I won’t ever own a 300l but it’s very entertaining to watch regardless. And I do appreciate that future 300l owners looking to do things like this will have good quality footage from someone who actually knows what they are talking about. My biggest peeve in life is watching a video recorded 15 years ago with a potato to figure out how to fix my bike lmao
Congrats on being the first person to big bore a CRF300l! I can't wait to see how this thing runs and the power it puts out. It could very possibly turn it into a unicorn bike.
This video literally couldn't be more perfectly timed :D I'm rebuilding the engine on an old 81 GSX400f and thanks to this vid, I think I know what I'm doing slightly more.
When rebuilding a top end, take the opportunity to fill the engine with oil via the rocker box. This ensures the valves and chain are well lubricated prior to starting. Cranking without the spark plug to prime the galleries and bearings is also good practice.
Good idea. I actually turned it over about ten times by hand and could actually see oil weeping out around then plain bearings on the cams. Was very 😊 when I saw that.
I liked how you did this assembly. It's not a how-to it's just you Jakesplaining The process. I'm looking forward to seeing the results. It would be interesting to see you do your own head to head with some of the other comparable bikes and their performance compared to your bike. Obviously the time to do that would be once you completed Your tuning and whatever break in that you chose to do. Thanks for the good content.
Been watching for years thank you for the amazing content! I feel your pain, been waiting 2 1/2 weeks for some vtx parts, but it’ll be worth it when it’s back up and running.
excited to see what the butt dyno thinks! I want to do something of this sort but i know the sourcing of the engine parts and extras would be a little overwhelming. I wish Honda would just make a crf500l or something along that line. I love my 2016 Rally Raid cb500x but it's still 430lbs(maybe more now with the bashplate and other things). I enjoy the power and feel if it was lighter weight it'd be unstoppable. NOt the highest performance but I would trust this bike to 100,000 miles right now and take it anywhere, dirt, street, highway.
Y’all fluctuate between 2-4 weeks ahead on average. And if you add in those exclusive update videos or what’s going on in discord, you could be two months ahead!
@@TheGardenSnake best thing I ever did joining your Patreon, don’t know why it took me years to do it honestly. I spend a lot more on coffee and bullshit that doesn’t give me near as much enjoymwnt
Greetings, As always another brilliant detailed video 🇺🇸🍾🎉🇺🇸 How much do you charge to upgrade my motor? Thank you so much for assisting me, keep producing more videos.
I love watching anything to do with engine mods, gives me dangerous ideas. So I know this 300 is basically good at everything, but would you ever do a track day on it?
Great content Jake 👌 appreciate you uploading bangers 💯 Hey I'm rebuilding a 98 yz125 two smoke do you have any experience with them? Might have some questions 🤔
I have a cbr300r motor I decked and ported running on a power commander I had dynoed at 30.7 hp. It’s pretty peppy compared to the stock 250r I started with and sounds nasty with just a tiny straight shot muffler
This is awesome man,can't wait to pull the trigger for my Rally300, but first I need to keep watching to see what is your opinion on it and if its worth it. Also I might have missed it but what is the cost for this big bore?, Ive always said that these bikes with 10 more hp would be just the sweetest spot, just extra 10hp. Thx for the content 👊🏾😎
I think I'm gonna go 301 also. I broke the left case at the engine mount on a big g out. If I got to tear into it I may as well make it better. Do you have a part number for that piston?
@@TheGardenSnake I know about patreon but when I deleted 10 years worth of videos because I couldnt jive with the algorithm, I looked into using patreon for myself but ultimately quit making videos ( for my own channel but still make and edit tons of videos ). Im sure that makes zero sense. I have overload of websites /logins / I need bookmarks for my bookmarks
@@TheGardenSnake Glad to hear man. Been burnt too many times by supposed good machine shops. Always worth taking the extra time to double check things. 🤙Sick build man. I'm on the fence on a KTM 690 enduro or finding a CRF300L and doing a similar build. Very different bikes and KTMs got me a little shook on reliability from past experiences. Honda has never let me down on the other hand, and the journey of the build is half the fun. Hearing great things all around on the 300L
worked on cars professionally for a decade, ridden dual sports for even longer. still boggles my mind that the only thing holding Karen's piston on the rod as she drives he spoiled kids to hockey practice is a couple of circlips! im very interested in the longetivity of this engine work.
So are/did you have to retune the ECU again to make it run right/optimally? Does that require another Dyno session or is there downloadable tunes available?
Yes and yes haha I have flashed the ecu again with map that should get me in the ballpark. And I will need to get it dyno tuned. All of that is coming soon.
Sorry I forgot to mention that. Ari me this head all freshened up. The valves were dead on spec and verified it when it showed up. And they’re more like finger followers and also kinda a rocker.
Million dollar question. The 300 is such a better do everything bike. I wouldn’t want to sit on the highway all day on a 450. Even if they can put up with it it’s not fun. Hard to explain unless you’ve done it but it beat the hell outa you. Vibrations and noise gets to you. The 300 will do that all day and whatever else you want without a care. But have I messed up that reliability? Time will tell.
@@TheGardenSnake Whatever the outcome, it makes for great content. Thank you very much for the response. Hope to see you around the Big D. Well, I live down at Cedar Creek Lake, but I go in to Dallas from time to time. 🤠
please get yourself out of these uselessly long meticulous projects and go ride and enjoy life, you could blow up a stock or heavily modded bike at random; if this is truly what you love doing i respect it but i'd also like to see you ride and upload as much as you used to in the past ❤.
I really do enjoy wrenching and these projects. And I’ll put more riding videos out soon. Just needed to finish this up. I will say though riding videos do very bad these days for me. Could be people’s interest, could be UA-cam not liking them then suppressing, could be people just don’t like me like they just too. Probably a bit of all three. But when I put lots of riding videos out the channel suffers.
@@TheGardenSnake apple to oranges totally differnt bikes, those aren’t dual sports and need service every few hours. WR450 and xr650r😂🤡🤣 save ur money and just get a R1 😂🤡🤣
I won’t ever own a 300l but it’s very entertaining to watch regardless. And I do appreciate that future 300l owners looking to do things like this will have good quality footage from someone who actually knows what they are talking about. My biggest peeve in life is watching a video recorded 15 years ago with a potato to figure out how to fix my bike lmao
I’m having that same issue while trying to rebuild and modify my ybr 125 soon to be 150
Congrats on being the first person to big bore a CRF300l! I can't wait to see how this thing runs and the power it puts out. It could very possibly turn it into a unicorn bike.
Well Ari has done a CRF300L Rally haha
You always break down the what and why you're doing things a certain way. Makes it easy to understand and follow along. Much appreciated!
Glad to hear it. That’s the goal.
This video literally couldn't be more perfectly timed :D
I'm rebuilding the engine on an old 81 GSX400f and thanks to this vid, I think I know what I'm doing slightly more.
I still appreciate the hands on stuff. People can learn a ton from these videos.
The amount of likes you get with the small amount of views shows how good your content really is
Always cool to watch you build stuff Jake. You explain things in a really friendly way and easy to understand. Thanks!
When rebuilding a top end, take the opportunity to fill the engine with oil via the rocker box. This ensures the valves and chain are well lubricated prior to starting. Cranking without the spark plug to prime the galleries and bearings is also good practice.
Good idea. I actually turned it over about ten times by hand and could actually see oil weeping out around then plain bearings on the cams. Was very 😊 when I saw that.
You're legend Jake, love your work and especially your sense of humour and.... that motor looks great. Bring it onnnnnnn
I liked how you did this assembly. It's not a how-to it's just you Jakesplaining The process. I'm looking forward to seeing the results. It would be interesting to see you do your own head to head with some of the other comparable bikes and their performance compared to your bike. Obviously the time to do that would be once you completed Your tuning and whatever break in that you chose to do. Thanks for the good content.
Great video Jake. I'm a little late to the 301cc party but about to join.
Been watching for years thank you for the amazing content! I feel your pain, been waiting 2 1/2 weeks for some vtx parts, but it’ll be worth it when it’s back up and running.
Exciting stuff! Looking forward to seeing this thing run.
Love it when Jake uploads because I’m too poor to pay for Patreon
Great content. Thorough and informative for the masses! Appreciate you and the dedication to the platform.
I have the same piston from Ari Hennings and she's still running strong at 6k miles
That’s good to hear!
Excited to see the end product. Not gonna spend this much time on a 300 but still love the build.
one small step for the engine one giant leap for the bike. Great video sir.
Bigger booms now
The Biggest!
Thank you so much for the videos!
excited to see what the butt dyno thinks! I want to do something of this sort but i know the sourcing of the engine parts and extras would be a little overwhelming. I wish Honda would just make a crf500l or something along that line. I love my 2016 Rally Raid cb500x but it's still 430lbs(maybe more now with the bashplate and other things). I enjoy the power and feel if it was lighter weight it'd be unstoppable. NOt the highest performance but I would trust this bike to 100,000 miles right now and take it anywhere, dirt, street, highway.
Love these & all ya videos Jake. Mechanical goodness!! .
Wow! Such an amazing job with that honda! Can't wait to see it shred!
The only engine ive ever rebuilt was a 4 cylinder bandit 600. This looks so much more approachable 😂
Wow I just was browsing UA-cam and didn’t realise how much earlier we get videos on Patreon 🙃 already seen this complete
Y’all fluctuate between 2-4 weeks ahead on average. And if you add in those exclusive update videos or what’s going on in discord, you could be two months ahead!
@@TheGardenSnake best thing I ever did joining your Patreon, don’t know why it took me years to do it honestly. I spend a lot more on coffee and bullshit that doesn’t give me near as much enjoymwnt
And it makes your more attractive to the ladys
Nice job on the circlip...you were correct about orient of the clip...ask me how I know..thanks for the chain tensioner install class...
I wanna know haha
I LIKED THIS VIDEO REAL HARD!
Thanks for the content recently found it and been enjoying it greatly so thank you!
Kurt is a keeper
Greetings,
As always another brilliant detailed video 🇺🇸🍾🎉🇺🇸
How much do you charge to upgrade my motor?
Thank you so much for assisting me, keep producing more videos.
So happy i have ur patreon!
Would be cool to see you on the Revilla podcast.
I love watching anything to do with engine mods, gives me dangerous ideas.
So I know this 300 is basically good at everything, but would you ever do a track day on it?
I wanna do a track day soon on it in SM trim
@@TheGardenSnake I will be veeeeery interested to see how that works out, think I'd go ahead and order one if it was good
cant wait to see this thing rip
8 bet your on the FBI watch list for finding all these intros
i cant imagine your search history
😂
Great content Jake 👌 appreciate you uploading bangers 💯
Hey I'm rebuilding a 98 yz125 two smoke do you have any experience with them? Might have some questions 🤔
I like and I’m subscribed
Can't wait to see the "boowamba"/Dollar in this bad boy
Now get it in the bike!
I have a cbr300r motor I decked and ported running on a power commander I had dynoed at 30.7 hp. It’s pretty peppy compared to the stock 250r I started with and sounds nasty with just a tiny straight shot muffler
I love you and all of your content but it drives me crazy every time you say Ari's name incorrectly... otherwise, keep up the awesome work!
This is awesome man,can't wait to pull the trigger for my Rally300, but first I need to keep watching to see what is your opinion on it and if its worth it. Also I might have missed it but what is the cost for this big bore?, Ive always said that these bikes with 10 more hp would be just the sweetest spot, just extra 10hp. Thx for the content 👊🏾😎
Man what is the cost of the big bore?? I forgot 😂
@Jake TheGardenSnake 😆too much 😆
Nice
Late question; Would you consider running this engine in on mineral rather than synthetic oil ?
Sweet!
I liked the video. Hope it helps
Comments, likes, any interaction is 👍. Thank you
I think I'm gonna go 301 also. I broke the left case at the engine mount on a big g out. If I got to tear into it I may as well make it better. Do you have a part number for that piston?
I badly want to see this thing in action
Patreon if you can’t wait
@@TheGardenSnake I know about patreon but when I deleted 10 years worth of videos because I couldnt jive with the algorithm, I looked into using patreon for myself but ultimately quit making videos ( for my own channel but still make and edit tons of videos ). Im sure that makes zero sense. I have overload of websites /logins / I need bookmarks for my bookmarks
No double checking ring endgaps? As much as I would love to have someone do my ring filing, I'd sure as hell double check them.
When I picked up the cylinder we double checked them at the shop
@@TheGardenSnake Glad to hear man. Been burnt too many times by supposed good machine shops. Always worth taking the extra time to double check things. 🤙Sick build man. I'm on the fence on a KTM 690 enduro or finding a CRF300L and doing a similar build. Very different bikes and KTMs got me a little shook on reliability from past experiences. Honda has never let me down on the other hand, and the journey of the build is half the fun. Hearing great things all around on the 300L
What's your take on why Noraly's (Itchy Boots) 300 crapped out in Mauritania ? My guess loose wire connection.
I’ll have to take a look. Haven’t seen what’s going on.
Woohoo bigger badder thumper!
But I always like and subscribe
Is your own patron gas lighting you? Take my money!
Probably!
worked on cars professionally for a decade, ridden dual sports for even longer. still boggles my mind that the only thing holding Karen's piston on the rod as she drives he spoiled kids to hockey practice is a couple of circlips! im very interested in the longetivity of this engine work.
You and me both haha. I really hope it last a long time.
So are/did you have to retune the ECU again to make it run right/optimally? Does that require another Dyno session or is there downloadable tunes available?
Yes and yes haha I have flashed the ecu again with map that should get me in the ballpark. And I will need to get it dyno tuned. All of that is coming soon.
So did you not have to adjust valves at all? Is this a bucket lifter or finger follower style?
Sorry I forgot to mention that. Ari me this head all freshened up. The valves were dead on spec and verified it when it showed up. And they’re more like finger followers and also kinda a rocker.
Should you have just gotten the 450RL?
Million dollar question. The 300 is such a better do everything bike. I wouldn’t want to sit on the highway all day on a 450. Even if they can put up with it it’s not fun. Hard to explain unless you’ve done it but it beat the hell outa you. Vibrations and noise gets to you. The 300 will do that all day and whatever else you want without a care. But have I messed up that reliability? Time will tell.
@@TheGardenSnake Whatever the outcome, it makes for great content. Thank you very much for the response. Hope to see you around the Big D. Well, I live down at Cedar Creek Lake, but I go in to Dallas from time to time. 🤠
how does the chain not fall off inside the engine?
Like on the lower sprocket? There no real room for it too. It could but not easy. And if it does it’s really easy to get it back on.
Slap a turbo on it
Why not two
Will this work on a 300 Rebel?
Don’t see why it wouldn’t. Ask Ari.
@@TheGardenSnake, who is a Ari?
If you were a race guy got wouldn't be running a CRF250/300L
I’m a real boy
please get yourself out of these uselessly long meticulous projects and go ride and enjoy life, you could blow up a stock or heavily modded bike at random; if this is truly what you love doing i respect it but i'd also like to see you ride and upload as much as you used to in the past ❤.
I personally enjoy all of his content he puts out whether it's a project or riding, they're always entertaining plus I enjoy learning new things.
I wanna see more riding also but makes built videos are great and I love them
I really do enjoy wrenching and these projects. And I’ll put more riding videos out soon. Just needed to finish this up. I will say though riding videos do very bad these days for me. Could be people’s interest, could be UA-cam not liking them then suppressing, could be people just don’t like me like they just too. Probably a bit of all three. But when I put lots of riding videos out the channel suffers.
@@TheGardenSnake I know it’s hard to keep Moto vlogs monetized
Can't wait to hear the reviews thinking of doing it too!!
So what does it make now? 25hp? 😂🤣🤡 save ur money and just get a drz400 and uncork it ffs will make this look like a mobility scooter in comparison
A drz? 😂🤣🤡 save ur money and just get a wr450 and plate it ffs will make a drz look like a mobility scooter in comparison
A plated WR450 😂🤣🤡 save ur money and just get a XR650R and plate it ffs will make a wr450 look like a mobility scooter.
@@TheGardenSnake apple to oranges totally differnt bikes, those aren’t dual sports and need service every few hours. WR450 and xr650r😂🤡🤣 save ur money and just get a R1 😂🤡🤣
all that money and effort to be slower than a drz400. lol.
I don't even want more video access, but if I pay you $1/mo will you stop asking me?
Fuckin spotify premium strategy.
Haha sorry but I got to do it. UA-cam use to pay us really well. The ad apocalypse cut my income to a 6th of normal overnight. Mines never came back.
@@TheGardenSnake I get that, just givin you some shit.