HONDA CRF300L STAGE 1 MODS | Essential For Any Dual Sport
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- čas přidán 6. 08. 2024
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Welcome to another Chronicles of Solid Video. In this video I go through the must have Stage 1 modifications on my Honda CRF300L dual sport. Not everything went to plan and I go through my learning curve but that is all part of the adventure. Overall I am quite happy how this little motorbike is developing into an off road machine.
Chapter Times
00:00 Intro
00:50 Hand Guards (Acerbis)
01:39 Bash Plate (B&B Off Road)
02:43 Top Rack (B&B Off Road)
05:42 Rear Master Cylinder Guard (SRC Moto)
06:44 Not everything goes to plan
07:12 Bar Risers (RHK)
07:19 Handlebars (Protaper KX High Bend Contour)
10:21 Overall Thoughts
11:04 Summary
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Looks good. I would say you don't need anything else unless you want a different steering bar. Here in Mexico, this model is not imported, therefore the only choice I have is between China-made bikes ( 1800 USD ) or the beautiful KLX 300. The Kawa cost me 8 times the price of the Chinese one, but is 800 times better.
I was thinking blue would have looked good but what the hell, it's your bike man.
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Oooh farkles🙂 it’s always a challenge being a early adopter of a new model. Love the yellow hand guards not to mention a bit of safety aspect to those too. Keep the updates coming.
Cheers Jason
Love the yellow hand guards! Looks great! :)
Cheers Solid! Thanks for sharing the mods.Every little guiding helps!
looking good keep up the good work i just picked mine up and will be adding hand guards and bash plate as soon as i figure out which ones lol
Suzuki yellow on a Honda are you MAD??? Go RED young man! lol :)
Oooh farkles🙂 Always a challenge being an early adopter of a new model. Think the yellow looks great, not to mention bit of a safety aspect there too. Keep the updates coming.
Thanks Jason, I got hit once and I don't intend for it to happen again if I can help it.
Let me know what you think of the stage 1 mods on the Honda CRF300L and what should be next on my list for stage 2? Ordinarily I would have radiator guards on the Stage 1 list but I have not found the right ones yet...
Could you provide links to the items you're adding to the 300L? I know you're in Australia and the links might be different for me- I'm in the states.
If anyone gives you grief over the yellow knuckle dusters, just say they're a visibility/safety feature, increases your road presence. So your Mum don't worry about you riding so much :)
Emperor racing makes a rad guard
@@seangleavy4207 The chapter times in the description list every accessory 👍
Love the yellow guards. Looks excellent!!
Finally an Aussie talking bike stuff. The seppos do my head in with theit ego and hype. Great vid mate. Hope to track down my own 300l soon .Ive been told next shipment to OZ is in sept so might have to wait a bit. Keep up the good work. 👍
Also Peak Motorcycles channel in the UK has great CRF300 focussed content and he has had his bike a bit longer and reviews the various mods in great detail. Like COS the content is very well put together.
Skags is here in my hometown. Awesome that his product is popular all the way over where you are!
I'm so stoked you got one. It ought to save me a huge head ache having you do the trial and error! Thanks man and yeah normal is so lame. I hate yellow but I love different. Stay weird ya weirdo
Cheers Shawn 👍
First I've heard of Scaggs. Just contacted them and said I'm waiting to purchase. Thanks for mentioning them.
I have always been able to fit Acerbis hand guards on several of my bikes with fat bars and 7/8th bars. One thing you could try would be to add a spacer in between where the guard mounts into your handlebar. I usually put one on the throttle side to give more clearance. It would allow you to clamp closer to the narrow part of your bars...
Will be good to see the final build, will be interesting to see what suspension mods are done.
I am also waiting for suspension upgrade.
Hey Solid, great to see a new video
If i ever see you in Gnangara pine or Pinjar ill be sure to spot you with them yellow handle bar guards, I will refer to you as mr weirdo. I have 250L and installed the Australian made Bark Busters that mount to the top triple clamp of the forks. I find it has less cable impedances even with bar risers.
Mistakes are all part of the process... Love the yellow hand guards and your reasons! 😎
Thanks Mark 👍
Those yellow handguards are growing on me, mate. I have a good old DR here in Joburg, South Africa. You're making me think I should sell the old pig and get the little Honda. Ride safe!
Maybe you shoud just put red handgaurds on🤣🤣
Thanks for the tips. I was about to order that exact handguard.. i’m holding off to find the easiest fit option.Yellow, red, and blue.. all three primary colors is a visual wreck 😂 At least there’s good visibility when on the road 😜👍🏻
Another informative video - well done.
So obsessed with these at the moment, I've been planning to buy a second hand africa as soon as covid buggers off but this is making me consider if I need it
I got my own CRF300L after 35 yrs off bikes. I too was thinking of the bigger bike but glad I didn’t.
My main consideration was weight. I wanted a bike that I can muscle around when stuck in tight spaces. I also dont ride super long distances but can if I want to. Then the price is perfect for getting back to the trails.
This bike is great!🇨🇦🍺
always awesome solid, thanks dude :-)
Cheers Garth 👍
Changing bars can be a frustrating job. Bike looking great Solid!
I called Honda Powersports Chattanooga TN 9/28/2001 looking for the 2021 CRF300L Rally. Was told two to three months wait. They called next day and delivered it to me 9/30/2021. I saved $1700 over another dealer in GA. No dealer fees, no delivery fees. MSRP and $30 administrative fee only. I called 10 other dealers and no one had one of these in stock and did not know when they would get one. My salesman was Gus and very pleased with this purchase/service by dealer.
Nice bit of luck there mate! congrats 👍
Great video brother. Definitely a tail tidy.
I have yellow hand-guards too, because I like to be seen! Pay no attention to the all-black crowd, they're all accidents waiting to happen...
Solid, great video of humility and honesty as usual. The Handguards colour is a personal thing - to me I couldn't think of anything worse than yellow or green on a Honda, but hey, it's your bike!
The B&B tail rack... Can I just say you need to have a bit more of a think about it before you condemn it. I'm not so sure what's so hard for you about having to install with those spacers, but hey, you'll work it out. But think about it. the need for those spacers is very simple - if the end of the rack included those spacers as part of the rack frame (making the mounting point narrower) you wouldn't be able to install the rack at all. They way the plastics are, the indent means that you couldn't fit it as the plastic would be wider than the space between the two rack mounting points. It's quite simple when you think about it. B&B don't do stuff like that without reason!
Thanks Duane, yer you are right it would be very hard to engineer the rack not to use a spacer. I guess what I failed to highlight was that I prefer the system where you drill out the plastics and mount to the frame so it does not use the seat. Just my being pithy, otherwise a great top rack 👍
I have a B&B for my WR but took it off and replaced with a Scragg type rack, even though I wasn't keen to drill large holes my plastics. But you're right, having to remove the rack bolts to remove seat would be a massive PIA. Thank God that's not a requirement for the WR!
One more thing, I think the tight cable issue is due to to lots of little things combining to make them tight. But having risers and high bend, wide bars certainly wouldn't help. I'm wondering though if a small adjustment, say 2-3°/2-4mm downwards to the hand protection, wouldn't make all the difference without reducing the effectiveness of the protectors....
I like the yellow. I remember the Honda paint schemes in the 80's which, IMO, was the best. The blue seat, the yellow side panel, and the patriotic honda colored wing logo. 👌
Just bought my second CRF 300 L (11/3/2021)out the door for $5578.19 /with ABS. Bought from Southern Honda in Chattanooga TN. No transportation or dealer prep charges ever. They seem to have inventory where my local dealers did not. I had to wait 2 days for the Rally and two weeks for the 300L, did not want ABS but it was all they had to offer. I do have to pay Florida taxes when I tag it.
First off great choice on the yellow for all 3 reasons ! On my 300 Rally I went with a Pro Taper bar, Rox 2" risers and Zeta guards with the articulating handlebar clamps. Perfect fit and the difference when standing up is exactly what's needed.
Cheers. Can I ask which style of Pro Taper bar you went with? Thanks.
@@elliott212 I chose the EVO with the CR high bend
Good video thank you, I do like the yellow looks great. Don't like the rear rack I looking at the AXP racing rear tack for the 300L but still attaches in the wrong place, but don't know where else you could attach one.
Just wrapped up the mods for my 300 today for this month 12 Labs tail light full Yoshi system DNA air filter 550 performance ECU and adv double take mirrors..... it's so freaking loud now with the pipe and the spark arrestor I put in I'm almost scared to ride her she has zero miles on her so far the throttle is so Snappy now it's perfect I think
Solid, check out the Zeta Pro Armor hand guards. They have an option mount that uses the two pinch bolts for the top triple tree so that you don't need to mount the guards to the handlebars
I love the yellow hand guards
Awesome 👍🏻
Cut up an old Tube for the hand guards the ultra duty tube work well stops vibrating loose and when you crash they tend to give way not break
Literally laughed out loud at pbbbbt. Cheers.
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I like the yellow hand guards. Real attention getters…especially by cars! Anything that gets you more visible in traffic is a plus.
Exactly 👍
+1 for the bright barkbusters! had fluro green on my TE450 just to be seen a bit easier out in the bush, also how tall are you mate? might find raising the bars puts you in a bad body position on the motorcycle, wanna keep that attack position!
Great video, I think the mods you've installed does improve the bike, especially the bash plate and the rear master cylinder guard. P.S. I love those "different than normal" headlight and indicators!
They are the normal headlight for Australia and Malaysia 😎 EU and North America got screwed :P
@@chroniclesofsolid hah, true. Our version (I'm from Europe) is quite nice looking too, but I have to admit, this version of headlight and indicators is cool! Maybe one can buy the parts and do a conversion. 🤔
I haven't found any reasons why they issued it this way here and that way there, hmmm.
Love the videos man… I recently just bought myself a crf300L 🤙 wondering if you could do a general maintenance video on the bike?
Thanks Davyn and congrats!
First, great video. Lots of good info. Second question, what tank bag? You never mentioned it.
Giant Loop Diablo Pro. I have a whole video on it way back in the catalog 👍
I like the yellow handguards. They really do stand out on the road and make the bike more visible
Exactly!
Thanks for your vids! Have you since found a top rack that you're happy with? Thanks.
Stuck with the rack in the video, I got used to it :P
Yellow looks awesome maybe with some gold fat bars!
The rack is the same fit as the factory one which is the same as the 250L, I think it would be hard to fit if the spacers were part of it, the holes they use are the biggest size bolts on the subframe which has a 3kg max weight limit, nothing under the seat to get at anyway except if you were doing a full service including valves or wanted to get to wires at the back.
Another good video. Who are the dorks who gave it a thumbs down?
LOL, like watching my Rally Mods... back in the day.. I did the TST and rear fender 1st. Looks like that may be next..
Yellow hand guards look the goods. Buy some Plasti Dip paint and do the fork guards in yellow.
I love the yellow and didn't think I would. Makes me think I might go rouge with a different color on my bike.
I like the yellow and red combo.... fits with my logo! :D haha
Be ace to see how you like the bike after 6 months/year :-)
"Life is too short to be boring and do what everyone else does. I like to do things a little bit differently." Solid life advice
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Quality video
Pool salt on the drive. Bike look great stay safe .
Thanks
Wooly gloves and Allen keys don’t go together. Ha ha. That bike next year my retirement present. Yessssssss enjoy the vids
Great yellow 👌
Agreed 😎
Suspension? Exhaust? Intake?
Also I'll remove the rack completely and go rackless, there are enough alternatives for this type of setup. (keep it light) Some lights?
Cudos to you for not doing what everyone else is doing
Btw cos, idea to stop having to realign the spacers. Take the spacer to Jaycar and pick some heat shrink that matches the size. Then cut a length, slip it over and heat it to hold the spacers to the rack. No more struggling to line up the spacers 👍
how has the black powder coated bashplate held up on your other bikes? chipped and scratches? also why acerbis and not barkbusters?
My real reasons for mismatching colours: Puke green was cheaper.
Did u use a big shim with a small shim? Worked great on my bars.
You should add yellow graphics when they are available
i cant wait to see what a good exhaust and electronic jet kit will do to the power
id like to see this thing pump out 30 or more HP itd be zippy af
Hey Solid, great mods and I did the yellow. Is your tank bag Giantloop?? Looking forward to the next update
Yes Mike, its the Giantloop Diablo Pro. Pricey but well built.
@@chroniclesofsolid I thought that look familiar.
Excellent work! I'm seriously considering replacing my WR450F with the CRF300 Rally. I love the power of the WR but taking it anywhere on bitumen for any length of time is just not fun! (and it will look better next to my Africa Twin) :-). Before you ditch the thick bars, I could probably machine up some custom spacers to fit the guard brackets properly. Where in Perth are you?
Thanks for the offer mate but I want to ditch my risers so going with SE bars. Yer, the 450F is a bit brutal if you are doing long haul rides.
Good mods stage 1. Did you steel the DRZ hand guards before selling it. Are u getting radiator guards? Cheers
Will be getting rad guards, still waiting for manufacturers to come out with product. SRC has some but I am not convinced on them.
I just subscribed because of your yellow handguards... Do they make a yellow bash guard? Or a top rack?
Welcome aboard and not that I am aware of
What size mx boot and brand, in other words do the boots make gear shifts a pain or are u upgrading the shift lever or maybe u don’t wear mx boots?
Have you considered ECU tuning? Curious how an ECU re flash helps with the stock pipe
Man, handguards looked odd at first, but they kinda grow on yea !
Hi "solid", I think this is my 2nd post, as the 1st one disappeared (I just commented on your purchase of the 300)...I just want to comment on the B & B rack, I got one for my CRF450LX, and I really like it, I got the polished alloy look, the black is too shiny :(, but I'd like you to take a long hard look at how it's mounted at the seat !!!...there is NO way that it could be done without that spacer, you simply could NOT fit it !!!
Also, I hope it's on your "to do" list, and that to get rip of that terrible tail light / number plate bracket thing...it really spoils the rear end. Cheers
You are correct Geoff, I am not a designer or engineer and it would be very difficult to do a rack without the spacer. At the same time it still annoys me 😅
Still a great bike bud get mine this week 👍
Congrats
Great update but What brand is the tank Bag 👍
Giant Loop Diablo Pro - There is a dodgy video of it deep in my back catalog 👍
The only thing you should pull off is the hand guards!
Why Yellow.....cause it is mine....Very good reason Solid...Same reason my Beta is White not Red as it came!
Those handguards: Enduro-Rossi approved. 👍🏼
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Is there a right and left hand guard mount? Bar end spacer,my Tusk set came with spacers. The upside down mounts would bug the hell out of me.
What do you think about the welded subchassis
Add a few yellow decal stickers and those guards will look even better!
Spacer or remove seat and/or force the rack over the plastics to find it's home?
Looking good, 12V goodies next on the list?
Indeed, Got one lying around but I may just go a USB port to keep it low key.
One thing that worries me on your bash plate is the bolt heads protruding, I have always changed mine to be flush or near as possible. I got tired of trying to remove bent and broken bolts to do maintenance
Time will tell
Perhaps a COS yellow sticker above the headlight?
Love what you have done so far. I think the exhaust on the 250l and 300 looks cheap and ugly and will be next thing I change. Great content.
Cheers👍
Any suspension upgrades on the horizon?
Is there a tusk rack made yet for the crf 300 l
I don't like to admit it , but i have tried b and b spacers for the rear rack in every combination and it has me beat
Who cares what people think of the yellow hand guards? It's your bike. After your videos I have placed an order on a 300l after 20 years of road bikes since my 84 XR350 I think it's a great bike for me at 61 to go trail riding near my rural property. My only disappointment is air filter access although it won't need much attention. I've also ordered the B&B rack and sump guard also front sprocket protector, can't wait.
And by the way the best thing for sore hands is Oxford touring heated grips I have them on two bikes already and will be fitting to my 300L when it arrives.
No tail tidy kit?
Man, no !
@@markcollins5026 how come?
@@walomeister5632 man, makes the bike look like it got bob tailed, just my 2 cent's !
@@markcollins5026 to each their own opinion man, I think it takes the attention off the plates on puts more of a spot light onto the beauty of the bike!
Nice one. Are you doing any performance mods? Shocks/Springs?
Waiting on a good amount of options on the aftermarket but definitely a pipe and shocks/springs are high on the list. Not really looking for big power, I just want a slip on to increase low end torque a bit if I can.
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I had the same problems with the Acerbis hand guards and the fat bar, terrible fit, I opted for no shims in the end. I think the Zeta ones are better.
Yep, Agreed
Pls mention the payload capacity of crf300l, tnx.
Hey mate,
When you installed the new bars, did electric start tighten back up on the new bars flush?
Or did you have to drill a hole into the bars like there is on the stock ones?
Yup, drilled holes 👍
Great. Now full exhaust with a power bomb. Right? 😉
Love the hand guard color. I always go luminous green no matter the bike color, just love the contrast and very visible
Cheers Willy, visibility is key!
Was there a reason you didn't get the full length skid plate that covers the linkage ?