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Now running the 38 rear sprocket with the Perf550 ECU, OEM muffler. I'm so impressed with it Shonky, great idea. It's made the bike so much better and fun all round.

@@garthb4572 Glad you like it. I rode my bike back-to-back with another well set up 300 Rally yesterday running standard gearing. I defiantly like the 38t rear sprocket better.

@@ShonkyProductions Tried a 15T front first, not bad, but no pull in sixth. Even tried 15t and 38 rear, for a laugh, no good. 14t front and 38t rear , perfect!. She pulls thru all gears. Fun in the twisties and awesome off-road.

@@garthb4572 Good work with the experimentation! I swapped bikes with another 300 Rally rider and he loved the gearing too. This gearing and the 550 Performance ECU are the perfect match for this bike.

Did you notice much of a loss of torque on the rocky hill climbs out bush? (If you do any) Also, are the revs much lower at higher speeds? I noticed with the exhaust tone to be a little annoying at stock indicated 115kph. Nothing earplugs won't fix. But might give the smaller sprocket a run 👍

Thanks 👍

Hi Cameron, great choice of bike. You have some time to acquire some accessories... That's what I did while I was waiting.

Thanks, will do!

Hi Sam, Thanks for your comments and subscription. I'll have another ride video coming out in a few weeks hopefully. I'm heading out for a 3 day ride next week.

Thanks Dan, I'm very happy to have you as a subscriber. I have a few good rides planned for the next few weeks so stay tuned for more adventure riding videos.

Best of luck!

Thanks for watching. Hopefully the dealers will get more stock soon and people will be able to test ride them.

Glad you liked it. 👍 And free!

Thanks Nala, great to have you onboard.

Great choice of bike. I did the same and had a nice pile of goodies to put on the bike when it turned up. Thanks for educating me on the buffeting.

Thanks Craig. Enjoy the modding!

My pleasure. It's been holding up great too.

Hi Kent, thanks for your comments. The TW200 is an amazing bike, but I'm sure you will enjoy the 300 Rally, especially for it's road manners.

Thanks mate 👍

Exactly! 👍

No worries Gary. You will love the 550 ECU and Yoshi.

Can you retain the factory chain with a 38t? Thanks!

@@Eddie_Turbo Yes, you can. You just move the rear axle back further.

@@ShonkyProductions thanks!

No worries. And... it's FREE!!!!

Hey don't you need the little light over the plate to stay legally or can be removed and use only the big red light to light up the plate?

Thanks, I have been using it for a while on all my bikes.

Hi Rosario, thanks for watching. I'll be releasing a video soon on my Simpson Desert crossing set-up.

Thanks Kiwi Adv, I've never tried Pivot Pegs but some of my mates swear by them. I might need to give them a try...then maybe add the Shonky footpeg mod to them!

@@ShonkyProductions Won't need any shonkiness Shonky, cos they're wide and long

thanks, Good stuff!

Thanks. I hope you got a few ideas for your bike.

@@ShonkyProductions We got some, but still need some advices , but were limited on budget as we wanna leave soon!

@@ridewithmimi A lot of us are on limited budgets. Enjoy your trip!

There are plenty of options for modifications. Half the fun is setting up your bike to make it "Just right" 👍

Keep the great ideas coming. I should employ you as my content consultant.

@@ShonkyProductions haha, let’s do it lol!

@@KJD1984 Ok, get to work then..... What's next?

@@ShonkyProductions haha well… “Top 5 riding techniques to get the most out of your 300L”. Just got the call that my 300L not rally has arrived!

@@KJD1984 AWESOME! And I only know one technique... Flat out!

Easy and cheap... Just like me.

Thanks, that's correct. I don't need any fancy looking stuff just things that make the bike better.

Thanks for watching 👍

Yes, I di forget to do a video on that, I will try to get it done soon.

Hi Mickey, I was thinking about buying an Also system and doing a comparison video, but at over $1000 I don't think I can justify that. I don't think the Akron would be 3 X better than the Moto-X. In very happy with mine.

Great to hear, thanks

Yes, thanks for reminding me. I'll try to do one soon.

Yes, it fits perfectly. I have it sitting half on the rear of the seat and half on the front of the rack. That way I still have the rear half of the rack if I want to carry anything else.

Hi Tony, I did fit the Starcross tyres myself, I don't remember them being harder than normal. Thanks for the tip about the Golden Tyre fatty, I'm planning a Simpson Desert crossing later in the year and was considering your exact tyre combination... good to know they work well.

HI Joey, thanks for watching. If you watch my previous video on my camping setup, you will see that I added an aftermarket heat shield and bolted the stock heat shield to it. I prefer the look of it with the stock heat shield.

Thanks Sausage, the Mount is a RAM Quick Grip. www.rammount.com/part/RAM-B-149Z-PD4U

Thanks for clarifying that. I should have stated the options for purchasing.

Hi Tim, power and torque are up over a XR250. Similar small thumper feel, but smoother with more pull out of corners. The Speedo is driven off the gearbox on most bikes these days, so changing gearing affects Speedo accuracy. I'm my case making it exactly accurate.

@@ShonkyProductions Ok, good to know re the power, I was pretty happy with what the XR could do! Thanks Sean, Tim.

I'll have a look at the thickness. I know it's all solid as I have moved the position of the handle on one side when I mounted the rear tank.

Yes, they are great. Even with your visor up, there is no wind in your eyes. Glad you like it. 👍

hi brenda, Did you get the same screen as linked by sean? I'm trying to decide what to get and you know what its like buying over the net.

No, they're not. You will need adaptor mounts. But they helped me raise the bars slightly to suit my preferred height when standing.

My was done by a professional suspension shop.

Yes, I have removed the backfire screen from the standard filter and added an 1 inch extra snorkel to the top of the airbox, next to the standard snorkel. I'll make a short video on it soon.

@@ShonkyProductions Thanks for the advice and the quick response. Very much appreciated! I look forward to your video!

Hi Luke, yes I forgot to mention my Yamoto bash plate. You can see details of it in one of my previous videos. Thanks for the tips on the fork savers and handlebar bag, I'll take a look at them. Sean

If I was doing that, I would get the 550 performance Stock modified ECU, still some improvement but able to fun low octane fuel.

Cheers Mate!

It's from 550 Performance. I have a video review of it on my channel.

HI Greg, thanks for reminding me about the lever link. It took about 6 weeks to get the ECU sent to me here in Australia, but that was over the Christmas postal rush.

I have a generic heat shield on the muffler and bolted the stock heat shield to that. If you take a look at my Camping Setup video you will see it better.

Itchy Boots had her Barkbusters installed incorectly! I did send her a message saying that the mounting arms were installed upside-down, but I guess with so many comments, she never noticed it. I have no problems with the Storm Barkbsters on my Rally. I am very happy with the Yamoto bashplate, I reccomend them highly. Thankd for your message, and I hope your bike arrives soon. Sean

@@ShonkyProductions thank you Sean. That's cleared that one up lovely for me. Bark busters storm it is then 🤘🤘.

It's just a cheap eBay exhaust heat shield that a drilled a hole in to mount the standard heat shield.

@@ShonkyProductions brilliant! that's what I will do then, not a fan of the way it looks without it. Thank you!

Thanks Justin, the rear fuel tank is plumbed into the main tank.

@@ShonkyProductions Many thanks for getting back to me and was this tank available off the shelf or did you have to fabricate it and then connect it up yourself? Apologies for all the questions but I am preparing for an overland trip to London from Penang using the same bike. Cheers!

@@JustinBikesnBites Sounds like a great trip you have planned. The tank I used is an off-the-shelf tank designed for the Honda CRF 250L(Rally). Because the subframe is different on the CRF300L(rally), I had to custom make all new mounting brackets. Shonky Engineering as I call it!

@@ShonkyProductions Fantastic! Thanks so much and keep the great videos coming! Cheers!

Hi Cyber Gasty, yes that is a big outlay. But, most of it are things that myself and others would add to any bike. At the end of it all, including the purchase price of the bike I have spent $12,000 (Australian dollars). What I have got is a bike that is setup perfectly for me and what I what I want... A lightweight adventure bike. That is still a lot cheaper than the purchase price of many other "adventure bikes"

Yes, there is more power to be had from opening the airbox. Just taking the lid off and testing it without the lid in place proved it to me. I have since done several intake mods that you can see in my Power Up Kit video.

True. I only have the tail light to illuminate it. But, yes a highway officer might not like it....

Good question., I should of mentioned that. I'm 5'10.

That's correct, the standard suspension only uses a spring in one fork. The standard rear tyre size is a slightly less common size but myself and most other people have used anything from a 100, 110 or 120 width tyres without any issues. The height/weight issues are very minor and vary from tyre to tyre.

@@ShonkyProductions thanks 🙏 mate

The rear sprockets are the same as XR250 and XR400. If you can find somewhere local selling those. Or maybe Rocky Mountain ATV might ship to Norway?

Hi Marcio, YES, I am still very happy with the change from Africa Twin to CRF 300 Rally. It has opened up so much more riding opportunities for me. For example, yesterday I did a 230km "dual-sport" ride where I left my home, rode 20km up the freeway and then did 150km in the bush exploring lots of side tracks including very muddy, rough and steep trails. The ride ended with about 60km of nice country roads to get home. Not once did I wish I was on the Africa Twin, and in fact, I wouldn't of done any of the exploring on the Africa Twin because of it's weight. Once you accept the lower power, everything else is better or easier. If you are just touring or going on gravel roads the bigger bikes are great, but as soon as the road gets wet, slippery, rough or steep you will wish you were on a lighter bike like the CRF 300 Rally. It's a shame that there are no bikes at dealers for people to test ride. I've been letting people ride my bike to help them make up their minds. So far, everyone has been very impressed with the bike. I hope that helps. Sean

Hi Sean That's the way I'm starting to think I ride my 900 reasonable hard not sure if you have seen any of my videos ? ? but I say I would be able to go harder and maybe have more fun on the 300

@@ozbiker5311 Yes, I've watched a couple of your videos, and think that you will definitely be able to go harder and faster on the 300 Rally... AND have more fun. It is just so much easier to turn and stop that it encourages you to go harder and faster. As a result, you have more fun. Just as long as you are happy to give up the big bike acceleration and power. I have gone from 100hp to 20hp and am loving it. Sure I can't go as fast on the freeway (but I can still do 120kph) or do big power slides, but I can explore everywhere and have a ball chasing and overtaking the big bikes!

No, I haven't. But Aaron has: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0iJN4ygxc4Y.html

Also, you could always change the throttle for a quad bike thumb throttle.

@@ShonkyProductions I was also thinking about that. Thanks.

Hi Axel, You are correct. I did forget about that one, but if you watch my camping set-up video I give more details about it there.

It's a RAM QUICK GRIP www.mounts.net.au/collections/ram-phone-mounts/products/ram-hol-pd4u-ram-quick-grip-xl-large-phone-holder It's great. I haven't had any issues with the USB cables coming loose.

Thanks! How does that mount to your bike though, hard to see from your clips or from the RAM website.. Sorry for the annoying questions!

There's a link in the description.

Hi Slakk, good question. Because I'm using oversized bars I need an adaptor... that raises the bars a little itself. I also added the original top bar clamps, now used upside-down as another spacer. I needed to use longer bolts when bolting it all together. If you are tall, you may want to look into lowered pegs also.

@@ShonkyProductions ok cool thanks 👍 I am trying to work out a solution. I am 5'10" and was thinking a 30mm riser/fatbar adaptor with the same bar bend as you have.

@@slakk5093 Yes, that should be very close. I'm 5'10"... well, maybe 5'9" now (shrinking) and this setup suits me.

@@ShonkyProductions 😁 awesome, thanks shonky. Appreciate the response

I know people that have and they are happy. But, if you plan on upgrading the exhaust, I would wait and get the Stage 1 tune so you dan't need to get it down the track.

I love the rear rack. It was perfect on the Simpson Desert trip. I recommend it.

Thank you! It has just arrived today, cant wait to put it on. :)

Great question. The rear is 120 width (I think its a 120/80 but I'll check tonight when i'm home.) It's wider than standard but doing a great job with no negative effects. The standard size rear tyre is not that common and there are limited off road tyres in that size. I'll have to check the front tyre size for you as well. Thanks for watching.

@@ShonkyProductions Really appreciate your help! Was telling the Mrs. how much I enjoy your channel. Very entertaining. I also enjoy the tips and wisdom you always share. Lastly, the dialogue you have with Nugget can be downright hilarious. Thanks again mate!

@@quest4adventure508 Glad to hear you're liking it. I've got a ride next weekend with Nugget and the other boys. Stay tuned for that video.

@@ShonkyProductions Haha! Fantastic. Can't wait to see it. Have fun!

@@ShonkyProductions Just a friendly reminder to share your tyre sizes using the Michelin Star Track 5's. Thanks mate!

HI Mickey, The Pro Taper EVO in Henry/Reed bend is an 'oversized' bar so it necessitates a 'bar adapter' which also raises the height 25mm. I added an extra 20mm to make it more comfortable for me standing up. (I'm 5'10). At 6ft, you will probably need some sort of bar riser whatever bars you choose.

Thank you

@@ShonkyProductions Hi Sean, further to this, did you have any issues with cable length (brake and clutch) getting too tight when rising the bars 45mm? The bike looks great! Cheers, Ash

@@ashrafchaudhry4357 Hi Ash, the cables will be fine but you might have to unclip a few cable ties to get the slack you need. Thanks for watching.

@@ShonkyProductionsgood to know, thanks!

Hi Tonny, I'm away from the bike for a few days. I'll be back home Sunday and measure for you then. Thanks for picking up my boo-boo with the link. I'll fix that up.

@@ShonkyProductions I'm still curious about the measurements 🙃

@@RoamingViking Dam, sorry Tony... Let me run out and measure.

The main rack hoop is 260mm at its widest and tapers down to 200mm. The handles stick out wider at 320mm but are angled down say 45 degrees.

@@ShonkyProductions Thank you! Much appreciated 👍

It's just their standard comfort seat.

Yes, I have now. check out my "Power up kit" video. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zOtYvro-xVM.html

I'm sure you could. It should just attach to the triple clamps. But not sure what you would achieve doing this over the 300L... bar a little more fuel. There is a 13L tank coming out for the 300L soon.

@@ShonkyProductions well, i want the body fairings of the rally along with the riding position and the larger tank, i just dont like the adventure style headlight assembly. which brings to my next question, can you fit the body fairing of the rally on the 300l? Cheers.

@@junnereyguinid You would need the Rally tank I suspect.

@@ShonkyProductions actually i need the rally tank, engine fairings, and the position of the foot pegs. So i was thinking maybe ill just go with the rally and change the whole headlight assembly.

And of course the seat of the rally

I made them out of door stoppers that I bought from the hardware store.

Never mind... I watched the video again. Not sure how I missed that

@@ShonkyProductions That is a really good idea!

Ohhh... Maybe I did. I did a seperate review video on it.

Email Camel ADV and ask if they're going to make a tank for the rear of the 300.

@@ShonkyProductions They got back to me, they are looking into it but haven't made a decision yet

@@bondibeast good work getting in contact with them. Hopefully when they see the interest, they will make a model for our bike. I'm pretty sure they just need to make different mounts as the 250 subframe is different to the 300.

Great question, I forgot to mention that the gearing changes made the speedometer spot on!

@@ShonkyProductions oh ok. That’s awesome.

That is true. It's now up close enough to the tail light that it gets som illumination.

Yes, the dealers could have kept a demo and taken a lot more orders.

You might be able to find a dealer with the 300L. I know my dealer has one sitting in his showroom.

Jeez, I can't get a test ride at all. All three dealers in Adelaide are not getting a demo bike and next delivery is November 2022! If I want one I have to put a deposit down now to get in the November shipment

@@slakk5093 I feel your pain. I put a deposit down in December 2021 and that bike still hasn't turned up. The dealer said April, but with major manufacturing and shipping delays around the world... I decided to look for one second hand. I put a lot of WANTED ads on forums and Facebook pages until I got a lead on a 500km old Rally. I bought it straight away. There are some turning up on the used market now. I hope you find one or at least get a test ride soon. I know of a couple of SA riders who have one.

@@ShonkyProductions that's a great idea on putting out wanted posts. I should do that. Thanks

I agree. That's why I made custom baffles for my muffler. I don't like loud bikes either. Also, loud exhaust is more fatiguing on long rides.

Heat? I have no issues with heat at all. Maybe with the original exhaust which has a catalytic converter in it.