Does the R3 have enough power for THIS?! 

These little bikes rule, I love ripping through hill country twisties on our giveaway ninja 400 (and on track too ;)

Title should have been “Does the rider have enough power for this?”

It's all about the rider. There is a RU-vidr who would ride California canyons on a stock R3 and keep up with 600s and 1000s. You don't always need power and trick suspension, but skill and confidence. Just in general

Definitally makes you a better rider, imagine what your riding skills would look like after going to the mountains with that bike for a year.

You stayed in 4th the whole time when you should've dropped to 3rd and 2nd around the corners. It takes a lot more skills to ride a smaller bike when you have to factor in those minor things that you don't have to think about on a bigger bike.

Im gonna be the first to say, I have rode up that stretch of highway at least a couple hundred times. I have an 09 R1 and I am pretty decent at getting it around those corners quick. I have had 5 different guys on modded R3s hang with or pass me in those corners. They are no joke if you know what you are doing

remember y'all - Chase doesn't own this bike, late in day during winter, road in shade, etc. i think that's a fun vid and definitely cool to see the camera set up! i had no idea it was so involved. i imagined Heather driving and just holding a GoPro out the window!

"Does the R3 have enough power for THIS" Absolutely, 300s aren't little Scooters like Americans think they are.

Chase thank you for all that you do whether it’s first rides or WBR. I’ve watched every first ride that you’ve made pretty sure but this is probably my favorite video. Long time lurker, first comment. Been wanting a bike since 17, 15 years later I’m sacking up and getting an R3 later this year. Thanks

This is one of you’re best videos I’ve seen in a while. Great camera work, very enjoyable.

Brian's driving was amazing to watch. Even though some the car cam footage wasn't really usable the video was still entertaining.

Sounds like this bike is great for people to learn how to ride and learn their gears and what not. Really listen to and feel what the bike is capable of in different scenarios.

The camera setup on that car looks awesome! Also really like the look of the R3, I personally wouldn't get one myself but still love it.

Well done guys. Finally some proper riding footage ,unlike the boring city first rides. Brian's driving was epic,however the R3 should have been able to keep up with the car.put stickier tires on it and full leathers. That would definitely put up the R3 to the Golf. And yes it's always more fun to ride a small bike fast than a big bike slow

I think you hit the nail on the head for me. You have to be more active and be learning even in the basics. Hopefully through time more competence comes on a 600. No laziness!!

You are exactly Correct!!! The R3 forces you to take the correct lines through the turns so as not to scrub off speed. Wrong lines you lose ground. Also proper gear selection is a must. The R3 forces one to get better and better. Absolutely the most fun on 2 wheels in the turns! Fun! Fun! And! More Fun!

Definitely a good ride. I'm glad you got a lesson in power on the mountain!

im going for my 3rd year with the R3, and at that stage of upgrading to the r6. but still, i can't think of selling this as there's still so much to learn from it. I think i'll keep this as my dedicated track bike when I get an r6 later this year.

I actually like being able to see the camera car lol. Gives you a better perspective of how fast you're actually going

Chase: no faith in these tires Deecalibou: hold my beer Lol

More mountain videos! This camera car mountain footage is so good.

Carrying more speed into the corner and rowing through the gears is the fun of a smaller bike. Lots more fun than just cruising in 2nd gear the whole time with a literbike. Homey was wild in the GTI.

Test rode one of these last season at demo day and they let us really stretch it out. It's pretty zippy compared to some of the other 300 bikes. It's by far my favorite bike in this class in every way.

8:35 Yup. So true. Hello from Singapore btw. Over here, bike license is 3 tiered. Class 2B (for up to 200cc), 2A (201cc to 400cc) and 2 (full). So we do have alot to learn from riding smaller cc bikes here. There's this local guy here that races a 250cc honda at 1 of the racetracks in our neighbouring country. Watched some of his vids and he was able to keep pace with a novice on a R6..

the curves... man those curves are sweet... will go there and try the road. loving the view too. thanks for this video. love from Malaysia.

Ofc it is good for mountain riding. Those small bikes weight 'absolutely nothing' and are the easiest bikes to ride 'fast' on that kind of roads. You can easily keep up with big bikes because of how easy they are to ride.

You can definitely go harder, just need to keep the revs way high and yes, have faith in the bike and the tires. I rode a ninja 300 for 3 years before hopping on to an FZ10 and whenever i go back to the ninja i am always reminded of how much fun i can have on it, sometimes more so than the FZ because i don't need to worry about excessive throttle. I basically run the ninja all the way up the dial and just leave it there screaming the whole time.

On the throttle all the time and shifting the gears is why I bought a Ninja 400 2019 ABS...Almost bought the R3 because I was a yamahammer fan from the past...Go Ninja 400...and thanks for the true report of the R3 ...it is a great bike for a very early beginner rider...one who has never ridden before...they will love it for what it is...

We need this run on the MT-10!!

I've ridden in the french/swiss alps for many summers with a naked r3 (mt03) and had a lot of fun. imo the answer is definetly yes.

300CC really is enough to do anything. It won't do somethings the best compared to a 600 or 1000, but it can definitely do what you want it to do.

Would be great to get coms going between you and the camcar. Along with the excellent content, would be great humor AND great input to hear luke and brian conversing with you during the ride.

You rocked the nimbility out of that thing!

The answer is yes. I have a 250cc bike with a large sprocket in the back so I have plenty of torque for the mountains. I do have to shift more often and stay above 6k rpm but I think that adds to the fun.

Here in the Philippines the R3 and other small displacement bikes is already fun enough for the mountain. Keep up the great work bro love your vids!! 🍻🍻

Now do the same with the Kaw 400 and ktm 390

I like how you Muricans are coming around on low cc bikes... We do use them for long time here in Europe and they are very fine for all purpose... We do not need big cubes, first because you can never use the full potential of your monster engine anyways and secondly as you notice more and more... These small CC engines require you the pilot to be a real pilot in knowing to use all the gears to make the bike work!

First of all. The R3 is quicker than the Golf with a good rider in the mountains itself... I'm confused

Today I've worked hard to keep up with an average family sedan on a twisty climb route. 140 mm tire in the rear, which is not perfect for leaning too much, and also as Chase mentioned, there are 6 gears for only 40 something horsepower so it's tricky to find the right gear.

love my small displacement bike. 2017 Honda CBR500R!!!

you can lean the r3 until the footpeg touches the road with stock tyres. Just make sure they are warm enough

It's always more fun to ride a slow bike fast than a fast bike slow........ Just love the R3, but I still feel the RC390 is much more fun in the hills.

A ride in the mountains and a Stop at Road Kill BBQ - that’s a great day

Why would you need power for technical riding?

When the GTI uses the entire road but the bike is only in its own lane.

I always wondered why I could never spot the follow car, now I know.

I’ll be taking the BMW 310R through the mountains in the PNW. I might end up with a 2019 R3 after this season, depending on whether or not I die. We’ll see how the 310R handles.

Hey chase,i recomend you to install full system sc project crt.I just install mine few days ago and it sounds awesome🤘

I think it looked good, nice leans. You don’t want to get your knee down straight away on a unfamiliar bike otherwise slidey slidey crash crash, let the bike build confidence.

Sweet bike

Hi great footage if anything up the mountain 🇦🇺😎👍

Gotta keep it in that 9-12k powerband. I know its a smaller engine but you can feel a power jump soon as you hit up around 9k

Man my first bike was a 09 Suzuki Gs500F and yes it was more work gearing up and down to keep the bike in the right rpm range for power but I rode her hard thru Little River canyon, way harder then my 636 or zx10r tbh

WATCH DECALIBOY! That’s how to ride a R3!!

I race my 19 r3 you could have blown the vw away. Gear selection is key with these bikes! plus you have to keep the rpms up to stay in power. Plus the stock tires are actually surprisingly good.. TYT (trustyourtires)

The maneuverability??? LMAOoooooo... The what 'bility? Thanks for the video... I learn something from Your videos all the time. LOL, thank you.

I run R25 on more step mountain in my country it's doing well, very well to be honest it's has enough torque and power to ride on more step mountain pass than the video. It actually in some point had 30-40 degree hill and it run very well

Love how you said a small bike riden fast takes more from the rider than a big bike riden fast. The same thing as cars. Low horsepower, but fast around a track means the person behind the wheel is a good driver. Where the high horsepower cars can use the boatloads of torque and power to dig them out of a bad line on a track and maintain a good time.

Lol. Sticks knee out in jeans and at 2 degrees of lean 😂💩

Need to be one gear lower the entire time. I live in Western NC and the R3 is my first bike. I ride it on the Blue ridge parkway a good bit and other local, fun roads. That being said the R3 is dang fast when you keep the RPMs around 8500-11,000. I have friends in my group that can't keep up with me on their big bikes. As soon as we took a break on the parkway my buddy said "you are damn fast on that little thing" lol. Yet I am looking for something else that is a little better on the highway and also that sounds better. I am thinking about an MT07 or possibly an MT09. I would love a 600 super sport but my group's average trip is around 4 hours and I'd probably be hurting after that ride. The R3 already makes my lower back hurt a little as it is. Which is why I want something that has more adjustment on the suspension as well or rides better in general

Wheres the MT10?!?! I cant wait to see you on that beast!

I have a Yamaha R3 as a roadrace bike. Toss the stock tires and put on something like Dunlop Q3+ 110 front 150/60-17 rear. And wear your leathers next time :-)

I love my 2015 R3!

I don't know but I think people down play these 300cc bikes. Where I'm from these bikes are goooold! But I guess ur judgement is based on the kinda bikes your used to riding.

I was surprised when I saw "no views", thought it's like random 3 years old video in my recommendations :D

Maybe it’s time to upgrade the Baby Jeep? Something a with a bit more “nimbility” as you put it 👍

Do a first ride on the Kawasaki z650 or Kawasaki z400 please!! I'm looking to get started riding within the next year and those are 2 bikes I'm looking at!

brain is having WAY too much fun :P

The R3 is an awesome sports bike

My God. I need to visit North Georgia with both my VW GLI, and R3. These mountain roads put the Berkshires to shame. Lol

Yas

These bikes are awesome for the mountain's, I live in New Zealand south island, and can keep up if not faster than my friends on a gsxr1000 and a street triple 675r... some diablo rosso 2s make it stick like shit to a blanket

I think the KTM 390 would’ve performed much better in those twisties.

@MotoJitsu this reminds me of your video where you recommend a 300. You said professional racers can spend a lifetime chasing perfection, on a 300.

R3 looks awesome. Until you see those blinkers. Good god.

That R3, even described by its designer is half an R6 shoehorned into a smaller but heavier frame. Like an R6, it enjoys getting the piss revved out of it. You spent way too much time in higher gears when you should have been in mostly second wringing the piss out of it and you'd have had a much easier time. You kinda want to keep it on the boil above 8k rpm for best response. What you said about engine power is actually a bit opposite. On very heavy, technical courses, the lighter bikes with shorter wheelbases that can carry a lot more speed at corner entrance will generally do much better than the larger, heavier bikes that are more point and squirt. You got too used to going into a corner relatively slowly and getting passed the apex and relatively up as fast as possible to punch the throttle as soon as possible like the larger and much more powerful bikes tend to want to do. The smaller bikes are about getting as much corner entry speed as you are able and to be as smooth as possible to maintain as much of that speed as possible. You generally wanna do slightly different lines and geometry on these small bikes than a liter bike or even a supersport. This is why some orgs don't let these smaller bikes on the track at the same time as the A riders. The naturally different lines often end up with crossing or intersecting paths and the larger bikes often end up crossing and slamming into the smaller bikes at corner exit as they hammer the throttle.

Hey Chase! What mic settings do you use on the gopro with the purple panda mic? Thanks :D

Man them roads so wideeeeeeeee. While I’m over here in the bay in 2 lane racing lol. One way 🔼 other lane 🔽 lol

Vids on YT keeping up with 600s in CALI through the twisties! If ya didn't exceed the top speed of the bike... its fast enough!

so thats how they setup camera car, btw here in Philippines thats more than enough, and it's something most of us are just dreaming of

There's a guy on youtube called decal boy and he does the R3 right on these roads. But the speed limit and LEO is a factor.

Yo chase what part of north Ga is this. Or how far is it from Canton I wouldnt mind checking this area out myself.

This is a ridiculous question. In many parts of Europe, anything above 200 cc is considered overpowered.

Well, I have so much fun on the mountains with my yamaha r125 so I don't see why an R3 wouldn't be able to deliver some good fun

Needs a pair of proper sports tires on it

The r3 will do just fine my mother road the dragon and blood mountain on a ninja250

4:31👍😉

Finally seeing camera car

I've been on that road and it is amazing.

So you proved that light low power bikes make you a better rider.

If you get used to r3 for a few weeks. Then get back to r1 you will find yourself driving it better and taking the most of the r1. Because r3 gave you skills. You learn to use the gears at the most efficient way possible.

I have a '20 R3 with 25,000 miles that has this same Monster Energy MotoGP graphics that was only offered 2020 and 2021. i'm thinking about starting at $4700

On roads like these, do you miss your Daytona 675R?

Chase, where are you riding in this video? I just moved to Buckhead and have no idea where to ride. Thanks!

you should do the same test with the r125. remember European 125 are usually more powerful compared to American but they are still lazy but can be fun.

Dude I’m 15 and own a scooter and I can garanti u my piaggio liberty 50s can manage to go through high heels pretty easily. Americans really always think that with less power, u can’t have some fun.

my r3 2019 I love the stock tires its so sticky that I put my trust when I'm knee dragging.. I think you just got used to high powered bikes on my r3 I seldom go in 4 to 6 gear when climbing the mountain..but I'm still getting the power and reach 100kph..or its just that i'm lighter since I'm an average Asian guy? hahahahaha

I ride a 1000cc and I bought the R3 for my son and I think it’s a great beginners bike easily one of the best sports bike in its class so if you can’t see that then maybe you should stay riding your so super powerful R6 lol If you need more power through the corner then try knocking it down a gear entering the corner and give it more throttle. Btw you lean that bike less then my son and he’s still learning , maybe ya need that full leather track suit to build your confidence lol 😂, there’s a saying we ride with , “it’s all or nothing” ! And you definitely just showed us nothing

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