Jake my brother Bill, 918hatch watched you prior to his supermoto YZ450F build. He passed away a few years ago and I’m finally just able to watch you again and start a fresh build soon hopefully! You were an inspiration to my brother. Thank you for always replying to him!!!!
For selfish reasons I'd love to see a modded to hell DRZ series, but I've watched all your build series' multiple times, and whatever the next build is, I'm here for it. I do prefer dual sport/adv/sumo builds as that's what I ride, but they are all bangers! I go back all the time to relearn something from a past build when going to do something on my bike. I think I can speak for the majority of this channels subs and say we just love watching you wrench and mod bikes. You've taught and inspired me a ton! So many ingenious ideas to make your builds work.
It's not even this bike. I watched all the FZ07, XR650R, MT07 adventure build, CRF300L Build and now the GSXR Brah rebuild. I think it's what your core audience likes is wrenching on bikes! I've been following all the way back to the FZ before I started riding and it's what I bought and have been riding 4 years now
Suspension, better tires, and put the rear sprocket up a couple teeth (I have a 44T in my 250l) and you’re 90% there. The plug n play fuel map stuff and exhaust ect is negligible compared to putting some teeth in the back 🙂 enjoy!
I watched the whole series on the 300 and loved it. Im not that confident on stripping down my engine but did the suspension, airbox, canister delete and got a Yoshimura with a 550 tune. It made it way better to ride so i can only imagine what yours would be like. I got the Rally version because it was being sold real cheap with 9 miles on the clock. I found out that that is quite expensive after my first off on a trail. The Rally tower has a subframe that bends up as soon as you drop it and is impossible to twist back straight and all the lower plastics became junk at the same time. Mind you - not as much junk as my body with multiple broken ribs and a busted shoulder! The bike was cheaper and easier to fix... I plan to convert mine to a motard now when i can find the wheels in the UK. The bike is the lowest powered i have owned since i was learning in the 80's on a 125. But i just love tinkering with it. I love the low low maintenance and silly low fuel consumption. I can easily travel a couple of hundred miles with luggage at 70 to see friends and there is nothing 'more red'. Makes me feel 17 again and just for that it is a keeper for me.
Great videos! As a WR250R owner I would like say on the behalf of the WR250R and WR250X community no the bike doesn't suck! LOL and yeah, it's not as fast as a DRZ400 but I would have to say the bike is no slouch for a RELIABLE 250cc motorcycle! (honestly with a couple of mods it would probably hang with the DRZ400 in a drag race quite well!) Oh and the suspension is significantly better than the CRF's, fully adjustable! keep up the great content and can't wait to see what The Garden Snake is cooking next!
Have you tried another platform? I have owned three WR250R (two X models) and bar far is the most overrated bike I ever owned. Suspension is from the late 80s and early 90s, no exaggeration and it pogo sticks. Currently on Africa Twin and DRZ, would buy a WR450R in a heartbeat with decent KYB suspension.
@@RedEmpire36 Suspension from the late 80’s? There fully adjustable Upside down forks? Have you seen the suspension on the CRF300l stock? No adjustability and WAY too soft. Definitely would not mind a DRZ or other bikes similar tho. But I definitely don’t think the WR’s overrated!
@@ryansnyder4453 the 300l is bad no doubt about. And yes the WR250R suspension really is that old. Just try a DRZ, KTM 500, etc it's laughable how bad the wr250r is. Scooter motor.
@@RedEmpire36 The DRZ makes more power sure, but it isn't leagues ahead. I have ridden both (tuned WR and a jetted DRZ with 3x3 and E cams) and it basically boils down to the fact that the DRZ makes WR peak power way lower in the rev range. But in terms of how the engine responds and sounds etc, the WR is much snappier than the DRZ - almost like WR426 vs 2012+ WR450. If anything the DRZ felt more like a scooter to me
I'm one of the people that loves the building vids. I've learned alot from you over the years, get funny looks about my gallon of wd40 but I'm excited for another build. You are very creative and they always turn out super coom
Im not gonna tell you what to get bro. But i got into the bike scene about 6 years ago because of your supermoto sundays. I have a klx250s for dirt hooning and a 23 701 enduro with street tires for dailying. Your 701 videos are the reason my heart was sold to those iron sights.
I considered a drz and have owned multiple dual sports and 250cc sumo....you definitely pushed me to get a 300L and I don't regret it. Drz is taller than id like and didn't want to deal with a carb (even though I could work on it).
Should have kept the XR650, that thing was so unique, custom, and cool as F. Best bike build you've ever done. You need to try a 72v surron style bike, surprisingly super fun.
Y'all'r in denial of the reality of the CRF450RL. Seriously minimal upgrades/maintenance to make it a MONSTER! Ride it, love it, change the oil every month or 2!✌😎
Unless your riding the Trans America Trail, then you have to carry a couple of gallons of oil with you. But I do agree, it’s a great bike as long as your not planning to go far. It’s a Honda. Enough said.
Get a gen 3 klr and see how much weight you can shave off of it! 60lbs? 80? 100lbs?!? Then ‘tard it and make it as ugly as possible. People will watch out of morbid curiosity!
I will be buying one likely before next season god willing, in no small part because of the build series you did. The fact that you can do so much with them is really enticing.
I a 100% looked into a 300 as a fun Dual Sport bike i'd go off and on road with and just ride around on. Happy it goes to a solid and known for you owner.
Ive wanted a fz07 since you got yours but i bought the 300l and i love it, fz09 or cb1000 will be my next bike (dont worry ive had like 6 bikes i can handle it) i do have to say i base my judgment on doitwithdan a lot because hes a short king and well im 5 foot 8 ish😂 glad i could watch your build series
The suspension thing is huge. My first bike was a 250l, then i got a DR650 and the difference surprised me and DR suspension kinda sucks too. Then I got my 701 and I realized how bad it was and how much of a difference better suspension makes. I can't speak to everyone's experience, but my 701 has been pretty bulletproof. You just gotta know what the known issues are and fix them ahead of time. The clutch slave will fail on pre-2021 bikes. The sidestand switch magnet likes to wiggle loose. Once those things are taken care of, it's such a capable and versatile bike. I paid $7500 for my 2019 with 2k miles on it. I've put another 7k miles on it since late January. I'm not really into street riding but I see sumo rims on marketplace for like $1k or less fairly often. I genuinely think it is the most versatile motorcycle on the market and the only thing it probably couldn't do is long-distance highway touring/2-up stuff. It can do the dual sport thing, the adventure thing, commuting. Swap the wheels and now you've got a canyon carver and sumo hooligan bike. I genuinely don't know of a bike that's more versatile.
The 300 series has been a hit but it’s definitely time. I sold mine this summer, replaced it with a 500. Missed touring and am now riding a tenere. Whatever the next bike is we’ll keep watching! 🤙🏼
Looking forward to the next build whatever it may be (hopefully dualsport/adv)👍🏻 You did an amazing job with the build series on this one, always appreciative to see you wrench and so I can learn different things. So, thanks. I've recently (and not reccently but these past couple months I did more seat time on the 250s then I have in years..) put a lot of time on a klx250s (09) and a crf250l (18), all I can say is I'm so glad I landed on the klx for my first bike and not the crf, it's seriously an underappreciated bike even though its been out forever. I actually really enjoyed putting the crf though its paces, and I actually enjoyed it more then I remembered. But there's still so many things that just don't hold a candle to my klx. I've been really curious if the 300 model bikes addressed anything to sway that opinion. It feels like just the other day they "updated" the bikes to become the 300's, but I really hope that in the coming years, the Japanese manufactures take some notes on current bike design and freshen up the klx, crf, wr, and give us more options in the 450 realm also. I would happily buy a klx again or wr/crf if they came out with a bike designed in this century. I honestly have no idea why yamaha has thown in the towel and given away sales in the 250-450 cc segment with not coming out with a new wr, it's beyond overdue. The t7 sales should indicate to them that people want to buy their bikes if they just made em. Anyways. Cheers, definitely looking forward to the next build.
I bought a CRF and then found Jake the Garden Snake. Reinforced the rightness of me purchase. I ride it almost every day :) You are right, I hate carbs, love efi, six speed, GI, fuel gauge, shit that would piss me off if not there, as I ride modern bikes. The durability and long maintenance intervals are bonus, for sure.
Lots of rumors that new DRZ will have fuel injection, you'll just have to wait a minute. Throw a polisport plastics refresh kit and 70cc big bore on there!
Since i watched all your videos so last year i got the 300l and it was prob the most enjoyable bike ive rode. Definity a good first bike and can still get up to highway speeds easier than my drz now. Needed more low end but other than that loved it.
I had a DRZ400SM, CRF300L, and now a 701SM. In terms of reliability they were and have been perfect. I hydrolocked the dizzer drained it, and it was fine. The CRF is really only worth if you accept its low expectations, and just fix a few things like suspension and power (in my opinion). Then its lower price of entry is great. Dizzers are dizzers. Love them or hate. The 690, 700, and 701 famiily at least in my experience has been excellent. However even my ~$12500 701 has probably $2000-$3000 in mods to have it how I wanted it.
450RL, for your riding you dont need to change oil every 1000km. Have not seen top-end rebuilds yet… Hell a guy has 70.000km RTW with no valve-adjustments and ge changes oil every 5000km on it. Its bombproof!
You built this bike into a pretty sick dual sport that is way more usable than the stock bike. The issue is that there is nothing more that you could have done to it to actually improve it. The funny part is, Honda could have actually delivered an actual 300cc with 32-33 hp and overall stiffer suspension for the exact same price and it would have been a massive hit.
I started on a 85' Honda XR350R and I've stayed with XRs ever since. Current daily is a 94' XR250L. Nothing special, but the way you can whip these bikes makes them feel amazing on and off road. XRs are just one of those bikes you can put oil in and it'll never die. Air cooled and carbureted, keepin it simple.
My first bike was an MR. If you don’t know what that is, then your a lot younger. But I’ve had XR’s XL’s CR’s and CRFs because I’m a true believer in Honda’s. I’ve had other brands, but not as many as Honda’s. With that said, I love fuel injection. I’ve never had a problem with it. And if you want to talk about keeping things simple, there’s nothing more simple about not having to worry about how long you left gas in your carburetor. I admit, I wondered how that was going to work out. If you left bad gas in a fuel injected bike, what kind of havoc would it cause? So far, it’s been a dream come true. No hard starts, and it starts every time. That’s simplicity.
@@airadaimagery692 To be fair, I've never bought, owned, or ridden an EFI bike in my life. I've always rode old junk. Hell, I've never even ridden anything with an electric start.
you sparked the whole motard/dirtbike scene in me. Got a few small bikes to have fun, so the only fair thing next is to go for a 450 or even 690 if I'm feeling lucky lmao
I have the black WR 250X and it’s my training bike. Lots of friends and family have learned how to ride on this bike. People are forever trying to buy it from me. 🏍️
New they're 6.5k€, cheapest used is about 5k (at ~3000km, so fairly new) which makes the used bikes really dependant on if the motors were raped or not. And for 6.5k you can get... wait all other bikes are now also a lot more expensive now. My 2018 cb500f was 6.5k and now they're about 7k.
I sold my CRF as well. In general, it was not all I had hoped for. I was hoping it would be closer to a DRZ400 but more modern, and it just didn't make that mark. Not a bad bike though.
I was looking at numbers and my drz makes more power with half the rpm than it showed in the video, tbh if I was gonna build a bike it would be a ktm 500
I almost bought a 300L but after some consideration i decided on the DRZ400SM. I love the bike. I do wish it had a 6 speed but coming from a Grom to the DRZ400SM was a massive upgrade. I loved my grom dont get me wrong. It was just time to move on.
Honestly, was looking at these bikes a few years ago, saw you're channel and was like "Oh neat i trust this guy" Then i saw what you had to do to make it usable for essentially the same thing i was gonna do with it and went "nah im not putting another 10 grand into a bike when i could get something that could do what this does stock."
Jake I'm a city kid, I ride a naked bike. How does one learn to ride like when you did the flat track segment where the rear slides a bit but doesn't wash out? Learning to catch the rear washing out like that could come in handy.
I bought a 300l partly due to you and bigrockmoto. I thought about a drz but went with the 300 for it’s weight. Had a KLR650 before that was way too heavy. I still love my stock crf. Don’t plan any mods besides rally raid suspension
I found your channel looking for a good enduro, looks like your still looking too. Everything is heavy or gutless or both. I guess I expect to much after the old two stroke days.
It's a cf moto ibex 450 cause the bikes are kind of in limbo right now with the US and dealers getting them that's the "check on the status" at the end
@@jetta.josh4 yes I do believe it was the first year run with cf moto, I have the duke 790 and my brother has the 800NK. as far as the duke goes, I absolutely love it, I've had ZERO issues with it, its the most fun bike I've personally ever owned or rode, I'm at 1800ish miles and about 90% of the miles have been at or close to wide open throttle, I purposely beat the piss out of it to see what it can take, it takes all of it and asks for more. there's pretty good aftermarket support, a pretty huge worldwide community. its light, it feels quite a bit more powerful than you'd think, I think it looks amazing, the headlight is great for riding at night, the stock tires have been amazing. the one and only negative I've personally noticed / found is for whatever reason the stock chain needs to be really well lubricated or it will scream at you not really an issue but was scary before I figured out what it was. Also i LOVE the stock wheels, they look GREAT. I've only done basic mods, exhaust, tail tidy, windscreen, quadlock. i plan to do more in the future, but for now I think its perfect.
@@jetta.josh4 I did respond but it’s not showing on my end idk what happened. But yes I believe the 2023 was the first year with cf moto. I love my bike, I haven’t had a single issue. It’s a blast to ride, pretty big aftermarket support. It’s pretty light, pretty powerful, I think it looks great. I have nothing negative to say about it. Again though that’s just my personal experience. Literally not a single problem with the bike so far
Never owned one of these bikes, but you truly made me a fan with your build Jake. It was awesome from beginning to end and will be missed! That said, can't wait to see what's next. Is it Gixxer Bros bike maybe??? 🤪🤪🤪
I need some help. I’m looking for a tuner for my 300 l I was looking at the Dino jet tuner, but it says only if it’s the 2020 and 2021 I have a 2024. I just wanted to know if I would be able to use that on my bike
you weren't the direct reason but you were a good contributor for me buying my 300l. Id love to see another bike thats accessible to a lot of people I think would be great for the channel like something off of honda"s 500 platform
I never understood the appeal of a CRF. It's a bike that you have to dump money into to get it anywhere near good enough and even then there's just far better options out there.
DRZ time, bring it back full circle
Definitely time for a DRZ build. Would love to see a full on 470 build or just a piece of shit drz brought back to life.
Put a six speed in it the drz400
Add efi from whatever atv thing Suzuki made with the same motor…and a 6th gear??
DRZ400sm! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
I did ride a few DRZ470SM’s lately and they were pretty good
Jake my brother Bill, 918hatch watched you prior to his supermoto YZ450F build. He passed away a few years ago and I’m finally just able to watch you again and start a fresh build soon hopefully! You were an inspiration to my brother. Thank you for always replying to him!!!!
I bought a FZ-07 because of you, then a Tenere 700 because you built it up to an adventure bike
Time to start forming your own opinions boy.
jkjk
This sonofa. First street bike was an FZ07, then T7 (much happier on ATAS). Had a XR650R for awhile and now have a DRZ. Stop Jake lol.
For selfish reasons I'd love to see a modded to hell DRZ series, but I've watched all your build series' multiple times, and whatever the next build is, I'm here for it. I do prefer dual sport/adv/sumo builds as that's what I ride, but they are all bangers! I go back all the time to relearn something from a past build when going to do something on my bike. I think I can speak for the majority of this channels subs and say we just love watching you wrench and mod bikes. You've taught and inspired me a ton! So many ingenious ideas to make your builds work.
Time for a raw 90s DR350 build
I'm about to begin rebuilding my '94 dr250 this winter. Yes, the one that was on this channel years ago.
Old school dr350 build 🤔
I have a 94 dr350. Good bike. It's why I went to the crf300
It's not even this bike. I watched all the FZ07, XR650R, MT07 adventure build, CRF300L Build and now the GSXR Brah rebuild. I think it's what your core audience likes is wrenching on bikes! I've been following all the way back to the FZ before I started riding and it's what I bought and have been riding 4 years now
Roy will enjoy for years to come!
DRZ 650SM build! Aka. Big Yellow Pig…or whatever color they are now 😅
I bought a CRF300L today. Your videos helped me make my decision. Can't thank you enough. No need to feel guilty!
Suspension, better tires, and put the rear sprocket up a couple teeth (I have a 44T in my 250l) and you’re 90% there. The plug n play fuel map stuff and exhaust ect is negligible compared to putting some teeth in the back 🙂 enjoy!
We should race! I have a XR150L that I’m making into a 300cc.
Excited for the upcoming bike and build videos!
You need the new ibex 450!!!!! Great price not much of a performance build but with a good tune should be around 45-50 whp!
The explosion never get old ❤ do a husky 701 build, that’s left field
Is it left field? 😅
I watched the whole series on the 300 and loved it. Im not that confident on stripping down my engine but did the suspension, airbox, canister delete and got a Yoshimura with a 550 tune. It made it way better to ride so i can only imagine what yours would be like. I got the Rally version because it was being sold real cheap with 9 miles on the clock. I found out that that is quite expensive after my first off on a trail. The Rally tower has a subframe that bends up as soon as you drop it and is impossible to twist back straight and all the lower plastics became junk at the same time. Mind you - not as much junk as my body with multiple broken ribs and a busted shoulder! The bike was cheaper and easier to fix... I plan to convert mine to a motard now when i can find the wheels in the UK. The bike is the lowest powered i have owned since i was learning in the 80's on a 125. But i just love tinkering with it. I love the low low maintenance and silly low fuel consumption. I can easily travel a couple of hundred miles with luggage at 70 to see friends and there is nothing 'more red'. Makes me feel 17 again and just for that it is a keeper for me.
Your builds are the coolest things ive seen on UA-cam. Yeah the custom Turbo YZs are cool but your realistic builds are the best on UA-cam
Great videos! As a WR250R owner I would like say on the behalf of the WR250R and WR250X community no the bike doesn't suck! LOL and yeah, it's not as fast as a DRZ400 but I would have to say the bike is no slouch for a RELIABLE 250cc motorcycle! (honestly with a couple of mods it would probably hang with the DRZ400 in a drag race quite well!) Oh and the suspension is significantly better than the CRF's, fully adjustable! keep up the great content and can't wait to see what The Garden Snake is cooking next!
Have you tried another platform? I have owned three WR250R (two X models) and bar far is the most overrated bike I ever owned. Suspension is from the late 80s and early 90s, no exaggeration and it pogo sticks. Currently on Africa Twin and DRZ, would buy a WR450R in a heartbeat with decent KYB suspension.
@@RedEmpire36 Suspension from the late 80’s? There fully adjustable Upside down forks? Have you seen the suspension on the CRF300l stock? No adjustability and WAY too soft. Definitely would not mind a DRZ or other bikes similar tho. But I definitely don’t think the WR’s overrated!
@@ryansnyder4453 the 300l is bad no doubt about. And yes the WR250R suspension really is that old. Just try a DRZ, KTM 500, etc it's laughable how bad the wr250r is. Scooter motor.
@@RedEmpire36 The DRZ makes more power sure, but it isn't leagues ahead. I have ridden both (tuned WR and a jetted DRZ with 3x3 and E cams) and it basically boils down to the fact that the DRZ makes WR peak power way lower in the rev range. But in terms of how the engine responds and sounds etc, the WR is much snappier than the DRZ - almost like WR426 vs 2012+ WR450. If anything the DRZ felt more like a scooter to me
I think a kove would be a rad bike to get, I think it needs reliability testing and you are the kind of guy who can figure it out
I knew you would 😉
Like they say there is no replacement for displacement
I'm one of the people that loves the building vids. I've learned alot from you over the years, get funny looks about my gallon of wd40 but I'm excited for another build. You are very creative and they always turn out super coom
Im not gonna tell you what to get bro. But i got into the bike scene about 6 years ago because of your supermoto sundays. I have a klx250s for dirt hooning and a 23 701 enduro with street tires for dailying. Your 701 videos are the reason my heart was sold to those iron sights.
I considered a drz and have owned multiple dual sports and 250cc sumo....you definitely pushed me to get a 300L and I don't regret it. Drz is taller than id like and didn't want to deal with a carb (even though I could work on it).
Jake let's see something crazy....KLR sumo 😎
Should have kept the XR650, that thing was so unique, custom, and cool as F. Best bike build you've ever done. You need to try a 72v surron style bike, surprisingly super fun.
The 650R was sooo good
Y'all'r in denial of the reality of the CRF450RL. Seriously minimal upgrades/maintenance to make it a MONSTER! Ride it, love it, change the oil every month or 2!✌😎
Unless your riding the Trans America Trail, then you have to carry a couple of gallons of oil with you. But I do agree, it’s a great bike as long as your not planning to go far. It’s a Honda. Enough said.
Can’t wait to see what you get next & what you will have planned for it. 🤔
Get a gen 3 klr and see how much weight you can shave off of it! 60lbs? 80? 100lbs?!? Then ‘tard it and make it as ugly as possible. People will watch out of morbid curiosity!
Time for a new build! Loved the journey of the 300L!
I will be buying one likely before next season god willing, in no small part because of the build series you did. The fact that you can do so much with them is really enticing.
I a 100% looked into a 300 as a fun Dual Sport bike i'd go off and on road with and just ride around on.
Happy it goes to a solid and known for you owner.
Ive wanted a fz07 since you got yours but i bought the 300l and i love it, fz09 or cb1000 will be my next bike (dont worry ive had like 6 bikes i can handle it) i do have to say i base my judgment on doitwithdan a lot because hes a short king and well im 5 foot 8 ish😂 glad i could watch your build series
Your emissions delete guide for this bike is the best one out there
The suspension thing is huge. My first bike was a 250l, then i got a DR650 and the difference surprised me and DR suspension kinda sucks too. Then I got my 701 and I realized how bad it was and how much of a difference better suspension makes.
I can't speak to everyone's experience, but my 701 has been pretty bulletproof. You just gotta know what the known issues are and fix them ahead of time. The clutch slave will fail on pre-2021 bikes. The sidestand switch magnet likes to wiggle loose. Once those things are taken care of, it's such a capable and versatile bike. I paid $7500 for my 2019 with 2k miles on it. I've put another 7k miles on it since late January. I'm not really into street riding but I see sumo rims on marketplace for like $1k or less fairly often.
I genuinely think it is the most versatile motorcycle on the market and the only thing it probably couldn't do is long-distance highway touring/2-up stuff. It can do the dual sport thing, the adventure thing, commuting. Swap the wheels and now you've got a canyon carver and sumo hooligan bike. I genuinely don't know of a bike that's more versatile.
So much for this channel. Lol. Kidding. I'm curious to see what you will do next.
haha dang
The 300 series has been a hit but it’s definitely time.
I sold mine this summer, replaced it with a 500. Missed touring and am now riding a tenere.
Whatever the next bike is we’ll keep watching! 🤙🏼
i got into your channel cos of the hooning and supermotos.. please stay that way
Looking forward to the next build whatever it may be (hopefully dualsport/adv)👍🏻 You did an amazing job with the build series on this one, always appreciative to see you wrench and so I can learn different things. So, thanks. I've recently (and not reccently but these past couple months I did more seat time on the 250s then I have in years..) put a lot of time on a klx250s (09) and a crf250l (18), all I can say is I'm so glad I landed on the klx for my first bike and not the crf, it's seriously an underappreciated bike even though its been out forever. I actually really enjoyed putting the crf though its paces, and I actually enjoyed it more then I remembered. But there's still so many things that just don't hold a candle to my klx. I've been really curious if the 300 model bikes addressed anything to sway that opinion. It feels like just the other day they "updated" the bikes to become the 300's, but I really hope that in the coming years, the Japanese manufactures take some notes on current bike design and freshen up the klx, crf, wr, and give us more options in the 450 realm also. I would happily buy a klx again or wr/crf if they came out with a bike designed in this century. I honestly have no idea why yamaha has thown in the towel and given away sales in the 250-450 cc segment with not coming out with a new wr, it's beyond overdue. The t7 sales should indicate to them that people want to buy their bikes if they just made em. Anyways. Cheers, definitely looking forward to the next build.
I bought a CRF and then found Jake the Garden Snake. Reinforced the rightness of me purchase. I ride it almost every day :) You are right, I hate carbs, love efi, six speed, GI, fuel gauge, shit that would piss me off if not there, as I ride modern bikes. The durability and long maintenance intervals are bonus, for sure.
Lots of rumors that new DRZ will have fuel injection, you'll just have to wait a minute. Throw a polisport plastics refresh kit and 70cc big bore on there!
Since i watched all your videos so last year i got the 300l and it was prob the most enjoyable bike ive rode. Definity a good first bike and can still get up to highway speeds easier than my drz now. Needed more low end but other than that loved it.
I had a DRZ400SM, CRF300L, and now a 701SM. In terms of reliability they were and have been perfect. I hydrolocked the dizzer drained it, and it was fine. The CRF is really only worth if you accept its low expectations, and just fix a few things like suspension and power (in my opinion). Then its lower price of entry is great. Dizzers are dizzers. Love them or hate. The 690, 700, and 701 famiily at least in my experience has been excellent. However even my ~$12500 701 has probably $2000-$3000 in mods to have it how I wanted it.
Those 690/701s with an air box, tune, and exhaust rip
450RL, for your riding you dont need to change oil every 1000km. Have not seen top-end rebuilds yet… Hell a guy has 70.000km RTW with no valve-adjustments and ge changes oil every 5000km on it. Its bombproof!
You built this bike into a pretty sick dual sport that is way more usable than the stock bike. The issue is that there is nothing more that you could have done to it to actually improve it. The funny part is, Honda could have actually delivered an actual 300cc with 32-33 hp and overall stiffer suspension for the exact same price and it would have been a massive hit.
Build a hyper light weight long travel tenere 700
I got into supermoto because of jake and i got a kawasaki 230sm for my first supermoto and im enjoying it
Drz may be getting updated this year
I started on a 85' Honda XR350R and I've stayed with XRs ever since. Current daily is a 94' XR250L. Nothing special, but the way you can whip these bikes makes them feel amazing on and off road. XRs are just one of those bikes you can put oil in and it'll never die. Air cooled and carbureted, keepin it simple.
My first bike was an MR. If you don’t know what that is, then your a lot younger. But I’ve had XR’s XL’s CR’s and CRFs because I’m a true believer in Honda’s. I’ve had other brands, but not as many as Honda’s. With that said, I love fuel injection. I’ve never had a problem with it. And if you want to talk about keeping things simple, there’s nothing more simple about not having to worry about how long you left gas in your carburetor. I admit, I wondered how that was going to work out. If you left bad gas in a fuel injected bike, what kind of havoc would it cause? So far, it’s been a dream come true. No hard starts, and it starts every time. That’s simplicity.
@@airadaimagery692 To be fair, I've never bought, owned, or ridden an EFI bike in my life. I've always rode old junk. Hell, I've never even ridden anything with an electric start.
you sparked the whole motard/dirtbike scene in me. Got a few small bikes to have fun, so the only fair thing next is to go for a 450 or even 690 if I'm feeling lucky lmao
I enjoyed watching Jake build the CRF into the XR. I suspect the new owner will enjoy the hell out of that bike :-)
The 300l brought me to your channel, and it can haul me out!
I love carburators its almost like an oldschol thing now the forbidden art
I have the black WR 250X and it’s my training bike. Lots of friends and family have learned how to ride on this bike. People are forever trying to buy it from me. 🏍️
Time for a Ducati 698 :)
I agree. I liked the bike the most when it had the blue red decal on, a clean sumo.
Really want one like this, but they are so expensive over here.
New they're 6.5k€, cheapest used is about 5k (at ~3000km, so fairly new) which makes the used bikes really dependant on if the motors were raped or not.
And for 6.5k you can get... wait all other bikes are now also a lot more expensive now. My 2018 cb500f was 6.5k and now they're about 7k.
The CRF will be missed
You're a good patreon of the buyer Jake.😅
So much money spent, and he gets to enjoy it, hopefully it was worth it with YT revenue..
Jake, you should begin your old man phase and buy a new KLR 650. That's mostly a joke LOL.
Is it time
Id be curious to see how this now compares to a Crf450rl, considering how much moneys gone into it.
I sold my CRF as well. In general, it was not all I had hoped for. I was hoping it would be closer to a DRZ400 but more modern, and it just didn't make that mark. Not a bad bike though.
I was looking at numbers and my drz makes more power with half the rpm than it showed in the video, tbh if I was gonna build a bike it would be a ktm 500
Yeah I hear that.
It does not mater what bike you have. Just ride what you like and keep on rolling...
You've done a lot with the CRF. Time for something new ✌🙂
I almost bought a 300L but after some consideration i decided on the DRZ400SM. I love the bike. I do wish it had a 6 speed but coming from a Grom to the DRZ400SM was a massive upgrade. I loved my grom dont get me wrong. It was just time to move on.
I would love to see a drz again
Or maybe a dr650
That was a cool series for sure!
Honestly, was looking at these bikes a few years ago, saw you're channel and was like "Oh neat i trust this guy" Then i saw what you had to do to make it usable for essentially the same thing i was gonna do with it and went "nah im not putting another 10 grand into a bike when i could get something that could do what this does stock."
Jake I'm a city kid, I ride a naked bike.
How does one learn to ride like when you did the flat track segment where the rear slides a bit but doesn't wash out?
Learning to catch the rear washing out like that could come in handy.
2 stroke supermoto build?
Tomasin crf motard build?
Tractor build?
The 300 was awesome, but I feel it's time for something with a little more oomph. Up the hooning a smidge or 6.
Drz rumors end up being true for an ACTUAL updated ‘25, and Jake’s the first to 434 it 🤞🤞🤞
I bought a 300l partly due to you and bigrockmoto. I thought about a drz but went with the 300 for it’s weight. Had a KLR650 before that was way too heavy. I still love my stock crf. Don’t plan any mods besides rally raid suspension
I found your channel looking for a good enduro, looks like your still looking too.
Everything is heavy or gutless or both. I guess I expect to much after the old two stroke days.
Is there a reason you edit out the pauses in between your words? Trying to appeal to the ADD crowd?
It's a cf moto ibex 450 cause the bikes are kind of in limbo right now with the US and dealers getting them that's the "check on the status" at the end
Hypermotard would be nice. Would be happy with any supermoto on the channel tbh. Looking forward to it!
I’m just south of DFW. You can ride, review, whatever my ‘24 Beta 500RS if you want.
Honda Blackbird Adventure touring convert build, lets go! 🎉
Alright Jake. You need my banshee swapped Husqvarna supermoto..
Hmm, Kove 800 to replace this and the MT07?
🤔
on a 2023 duke 790, absolutely LOVE my bike
Is that the one with the CFmoto one? I am considering a 790 adv. what do you think of it? I had a 390 adv previously.
@@jetta.josh4 yes I do believe it was the first year run with cf moto, I have the duke 790 and my brother has the 800NK. as far as the duke goes, I absolutely love it, I've had ZERO issues with it, its the most fun bike I've personally ever owned or rode, I'm at 1800ish miles and about 90% of the miles have been at or close to wide open throttle, I purposely beat the piss out of it to see what it can take, it takes all of it and asks for more. there's pretty good aftermarket support, a pretty huge worldwide community. its light, it feels quite a bit more powerful than you'd think, I think it looks amazing, the headlight is great for riding at night, the stock tires have been amazing. the one and only negative I've personally noticed / found is for whatever reason the stock chain needs to be really well lubricated or it will scream at you not really an issue but was scary before I figured out what it was. Also i LOVE the stock wheels, they look GREAT. I've only done basic mods, exhaust, tail tidy, windscreen, quadlock. i plan to do more in the future, but for now I think its perfect.
I'm not sponsored or payed by any means to say any of that, just my personal experience
@@sirpadwell3167 bruh I just asked a question
@@jetta.josh4 I did respond but it’s not showing on my end idk what happened. But yes I believe the 2023 was the first year with cf moto. I love my bike, I haven’t had a single issue. It’s a blast to ride, pretty big aftermarket support. It’s pretty light, pretty powerful, I think it looks great. I have nothing negative to say about it. Again though that’s just my personal experience. Literally not a single problem with the bike so far
Never owned one of these bikes, but you truly made me a fan with your build Jake. It was awesome from beginning to end and will be missed!
That said, can't wait to see what's next. Is it Gixxer Bros bike maybe??? 🤪🤪🤪
The bros bike is being worked on lol
@@TheGardenSnake 🤣🤣🤣 Just poking fun 🤓
We saw how much you loved that cfmoto ibex 450... 👀
Very cool! I’m making my XR150L into a 300cc. Should have around 30hp I think.
Just by A crf
@@Deertracks123 already have the XR. Besides, what would be the fun in that?
Can’t wait to see what’s next my guess is it’s sherco
I honestly think the fuel injection system on the suzuki king quad 500 would be adaptable to the drz. Tuning maybe a test but reachable.
I need some help. I’m looking for a tuner for my 300 l I was looking at the Dino jet tuner, but it says only if it’s the 2020 and 2021 I have a 2024. I just wanted to know if I would be able to use that on my bike
you weren't the direct reason but you were a good contributor for me buying my 300l. Id love to see another bike thats accessible to a lot of people I think would be great for the channel like something off of honda"s 500 platform
Thoughts on the KLX300sm?
GET A DRZ400SM
Get a dr650 do a big bore kit see what u can do to it, not many vids of it at all
Maybe its time to try out the 450RL and see how it compares🤷♂
450mt/ibex?👀
Damn….end of an era
Do a sport bike build series
What wheels are you running ? I want to put mag5 on my bike
Warp9 forged tubeless wheels
Time to turn a Honda Navi into an adventure bike now.😂
Buy the sherco sef with sm but also with MX wheels!
Could you do a two stroke supermoto build for like a yz250?
Wait for the Honda 700 supermoto
Crf450rl
With carbon supemoto wheels
And San Diego Powerhouse Stage 2 Power Kit
DRZ BABY! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
I never understood the appeal of a CRF. It's a bike that you have to dump money into to get it anywhere near good enough and even then there's just far better options out there.
get a used crf450l doesn’t need to be brand new build it up would be sick
It's time for a new wrecked bike rebuild series..
Gsxr-750 Supermoto 😂
300cc Grom? Now you are familiar with the engines