2021 CRF300L RALLY - Quick Freeway Ride Revisited, Better Audio
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- I got a helmet mic, and plugged it in this time, better audio than before, no longer a volume check! Did a pull from 5000 rpm in 6th at 50 to... A very well mannered bike on the road. Better than the WR250R, not as good as the DR650 according to my BFAM who has owned them all... I agree the DR650 is sleeping on the highway, clutch out in 5th it idles at 60... well almost! The Honda doesn’t seem stressed at all, feel like it would be fine to hold it wide open indefinitely!
Very capable bike indeed. Just bought mine a couple of months ago. No regrets.
Came close to selling my 300 Ralley and getting a KLR 650 because of the power factor. After sitting on a 650, I just couldn’t bring myself to sell the Ralley. It is pretty capable of 75 mph for long distances.
One of my buddies just did a 1,000 mile day on his!
@@grindlex9 Trek Ethos?
@@waitwat1142 another dude, you meet the nicest people on a Honda!
Interesting what you said about having no mechanical sympathy for your bike - I had a CRF250L and I felt the same way. Not that I wanted to hurt it, or didn't care if I hurt it - it just didn't seem to mind being flogged hard. That's good engineering I think. I can't stand an engine that feels like it's going to grenade at any moment. *cough 690 cough*.
Just put in my deposit on a 300 Rally this morning. I missed my old 250 I guess lol.
The mid range is so nice many of them may never see redline and there is really no benefit to taking it there… 8000 mile oil change intervals give a warm and fuzzy too!
South bound I5 in Tacoma, nice. I'm close by and still waiting for 300L Rally!
They are just trickling in still, I think they have a 250 Rally used there if you can't wait. You can always ride mine too if you want to try it/swap bikes?
@@grindlex9 Picking mine up from Lifestyle Honda up north on Friday. They had 3 and all sold in 1/2 a day. I did check out that 250l last month but probably would cost more in the long run trading back and tax+license+fees.
@@wade998 exciting, enjoy!
wish me had a chance to buy one , AMEN
hey man what gearing u have? my rally goes blinking for shifting in 6th gear doing 70 mph
czcams.com/video/lbtmJYVjKvc/video.htmlsi=IqmEvW5cXgogAh_q - Here is a video I made on how to change when the shift light blinks. My bike has stock gearing, I just moved the shift light up in the rev range. Good luck, that was annoying when it was blinking all the time on the freeway...
@@grindlex9 thanks for the answer i will be watching that vid this evening.
Im always trying to stay under the blink thats 7k rpm.
Isnt it bad for the bike driving consistent 8-9k rpm?
It just feels not right for the engine that is why i always try to stay under the 7k before light goes blinking.
In was try to find a 35t sprocket but cannot find a smaller one below 40.
@@Andriesdemotorrijder All you need to do is stay below redline, the torque curve of the engine doesn't really reward you for shifting at redline as the power starts dropping off after 9,000, probably just faster to short shift it. The engine can handle being held wide open all day, my one buddy has over 30,000 miles on his from going all over North America, much of it going as fast as the bike can go.
I would’ve been run over here SoCal which is what my T7is for with my KLX300 it’s a quick on off those high speed roads it can do it but it doesn’t feel good
I hear you, I’m much happier on 2 lane on a little bike. I brought my TW to Cali on the back of the camper van once. We were a little south of San Francisco and wanted to head into town, I chose what I thought was a city street way, it was a 45 zone then all of the sudden it just became a freeway, and we were 2 up, super scary, I think I melted the base gasket on the cylinder redlining that thing trying not to die!
Much better audio 👍you got it are you running a dead cat over your mic it cuts out a lot of the wind noise ?
Hi, I have the dead cat, full face helmet, the mic is between the cheek pieces in the front. I think the wind noise in the video is about what I experience as the rider. The slower speed videos sound better for sure.
@@grindlex9if you don’t mind me asking what mic are you running I have the purple panda mic with a hero 8 black with media mod .
@@MfrOffroadRiderNorCal purple panda with the GoPro a-d box, all taped to my helmet
Is the Rally stable on the freeway? With crosswinds and big lorries? Thx for the vid its very insightful, aspecially the takeovers ;-)
It’s pretty stable, if you let go of the bars, it goes straight as an arrow. You feel a gust now and then but nothing that puts it into a tank slapper or anything, if even tried to make it unstable and it settles right back down. I don’t hope to spend too much time on the freeway, but good to know I can!
@@grindlex9 Thank you brother, i like that you are posting so frequent about this bike, I am really torn between rally 300 or the Himalayan. Himmie is a bit havier..so i thought that it will be more stable, but your vids help me a lot!
@@sergegs4507 I already have a CB500X or I might have spent more time looking at the Himalayan, cool looking simple bike! Nice upgrades for this year too. Guess it depends on how had you want to go off-road...
Is the engine stock? Great that it can hit 85 no prob
Bone stock! Saw 87 or so last time I was out.
The high gears on the 300L seem longer than the 250L hey? My 250L just doesn't quite feel comfortable on the highway
Cool thanks, which bike has less vibrations on the highway, this or the DR650? thanks
Probably the DR650, just due to lower revs, the CRF isn’t bad, but the revs are pretty high!
I was wondering how tall you are? Im 6'2 and 190 and wondering if im just to big for the bike. Thanks!
I’m 5’8 225 I don’t think it will be too small for you, you might want to do small ergonomic changes at some point like a tall seat, taller bars… everyone I know is taller than me, one of them thought it was about perfect, the other guy wanted taller bars, but only 3/4 to 1”. As long as my hands are below my elbows I’m usually good!
I can see you are cruising at 70... what rpm are you at
It’s about 1000 rpm per 10 mph in 6th so about 7000, redline is 10,500
Thanks for the video! I'm a beginner rider and bought this bike recently. I find that the wind and sometimes a larger groove in the highway makes it feel a bit unstable. I weigh about 170lbs. Is it just me and my confidence (or lack of) as a beginner?
It takes a while to be able to trust the bike to make it through and stabilize itself. Wait until you ride sand or something, you are basically along for the ride. I haven’t really noticed any instability with mine but it might be the extra 60 lbs the bike is carrying around!
Jerry I feel the same way on a Suzuki v storm 650.when I get on the highway and it’s a little windy I feel a little unstable too but I just make sure to concentrate and relax at the same time when the wind pushes my bike a little bit
@@JK47alamo15 Thanks! As I become more confident on the motorcycle I'm starting to relax a bit more on the freeway.
How is the hand vibration at high speeds? Thanks for the videos!
There is a little in the bars, but it’s not bad at all. Also some buffeting, the wind screen isn’t perfect.
I know that section of freeway very well! Have been stuck in traffic in that area plenty.
I commuted for far too long, so many worn out vehicles… Graham to the U district, Tacoma to Seattle… no thanks!
Is it OK to have rpms that high and what's your mpg
It redlines at 10,500 cruising at 70 it’s right at 7000 rpm. It’s fine for it, you could hold it wide open mile after mile without issues. It got 66.6 mpg for the first 400 miles. I think the average is moving up slightly. At 900 miles now, last tank I went 190 on 2.9 gallons.
@@grindlex9 thanks man I've been through a few dual sports and just want something that will do everything and comfortable on the highway 😀
@@wlr3656 unlike most dual sport bikes you can actually see the rpm’s which might be terrifying to someone who drives a diesel truck or something. I think it is very good. Cruises very well up to max speed with little vibration and is capable of tackling almost any terrain on the slow end. Won’t win Erzberg, but for normal ORV trails it’s good.
@@wlr3656 klr650 my dude
@@HDeverythingSD That's a decision between a 20 year old bike, and a 208 kg bike. The Rally is both new and 60kg lighter. So there's still a compromise to be made. I just don't understand why there isn't a lightweight 400-450cc bike with adv features.
Is that in mph?
Yes
Can't hear a thing.
Blinking white indicator at 2:00?
It’s a shift light, you can set it anywhere from 4000 rpm to redline and can adjust the blink rate and brightness.