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What year is your CRF?

too heavy for original rear spring. Incresing shock preload you solved only small part of issue.

I get ten thousand mile intervals with the good stuff rosella t5

I can't bear to watch anymore of these two retards. The insanely boring banter while riding just makes me want to mute the video. I can't stand when people talk the whole ride. Just shut up! Talk when you want to point out something historical or the plans for the day's ride. Gawd listening to two old men talk about stupid shit is too much for me to take.

Cool. Curious what you guys are using for voice chat?

Probably they set those intervals taking in mind that moto will be used as in sport, full throttle all the time, moto on the edge. While traveling TET/TAT rarely is about sport usage.

Wow! incredible! Good to know

As mentioned here already, the intervalls in the manual apply when using these kind of bikes as intended - for competition and hard performance. Have a look at Red Bull's Erzberg Rodeo challenge, and how the bikes are used there. You cannot buy or build a better bike today for hard enduro than the ones by KTM, Honda or the brands making competition motorcycles today. These bikes are top of the line hardware, for top of the line riding. Developed by well experienced riders and world champions to perform close to what is at all possible for humans on two wheels, this type of machine has evolved with this in mind and has adapted for such use. Which then brings me to my point; using such a proprietary machine as an ordinary touring motorcycle will naturally also become less demanding on the moving parts. Fuel, oil, cooling, rubbers and filters basic maintance will not be needed as frequently. Like if you work hard you also drink alot, but if you work less you won't be drinking too much either ;) It's simple physics. But the manual doesn't tell you about that because KTM has other bikes for those other intentions. You don't go buy a chainsaw to cut paper, you get a pair of scissors. And for leads and electronics you use a smaller wire cutter. For chopping wood you use an axe - the proper tool for your intended work. I have a 2022 KTM 350 EXC-F, and I use it for softer enduro as well as touring and toying around my county, and I change my oil whenever I see it getting darker brown inside that inspection glass. Taking care of your bike means to understand how it works, know what you do, why and when. Reading the manual can sometimes make you blind.

It would be great if you do a few more post trip videos on the KTM 350 EXC-F as a big trip dual-sport bike. Also how bike is performing. As you know, the KTM 500 EXC-F is probably more popular for these kind of trips.

KTM 500exc21, my longest oil change has been 65h or 70h, around 2000miles. Did top end rebuild at 500h just to be safe, but I don't think it needed it.

heroic repair job

Hi Scott, great media post, answered a lot of my questions on how to set up GoPro with commentary.

How did you save your footage on your trip?

Thanks for the info. Now, there is a very important factor on all this KTM info and also personal experience. And that is, How and Where do you ride ..... that is what make all the difference in when you may have to do your service intervals.

Any reason for not puttning one fuel blatter on each side of the bike but much lower down to lower the centered weight? Other then that, great setup

The KTM surprised me and Honda I expected it to be fine, but that goes to show the 350 can get the job done.

I worked for AdventHealth until I retired a year and a half ago. I was your x-ray tech at the South Fort Worth Texas facility.

What rear luggage rack do you have?

Thank You for making the video! I had been quite curious how you did it!

Great Job!

What Brand and size tires did you go with on the .KTM 350 And did you the lower bike?

They're designing these engines to fall apart even though we have some of the best metallurgy and oils on the planet ever it's a joke by old bikes❤

I couldn't understand why you'd miss an experience on a CT125

Most honda's yamaha suzuki's and kawasaki's break in at about five hundred hours

I wonder how long these engines can go without a rebuild, the manual says 70 hours for competition and 135 for trail/lighter use. If you've done 207 hours without a rebuild, that's very reassuring . The cost of a rebuild is a big expense, so if these engines will do 200 hours plus without a rebuild, that's great news for those of us on a tight budget!

I don’t think this will have a immediate effect on your engine but it might shorten its life. Getting an oil sample test done would help gauge how it’s going from trip to trip

What is the fuel range of each bike and how did you manage the difference between the two bikes?

By far THE BEST TAT series I have ever watched. Thank You!!! I would love to know more about jack's bike as I have the Rally version and am planning on doing the same trip. Also would love to know what riding pants jack was wearing as they looked very comfortable.

Awesome setup for exc! I'm taking notes)

I feel that the service interval hours compared to total miles driven is probably not the best. Unless you are going excessively fast (high rpm) distance is a factor of your final drive. You can drive at 4500rpm in 4th gear and also in 6th gear. Your distance will be far greater in 6th gear with the same engine wear. Toco Moto and a lot of other long term owners are just doubling the hours to 60-70 for adventure style riding.

The recommendations that are in the manual are for when you’re racing or practising for a race you’re usually always in those higher. RPMs bouncing off the rev limit engine is usually taking a lot harder abuse you’re just riding your bike normal 30 to 60 km an hour sitting in the middle of the Reve you should be able to go three times the amount of the recommendations to racing. I have a Yamaha WR 250 F 2023 and as well I’m not hard on my bike. I keep it in the mid lower RPM range, I’m never bouncing off the or even up past 14,000 RPM. My bike goes to 16,000 RPM. My first inspection I did everything was inspect I wasn’t expecting it not to be that was about 50 hours now I’m at 150 and due for an inspection on the valves, I’ll probably do them in the next week or two got a couple of rides coming up that I want to go with my buddies again I’m expecting the valves to be good. Kind of worried about the timing chain will deal with that when it comes.

Shifting quality goes to hell after like... 8 hours.

Are your side bags the Tusk Excursion’s, or the Highlands? Also, what duffel bag is that?

Did you guys upgrade the CRF300L suspension

Glad to hear that. I presume you cleaned the air filter as needed.

What are u running for tires?

Good tips. You need to add more volume to your video’s. Makes it easer to understand.

i can't tell you how happy i am to hear your results... i'm a, not fast, 64 yr old with a sxf450 factory edition with 100 hrs, 2, back tires, 5 oil changes, air filter and nothing else. i never use the rev-limiter. to say i don't push it is an understatement. i think i'll be ok. thanks

KTM 350exc are premium high compression off road race bikes that can be tagged, there not cheap, it not what guys doing the TAT will choose, guys normally choose a Japanese dual sport for this type of adventure, they're a better tool for the job to rack up many miles and carry heavy weights on the subframe like a crf300l rally, there lower, more comfortable, smoother running, better highway speeds and half the price and it is not uncommon to see 70,000mi on them, you will not have to change the oil or check the valves, it like buying a Ferrari, driving 55mph cross the country you can do it but do you really want to waste a machine like that on that adventure,

I'm a noob, but I read these stories often. It seems the recommended intervals involves racing-for legal reasons. Not casual trail or road riding.

I'd suggest getting a Honda or Suzuki, maybe a Kawasaki, Ktm, Husqvarna, and BMW, are too finicky. I've seen guys take a Honda and Suzuki all the way through one year or more of riding.

ISA. My 2024 model says 15 hour oil change and 45 hours for valves.

Ktm 500 excf 2021.i use it for trail riding. Oil changes every 3000-5000 km, depending on the terrain and abuse. Currently at 34k km and 600+ hours with no issues what so ever.

I met a guy from Austria in the Flinders Ranges South Australia) a couple of weeks ago who’s at the end of a round the world ride on a Honda crf450L and he has 70,000km on it. The recommended service intervals are 1000km and he only changes his oil about every 7000km! He’s still on the original piston. It’s still running fine. Obviously he doesn’t race it but he still rides it like it’s supposed to be. It is a Honda though, not a ktm😂 I told him to sell it to a Honda museum when he gets home.

often my 500 hits +1kmiles per oil change - it is a 19 and is now 9kmiles old and is fine - valves do not need doing nor anything else

Great story. Thanks for sharing.

change the oil every couple thousand miles, when is convenient and the tanks off the bike and your towards the valves check them, otherwise quit sweating the small stuff. these bikes are built so much better than bikes of the past, they are made to handle incredible abuse. I have a friend that has a CRF 450 L he has 16,000 miles when I last checked, he changes the oil about every 2000 miles, not sure if he has checked the valves yet or not. He's never had any unusual problems with the bike. Last I heard it ran better than when it was new. He also does oil analysis via Blackstone labs every now and then and nothing unusual has popped up in the oil analysis. Personally, I believe these short service intervals are to cover the factories tail in the event of warranty work, considering many of these bikes are in competition and being run maxed out for extended periods of time. By the way my friend is an adventure writer/regular commuter as he rides his bike to work whenever he can 12 miles each direction when possible. All this talk about meeting manufactured requirements for oil change is overkill unless you are in competition at the track. just talked with an engine builder that builds bikes for Baja about a week ago. He talked about the durability of these motors, specifically we talked about my 450 L, he knew of someone that has 29,000 miles online, he commutes almost every day to work, he sold the bike to someone else that has I forget, something like 250 hours on it, and that has been full on competition racing. He talks about being ready to rebuild the motor, but doesn't see a reason why yet, as it is running fine. That was good enough for me. This conversation started because I called him about rebuilding mine because I have a cracked engine case and wanted to know if it was worth rebuilding or not. he convinced me. Also, the JB weld covered with Loctite urethane PL glue has been holding without any leaks so not touching it until necessary (I should have it welded). These things are pretty tough man that's the bottom line.

I checked my 21 500 valves at 120 hours. They have not moved since I checked them at 34 hours. I do oil changes about every 35 hours. Keep the air filter clean and don't run it like a race bike and it does not need any more maintenance than any other dual sport. I also average 55 mpg running a vortex ecu. I rode a 19 350 a couple of times back to back with my 500.I really like they way the 350s run. 500/350s are awesome bikes. There are some running long over 2000 miles oil changes interval on the Honda 450RLs with no issues and racking up high trouble free miles.

Great to see you guys again! Thank you for the update! Looking forward to more about gear, how it worked/didn't work and what you'd do different next time. Hope all is well.

I've watched from the beginning and I thought for certain I was witnessing a clown show. No way you guys would come close to making it, but I stand corrected. You both have demonstrated a great lesson in positive attitude, perseverance, enjoying the moment and overing coming challenges as they appear, 1-by1. Congrats. This was an inspiration. God Bless!