Missed a trick there, should of raced the stock 250 against the 300 as well. And how have you skimmed over that fall off? We want to see that video as well 🤔
Hey Ian, yep, we're really interested in seeing how it fares on a longer, luggage loaded trip now. Like you say however, first signs point to a big improvement 👊🏻😎
Hey Mark, we're still in the depths of developing it fully. We have it 95% sorted, but are addressing one area still. If you email us, we will add you to the mailing list for when it's good to go. Lightweightadv@gmail.com 👍
Hi, you can buy it and put it on yourself but it’s actually worked out to be a bit of a pain tbh, we have a cold start issue that we haven’t managed to sort yet. Once started and warmed its fine but not ideal unfortunately, if we sort it we will update but for now we have put the stock ECU back in
Hi Zane, yep, totally stock gearing. No change to the top speed, tye RPM hold on ever so slightly longer, but then drop off, pretty much in line with the stock. The bike still sits at 80mph comfortably
@@lightweightadv Thank you! I’m a big fan of your channel. I’m from the states and I envy watching you guys tour Europe on the 250l. After watching, I bought a 2014 used with 13/42 gearing and I like the power down low but it really wraps out the rpm’s at 70-80mph on the highway. Just picked up some stock 14/40 sprockets to improve my highway riding. I think the ecu could be a good upgrade for me to keep it zippy down low on the trails.
A CB/CBR300 motor would bolt straight in, with the intake and ECU would probably cost £600, have more torque everywhere, around 20ftlb/30bhp as well as a much stronger clutch and better ratio spread. You could even mod a cbr300 exhaust system to fit on a CRF and it would look like a proper rally bike then. Chances are you could sell your original kit so the cost would be close to zero too. It’s not worth the effort of modding a 250l when the cb300 kit would bolt up in a day. Or you could just spend £3000 on an old EXC-F250 that’s close to 40bhp and 100kgs😉😄
That sounds like a cool project, Ricky, but the point of this was to try and keep it relatively stock, so that it maintains it reliability for long distance travel
@@lightweightadv That’s the beauty of the cbr300 swap it’s a stock Honda motor, everything stays OEM. It’s just better engineered from the factory because it’s designed to be ridden harder for longer. You’re actually improving reliability by fitting one especially where the transmission is concerned😉 and it’s easier than changing the fork springs, like 4 bolts and a handful of connectors.
interesting but ...crf 250 rally setup suspension wise and rid in power is a friggin awesome machine..its all down to rider..give a good feedback u laughing..and ive laughed alot seeing 125 riders eat those 500s up, a mx bike doesnt hit much more than 65/70..crf 250 will hit that too u just need to be determined with focus on feedback from bike...the rest will come natural.and this is an honest review from a 250 owner with 40 yrs mx and enduro riding
hows this we do the pepsi challenge a 2 man enduro on the 250s with suspension mods plus tyres i dont think we need more to be competetive u wanna try lol.
@@lightweightadv they jump out and surprise you, even standard ones, i've had exactly that trouble with mud & ruts, they get excited & throw all their torque in one go! True it is !🤣
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Why no info on the ECU in the video description? Would be nice to know what you actually did, without having to send an email..
Very interesting mod and looking forward to a long term review with some mud and tricky winter conditions. 👍
Hey Steve, yep, that's where we're really hoping it shows it's full potential. First impressions are great, so fingers crossed 😎
Could you do a drag between the modified 250 & standard 250? That would be interesting!
Hi Matthew, we're thinking of doing that video later, depending on if folk want it
@@lightweightadv yep we want it! Great video as always.
@@lightweightadv we definetely do;-)
Missed a trick there, should of raced the stock 250 against the 300 as well. And how have you skimmed over that fall off? We want to see that video as well 🤔
I'm looking for a way to smooth the fuel injection so it doesn't completely cut on throttle-down.
It’s going to be interesting to see how this mod gets on long term? Seems very promising though.
Hey Ian, yep, we're really interested in seeing how it fares on a longer, luggage loaded trip now. Like you say however, first signs point to a big improvement 👊🏻😎
Hi guys , Love the vlogs . Just wandering whats the cost of this ecu flash as cant find it anywhere? Thanks and keep up the great work 👍
Hey Mark, we're still in the depths of developing it fully. We have it 95% sorted, but are addressing one area still. If you email us, we will add you to the mailing list for when it's good to go. Lightweightadv@gmail.com 👍
So can I just get this upgraded ecu and just swap it over with the stock ecu or do I have to take it to a garage like yous have
Hi, you can buy it and put it on yourself but it’s actually worked out to be a bit of a pain tbh, we have a cold start issue that we haven’t managed to sort yet. Once started and warmed its fine but not ideal unfortunately, if we sort it we will update but for now we have put the stock ECU back in
And do I have to change anything else or is it just a straight swap over
Are you running stock 14/40 gearing with the modified ecu? Also any differences in top speed?
Hi Zane, yep, totally stock gearing. No change to the top speed, tye RPM hold on ever so slightly longer, but then drop off, pretty much in line with the stock. The bike still sits at 80mph comfortably
@@lightweightadv Thank you! I’m a big fan of your channel. I’m from the states and I envy watching you guys tour Europe on the 250l. After watching, I bought a 2014 used with 13/42 gearing and I like the power down low but it really wraps out the rpm’s at 70-80mph on the highway. Just picked up some stock 14/40 sprockets to improve my highway riding. I think the ecu could be a good upgrade for me to keep it zippy down low on the trails.
An ecu and a modified airbox seem to be the way forward for you my friend 😎👌🏻
Have You installed a Full Stand Next?
That was the hardware we used, but then we designed and dyno tested a custom map 😎
@@lightweightadv I´am using the full stand next; but only with the 3 preload maps. I don't know how to modify and I'm afraid to modify the parameters
Yeah, we understand that. We had a professional tuner help with ours. Got some great gains though 😎
Pardon me! I thought this was a question about side stands... somebody seemed to missing one at the end of the video 😅
@@lightweightadv when I place the ECU and I ride the motorbike wiht the RACE map, I feel it with more power.
A CB/CBR300 motor would bolt straight in, with the intake and ECU would probably cost £600, have more torque everywhere, around 20ftlb/30bhp as well as a much stronger clutch and better ratio spread.
You could even mod a cbr300 exhaust system to fit on a CRF and it would look like a proper rally bike then.
Chances are you could sell your original kit so the cost would be close to zero too.
It’s not worth the effort of modding a 250l when the cb300 kit would bolt up in a day.
Or you could just spend £3000 on an old EXC-F250 that’s close to 40bhp and 100kgs😉😄
That sounds like a cool project, Ricky, but the point of this was to try and keep it relatively stock, so that it maintains it reliability for long distance travel
@@lightweightadv That’s the beauty of the cbr300 swap it’s a stock Honda motor, everything stays OEM. It’s just better engineered from the factory because it’s designed to be ridden harder for longer. You’re actually improving reliability by fitting one especially where the transmission is concerned😉 and it’s easier than changing the fork springs, like 4 bolts and a handful of connectors.
@@lightweightadv Does the fuel consumption go down with the ECU do you think?
We're not entirely sure yet, but I suspect not. Any additional fuel used will be because its more enjoyable to twist the grip!
interesting but ...crf 250 rally setup suspension wise and rid in power is a friggin awesome machine..its all down to rider..give a good feedback u laughing..and ive laughed alot seeing 125 riders eat those 500s up, a mx bike doesnt hit much more than 65/70..crf 250 will hit that too u just need to be determined with focus on feedback from bike...the rest will come natural.and this is an honest review from a 250 owner with 40 yrs mx and enduro riding
hows this we do the pepsi challenge a 2 man enduro on the 250s with suspension mods plus tyres i dont think we need more to be competetive u wanna try lol.
Did it need a rest at the end of the video after peaking too soon with its increased power capability? 😉🤣
It was all down to too much torque and absolutely nothing to do with rider error. Facts 😳
@@lightweightadv they jump out and surprise you, even standard ones, i've had exactly that trouble with mud & ruts, they get excited & throw all their torque in one go! True it is !🤣
Did you do exhaust as well
Hey Mike, no, standard exhaust, modded airbox and the ecu. There might be more to be had with the exhaust, but we didn't want to go down that route.