Exploring on the Honda XR150L: Buzzard's Roost - PART 1

[@t3rmitee]

A lot of people have been changing the main jet to a 110-115 for higher altitude. Maybe that was the reason

[@OffRoadRodeo]

Most likely that was it. I purchased jets for it, I just haven’t gotten around to installing them yet.

[@MishMashMoto]

We have tested the 115 up to 5,500’ so far. 👍🏼 it’s a little rich above 3,500’ but worked fine all the way to 5,500’ a 110 above 3,000-3,500 would be better.

[@fuhq5121]

Took off from mars hill to make this ride today. Beautiful ride. Thanks for showing me.

[@OffRoadRodeo]

That makes me so happy to read that. I hope you had a great ride!

[@GrandPotatoe]

Nice video! I'm looking to get an XR150L for similar kinds of riding. Excited to see your thoughts and opinions on the bike.

[@OffRoadRodeo]

Hey! Thank you for watching! Keep an eye out because I’ll have a bunch more XR150 videos to come!

[@gckshea]

Jake, what was the diagnosis for the stalling up top? I'm thoroughly impressed with the XR150. I rode yesterday in the Cherokee NF on my KLR650, and it was a pig for the rocky FS roads we chose. I'd like to have a small bike just for that kind of riding. Looking forward to Part 2, et al. Oh, how did you secure your ramps in the truck while you were away?

[@OffRoadRodeo]

Most likely the stalling was caused by it running too rich. Although about a week later I did discover I had a bad battery. But because we were up around 4500 feet, my guess is still the jetting. My father rides a KLR650 and he’s felt similarly about the weight and high center of gravity on some of the rocky/narrow trails he’s been on. Part 2 will be out next week so keep an eye out! And as for the ramp, I think Tyler put his folding Harbor Freight ramp inside the cab.

[@Ryawnnn54237]

What bars did you end changing to?

[@OffRoadRodeo]

I got the ProTaper SE High Bars. Here’s a link! amzn.to/3ZId8gG

[@drakeperry.]

Do you have the quadlock case or the universal adapter with 3m tape on the back of a normal phone case?

[@SomebodysBehindYou]

After it stalled, did you have to let it cool down? If so, for how long?

[@OffRoadRodeo]

I let it sit for about 3-5 minutes. It hadn’t overheated, it was more likely the elevation I was at. I experienced the same issue with it at about 5,000 feet above sea level on the Blue Ridge Parkway. I’ll have to rejet it this spring before my riding picks up again.

[@lizdg3892]

Do you use a particular route finding App?

[@OffRoadRodeo]

I’m using Strava, RidewithGPS and Google maps to plan these rides. Most of it is finding forest service roads and using RidewithGPS or Strava to determine what’s dirt or pavement and planning a route accordingly

[@lizdg3892]

Very interesting. I have Strava for cycling.

[@dustinsegers4534]

She probably died on ya because she got hot and was running way too rich. Welcome to the world of carbs. Great video!

[@OffRoadRodeo]

Haha I was surprised 4500ft would be enough altitude to do that, but it makes sense. And since Tyler said he was smelling fuel that’s probably what it was. I lucked out and didn’t have that problem again the rest of the day though! Haha

[@joekavalauskas8767]

Ah! I didn't know that. My '08 Ninja 250 died on me while ripping through some country roads. I was holding it around 8k for a few minutes.

[@AlexGarcia-ew2fv]

Helmet cams r boring for the views..all we see is the road ahead

[@OffRoadRodeo]

I generally try to mix helmet cam and 360 video mounted off the bike so you can see what I’m seeing.