Honda CRF300L | Is It The Perfect Small Bike?

Another little night out on the lovely little CRF300L from Honda.
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[Stno]

One advantage this bike has is that it is very comfortable on the disastrous UK roads, which pretty much essentially ARE off roads = the numerous pot holes and imperfections on the roads, it takes them easy and you don't feel them as you would on any road bike

[paulmorris]

i thought i was watching an episode of itchy boots instead it was itchy Vida lol brilliant vlog Richy

[davewash]

Can see you having a ‘little lad’ Rich. Great fun bike. Fabulous countryside. Thank you

[stephenpotts]

Lovely part of the countryside you were riding on that little Honda, but I can see why Itchy Boots has just uprated her suspension I know she's only light but with all that luggage and terrain she rides it was bottoming out I bet. Enjoyed the video, thank you.

[NBMoto]

Lovely countryside, we're both blessed to have all that on our doorstep.

[MHSMokeEater]

Motorcycle’s Off-road’s channel has me sold, now I must find one.

[stevensmyth]

itchy richy brilliant more of these please love it

[simonful]

Just got myself a 250L - absolutely love it. Some great tips in your video, thanks for sharing. Stunning countryside around you - look forward to more videos like this!

[knackeredrovers]

Hi there. I took one out for a test ride the other week, but I only managed about an hour on it; I just didn't like it enough to want to keep riding it. I'm 5'9" tall, with a 32" inside leg, and I just found getting on and off it too much of an acrobatic palaver. Don't get me wrong, I have been riding bikes for 40 years, and have ridden my share of stuff across the whole spectrum, so I have the techniques down pat to deal with a tall bike, but I want something that feels smaller and more manageable than my current CBR500R, not taller and more awkward. Granted, with my weight in the saddle I could pretty much flat-foot it, but the amount the suspension rose as I dismounted made it more awkward getting off than getting on. I also found the naturally comfortable seating position for me to be more than half-way back along the seat, so that I was effectively sitting on the pillion part of the saddle. This left no room for my regular passenger (my son) unless I sat so far forward that I was uncomfortable. He also found the pillion footrests too high to be able to easily mount and dismount behind me unless he used the rider peg. I appreciate most people will never carry a passenger, but that alone would have been a deal-breaker for me. The engine surprised me with how much urge it had for such a small engine, 88mph on the clock flat out, and the bike was quite stable at that speed. 70 felt like a speed it could hold all day, but I doubt that I could have put up with the vibration through the bars for more than 1/2 hour or so. Personally, I thought the vibes were unacceptable, and again, they alone would have been a deal breaker. 1st is too low for the road, but I felt that 2nd was too high to be pulling away in, particularly uphill where i thought that it needed too much feathering of the clutch. The shift light flashing away in my eye-line would have driven me potty long term, particularly as it does it at anything over 70 ish in top. Another issue with the display, that my CBR does too, is that the speed indicator hunted between one number and the next. I can ride at a steady speed, definitely, but the speedo would sit there flashing 29-30-29-30... A minute increase in speed would set it to going 30-31-30-31... If there was one single thing I could change on the CBR it would be that... Don't get me wrong, I can see the attraction, but it's definitely not the bike for me. It felt too frantic and vibey for me to want to live with on the occasional longer ride I do, it wasn't suitable for any more than a very short/emergency pillion ride, it felt too tall and ungainly mounting and dismounting it and the notion that it would be a lighter and pleasanter country lanes hack than my CBR was totally overshadowed by those shortcomings. The front brake hose routed directly in my eyeline over the top of the instruments was another niggle that shouldn't need addressing. In short, sorry, but I didn't really like it at all, and I couldn't even see a way of easily making changes to suit my preferences, so it's a firm no from me. I am going to have a look at the Triumph 400s when they arrive, and I will maybe consider a go on the Honda CL500 (although I don't necessarily think that the CL will offer enough of a difference in riding dynamics to merit the change from my CBR). All the best, and sorry to be so negative about the bike.

[EpicMotorcycleAdventures]

Thanks for taking us on a leisurely bimble through the countryside. Those little CRF’s are brilliant bikes.

[Permitmon]

Looks like beautiful country. I’m enjoying your videos. Keep up the good work!

[jimjoelliejack]

Nice video Richy, my wifes parents used to live on the road up to the old Bakewell railway station, we used to ride our Yamaha ten around those tracks, it’s lovely countryside. Not as secluded as my backyard the North Yorkshire dales and moors.👍

[alexandersmith]

I have the 250 Rally, the more you ride them the more you love them. That moment you had at the crossroads was exactly the same as my cottage and tree moment on the road down from Tongue to Lairg. Someone famous has passed along here and taken a pic 🤣

[FenTour]

What a super lovely ride, the CRF300L is just lovely…..

[edi]

Really fancy this as an all rounder explorer workhorse. Im 6 foot and 17 stone wont be doing any wild offroading or jumps so hope the rear suspension will manage

[cliftonsr]

The country there is absolutely beautiful!

[Andy_Bat]

Itchy Boots has just upgraded her CRF suspension after thousands of miles.

[Baza]

Top scenery mate, that Honda reminds me of a little terrier with a bone, growling away and having fun😂
Ride Safe Mr B 😎🤘

[althescottishbiker]

That's a great tip about using your clutch as a back break when rolling back. I never considered that before. I assume your aware of Itchy Boots channel. She uses one of these bikes, it handles everything she throws at it!

[davegreenwood]

That looks like a brilliant way to play on the tracks. You're lucky to have those byways on your doorstep. Jealous! Cheers matey.