CB300R One Year Review 

Have fun!

There is just something great about being able to actually USE bike not be barely tapping it’s potential power. Let’s face it, how often do you get to really open up that Blackbird? But any day of the week you can go WOT on the little guy from stop light to stoplight and still not get a ticket.

@@RemymotoIt’s interesting as the Blackbird has its merits, effortless passing, stability, smoothness and comfort but it’s definitely not a WOT throttle bike. I think in 6th gear, I’ve opened it up close to WOT, but you are doing 100mph and beyond before you know it. I should be clear - it’s my hero bike and I only got it 3 months ago - I don’t regret it for a moment, but it’s heavy/ seriously powerful, so you gotta watch it. Respect the bike always. I think it’s why I struggle to sell the 250 - as it’s just so much fun and it’s wonderful just to WOT around the place. It’s actually probably the least powerful 250 I’ve owned - buts its characters is awesome and it’s so good to ride. I didn’t think I’d love a single as much as I do. I get why you love the 300. I love your comment about the meteor 350. I love how it looks, but its performance is worse than the Honda singles. Doesn’t seem worth it for those classic looks.

CFMOTO is getting a lot of traction lately. Even just a year ago they were kind of there but no one paid attention, now they're popping up all over. When i got my Honda I talked to the dealer about them since they carried CFMOTO. His response was that they didn't seem to have many more issues than anyone else, and were pretty cheap to fix. Parts were readily available, no warranty issues... They were happy to be carrying them and increasing their floorplan for them. That told me a lot. I'll definitely have to look hard at them for my next machine if I don't go older cruiser. They make a couple that would be interesting to me.

Yea I was looking at the cb300r and mt03 before grabbing it

It'll be interesting to see how I feel about the Trident then. A friend just got one as his first bike and once he's comfortable enough to ride it out on major roads we're going to setup a small group ride to swap bikes around. Not on major roads, but he has to get to the area first. I'm sure I've mentioned it before, but the Trident was on my list of bikes I was really interested in, but didn't meet the price/simplicity requirements. When I rode the MT07 I didn't feel that I wanted one instead of my CB, so it'll be interesting to see how I react to the Trident. The MT07 wasn't really on my list other than as a decent option that maybe I'd find used in my budget. It wasn't one I was personally excited about by default and that hasn't changed even though I actually have a better opinion of it than I did before putting miles on one.

@@Remymoto originally my plan was to get a cb650r thinking it would be like riding the 300 but a lot more power, but when I sat on one it wasn't what I expected, the trident felt more like the 300 but heavier and more stable when riding ( might be the tyres). I did think about the z650 but didn't like the look as much as the trident, anything more powerful than the trident would be lost on me.

@@The1977andi can you elaborate more on why you did not like the cb650r? I thought the 300r and 650r would be similar in how the bike feels to sit on

@@sauravallen I went in the dealership expecting the same feel, the main things I found was the weight and the seating position, it felt more top heavy than the 300 or the trident, and the seating position was just a bit more lent forward than I was expecting, but to look at, I like it more than my trident, the cb500 was brilliant fit for me but just don't like the styling on that.

Yup, still on the originals. I am planning on Road V’s but not until these are actually done. I agree they are not that great though. Acceptable, but not doing the bike any favors.

Revzilla. It's a Puig.

i think its 248cc maybe

286 to be exact. Honda does the opposite of Yamaha with their 321cc 300’s.

@@christophermesser5916 Oh sorry, I was talking about my GB350. I should have made that clearer. 😣

I don’t do engine design so I have no idea why they made the specific design they did. Keep in mind, this engine gets used in a variety of bikes. It is also an existing design that somewhat predates the relatively strict rules we have now and coming up. I don’t know if they made any significant engine changes with the new version.

I got mine on Revzilla. puig is an international brand so just check your regional providers.

Thank you! I found a dealer of the product in my country. @@Remymoto

I'm not normally shy about rpms. The bike is perfectly happy and actually behaves more smoothly at higher RPM. This is the same engine they use in the CBR300R, it's a small single, but it's not something you really need to keep down low like an air cooled machine.

Yeah, what I said. Lol just in case it wasn’t clear that’s also me. Just screwing up what account I was posting from

I've ridden a number of other bikes, all of which have significantly (2x or even 3x) more power. The key is that for my needs they are fun, but not what I would want to have. Certainly if money is no object I can think of a lot of bikes that I'd prefer to stack up and pick from for a particular ride, but money is part of the equation. When you're shopping for a daily ride, when there's no backup choice, sometimes practical is a key part of that decision. If I'm just going for a fun ride the list of bikes I'd rather be on is almost endless. If I'm only running errands in town there are probably a hundred or so if I consider older choices. If it's only my commute to work, back to thousands. But a bike that I'm happy with for all three and that's easy on the budget for upkeep? That's tougher. There are other choices, and if you prioritize it differently among those four things it can easily swing toward bikes with more power. For example, if I owned an e-bike setup for running errands around town I'd probably go with something better on the highway and put more focus on my commute and the casual fun rides I prefer. That's more a 650 class machine, but now we're roughly doubling all costs for relatively minor gain in my situation. Would be be a bit more fun sometimes on my commute? Sure. But plenty of time I'm dealing with traffic or weather anyway and wouldn't ride any more "fun". The real answer for an impractical choice is simple. If I decide I really want something where the focus is on fun, I'll cough up the money for something, but I'll probably keep the CB300R or whatever replaces it in the same role. It's not totally unique, it's just the one I thought fit me the best at the time. I doubt I'll buy another one, variety's nice, after all. Maybe at that point my needs will change and I'll be more willing to prioritize impractical to get more of the fun stuff in a bike.