The Honda CRF300L Gets dirty & catches fire!
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- The Honda CRF300L Gets dirty & catches fire! I couldn't borrow a CRF300L and not try it off road - what I wasn't expecting was for the bike to catch fire!!
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When you watch videos of riders who do this every day, it's really easy to believe greenlaning is just road riding on a different surface. Your video shows the reality of it before you master it. Great video and very different from your usual reviews. Cheers Andy
I reckon we all enjoyed that far more than you did Andy!!! Well done for the perseverence and the clear indication that "I'd rather be on a Goldwing" has some real merit!!
Cheers!
Great video! Love to see you out in the elements and "struggle" like the rest of us!! Well done, and I appreciate they way you always present your opinion with deep knowledge and humility... Keep up the great work!!
Thank you very much Jim - I'm glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the kind comment!
"Going greenlaning to see what this can do", "what can possibly go wrong". Apart from the 'burning' scare, the best part was the "my glasses are foggy, but I can see better without them" just did it for me. Though I must admit, even with pinlock, mine also steam up, and it's not good. Well done sir, you did what you setout to do, on a bike that looks very apt.
pinlock wont stop your glasses fogging up genius 🤣🤣🤣
@@bitzannbobz I’m nearly blind without my specs….so if they fog up on bike…..I gotta pull over…..
Believe it or not shaving cream wiped on then wiped off your glasses will prevent them from fogging up…just as good as the commercially available anti-fog treatments
I know exactly how you feel with the glasses steaming up. I've worn glasses since I was nine years old. But now, at age 69, I'm finally done with them! I had a "mild" cataract condition on my right eye so my optometrist finally OK'd going through cataract surgery, replacing my "bad" viscous lens - the one that does the near/distant focusing - with implants.
The eye surgeon that took on my case said that I had possibly the worst corrective lens prescription that he had ever seen. I was very myopic, and had really strong astigmatism. I related that I was hoping to not need eyeglasses any longer after the cataract surgery. He advised me that, if that was what I wanted, the only way that he thought that could be achieved was if I selected the new (they've only been available for a couple of years now) EDOF implant lenses (EDOF meaning Extended Depth of Field) which promise to give perfect focus continuously from around 10 to 11 inches from the eye all of they way out to infinity. The cost would be about $3000.00 USD per eye! Otherwise he could give me 20/20 distant vision in both eyes, or 20/20 distant vision in one eye and 20/20 close vision in the second eye (which he strongly discouraged), but I would still have to carry reading glasses for reading and for any close work. He strongly encouraged me to go the (expensive) EDOF route. And that's what I did.
It's been just under two weeks since I had the left eye done - they did the right eye first, then nine days later the left - and I am absolutely happy with the results. I can read at close distance well enough that I have no issues at all in reading the date complication on a wristwatch, I can read fine print perfectly well and see my computer screen and read books with complete comfort. I can also look at distant trees, over a mile away, and see individual branches on the trees!
I would advise anyone who has cataracts, and who is apprehensive about the surgery, either because it might be painful or that there might be irritation or discomfort during the recovery/healing process, to not worry. Go ahead and get it done!
(And I can go outside in freezing weather and then come in to the warm house and NOT have condensation and fogging on my eyeglasses never again!)
Oh, I re-read my reply above today and I realized that there were a couple of things I forgot to add. So I'll tag them on now:
First, regarding the surgery and recovery. It was SO MUCH easier than I anticipated it would be. I can honestly say that the only uncomfortable moment I experienced through the whole process was in the pre-op area when they put some eye-drops in the surgical eye. They stung for about three seconds, at about the level of discomfort of getting a little soap in your eye in the shower. After that, all the way to now, there was absolutely no discomfort. And I was awake during the entire process as I had to be able to follow the surgeon's directions as to "look up", "look left", etc. Of course in pre-op they had inserted an IV in my opposite hand, and before surgery they gave me some "silly sauce", and I wouldn't have cared WHAT they were working on. (Perhaps if you need a colonoscopy or vasectomy, maybe you can save some money on a package deal.)
Second, regarding the implant lenses they used. These are made by Alcon in Texas, I believe. They are branded "AcrySof IQ Vivity", and use what they describe as "wavefront shaping technology". They somehow shape all of the incoming light waves into a kind of cohesive compressed bundle of about 5mm in diameter, and present to the retina in that manner. I read a couple of scientific papers that are available for your reading pleasure via a Google search. I found that most of the deeper concepts were way beyond my ability to understand, so I just marked it down to being reverse-engineered from a crashed UFO.
I could just imagine myself in exactly the same situation. You have helped me make up my mind on my next two wheel project. Such an honest video, thanks Andy.
Thanks for watching Robert!
When I saw the specs I was thinking this isn’t going to go well. Pleased you got through it. You were so pleased to get to the end 😂😂😂
That was a vintage TMF comedy bike review. Having done quite a bit of green laning, you demonstrated perfectly what its like when you first start out. So much better than these ex motorcross guys ripping through the woods. TMF is keeping it real!! Nice to start my Saturday with a smile.
Glad you enjoyed it Richard!
Makes you realise how fit Itchy boots must be! Doing what she does every day. Good effort TMF 👍
Yes it's a lot harder than ot looks!
@@TheMissendenFlyer Sir love the great content! I started taking Maca root as well as elim all oils except ev olive oil to be rid of the whole body inflammation that causes the gout/joint and arthritic pain. It does wonders. Eliminating all sugar and grains/pasta/rice/flour will help tremendously. Love your videos too much to see you struggle sir. Keep them coming.
Good job Andy! I grew up learning to ride off road so I still love getting my CRF250L dirty when I can. Still as you said, it can be a workout, especially as I get older! Glad to see you do this review of the new CRF 300L.
Well if there was ever a review to put me off getting a bike you've just nailed it !!
It gets better the more you do it plus you start to customize your bike to meet your needs…handguards, skid plate, better tires, etc.
I found one of the best upgrades to my Yamaha XT250 was wider foot pegs…made standing up a lot less taxing on my legs and I found I could/would stand up longer/more often.
A small hint for riding off road, keep your feet on the pegs and put weight on them...it lowers your COG and makes the bike more stable. When you are seated on the bike, with your feet dangling to prevent tipping, then your body weight is supported higher on the bike and your COG is higher.
Coolhandchuck keep feet on pegs and put weight on them, I know what you mean nuts sounds strange, how can you not put weight on them...
As a reasonably experienced on road rider and novice off road rider, I shared your worries all the way along that green lane. Who would think off road riding could be so different, humbling and down right frightening compared with on road riding. The funny thing is adventure bikes like the CRF love it! It’s the rider that has the problems! It does get easier I am finding. But it takes time. Off road rider training really helps. Nows there’s an idea for a vlog.
Fair play TMF! I've watched more of your videos than I dare to count, but this one really made me laugh out loud! I was considering recently getting a Tenere700. You've helped put that idea to bed! Great effort sir!
FYI I ride (CRF300L) in some really knarly conditions and terrain with the ABS on. Mainly because I'm usually to lazy to stop and turn it off. The ABS is nowhere near as intrusive as you might think and it actually is really nice on the front down very steep and long descents.
Yeah it isn't really needed unless doing steep hills in my experience. Going down roads like this would definitely leave it on to help avoid washing out.
I believe the switch only turns off the rear ABS
@@Bannister99 Yes, you're correct, only the rear.
What a laugh that was to watch, I'm a big fan of you and you always make me smile. 7 years ago I lived down in west Drayton and I used to ride a lot of the roads you use. Now I live in East yorkshire and the country roads are great
And now I have EVEN MORE respect for Noraly! Well done Andy. 😉
Yes she is now an excellent rider.....if you watch her channel from the start you can see how she's improved with experience...
@@TheMissendenFlyer I agree. I thinks she's terrific, but sometimes she appears to take some serious risks, but perhaps the editing helps.
Well done Andy 👏 ✔️. Your a braver man than me. I'll be sticking to the roads 😀.
That was quite funny, especially the deep bit when you started panicking 🤣 it's been 30 year's since I've done any of that, all i can remember is if in doubt, go faster 😉 😜
Best video I've seen of you in ages , I could almost feel that front end going a few times .
Glad you enjoyed it muzzz33 - it actually look pretty benign on the video, in real life it was quite hairy I thought.....
I have an adventure bike, or so the brochure says, NC 750x DCT, on road tyres and did a tiny amount of green laning last year, your description of "this is horrible" - exactly right. Well done for getting it back on tarmac without dropping it.
This reminds why I only go green laning in the summer on my 250L. "That was orrible", "I can't wait 'til I get home" 😀. The worst part is you've then got to get a the crap off the bike! Thanks TMF.
Great video. You don't see a lot of taking off road bikes off road in the UK. I think you did really well and it's crazy what the bike went through no problem
Total respect for cracking on with it mate, i have only 14 miles on the clock of my crf 300 rally and have yet to get muddy. Good going pal.
You need to get out there mate!
Well done Andy. As you promised ! These thing seem like a good idea but when your in it you go " why did I do this" 🤣👊
Great video again.......we have all been there on greenlaning .....amazing how it does take it out of you, you know you've been on a workout after motocross riding. If in doubt more POWER!!!!
So true!
The fact you didn’t head out and make it look easy, actually makes this video better and more real in my opinion. So I really enjoyed it 👍🏻👍🏻
Glad you liked it! Cheers James!
Noraly would be proud... when she stopped laughing! You did seem a lot happier to get back on the tarmac. Thanks for the video. It's 4:30 in the AM here in Florida, and I couldn't sleep. But I feel better now.
Sleep well!!
Thanks Andy. Takes me right back to your video on the 250 when you had a "word" with the country gentleman and had to put him jolly well right 👍😁
I remember it well!
Thanks for a hilarious video, and thanks for stepping outside your comfort zone to bring it to us. (Some of us live for these kinds of gnarly trails which over here we call “double-track” and even tougher “single-track, and to each their own, yeah?)
Indeed - I’ll leave these for you then!
Well done Andy great video I have an adventure bike and I know I would have dropped it on this muddy lane, the bloke you past is still out there !
Great job with a real world test ride for us who are less experienced!
😅 reminded me rotarvating the allotment, similar amount of mud and roughly the same speed 😉 great vid, thanks 👍🏻
Yes and about as much fun I suspect!
Very good TMF. Reminded me of my first time off road with my Yamaha WR250R....it seemed like a good idea at the time but the reality was quite difficult. In the end I decided that the off road tracks available in my area were too difficult for a beginner so I eventually traded in the bike. Glad to see you keeping it real. Thanks.
Cheers Marion!
That was. wry funny Andy… good on you for having a go and then posting it!
Glad you enjoyed it - I thought I was pretty good!! Clearly not....
I have not ridden in the rain and mud on my 650 (save for a couple muddy spots a couple summers ago on a desert ride - in the sun) so you now have more skills in the muck than me! Well done!
Does remind me a bit of Mr. Fish's first dirt videos. LOL
I’ve always loved your content, but I don’t think I’ve ever laughed at one of your videos this hard! Cheers to you TMF, it’s nice to see when someone doesn’t just show you the perfect stuff.
Glad you enjoyed it Michael - thanks for watching!
If you want an off roady adventure that isn't too taxing with amazing scenery try Iceland in the summer. I did it in 2011 and came back a better rider. The roads outside of the towns and cities are basically scraped from the earth rather like ours when they put that fine gravel down when resurfacing the roads. On a CRF it would be fantastic a proper adventure in a stunning setting.
Reminded me of riding my XL 250R through all weathers and tracks many years ago. It’s a workout all right!
Only riders with glasses will truly understand! The struggle is real!
Well done Andy. Maybe an around the world off road channel, called Steamy Glasses? 🤓
I use contact lenses off road otherwise it's a case of riding by braille which never ends well😉
Slow and steady okay with me. As Clint says, a man has to know his limitations.
Loved the video, what a lovely lane. I had a 250L for 7 years (for trial riding only) and the only problem I had was the battery became disconnected once! It did however have one weekness, which was the fork seals that failed on a more regular basis than any other off road bike I have owned. I therefore became very proficient at changing them. It is a fantastic bike and I would recommend it, however it is a bit heavy so if you are small and not particularily strong pick something lighter.
The right fork seal started on my CRF250M leaking at a bit over 30.000 km, past warranty, it was a surprise since the bike still looked and felt like new.
Andy, when I read the video title and saw it was you I knew it wasn't going to be "clickbait". Just when I thought I'd overcome my tendency to schadenfreude. I wouldn't mind but I wear glasses too and have had plenty of "difficult" moments this winter on my bike. Glad you made it safely. I'd definitely get some decent tyres on if you want to greenlane in Winter.
That brought back a few memories especially about it being far more physical than I thought!
Great work TMF, could sense the anxeity of riding and the grumpy walkers but you done great
Keeping the speed up really helps. Good job Sir and thanks for the humor........Sal : )
I’ve personally never seen the appeal of riding off road and this vid has done nothing to change my mind! Kudos to you, though, for giving it a go.
Yes it's a load of pants in the mud in the UK, can't see the appeal myself - a dusty track in summer yes, but this stuff no fun whatsoever.....
Thanks for that. Very funny to watch. Your honesty and determination to give it a go is commendable. As an off roader I find the road riding you do, jumping on all the different types of bikes including the ultra powerful models very inspiring so it’s nice to see you have a small weakness somewhere and are human ;-)
You should see me do a track day!
@@TheMissendenFlyer lol
Kudos for even putting that video on, looked really hard work. Fair play 👍
Much appreciated!
Great to see you practicing to go and join Itchy Boots on part pf her journey.
Love your commentary really entertaining as for riding off road you do what you feel comfortable with so if you prefer to sit instead of stand then that's what you do Cheers Chips.
Thank you Chips - my thoughts exactly!
Good ride, Andy. Appreciate you doing this. Well done.
Thank you James!
I applaud you for getting out in the weather. As a denizen of the desert, riding in the rain is something that's very alien to me. I've occasionally been caught in a rainstorm while out riding but have NEVER intentionally set out to ride in the rain. Good for you for braving the elements.
Thank you Paul - and you’re very wise, riding off road in the wet and cold is no fun, on a dusty trail in the desert though….a different matter!
Great effort by man and bike. Reminded me of cross-country running in winter when I was at school.
Yes I "enjoyed" that about the same amount!!!
Give it up old man 🤣…..Noraly must be in tears watching 🤣
All credit to you , I haven't been off road for st least 30 years .( on an xl 250 ) Since Had a bunch of adventure bikes and last time I went up a gravel road I was a complete Fanny on my vstrom 1000 .. I'll stick to tarmac in future..
Thanks for the adventure Sir, my old bones are aching just watching !
Peace and love brother 👍🏻☮❤
Cheers Springy - and to you....
Funniest TMF video in ages. Could feel for you when really what you wanted was to be at home with a cuppa and your slippers on ;o) Brave ride outside your comfort zone though so well done.
"Catches fire." I suspected click bait. I wasn't wrong. Please don't go down that route. You are better than that. Leave that to all the click bait bellends on CZcams. I'm seriously considering a CRF as a second bike. Your videos have been useful and informative as usual.
Glad to hear it!
Lying to get views....I'll be less likely to click on your videos in future.
Fantastic effort mate! You did well through that. My wife wants to get her licence and I’m considering the 300L as an option for her first bike. Your videos on this bike are really helping my decision-making process, so thank you! Also looking at the Suzuki GSX-S125. Keep up the amazing work mate! Always looking forward to your next video👍🏻👍🏻
More coming on the Suzuki soon!
Begginner green laner here too (with a CRF). The amount of times i've said "I've no idea how i stayed on there" is quite amazing - its really a great beginner bike for the lanes. I still hate those rutts mind! Great work getting out there and doing it!
Cheers Ringo!
One of your most entertaining videos yet! Not sure I've ever heard the word "'orrible" more often!
Holy mackerel! Looked like great fun, cool video 👍
I started riding bikes in the early 60's, when I was 12, on a NSU quickly 2 speed. 4 friends and I put £1 in each and spent the next year or so scrambling through woods where we made our own course. We learned to strip off all the bodywork that either got in the way or broke. Having battered and thrashed it to bits, we got another one with 3 gears and did the same to that by which time I had enough money to buy a Greeves 250 with a Villiers engine and off road forks. That was a brilliant bike and I used to take it into freshly ploughed fields and go as fast as I could, just for fun.. It had a 1 gallon pip tank when I first got it, but having dropped it so many times, it would only take 3 pints. The reason I mention this is because I feel that all of that off roading was such a good training for when I got into bigger bikes I was a lot safer and in the 80's when I started dispatch riding, mainly in London, those off roading skills saved my life more than once avoiding those situations when some idiot either does not see you or is just an A*hole. So carry on building your green lanes experience that will in turn make you into an even better rider and enjoy the workout too.. Great vid..
Thanks Frank...
Haha, good job Andy!! Good job. I don’t think people realise how different riding on mud is! Good vid as always. 👍
No it's my least favourite - give me a dusty track and I'd enjoy it - but this UK mud plugging lark, I'll leave that to the ale drinking bearded types....
Us off road riders LOVE ❤️ that stuff , and actually the hard work is VERY good exercise actually 👍, well done for having a go .
Yes great exercise for sure....but I'll stick to my treadmill!!
I reckon you coped well Andy , it looked good fun although I was sat on my sofa watching it. Reminds me of the lanes around west Wiltshire and the Honda SL125 and Rickman R125 Six Days I used to have. You`re going to get steam off the engine in those conditions , and the smell of burning from wet leaves and clag burning away on the pipe...if there was a gap between pipe and head you would probably notice it on the road , and you wouldn`t get smoke anyway unless oil was getting past the rings or guides. Used to lower tyre pressures to ride off road , with tubed tyres serious off road bikes would have security bolts in the rim to prevent tyre creep at low pressures ripping the valve out.....I guess this Honda has tubeless...In those conditions lightweight 2 strokes of about 125cc would be the way to go...in the `seventies Rickman , Monark , Greeves , Cotton and Dalesman made these sort of bikes which would have been perfect for the job.
What a thoroughly entertaining bit of YouTubing. Well done. I’d have been off more than once down that lane and those ruts.
Good to see you back on the byways tmf.. fairplay👍👌
Thanks 👍
Awesome ride really, I was laughing so hard most of the time - your humor hits me square on the funny bone.
Glad you enjoyed it Scott!
Well done Andy, good effort and great entertainment value 🤣
Glad you enjoyed it Mark - thanks for watching and for stopping by!
Great vid as always. Maybe you could do a video on coping with wearing glasses sometime. I know there are anti-fog products out there, although the ones I’ve tried haven’t been much cop. Are there particular helmets better suited to wearing glasses? That would definitely be a video I’d like to see.
That's an idea!
Great video Andy, my heart was in my mouth expecting you to fall off!
Glad you enjoyed it Chris!
Good effort TMF, looked fairly tricky that!
Loved the video. You did great TMF that ground was really difficult.
Thank you! It was trickier than it looked!
Good that you went for it..........about as bad as a green lane gets! Glad that the oem tyres seem ok, and the exhaust note is better, because I also modded my CRF250L, but just want to keep my new 300L standard and more road friendly so I will cover more miles on it!
Andy, I have similar skills to you and why I’m happy to watch you slither around in the mud. Living it vicariously is, I believe, the expression. Or rather you than me. Great video!
Thanks 👍 - glad to be of service!
When you ask..."What could possibly go wrong"?...usually results in something going wrong in my world...I did some green lanes in Essex a couple of months ago and you are right..it is very physically demanding!! you did well mate !
Thank you paul - I was pretty chuffed at not coming off - those ruts were bigger and more slippery than they appeared on the video I can assure you 9that's my excuse anyway!!)
Aah the joy of wearing glasses and motorcycling. I feel you
Nothing wrong with being an enthusiast. Keep up the good work!
Cheers Chuck!
Someone has to do it! We're happy you do!
Great vid as always. I think once you got a bit of speed on you seemed to be alot more stable. Lesson learnt maybe. Enjoyed .
Fantastic Andy fair play to you for giving it a go, even though you are not an off road fan. 👍👍
Thanks 👍
Oakly (possibly others now) make over the glasses goggles. Use with plenty Bob Heath anti fog spray before setting off. Enjoyed that TMF
😆 Well done Andy and you didn't fall off bonus! I've got to admit I was waiting for a mad farmer in a Land Rover to come the other way but luck for you no. Would have made excellent CZcams though. 😆👍
Definitely an advert for contact lenses - they’ve transformed my riding experience. Well done for persevering I was biting my nails just watching so goodness knows what it was like for you Andy. Definitely above and beyond!
Glad you enjoyed it - and I do wear a contact lens from time to time, sadly I need varifiocals so have to have one eye doing distance (lens required) and one close up (no lens!) - vari contact leneses just didn't work for me.....
@@TheMissendenFlyer 🙂I wear the varifocal contacts and it took me ages to get used to them and sometimes I randomly still can’t see close up very well so completely understand
Andy the Adventurer.!! I was on the edge of my recliner doing a ride along with you today. My skills are similar to yours with age probably 10ish + to yours. Am waiting for a g310gs to arrive so I can also reminisce my younger riding days. As the candle burns down we must ALL make every ride count. 👍👍👍👍🏍🏍🏍🙋♂️ Watching snow coming down presently. Haven't seen green in over a month.!!!
Blimey where are you John?
Well done, my off road riding is similar, not helped by my more road biased tyres on my DR350S. Likewise, can be a workout riding it on a short, but wet lane. Made me smile😁
Thanks for watching
Lowering air pressure a little in the tires helps a lot! But the bike did pretty good in that muck.
Thanks mate, I will save this video and watch it every time the dumb idea comes to my mind that I need a trail bike. Much nicer to wait the bad weather out watching other peoples videos, also a good way to keep my bike clean. ;)
You are very wise!
There was so many clues why you shouldn't have bothered green laning, But the comedy classic line of the year was the glasses....Pure gold!
Just shows you the effort itchy boots makes. Great video as ever.
Very much so...
Good one Andy Billy Bolt you ain't but practice practice practice hay not saying I would do any better mate good fun watch kudos : D keep the power on .
It was quite wet...perhaps give it another try in dry conditions? Well done mr Flyer!
Andy that looked like great fun and both you and the bike handled it well. Hopefully you got the smokey exhaust sorted out
Cheers Nigel - I was actually very pleased with how I did, a few years back on my old 250L I would have really strugglesd on that - the mud was way deeper and more slippery than the video made it look, the hardest stuff to ride on in my experience.
Your finest work to date… sorry I can’t type more the laughing is making typing difficult 😂
I had a very similar experience recently on my Honda 750x. Smoke pouring out of the front of the engine accompanied by a strong acrid burning smell, not an exhaust gas smell. Turned out to be the O2 sensor. Apparently, they include a small heating element which was failing. Interestingly, it also failed whilst the bike was wet, as I was riding in the rain at the time. Maybe it is a weakness with Honda O2 sensors and something other owners should be aware of. For the record there were no spares available in UK and I had to wait 29 days for it to be repaired.
Crikey!!
10 out of 10 for effort Andy with all that puffing and going I hope you are keeping up your Air Ambulance donations 😂👍
Actually I donate to the Air Ambulance every month!! It's one of my chosen charities (for obvious reasons!!)
@@TheMissendenFlyer Absolutely a great cause, ride safe.
Good effort TMF. The off road commentary was particularly entertaining. I love off roading but I’ll only off road between Apr to Oct so your braver than me !
By the way, that green lane, phah, that’s called a driveway in Wales 😂
Yes to be fair most of the local "green" (brown?) lanes are closed here in the winter months - give me a dry dusty trail over this deep wet muddy stuff any day!
I have to say I know how you felt and that mud is super slippy. Credit to you that you went for it...
Interesting about the OEM tyres.......
So the smoke or fire wasn't a new type of ,heated seat?
Excellent effort.
Devotion beyond the cause.
Happy travels 👍
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣great video thank you. All the gear and no idea. You did better than I would’ve well done. 👏👏👏👏👏
Glad you enjoyed it