2024 Kawasaki KLX 300 Review | Highway Backroads and Trails | First Thoughts
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- čas přidán 21. 07. 2024
- Join me as I share my experience of riding the KLX 300 for the first 300 miles. From the initial impressions to the performance on different terrains. From backroads, to highways, and trails, this is a versatile motorcycle. Whether you're a seasoned rider or a beginner, the 2024 KLX 300 is a blast to ride.
Below are links to the parts and accessories I have used on my KLX 300
KLX Parts List:
IMS Super Stock Pegs
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Adjustable Brake Lever
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Tusk Shift Lever
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LONGER IMS Shift Lever
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Pro Taper Handle Bars
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Acerbis Handguards
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Pro Taper Grips
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Double Take Adventure Mirrors
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Handlebar Risers
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Throttle Tube
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Sunstar 13 T Front Sprocket
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Front Shock Springs
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Rear Shock Spring
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Helpful Tools
Tusk Cartridge Holder
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Socket Set
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Metric Wrench Set
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Renthal Grip Glue
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Contact Cleaner
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Shock Spanner Wrench
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Shock Spanner Punch
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Fork Oil Level Tool
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Motion Pro Damper Rod Bleed Tool
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Accessories
Chain Wax
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Locktite
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Tusk Lift Stand
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So much fun, cheers from Argentina!
Cheers buddy! Thanks for watching.
congrats !!!! hope your were out chasing some today for us both . enjoy it and #livetoride
That’s King! Awesome! Great analysis…killer bike!
Oh yeah it is! I was wondering how long it would be until someone recognized it. Thank you!
It took me until about half way through the video before I realized it. Grew up in Stokes county and lived in King for about 15 years before moving to Winston but I still head up that way when I ride. Awesome bike, love the color!
Subscribed. Good content and a fellow Klx 300 owner. Be safe
Thank you! These are fun bikes for sure 👍
Congrats on the bike 👍🏼
I just got the SM last week, it's not heavy 304 In, fun to ride
I got on a month ago in Massachusetts 7k out the door. All tax and fees. I think it's a great little bike been having lots of fun in the woods.
Half the weight is those massive forks lol. It's made for adventure and accessories 👍
Love my 22' KLX 300. Got lots of mods on mine as well. Perfect for what you are doing, and also perfect if you live in a rural area, but out here in the Southwest, the bike doesn't have enough range to do BDRs and long trail loops and stuff like that, so I ended up getting a Kove 450 a couple weeks ago.
Your right about that they definitely don’t have a lot of range. The Kove 450 looks awesome!
Fuel bladder.
Looks like a lot of fun
I’ve been having a blast on this bike! I’m excited for warmer days.
Beautiful bike.
Prices are Nutz Riding is Fun ❤
Down in Florida they wanted around 8500-9000 for the klx300 I picked up a klx230s for 5500 instead pretty happy with it and picked up a 2023 ninja 400 with a 100 miles for 4900$ so I got two bikes for what the dealer wanted for one klx300
Wow some of these dealers are insane! Congrats on 2 new bikes though 🤘
Should have reported that "stealer" to the bbb.
@@travelinben1966 all the dealers pretty much told me that price I think it’s cause we’re in Florida you can ride year round
@@Youkilledkenny42069
BS.That's no excuse.
Just got qouted $8k for a 2024 today in Florida. 1,800 over msrp. No thank you. Do think this is the bike for me when I find one at a reasonable price. Thanks for the review Derek
Someone should exsplain how too cross train tracks I’ve seen people on bicycles and motorcycles get messed up without proper training and or exsperiance ❤ Safe Traveling 😊
Cool video man, where are you located? Also welcome to the dual sport community, I can tell you are a new rider to dualsports/dirtbikes with that full fist'ed clutch pull 😉
New plastics look great!. I'm seriously thinking about downsizing from my KLR to one of these (in a couple years probably)
Hey might as well have both 😂
I am thinking about when the KLR is too much for me to handle on the trails as I am probably quite a bit older than you :)@@DerekDualSport
How about turning the turn signal off.
hown does it handle jumps and ruts?
If kawi makes a 450 dualsport in the future I'm buying it the next day
Honda makes the CRF450RL
All the 300cc dualsport are marked up to 8-9k its crazy
Wow that is crazy, here in NC they aren’t marked up that high, and there’s a decent supply of them.
@@DerekDualSport im in so cal, i know people who bought crf300l for 8.6k OTD. For a tenere 700, youre looking at 14k OTD. Yeah fuck the dealership
Yes our the door ready to go 9500
Spent your glove budget on cameras?
My take: don’t be fooled by the 300 cc motor it is the off-road inspired engine and has plenty of torque and guts
I have the 2023 version I love it it does everything well suspension is terrific off-road and it has plenty of torque through the gears up to about 65 miles an hour on the highway
Super fun around cities/Towns/ villages because it’s light nimble no question about it -you could throw it around
If you happen to hit the freeway and traffic is slow you can zip around the cars it’s a slender bike. I’m in advanced rider and I prefer this to jump on and do errands and have a good time with off-road
Red lines about 9000 to 10,000 you can rev it to about seven 8000 comfortably and have a blast with it
I get all over the city hwy too
Wet leaves slick mud takes practice
I got this bike it flies
I had a KLX300SM. I wanted to love it but it was painfully slow so I sold it. In a different timeline, all of the Japanese bike companies sell DRZ400 esque fuel injected dual sport bikes
I can't believe noone has anything modern 400-500cc that is a true dual sport, it keeps me up at night.
@shdoddadbod brother, I don't get it either. Im prob gunna get a 450 and just put lights on it and go that route unfortunately.
Cool 😎.
How easy was it to install those "bark busters" you have on the handlebars? Where did you purchase them from ... looking for something like that.
It was a fairly easy install. The only issue I ran into was the stock clutch lever was too long I had to trim it down. The front brake lever fit fine. I bought these ones from Rocky Mountain ATV. I put the link in the video description. “Acerbis X Factory Handguards”
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I’m pretty sure with the KLX 300 the speedometer sensor is on the front tire so changing the sprockets won’t mess with your speedometer which is a plus. I have the 23 KLX and wish I had gotten the new headlight and plastics. And for god sake Kawasaki put a fuel gauge on these bikes!!!!!
KC Outside just did a video showing converting to the new style plastics. The headlight stayed the same because it's very expensive. But with the KX450 front fender it looks pretty dang sharp👍
What are those handgaurds? I want those so bad for mine. I have the black camo 2024 klx 300
They are the Acerbis X Factory handguards. I love the black camo one, all they had was green when I was buying.
I want one to throw on my sprinter van kinda afraid of it being to underpowered . Does it pull u at your weight ?
Throwing one on the sprinter van would be awesome. Yes it’ll pull me and I’m 6’6’’ 280lbs. They have it geared really well for 50/50 riding. For a little more pull I’d switch to a 13 tooth front sprocket.
If you don’t mind me asking, what Protaper bar and risers did you choose to use?
I got the pro taper CR high bend and Tusk 30mm risers. Worked perfectly didn’t even have to change any of the stock cables.
@@DerekDualSport awsome thanks for the quick reply. I’m leaning heavily towards getting the same bike in the next month or two. Great video!
One way to tell a newbie from someone who’s been riding for life? Gloves. Newbies eventually learn though- through pain.
I’ve been riding since the 90’s. 👍. I’ll never understand why people are so concerned with what others wear.
@@DerekDualSport When I stop to help people who didn't wear protective gear they get blood on my gear! I've been riding since '74...we bought our gloves at the hardware store back then. Blacktop can make a mess of your skin. Anyway, great bike for urban use, ski hill roads, twisty back roads, dirt/gravel roads, light off road use.
I learned my lesson back in 1976. Crashed on a sandy asphalt turn. Worn gloves ever since. I still remember one particularly big "zit" that eventually expelled a small rock from that crash. Feel absolutely naked without them. Fortunately I learned young.
I've been riding since the late 70's both street and dirt and anyone who doesn't wear gloves either didn't have a worthy mentor or hasn't had their shit chewed up yet! WEAR GLOVES
Who gives a crap about if someone wants to wear gloves or not? Why is there always that one person that has to throw out their opinion on something that doesn’t even matter…..some people don’t wear gloves, some people don’t wear helmets, some people might ride naked……good for them
Surprised that your topped out at 75 mph with 13-40 gearing (3.07 ratio). My 250S is geared 14-45 (3.21ratio) and tops out at that. Did they change the internal transmission gearing perchance? Anyway, 75 is a bit too fast for that bike as the wind really starts to push on you.
I am unsure if they changed the transmission gearing. I have to agree though I’m not too comfortable at high speeds on the highway on the KLX.
Wants to go 4 th gear
How come you stand when going over railroad tracks?
Sometimes I have to fight off my inner goon. I was probably thinking about pre loading the suspension and trying to get the wheels off the ground. 😂
Are you in NC?? I used to live near King
Yeaaaah buddy, this is me cruising through King haha
Cool bike. Nice looking trails. Wear some gloves.
Itz not a road bike have fun ❤
Cool. I was going to ask your out the door price. I got quoted $9,100.00 recently, crazy.
Oh man 9,100 is steep. I’d keep looking. I was a little over $7,100 out the door. The Honda dealership near me quoted me 9,200 on the CRF 300L 😱
I bought the grey version last week, $7800 out the door. High taxes here in good ol’ California…..
The ole California tax. Congrats on the new bike! Do you get to ride year round in Cali?
@@DerekDualSport I’m in Northern California so we tend to get more rain and colder compared to southern but still mild winters with no snow so yes, I have a number of bikes and I ride year round whenever there is a break in the rain I go riding…..
@fastdude2002 awesome! Sounds like that California tax might just be worth it then haha.
Never understood why ppl blur their plate. The whole world sees it going down the road.🤔🤔🤔
Do you think you’d be happier with a KTM 500 EXC F?
I’m sure the KTM 500 EXC F is an awesome bike. I’ve had nothing but fun with the KLX though, and it’s half the price. It works for what I bought it for.
ABS?
No ABS available
I was born with ABF (antilock brake fingers). :)
Fc to thailand 🇹🇭 ❤
Your turn signal is still on, gotta watch that. BTW 7k for a dual sport that needs a pile of mods doesn’t seem like much of a deal. Maybe next time.
Man I think that think was on the whole way 😂
@@DerekDualSport We’ve all been there.
No proper break-in will lead to higher oil consumption and lower compression.
the prices are insane, i dont agree it should cost this much for a grom squared. for 1 more K you can get a yamaha MT07 for God sakes
If you need a gear indicator you should be driving an automatic
Yep.. $7K out the door? Golly... too much. call it inflation or greed, but the KLR650 which is a real bike, but too big is just a smidge more. No Fuel guage? No Thanks.. Yamaha needs to put their MT03 engine into an updated XT250 chasis. Water cooled, high compression, EFI is a baseline. A Twin would be much appreciated over a big thumper. Small engines need to wind up to at least 12K please.
Tank is way too small!
Agreed. Ended up caving and getting the ims tank, that 2.7 should have been the stock capacity
7k out the door and you consider that cheap fun??
Yessir. I think these bikes are relatively cheap. All the new MX dirt bikes are over 10k nowadays, and KTM and Husq dual sports are all over 10k as well.
Buy used, boycott dealers.
KL for climate change.