuts off this thing in the twisties, especially paired with a good set of supermoto tyres!

I bought it in a higher state of tune, so I can't comment on the standard engine. My one has a 40mm flatslide dellorto carburettor with accelerator pump, performance air flow and exhaust system, which has given the bike lots of power and torque through the rev range and will easily keep up with bigger bikes if you change sprockets. The standard gear ratios on the standard sprockets are extremely short. For road use, I recommend going bigger on the front sprocket and dropping to a 40 tooth sprocket on the rear.

The overall quality of the bike is very good. 2001 model with no rust or corrosion. Seems to be very well built. The only downside is the electrics play up but that's down to wear and tear of the wires etc with need soldering up and to be re-wrapped in heatshrink wrap.

Needs regular oil changes, especially if you ride it hard. Check for cambelt and cambelt tensioner wear. Apart from that just the usual items, brakes, chains & sprockets etc.

Minimal.... But the switchgear is easily reachable.

My favorite ride on the twists and turns and short straights it's just pure fun. I've had Ktm, Gixer, Ninja, Husky, Kdx, Klx but this bike is my favourite I bought this bike for the twists so it's rated a 5. On the long straights it's a 1. But you don't buy one for those. Brakes are tight. Standard braided hoses dual pot front Brembo caliper. Modern bikes have got better but this is no slouch.

Power is pure and raw especially in this older rotax version. Front wheel become's light through 1st, 2nd and even 3rd gear at time's when you pin it. And wheelys just happen. The raw judder can get tiresome on straight roads but the pops and bangs and mean feel about the bike more than male up for its imperfections. It takes 1 bolt to unscrew to check your cambelt and I advise anybody who has one to check it every so often and as soon as you see any fray change it. It's super easy even for noobs and apart from that it's a tried, tested and bullet proof engine.

They are very cheap compared to other similar bikes so invest a bit extra in a better one. Tyres are expensive. I find parts quite hard to come by and always days away which is quite harsh as it's my daily. There's not much to the bike though so things are kind of easy to sort or diagnose compared to other bikes I've owned. Running costs arnt excessive and are good compared to other's. Insurance is so cheap it's unreal. I always feel like they got it wrong as if they knew what it was in person they would definitely charge more as it's such an animal haha. Take time every so often to go round all the nuts and bolts as they will come loose. Takes 10 minutes and will save your clutch pedal falling off on the motorway in the rain like me one time.

Spend cash on good tyres. I can't express this enough. There isn't much going on electrically with the bike. No temp gauge, fuel gauge, and has a simple hud. Front light is pretty terrible admittedly, at night you feel quite hopeless about spotting something jumping out in front of you on country lanes and being able to spot it before running into it. I think the suspension and chassis and engine is amazing but it is very basic apart from this. But who needs more, it's just a matter of opinion.