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I’ll tell you next time I see you, don’t want the location to be super public and destroyed

As much as I want to I haven't had the money to do anything to the bike in terms of upgrades yet. I am planning on getting crash bars, a seat concepts comfort seat, and upgrading the suspension. Hopefully over the winter I'll be able to do some of those upgrades in time for next riding season!

I’m 280lbs 6ft even and have had it up to 140kph (86 mph) it was on a downhill section of the 4 lane highway. It was surprisingly stable (but still kinda shaky) but it was redlined bouncing off the rev limiter at 10.5k rpm. It was definitely sketchy and not something I would do again unless I had too. So to answer your question, yes it will do 140kph/85mph but it doesn’t especially enjoy it

Some local trails here in NB Canada

Oh - I didn't realize you had a passenger on the ATV also - never mind me

@@micklariviere normally, even with a passenger I would rev it a little lower, but in the snow I find keeping the wheels spinning at all times is the most important thing to keep it from bogging down and getting stuck. Especially since I installed the 27” tires I’m running which take enough of the bottom end torque away that in mud, deep sand, or snow it needs a little more rpm to have the same performance as stock as I didn’t do a gear reduction when I went up to the 27’s

they are installed vertically in front of the radiator

Yeah after this trip I stopped running it so high until I broke it in. I originally thought it was a shift indicator which is why I’m running it till it hits it in the video, when I got home I read the manual and saw it was a rev warning… oops lol, it’s all good tho I’m at 1500 km now (930 miles) and have been keeping it lower in the revs

@@viper_offroad You can change that light in the settings. So it doesn't come on til really higher revs as it gets annoying on a long ride. Can recommend remap as it makes bike a lot more eager plus better mpg .

@@viper_offroad Won't hurt it any as long as it's not over say 40% of the time.

Hopefully not. it was making a werring sound for about an hour then started going all over the road. Only drove it like this for aprox. 5 minutes so I’m hoping I caught it soon enough… if not oh well. I do have 6500 kms on the bike so if it needs some work that’s to be expected at this point I guess.

I’d happily do this trip on the xr150l if it was working, I’ve had to order a new clutch as my xr150l had a catastrophic clutch failure due to a manufacturing defect. Was told it’s a 1 in 10 000 chance of happening by the dealer. Had 86 kms on it at time of failure, hope to have it back by June 7th. (Parts are on back order) from my 86 km review… rides well. Handles great both on and off road. But with my seemingly one off clutch failure I don’t want to recommend for or against the XR as I haven’t had enough time on it yet, but I’d definitely do this trip on it no problem if it was working

Its holding up great! 6500 kms (4030 miles) I plowed snow with it all winter and it handled the snow fantastic. On stock tires it will reach about 75kph (50 mph) but I have mine on 27" Kenda Bear Claw EVO's which going off of my GPS speedometer on my phone it will reach 110ish kph (70 mph). For trail riding it is the best quad in Honda's lineup IMO due to it having fully independent suspension so it really soaks up the bumps at any speed. You can go slow and its cushy or you can ride it like a sport quad like I do sometimes and its still cushy lol. I also use it around my place of work sometimes. I've towed my tent trailer that weights about 2200lbs (700lbs over recommended towing capacity of 1500lbs) and it towed it with ease in low range. Overall its a great all purpose machine, handles the trails great, handles utility work great, handles being ridden like a sport quad great. Definitely gets a 5 out of 5 score from me.

So the bigger the tires the faster top end

@@jasonmiller9495 basically yes. although you do loose a little bottom end torque too at the same time

Good point… just a habit to call it driving lol

@@viper_offroad I still say driving once in awhile , accidently.

some motorcycle enthusiasts are insistent on calling it driving as one is not merely a passenger or an inactive person on the road. I prefer the term riding. Driving is for cars.

Really? That would definitely be neat! I’ll have to check that out.

@@viper_offroad they are just expensive.

Thanks!

Thanks!

I don’t actually have one yet, just currently using the cameras built in mic with plans to get a proper one in the near future. Will update this comment after I get one to let you know what I go with

*tactical shed dweller We don’t have a basement… but we have like a dozen out buildings/sheds

@@viper_offroad you mean your mom and dad have like a dozen sheds

well considering I bought the materials to build and actively live in one of the sheds they own like 11 sheds and I own one shed therefore between all the sheds it’s “we” own like a dozen sheds 😉

@@viper_offroad so, you’re living with your parents. All the comments you make about other people living with their parents are just you projecting 😂 what a fuckin runt

I’ve actually been meaning to but didn’t think there was much interest. I can definitely do an update on that bike later this week probably Monday or Tuesday now that I know there’s interest

@@viper_offroad yes please do I just bought one and I’m looking for ideas how does it ride ?

@@carlosmedero4139 not the best off road where it has no rear suspension but still decent. But for riding around the campground for basic utility work etc etc it is great! It has enough seat space to carry a passenger comfortably and is quite smooth on the grassy fields and gravel paths

@@viper_offroad nice you should show a video maybe top speed run so I guess with no rear suspension it’s better for the street/ trails

Oh nice! What year? Those things are pretty sweet.

@viper_offroad 82 I believe. it's getting a bunch of stuff off my F model that's not street legal. this will be a great get around vehicle.

You've actually asked the right person as I own both :)! if you can find a ct110 in good condition they are great... but as you've said yes you'll most likely need good mechanical skills to keep them running as they are older - mine is a 1983 so 41 years old but I think you could probably find a newer one then that in Australia given how many the Australian postal service bought - the XR150L definitely handles more like a proper motorcycle where as the CT 110 is more of a offroad moped in how it handles. the XR150L has a Hand Clutch where as the ct110 has a semi automatic transmission so if you want to learn to ride a proper dirt bike/dual sport the XR is definitely the better choice. I've seen some videos here on youtube of people riding the XR pretty aggressively. the ct110 I find tops out around 60 KPH where I've had my XR up to 80 with more left in it if I wanted to push it. for road riding and general farm use the XR is most likely the better choice but with the stock tires it is seriously lacking in soft sand/mud. The CT110 on the other hand is Perfect if basically all your doing is light to medium offroading and very little road use due to the lacking top speed. on slow hilly terrain where your crawling up steep hills and through mud the Low Range Transmission on the ct110 is great but as long as you use different techniques like more speed for hills or are just more carful in mud/sand the XR will go anywhere the ct110 will go even if it takes more time. so in short The CT110 is a great bike but yes your going to need some basic knowledge of small engines and some tools as they are a lot older then the XR150l and the CT tends to handle more like a moped the XR is a newer bike (not sure about Australia but in North America it was just released last year) and therefor *Technically* should be maintaince free at least for a while although stuff can still go wrong. The XR definitely handles more like an actual motorcycle too so it has that going for it also in other words yes Id recommend the XR150l as a first bike. its not so powerful that it will take off and whiskey throttle on you but still has enough power to get up to a decent top speed and it handles great appreciate the comment if you have any other questions just ask :)

@@viper_offroad Thank you very much good sir - a great comprehensive answer! I've subscribed to your channel, I'll learn FROM you rather than my own mistakes (I hope !!!).

Thanks! And yeah it’s definitely a little chilly still lol

Sorry it took so long to reply from when i hearted your comment… those xt250’s are sweet machines! Hopefully your battery comes in soon so you can get out riding!