Hi not a comment about this video , although it is great but a thank you , I just received your toolkit ! I have not had time to fully unpack it , but even by the effort you have made with the presentation is amazing , I know this has been your child for a while ! Thank you again for getting it to me before my departure . I bought the tool kit after watching your videos and just felt that I could trust you to produce a great kit and so far I was not wrong Thanks again !!
Hey Vince!! Truly appreciate your comment! It means a LOT to me to have such a feedback. It was all a bit rushed to get the tool kit ready and shipped to you before the "official" launch date but I'm so happy to hear that you already have it in your hands! I rellay put my soul into this 😂. Hope you enjoy using it during your upcoming trip and wish you lots of fun and a safe ride. If you have any questions or suggestions just drop me an email. cheers Italo
I have those exact Acerbis frame guards (and the engine covers as well). The frame guards don't work well, sand gets behind them every ride and then you still scratch your frame a lot. I'll be changing to adhesive protectors after I touch up those parts of the frame.
I put the Acerbis frame guards after your vidio . I am very happy with them. Tropical temps all year long. Rally has a black frame and is easy to scratch or wear. Glad I bought.
Their handguards are not so hot. I ordered a set of red and they looked pink. Plus their huge logo on everything is annoying. I returned them so I can't comment on their functionality.
Good video! I just figure now that my frame looks like yours, the steel is much harder than the paint was. Much harder than my boots. Someday I might paint it and cut some adhesive stair grip (sandpaper texture) material to protect that, but as long as it isn't rusting, I don't care how it looks. I've had a couple pieces of aluminum cast to fit over just the outermost round parts of the engine case for months, but hesitate to put them on. They came with heat transfer silicone glue too attach them, and I've been thinking about attaching them with a ring of glue. Was thinking of only making a ring of glue and leaving it open at the bottom right so moisture can drain, but then there would be a layer of air trapped between the protective plate and the engine case. Considering an even layer of glue, so the heat can transfer, and no moisture can get in. Maybe I'll put up a video showing the install.
Yeah, it's common for the paint on the frame to peel off under normal use. Just the regular abrasion against the trousers will do that to the CRF300L. Interesting idea with the glue layer!
Hello Italo, informative and practical as always :) I have big plastic Acerbis bash plate and it does damage engine covers paint significantly. Also, oil filter cover is very scratched by it. Your setup behaves much better in this regard. Btw some scenes from this video look a bit too familiar to me :)
Hey man! Thanks for sharing your experience with the skid plate. I had no idea! I didn't manage to do the Serbian TET this year, so I went to Hungary and Croatia. You probably have done both already ;)
Actually no, havent been there yet. Doing some Serbian non-tet tracks this year. It was so hot around here so I had no will to go anywhere far. But this sandy track from your video looks very much like northern part of Serbian TET. Do you have plans to come next year maybe?
Thank you for pointing this out. I had ordered one but not installed it yet. Where I live rust is a big problem so I cannot afford any paint rubbing off! I just realized the engine case is aluminium, so it won't rust. Still, it's a product that's supposed to protect the bike, not damage it. Luckily I can still return it.
Now you're making me wonder. I have the Acerbis skid plate too. I'll need to check my paint. The frame paint on the CRF300L is the worst I've ever seen on a motorcycle. My CRF300L is 1 month old and already has lost a ton of paint and has rusty spots.
Hey! Question: why haven’t you installed any engine guards and skid plate on your bikes? Whats the reason you decided to opt out? Also when are your toolkits going to be available? Thanks
Hi mate I have a skid plate installed. I think a skid plate is essential if you’re going off-road. I believe the engine covers shown in the video are good enough. When it comes to protection, at some point, you need to draw a line for when it gets too much. It will be different for every rider. It’s just different opinions, and I can’t say my way is correct. Engine guards, like the ones from OutbackMotortek, will possibly add more protection. I can’t deny that. However, when I look at the entire picture: cost, assembly, protection, weight of the protection, looks, weight of the bike, how well the bike falls, the weak points of the bike, my riding style, etc. I don't find installing heavy tubular structures necessary for the CRF300L. My recommendation is that you come to your own conclusion and recognize that no engine guard can guarantee full protection for your bike, and there are always trade-offs to be made. That's not a black-and-white reply, but I hope you see my point. Cheers
Which skid plate are you using? I'm looking at the Moose Racing or Acerbis which are both plastic. The Acerbis is rather snug fitting and offers some lower level protection, similar to the full side guards. I imagine that the full Acerbis side guards and their skid plate are not compatible though, just from the looks of the overlapping coverage areas.
Hi mate! Welcome to the channel! I’ve heard that the Acerbis will fit with the engine covers, but it requires some effort to make it happen. It's probably not the perfect solution. I’m making my own. It's in the prototyping phase, and if everything goes as planned, it will be up for sale on the website in about three months. For the skid plate, I prefer something made of aluminum.
Hello, I'm a CRF300L rider myself from Belgium. I have seen all your videos about this great bike so far. Do you have a link or model name for the engine protectors and the skid plate please. After seeing this video, it is time for me to buy some protection for the engine and frame. Thanks a lot!
Hi there! Thanks for following the channel! You can get the reference codes for each part here. I also mention the codes in the installation videos on the channel. www.acerbis.com/eu/motorsport/plastics/moto/honda/2022/crf-300-l
Hey mate! Philipp is ok. It happened only once during our last trip. He needed to lie, rest, cool down, and drink a lot water. The heat was no joke! I have never used the Acerbis skid plate but take a look at the comment from @crfadv here on this video. Apparently the skid plate scratches other parts of the motorcycle.
@@RoiaMoto Yes, it does scratch, but it's preventable by putting some soft material in high pressure points. But it does it's job of protecting from big sharp stones. Anyways, now I would go with the same setup as @RoiaMoto. I find 2 problems with it: no access to oil drain bolt, but you can drill it, and other problem is that it's collecting dirt, stones and plants very very quickly. Need to empty it almost after any ride through tall grass
Hi Nick While I don't have the Acerbis skid plate, I have received this question multiple times and got the answer from other subscribers. Apparently, the skid plate can be combined with the engine covers from ACERBIS; however, it's not a perfect fit, and there is some interference. You should be able to install it, but it requires some fiddling. I also have some subscribers who have given up on this idea. I hope that helps. It's a pity that Acerbis hasn't made it easier for riders to install a complete kit of their parts on the CRF.
It could be you're overheating a bit components but nothing shows up to you because the system cannot monitor those areas? Who knows but I think if these are inspected every 2 days in a trip it could be a good thing to avoid cracking the moto. Do you feel on your boots that more thickness?
Only the engine oil temperature is monitored. Typically, the engine oil stays between 90 and 105 degrees Celsius. At around 103, the radiator fan comes on to help bring it down. If the engine oil exceeds the value Honda has specified, an alarm pops up on the dash.
