There’s so much truth to this. I ride a Drz400sm with street tires most of the time and I can still get in all the trails and mud with the dirt bikes. Bike is still light enough that I can balance and keep it up even in slick spots, and has plenty of power to do everything else. I can go straight from cruising at 65mph right into legit single track.

Hi, I’ve watched this video a few times and love it, my bike is the same spec as yours before you added the kit. It has CBR cams and intake, full system a 1.5 tune. Before I commit to buying, can you tell ‘me how much of an improvement the kit gave you over your existing mods please? The kit gives you a 34% increase in power over stock but how much better is it over my bike, in it a current form? Thanks John

Shonky thanks for your videos about Ari Henning 301 BBK and Maverick 550 performance kit. I”m working on my crf300l and now I’m in very active research stage of 301 bbk information. Unfortunately here in South Korea it is strictly illegal to use free flowing exhaust and other engine modifications due to regulations. Though it could be made if the bike could pass emission regulation test while inspected (stealthily). I talked to different mechanics experts here and they said that I can use big bore and even pass inspection if catalytic converter is in place with stock exhaust installed. And you the bike could still have benefited by bbk advantages in torque which is “responsible” for acceleration characteristics of the bike, and it will have a different curve line on dynostand mostly to low and mid range rpm. If you have a possibility to make video review of how your crf301 behaves with a stock exhaust, that would be very helpful. I know I ask you too much. But at least I have tried 😅 All the best Vladimir.

Oh man I thought it’s a big bore kit failure! Fortunately it’s not 😅. Why you didn’t camp near the road or somewhere in a forest? Is that dangerous or not allowed? Here in Korea we have campsites for about 23 usd for night. And less and less free place to put a tent on. Cheers!

lol 300l is revving its guts out doing the speed limit.. dont pretend that bike is enough

im not paying 13k for a restricted bike

I've been riding most of my life. I don't consider myself a great rider. I bought a 2023 vstrom xt650 and had nothing but problems trying to ride even a gravel road. I swapped out the crap battalax tires for anakis, and it almost feels like a dirt bike. I'm not jumping the bike more than a few inches off the ground and I have to be aware of the extra weight in loose turns but I love her...now.

Good real world review

Truth!

scam??? men ride adventure bikes and kids and ladys ride light bikes

Range Rovers of the bike world. Built for people who'll never use them for their (claimed) intended use, priced for people with more money than sense and too many years and pies under their belts - like me I suppose - but I've never seen the appeal. They're butt ugly for starters, they're too tall, they have crap tyres, poor weather protection, ugly polished aluminium boxes each the size of a small U-Haul bolted on to the back like a classic afterthought - everything about them says compromise, all but the marketing which tries to push their "uncompromising nature". Each to their own I guess but even as "tourers" as so many owners love to claim they are, (again older riders whose knees don't bend properly anymore and cite their riding position as such a major plus point) there are far better tools for that job - sure you can "tour" on anything - even a Honda Cub but these things lack just about everything you would wish for and can expect in a purpose built touring bike. A 30 year old BMW R100RT would run rings around these hideous behemoths on a long road trip two up - in terms of comfort, handling and weather protection, carrying capacity and reliability - unencumbered by all the pointless "technology" and complexity the "adventure bike" afficionados seem to think they need as they ride a few hundred miles during the summer, staring at their satnavs more than the sights of the "touring" they're doing and the road they're supposed to be riding, before getting back in their Audis, BMW's and Range Rovers once the temperatures drop below 12 degrees Celsius and/or the rain starts falling. Let's be real, these ageing, soft men are hardly made of the stuff of a Cyril Neveu, a Hubert Auriol, a Stephane Peterhansel or Edi Orioli are they and neither are they likely to embark on anything much more adventurous and risky than a trip on a cross channel ferry and perhaps the discomfort of a few nights in a hotel with less than three stars, or for the real dare devils, a tent on a campsite with toilets, hot showers and utilities nearby. People laugh at the "Harley riding accountants" stereotype in America and this fad isn't all that much different if you ask me (which, I know you didn't). Look, I'm not knocking it, I know what it's like to get old and try to cling on to past nostalgia, or hastily grab at new dreams once the reality of old father time finally kicks you in your old balls and you can no longer deny the possibility of the man with the scythe coming for you next. We all get there and if an "adventure bike" is your "convertible" or "toupe" or "trophy girlfriend", who am I to judge? We all want to keep riding as long as we can but apparently a great many can't seem to exercise much discernment when it comes to choosing a suitable and enjoyable steed. Who buys, if they truly love their motorcycling, a bike based on some herd like belief of "age appropriateness" or other such guff? The original Africa Twin and Super Tenere were built to do only one thing and that was for Honda and Yamaha to beat one another in the infamous Paris-Dakar. Each launched a watered down version for retail customers and they were the catalyst for the "adventure bike" craze that swept so many people up a decade and more later and a fashion trend that seems to have endured right up to today. Buy a proper road bike if that's what the majority of your riding is - be it a sports bike, a tourer, a sports tourer, a cruiser, a naked or half faired bike or a classic roadster.....all will be better options. I've seen so many "men of a certain age" drop these things in car parks it's not even funny - if it's a car park with a loose surface, those numbers increase twentyfold. They also seem to be ridden with a certain baked in level of ineptitude and aversion for doing even a remotely adequate speed on anything other than a straight dual carriageway. If you want to go off road, then buy a purpose built smaller capacity trial bike with proper knobblies, one of those classic single cylinder thumpers maybe. Or, you could just buy a camper van and be done with all the pretence.

My piaggio ciao has seen more tough terrain than 80% of the big bikes owned by guys who are trying to overcompensate.

Where in the video are the dimensions of the kickstand enlarger and best way to fix it ?

It's the same with trucks. Off road adventure! Videos of people bombing full speed down sandy roads not mentioning it's a closed course and a modified truck. Stock tires are awful, stock suspension is only okay, stock air intake can't handle that dust, and real world you'll come around the corner and hit another driver or a wild animal

Look up the word buffeting. Might be useful.

Great video but youve used copywrited footage from a buddys channel with zero acknowledgement or of course respect. To add insult to injury youve cherry picked the footage of what was a really great adventure to make your point. The point of which has some validity but not done like this..

It is the engine displacement dumbo not the dead weight off the motorcycle.

Excellent advice ❤

Take that CRF 300 rally to michigan and ride on our interconnected trail system which is one of the largest and most beautiful in the world. Trails that seem endless. You’ll find that even a 300 dual sport isn’t the right weapon. Most people here just plate a dirt bike with a wide ratio transmission because you are in and out of Forrests that grow on sand dunes. There definitely is a bike for every ride. Great vid.

First of all a dual sport is not an ADV. Second of all weight class is about engine size. 😮

That’s why bikes like CF moto 450 are selling like hotcakes.

I own a large adventure motorcycle. I still can't believe anyone with normal riding skills and average budgets is stupid enough to try off road technical riding with something like that.

funniest viseo! reality sucks but still enjoyable

The T7 is about as heavy as you want to go, practically speaking. Obviously gearing for more off than on road. As for upgrades on any bike is suspension, skid plate, handle bars, engine guards, because I’m not a “Superstar “ and I drop my bike. Back in the day when my chest was bigger than my gut, we would buy aftermarket panels and zip tie them and keep the stock new for resale. My 2 cents lol

Thanks for another good vid mate, I am always trying to work out the tracks your on. But any chance of letting on where that cave is? Moonan is a regular ride but never even heard of a cave out there.

I have to disagree with you mate. Adventure means bigger trip, not off road trip. When you on high mileage trip, I will ask you how you feel on 250cc for 7 days non stop riding.....aww your butt is sore...... Every category has purpose, Large bikes are adventure tourers and they provide more power for less engine work, comfy ride, luggage carrying power, etc. Are you going to take your 250cc on trip from Cali to Alaska? maybe in trailer.....that is where bigger adventure bi8ke steps in. anyway, stay safe, and enjoy ride that you prefer

👍🏻 Truth has been Spoken ‼️

Bel video. Come si comporta questa moto sulla sabbia e in single track? E' sufficiente la sua potenza ?

In fairness your 300 has had a bucket load of money spent.... uncorked crf450RL will blow the doors off the modified 300 right?😮

What was the fuel consumption like on the soft sand?

I’ve got a Honda cb500x and even that’s to heavy for off road stuff . Good video . Thanks

tw200 all day baby lol

tw200 seems like the best off road Bike. Thoughts?

that big adventure bikes doesn't fit for adventure at all

I consider everything that is over 170kg to be heavyweight as it does not matter that much after that. Lightweight for me starts under 125kg wet weight. Inbetween is middle weight as the CRF250/300L cant be remotely compared to real light weight bikes like the EXC500 to be honest. Good video. You could elaborate to lower weights with examples for people to have a perspective.

vp09 upload is your friend😉👍

You’ve inspired my build. My modded KTMs are perfect for my use in California; but my Rally is perfect in the Philippines. I had to have my sister in Utah order my 550 Performance parts cuz CA smog restrictions. I sent them my ECU (stage 3.0) so it was only $149, and the CBR cams. I saved hundreds by ordering my bars, pegs, levers, hand guards, rack, tail tidy, exhaust system, rad. guard and skid plate from aliexpress. For now, just springs front and rear. Revalve and shock will have to wait until my next trip.

do you carry a fuel bladder around there?

Pretending to be dead was savage, but funny.

I ride the Kawasaki KLE500 as my adventure bike, I would not use anything heavier than this for sand and mud and loose terrain uphill and always use full offroad knobblies if you wana go offroad, dual terrain tyres suck offroad no matter what they say

well said my friend! Big so calkked adv bijes are for long comfy trips on asphalt especially for 2 riders. Any trip of course is an adventure but it has to be made clear that these bijes are not for off road especialky if you are not very very off road capable and never alone.

how much premium 95 fuel do you see in the outback? in most servos?

Cicada are cheeping big time, a louder version of my Tinnitus. Now living in Brissy I do miss the cicadas. So how long have you deserted the 300? Traitor 🙃

Is there an upgrade for the cams and valves to squeeze even more power (possibly 50hp club?)

Look's like the typical "Easy' Shonky ride great work.👍

Looked great 👍 Ironic isn't it that ABS is there on dirt bikes for safety. Its the most dangerous thing on a bike!

Crash bars, we don't need no stinking crash bars mate!

10:15 that's what years of hard enduro will do for you kids 😂😂

New Beast sounds good.👌

Yep, older abs is tricky