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OK so now instead of relying on a review by Dave who couldn't take the time to really look those specs up you now have the specs from the most reliable source CfMoto who of course wouldn't dare stretch anything for a sales pitch.

Since you want to talk about speed which I never said anything about and now have the facts of the weight, torque along with bore and displacement then use their own numbers to see how well it's figured. EFI and a couple of valves are offset by scooter and rider weight of an average of 650lbs and don't even figure in wind drag or such. Any good man with a carb can accomplish the same amount of fuel as EFI doesn't add squat to HP in fact a good carb man can make more power with a carb. Extra valves help to a point but the engine will only take on so much fuel, got to match the air with it. But we aren't talking about racing, this is a stock engine.

Also this is a scooter review to even consider using a chain driven motorcycle as a comparision is way off base. Motocycles covert all of the HP to the wheel with a chain and different speed transmissions while any scooter looses lots of HP with a CVT and belt. I didn't even see Dave try that, again he stated his ONLY comparision was another CFMoto. Comparing a scooter to a motorcycle in any way would be like comparing a school bus to a Corvett especailly if they were the same displacement.

Use any of the handy online calculators to figure HP, heres one do take note it's one used by the racers;

www.wallaceracing.com/hp-bore-stroke.php

As I said all sales hype and at it's best I'll give it the 19.45 HP.

Maybe you can help Dave on his next review? Got to remember these reviews are kind of the old buddy deal, I'm sure old Dave has one of these in his driveway from CfMoto for his words of wisdom but he really does need to visit the CFMoto site next time instead of using these challenging specs by different CFMoto sources. His review clearly can be seen on all the other things metioned that in lots of ways the CFMoto is the typical Chinese scooter but with the untypical price tag.

In todays economy a untypical price tag means dust gathering on the sale room floor while the typical Chinese scooter with the lower price is running down the road.


Even his final conclusion shows the typical Chinese flaws:

As nice as the powertrain on the JetMax is, the fit and finish make it clear that this scooter is not up to the same standards as machines from Japan and Taiwan.


When it has a $4000 price tag with this conclusion one needs to get lucky on a Craigslist find or buy two of the typical Chinese 250's and do a good PDI.

The CFMoto JetMax is powered by an in-house designed and manufactured 4-stroke, 249cc, SOHC, liquid-cooled and fuel-injected motor that produces 22 HP and 15 Ft-Lb of torque. It rides on a 15 inch tire up front with a 14 inch in the back. Triple disks (two in front, one in back) handle the braking duty. I elected to NOT make a comparison between the JetMax and other scooters in the specification table because I don't have any direct experience with Chinese 250s other than the CFMoto Fashion. There are others in the marketplace (the Linhai Main Street comes to mind) but based on the in-house development I consider the JetMax a "stand-alone" as of now.

Getting exact specifications for the JetMax was bit challenging as different CFMoto sources had different information. For example published dry weight for the scooter varies from 260 pounds to 440 pounds


22 HP, 15lbs torque, 249cc ? More like 16HP, same old you really don't know what the specs are.

Good selling point .