What an amazing trip ! I have been using the RAM quick grip phone mount and it has been very secure. I did approximately 5000 Km (3000 miles) of the Trans Canada Adventure Trail (TCAT) with no issues. Amazing that you two, father and son are able to do such a trip together. Great bonding that you both will never forget. You two might enjoy the TCAT. Its only 15000 km (9300 miles) long. They say one needs approx 10 weeks to complete it. Iv done some of Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia and it was breath taking. Great videos and I look fwd to your next big ADV ride !!
I was surprised that we both lost phones using the RAM mount, because for 99% of the time it seemed like a good solution. Both of us lost phones on the roughest sections of trail, so I think that is where it is an issue, maybe we hit it with a helmet or lost it when laying the bike down or something. The TCAT looks amazing, not sure if I can talk Jake into 9300 miles though!
Great video series! Takes me back to when I ran the TAT in 07. Now if you want a much more challenging ride look into the Tour of Idaho T1, 2100 miles in 10 days of trails like the Rainbow Trail. It's the most challenging and exhausting thing that I've ever done in 35 years of riding and racing!
I’ve also had engine cut with the Vortex ecu. 2019 CRF450L with Vortex and Yosi pipe added six months ago, motor has cut four times in a 1000 miles at roughly 30 - 40 mph with a steady throttle. Always restart with a pop once the ignition has been turn off then on again. Doesn’t appear to be getting any more regular though. Great TAT series !
I can confirm I've seen the engine cut out issue too. I have a '21 CRF450RL with Vortex ECU (stock pipes and the mapping for it). Only once while accelerating hard at about 60-65MPH (I was passing a friend) the engine just died. I pulled over, turned the bike off/on and then restarted with no issue. I've ridden harder and faster so don't know why it cut out at that point but has been bullet proof aside from that.
That is pretty much how it happened on mine, both times I was riding around 60-65 mph on the freeway, with the throttle steady, and it just cut off. Both times I coasted to the side of the road, turned the ignition off and back on, and it started right up. Very strange.
Hello, incredible offroad trip, may be a lot of maxi trails cant take the diiferent tracks in Utah, too technical, only for dirt enduro bike. Needs a very good level drive. Thanks agin from France...
Enjoyed watching your TAT video. Is for the phone issue, I dropped my phone a few times. I’m a big ram mount fan but for the phone I’ve Ben using a quad lock with no issues. Looking forward to your next trip.
Great video. Cant wait to watch the rest. I have a 21 crf450rl with many of those mods and really pleased. The ecu made it so much safer at low rpm in the technical stuff. Rode parts of the NM and CO BDR as well as Big Bend in west TX this summer. Great riding. A Texan now but growing up In MD we spent a lot of time at a friends farm in Terra Alta WV and rode all over. Where are you guys from?
Yes, that is a fair point, you should always stop and check on a stopped rider. In my defense, this was right at the start of the trail and it was in a campground, so there were lots of people around and it was a short downhill coast to the campground, that is why I didn't stop. Thanks for watching, hope you enjoyed the video.
You might have covered this, if not Honda states that the CRF450L has an oil change interval of 600 miles and a valve check interval of 1,800 miles. Did you and your son stop to complete both the 600 mile oil change and 1800 mile valve adjustment? - thank for the awesome videos.
Nice ride I’ve been trying to do that ride all my life and can’t get anyone to do it with me , I live in Maryland and old now I think I’m running out of time, I did get to ride in Moab Utah last spring and had a blast
We checked the valve clearances before we left for the TAT and they were in spec, need to check them again now that we are done. We put new chains on before we left and they held up fine.
I had the same issue with it just dying on the NVBDR. Same thing pulled over turned it off , back on , started right up. I too have the pipe and vortex. I’m changed the mapping on the vortex but haven’t ridden it long enough yet to see if it does it again. Just local rides with no issues.
@@BarberRidez we changed the oil about every 800 miles. We carried the tools with us and stopped at motorcycle shops or auto parts stores to get the oil, then changed it in the parking lot
I’m sure your lower Seat Concepts seat helped with getting your feet to the ground easier but it also lowers your leg bend when feet are on the pegs, did that take away from road riding comfort any at all. I’m a short rider at 5,6 and was thinking of the lower seat for my new Rally 300 but I also like having more stretch in legs while riding with feet on the pegs, guess that will be a trade off I’ll have to choose.
Great video, how did you deal with the maintenance intervals? I've been trying to acquire a T7 forever , ( very scarce in SW Florida ). Now I am seriously looking into a 450 RL.
We took tools with us and changed the oil about once per week. Usually just stopped at a motorcycle shop or car parts store and did it in the parking lot
Guess you boys should’ve watched “Itchy Boots” on RU-vid. She has ridden thousands of miles on a CRF Rally 300 up mountains, thru valleys, sand, dirt, rocks, or anything you all could imagine🏍. And She’s by herself! So get a grip!
Great videos, would you send the part numbers for the Dunlop tires you put on the 450rl please. There are so many choices I want to make sure I get the right ones.
@@BillyTyo thanks for the information. I thought it was one of them, I just wasn’t sure. How much was it to lower the bike, if you don’t mind me asking?
Great review! what size of Wolfman Bags you have mounted on the Bike. It looks very stabile. I am thinking to change my Mosko 80 to smaller and more stabile luggage system.
@@BillyTyo Thanks! So you had on your Trip 3x20l Rolie Bags on a E Base? How badly is your set used? Look like you use your material quit hard😳. Would you send to Switzerland? How much do you ask for?
I haven't watched all of your videos as of yet, but did you have the valves adjusted at any point? If not, have you checked the adjustment after the ride?
What heat shield do y’all recommend on the Yoshi? Lookin at em for mine. Really enjoyed the series. Worked on my bike all day today. I am having an intermittent starter problem. I do have a warranty on the bike form PO so I should be fine. Thanks for letting me know about the shield if you get a moment. Thank you sir.
You may want to check the starter reduction gear, it has a clip that comes loose and causes intermittent problems. If you catch it early you just have to re-seat the clip, if you wait too long the clip will break off
If you hit the starter and it spins for 1/2 second and stops, it's probably the starter reduction gear. Had it go bad on mine because I start it in gear with the rekluse. It's a 2 piece press fit gear and it will spin before it breaks the cases. I fixed it with green bearing retaining loctite. Also got a spare one.
@@keshmo12 is there a better part to install that has been redesigned or will it be a recurring problem? How big a job to tear into it? I do have a 5 year warranty from PO so I figure I would just let the dealer muck with it. Thoughts? Thanks
@@BillyTyo Thanks, man. Some of the trails you did were a bit gnarly. Not sure I fancy them on the 690. I did the continental divide on my own and stuck to the intermediate routes.
We used a cell phone with no service (GPS still works). We used GAIA software and GPX files from both Sam and Kevin. The phone worked fine for navigation, but we both lost ours off of the handlebar mount, so watch out for that
It really wasn’t too bad. We carried a few tools and stopped at auto parts stores or motorcycle shops and changed it in the parking lot. Only had to do it about once per week. For me, having the high reving engine was worth it.
@@BillyTyo Yes, I'm going to send it to them to check it out. I have 1,500 miles on it and they said ECU typically don't just happen and they believe its something with the bike. But I took it to a mechanic and they said the bike passes all the tests and said they believe the Vortex is the problem.
so 6000 miles of off road riding gave your bike some new mods? You just dropped the bike and oops, yoshi exhaust.... skidded out in the mud, boom! Seat concepts seat. Cool trip tho!
@@BillyTyo thanks for the reply. That is a little disappointing, I was hopeful it was a bike you could ride 300 miles +/- on the freeway at 75 without to much trouble.
