Honda CRF 300 - Is it Good for Traveling?

Can you make long trips with this little Honda CRF 300?

This is a good question and in this video, I will try to answer it.

Special thanks to Ismo for providing the bike and the drone footage.

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[andrewbozhozr]

Bought one last summer, 8000km already. Made 1000km last weekend on small roads in Serbia and Bosnia. Love it.

[mollygrubber]

I went from a BMW1200 to a BMW800 to a DR650 to a CRF300L. I think I have found my happy place.
Yes one day I will do the Rally Raid or similar suspension, but for now just casual riding around Vancouver and the local mountain forest roads, it is pretty much perfect.
I have a Bajaworx windscreen coming, it's tough to ride the highway without wind protection, otherwise I'm set.
Good review Pavlin, I'm glad you didn't hate my ultimate choice lol.

[orical]

I had the CRF250L and loved it, but I felt it always just needed that little bit more power. Now I have a CRF450L with upgraded ECU and I now have my perfect bike. I utterly love it. Light, about 130kg, roughly 50hp, 6 speed box. It's bloody amazing.

[keesverhagen]

Somewhere around twenty years ago bought a light bike for the winter. A NX250. Only wanted to use it for three or four months per year. Completely restored it. But what happened wa that i had it for 8 years. And it became my bike that i used 80 percent of the time. I loved that bike. It was fun, it was everything.
It was a big shock for me that i would fall in love with that little bike. So i think that a lot of people will also fall in love with the CRF300.

[laurentiudogaru]

It’s a fantastic bike, Pavlin. And for the tank it is an aftermarket solution. Acerbis fuel tank with 14 liters. With the upgraded suspension and a more solid handlebar ill go around the world anytime with crf 300. Low maintenance, frugal on fuel, bullet proof reliability. Thanks for the review

[SymonSR]

I've had xt660z just like you. Traveled a lot but on offroad it can be tough. My brother bought new T7 and I bought CRF300L now. It is not that capable for highways but man on normal roads and offroad it is so much lighter. For now I don't regret my decision. Maybe if/when I'll gor for a longer trips but we'll see.
Thank you for this video.

[AngelCB]

Im owner of one of this with 20000 km done, and 27 hp is enought for the higway if you go light. Travel? yes of course, just take it easy in the higway and stay in the speed limit. Great bike for me, full of personality.

[aussiesam]

Great review guys. I just bought the crf300 Rally 5 days ago and it really puts a grin on my face, just like you say. I really enjoyed riding it both on and off road, I'm not looking for top end off road performance so it suits me really well and is easily capable of doing what I want. I think the power is ok and enough for most situations. The 12, 000 km oil change and 25, 000 km filter change and the 400 kms fuel range make this a fantastic bike to own. My other bikes are Triumph Tiger 900 GT and Ducati Diavel 1200, so although I am used to high power bikes this little Honda did not disappoint me because I was not expecting super high performance. It's a great bike!

[mrspeigle]

Is it possibly to travel around the world on this motorcycle <itchy boots has entered the chat>

[teneretraveller]

A great bike.
For local or city just perfect.

And for a change, a bike to fit us smaller people!
Great travelling set up for your cameraman, too.
Good watch.
Safe, happy travels 👍

[Honzimus]

Yes it is possible, to travel with it around the world. Just look at the arguably the most popular motorcycle traveller from Netherlands, Noraly. 🙂

[Kiyoti]

Finally...Finally...Finally a good rider giving a honest opinion about the 300. Most just gripe about the bike power and suspension etc etc. But you realize it is a VERY good bike for what it is meant to be.
Its not meant to be a Dakar fitted bike....its not meant to be a Multistrada V4....it has its spot....buy it or move on to other models.

[open_water]

Now that’s how to review a motorcycle! Great work Pavlin.

[bhaz]

You have a good understanding of motos for travel purposes on different terrain.
I like that you showed the speedo during a lot of this video
I wish more vids did this
Thanks

[peetairsh]

I bought the L 2 years ago for off road touring.Added a little screen for wind protection. I am 187cm and with a bit higher handlebar and seat it is perfectly fine for long distance travel. I also upgraded the suspension to YSS, which is a more affordable one, but much better than stock. We usually do 2 week trips on the TET Albania, Montenegro, Hungary with all the camping gear without any issues. We also travel there on paved country roads (~400km/day) avoiding highways. For these type of trips this bike is perfect for me. Yes, on highways you feel the lack of power, but I was very happy many times that I had this light machine under me. Much less effort to drive all day off road and especially when it fells. It was also surprisingly fun to drive on paved twisties.

[domesticosdomesticos]

Thanks for the review man !
Thanks to you, i am thinking to buy it !

[Noiconnotag]

Yes it is very possible. People have been doing world touring on much less than this as low as a Honda c90 for example. For traveling I would go with the rally version.

[arnohag]

You know you enjoy a bike when it puts a smile on your dial. Great review Palvin.

[PatchedBandit]

What an awesome video this turned out to be! I was smiling too watching you ride the WASP!
Was a pleasure to help you make this video, . Great experience and I'm so happy it turned out so good!

[adno]

I have the same with suspension modification from HyperPro On/Ofroad 50/50% for my weight 95 and 20Kg luggage , I did 5000 km in 10 days at the beginning of May from Poland to Sardinia, the driving was even with luggage on dirt roads in Sardinia perfect .