XR150L In-Depth Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 มิ.ย. 2024
- An in-depth look at the Honda XR150L in the US market.
00:00 Intro
00:11 The XR150L Strategy
00:38 False Advertising by Honda
01:03 Engine
03:05 Carburetor
03:57 Easy Hop-Up Mod
04:43 Smog Equipment
05:04 0-60MPH and Top Speed
06:41 Transmission Problems
07:41 Clutch Performance & Durability
08:33 Overall Summary of Powertrain Performance
09:23 Fuel Efficiency/MPG
11:12 Mechanical Reliability
12:06 Oil Capacity
12:25 Valve Clearance Inspection
12:44 Oil Filter
13:24 Odd Wheel Size Handling
14:54 Easy Fix to Handling Problems
14:33 Front Suspension
16:53 Front Brake
17:15 Rear Suspension
18:22 Rear Brake
18:45 Frame
19:42 Overall Summary of Handling
20:01 Electrical System and Lighting
21:34 Comfort
22:34 Who is The XR150L For?
23:04 Cost of Running
23:45 Is it Worth The Cost? - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Good to see you back on youtube ... we missed you.
your damn right
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I just like the fact that the XR name lives on, would be nice to see them add something like the xr400 back in the line up.
I would buy one of those immediately
Yeah it kind of sucks the offerings are only an XR150L or an XR650 lol seems like a pretty large gap. A 400 would be awesome I’ve always wanted one
They really should have just called the CRF250F an XR.
@@jasonjavelinIf you live not too far from the border you could buy a XR190 for around 3k in Mexico
@@smileyguyz have to disagree. The XRs were unique machines built for durability first, not power. They have a distinct feel with power, suspension, etc. It’s for these reasons and others to numerous to note that the XR title should not just be slapped onto a totally different bike. It would be like bumping a CRF450F displacement to 500 and calling it a CR500. The name has meaning because of the history; overwrite that and you dilute the meaning.
There are 100 motorcycle youtubers that get a ton of views you should be ahead of. I never watched one that can ride like you OR understand how bikes work like you do. When I want an honest and in depth review nobody I have watched on youtube has a worthwhile "review" like yours. Not Ryan F9, Revzilla, Big Rock Moto, Dork, nobody. You ride better and can diagnose and describe flaws better than anyone and then fix them and then podium finish a things on like an um DR200 ahead of every KTM and Husqvarna. That's legendary. Seriously, you're the best. keep it up. Please
Hey Gabe, great to see another video from you, if you’re looking for inspiration for more content I have a DR650 I’d donate to the channel for you to destroy. Let me know if you’d be interested.
this needs up
Or, you could donate it to me. I can't afford one right now, but I really want one, and I will start a channel with it. 👍
Hech yeah brother! And if Gabe didn't destroy it after his testing then maybe give it away to a lucky viewer?
I started riding on one of these in Vietnam. A 2017 model with 40000kms on it. Loved it. So comfortable and great for a newbie to learn off-road. I had the emissions removed and a fake leo vince pipe put on. It was so loud it would set of car alarms. I abused it like hell and it never failed me. An advantage of owning one in Asia is that many of the parts including the clutch are common scooter parts, meaning that a whole clutch replacement plus labour cost me less than 60USD. I moved back to Australia and upgraded to a Husqvarna FE 501 which is my dream bike, I still miss my little muddy XR though!
I moved to Vietnam 5 years ago and bought a second hand rental with nearly 40,000 km on it. I still use it as my daily commute. Over the years it has had every conceivable mod done, including a big bore kit and a set of usd forks.
Definitely is a value for money bike.
Also ride one in VN, great bike!
Been riding one here in Vietnam daily since 2017 a well. Solid little bike. Mine needs to be serviced now as it's been through a lot, but despite everything it's been through it's been dependable.
I think the international versions may be a bit better than the North American versions.
I used this bike for a month. went all over Vietnam. scraping pegs on crazy twisty tight roads. went up many off road routes. beaches. mountains. The most fun I've ever had on a bike in my life. I have an r7 currently at home and I miss that little xr
Glad to see your back!
Watching you ride like a madman while complaining about the XR150L's shortcomings is the most emotionally confusing yet most informative review ever.
I'm looking for a used unit now in FB marketplace so i can thrash one around. 😅
Love your videos @TheManoy66!
I'm over here pushing my XR 150 all the while being 5"6. 😂
"The compression stroke on the forks is pretty good at smoothing out already flat roads."😂😂😂 I'm dead 💀💀💀
I average about 71 yo 75 mpg in my city. Last weekend I rode it to Indiana 😂 it was a 14hr trip there and back and was getting roughly 200 miles to a tank. Also with concerns to the oil consumption 🤷♂️ I change the oil every 500 miles. It's 1.056 quarts, costs about 10 bucks. I dont own another vehicle and it been killer since I got it. I do want to do that sprocket change and re jet the carb tho.
That’s really low for that bike. I weigh north of 200lbs and still average 100mpg in the city.
Hell yeah, man! You're back! I probably won't buy this bike but I love your videos. They keep me in the sport
Just picked up an Xr150 for my wife, and she threw 160 miles of dual sporting on it the first day. It’s also my favorite commuter/beer run bike I’ve ever had. Plus it saves the miles on my Crf450x “light adv build”.
Hoping TTR will release a little more info on some of the mods he did. Detailed descriptions of solutions like the oil consumption issue, air box mods, smog delete, etc. it’s oddly hard working on a bike so new, yet so simple and old. And there are very few online resources for this bike as of right now.
But yea, TTR is absolutely thrashing that little bike, and it’s been fun to hear what he has to say about it.
Great to see you back). Your fitness guide helped me ride better and longer. Keep up the good work👍
Just landed here. What a review my friend... Thanks a lot for the show. Subscribed and waiting for the next!
Thanks for the upload keep em coming
Glad you’re back man!
yessssss great review video as always. Been looking at this bike and waiting for a video since you stared showing it off on your instagram. Appreciate the video hope you have a great day!
Watched all your videos after seeing your KDX video a few years ago. Love to see you back! The 150L is a little too small for me but seems like a neat little bike. Small displacement bikes viability in the US like this soooo depend on where you live
Holy hell thank god youre back, i thought the 5 month hiatus meant it was all over.
Great informative video mate keep up the good work
Great to see you back with a fantastic video 👍
You mentioned how lame the suspension is, so what mods did you do to allow for your high speed desert blasting?
Solid content👌👌 Love to see a 300l review too.
Gabe that was really informative .I have an older Beta 125 fourcycle I have been trying out .No desert here in Maine .
Finally... Awesome channel great videos
Great review
Great video, as usual!
Buddy, where ya been ... Welcome back and don't leave us hanging again. Missed ya content !
Nice video! I have 4000 on my XR150L and really enjoy it on the rural back roads and gravel roads around here. For me it is a fun bike to ride and I have another bike for long highway rides.
I was just looking to see if you'd uploaded anything like last week
Great to see you back man, i started doing off road shit with my commuter cause of you(you owe me a left mirror)
Thanks for letting me know what I have to look forward to lol I have 3k miles on mine. It’s been fine other than the carburetor sticking and filling the air box up with gas. I did notice the false neutral once last week
Fantastic vid.
I named my kid after this kid. Glad he’s still doing the internet things, it’s been awhile.
Please do videos what you did to prevent oil use in the crankcase breather and the smog block offs.
Thanks!
Did my MSF course on this bike, it was a pretty fun
It seems to be moving at a good clip in your video. Nice riding!
Channel name checks out.
Finally dam don't make us wait this long again please 😅
Glad to see a vid from you! I hope you are able to make more. I enjoy your content. I have a klx230sm that I want to get 21/18 wheels for so I can play off-road after seeing your videos
More videos please! 😊
He lives!!!!
Would love to see how to videos of the mods you have done
I didn't think the gear ratios are bad, in fact I put a smaller rear sprocket to get more top speed, Admittedly I only drive on dirt roads, and I have put a high compression piston, camshaft etc... I am surprised the suspension held up so good, I had to change the seals 3 times already at 20.000km and broke the top mount of the rear shock of. Nice video you are a big inspiration to me
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Best review
Bought a 2024 a week ago. It perfectly fits what I bought it for, mainly forestry roads. I'm fortunate enough I can have multiple bikes and my wife also rides. So adding bikes to our stable is encouraged. We ride Harley's mostly and I have a KTM 450EXC also, but honestly don't ride it anymore like it was intended and have put supermoto wheels on it, but can switch to dirt. On forestry roads I can enjoy my surroundings and even cutting out the stock spark arrestor and using a sink screen for a spark arrestor, still quiet, much quieter than the KTM and a more relaxing ride. The issue with buying an XR is not understanding its capabilities compared to your expectations. This bike was on my short list, the TW 200 was on it, but a new one costs twice as much as the XR. If you can even find a used one, they cost $3,000+.
Bro... Where's this channel been hiding?
SUB!
I wonder if it’s just the weight of the shift lever bouncing around that is screwing with the gear selection. I enjoyed your take on this fun play bike!
I love my xr150. Its my first bike and a great beginner bike to get your license on, further more I'm not scared to pin it around turns and it allowed me to really progress to much better rider much faster. Now that I've owned it for a year and put 3k miles on mine I'm think of buying a 450 in a year or two. I love the price point, I love the simplicity, I'm not putting a single extra penny beyond footpegs into it, and as a bonus I use it to doordash all the time allowing me to save on gas. Plus in a few years I can sell it for basically what I bought it for and then get a used crf 450 for a just a few bucks more. It's an awesome deal. I rather buy this then a grom or a trail forsure. Plus space for an extra passenger, and chicks dig bikes.
IT FINALLY DROPPED BOYS
🎉🎉🎉 welcome
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can you reveiw everything this world has to offer? could watch this for hours, Video well edited and script is on point. Information plentiful and paid for with many hours of time on the seat, with honest and well thought out arguments surrounding every detail about this machine.
How do you fix the low end torque. Add more teeth to the front and rear sprocket?
I'm thinking about getting one as my first bike, hoping to ride it to work, etc. Is it a good bike for that??
Your review makes the North American version seem quite a bit different from the international version. Setting the lack of a kickstart in the NA version aside, I've been riding my international version daily in SE Asia since early 2017 and have never had it kck out of gear, and there is no issue at all with oil consumption. The fuses mine came with were 15am.
We missed you...😢
would you ever review the klx230? i think it is overshadowed
I got a theory about why Honda finally decided to drop this bike on the US markets..... lol, she's a proven bike as witnessed by
S.American/Asian countries where she sold like wildfire. That said, the only thing Honda had to do is adjust her for emissions
by altering the airbox/intake, the muffler, & the carb which was easy enough. Uncorking her for all the pony power she has is
allowing a lot more air into the combustion, a muffler to let it out, & many change the jetting but I've seen one man who put
in another larger carb to take care of it. He says he got about 10MPH added to the bike after doing these upgrades which if
you get 10+ miles per/hour on a bike that went 55-60, that's a substantial increase of power & I happen to believe all that he
said about the numbers. He did all upgrades on video & compared since he's got 2 Honda xr150L bikes, one for his wife & 1
for him. Thanks for the video, I'm also wondering about the suspension - can the front suspension off CRF150R / CRF150R
Expert be swapped into the 150L Dual Sport? I forgot, the reason Honda brought this bike into the US bike scene is that they
want to compete w/ the Chinese bikes on amazon? Seriously, Honda deals w/ them in most markets but I think they saw the
numbers of Chinese bikes being sold & for $3000($1,000 more) than the China Bikes you can get a good Honda bike that can
last forever if ya take good care of her. Anyhoo, thank you for the video ~ peace
I'm just waiting for a used white one to come up online. It's more than enough here because our road speed is way slower than the US. Gonna use the xr150l as an adventure/farmbike for me and my dad.
I really love the bike for cruising through Honolulu. I agree the 2nd gear is a little too tall. Other than that, suspension is very smooth, control's are very ergonomic and high quality, seat comfortable starts with just a quick flick at that starter. I haven't gotten off road yet, but love it for the small crowded streets and winding mountain and ocean-front roads around Oahu.
hell yea ttm video
I call mine The Donkey, because it's not pretty or fast, but it'll get the job done. Eventually.
Excellent review, dead on accurate. Although I haven't personally had issue with the transmission popping out of gear.
I considered buying one of these. Ended getting an 08 crf230l for quite a bit less money. I couldn’t imagine being on something that weighs 20lbs more and have less power than my 230 especially for the otd price. I feel like if you could find one second hand for $2000-2500 it would be a good deal. For not much more than the otd price you can find a second hand 250l and 300l
Can you make a video with all the mods you do to it? to make it better. i can get mine to a max of 55mph. and i went with a 38 and 110 jet. punched the screen and removed the snorkle. and removed the spark arrestor.
Just wringing out that little 150😀👍!!
Great video, am on UK and rebuilding an xr125 with my grandson (for him to have and learn to use tools) Can anyone help with the tyres you are using, struggling in the UK for choice with rim sizes. Btw, swing arm completely corroded and close to collapse when I picked bike up (cheap)
Ta very muchly!
I have one 1600 miles..front end was loose..i bought a magnetic drain plug..adj valves at 650 miles..exhaust valve a little tight..just installed honda skid plate..
What size tire did you mount to the rear?
ayyyyyy there he is
I have a question the chrome tub on top of the head all you did was cap it off ?
I and try to desmog my bike I took the charcoal can out but wasn’t sure if I needed to get rid of the chrome hose
You need a heat resistant cap as it goes directly to the exhaust port. You can use a silicone cap, it will hold
@@TortureTestMagazine thank you so much .i am installing a 30mm carb with a accelerator pump and wanted to delete all of that stuff.i did you breather tube and it worked perfectly!
Where are you riding with all the Joshua trees. I love riding with them spectacting.
Good to ear you again.
Nice playground you've got, will it be use to torture others cheap chinese product like BHR or Asiawing?
I guess now my question is, what would you do to make this bike? Be able to handle rougher off road riding with what’s available on the after market. Would you upgrade the wheels to 21 and 18! What about big bore kits? I’d love to see what your ultimate version of this bike would be
Bearing on BOTH sides of the cam and roller rockers? What is this, a race bike??
I wonder how a grom compares on and off road
Where can I find a rear trunk like that?
Budget build for endurance race, please!
Let’s see how far this bike can go.
Here are some mods:
Performance cam and or camshaft
“230cc” big bore
PWK carburetor or Mikuni TM pumper
Smaller front sprocket
Lastly the suspension would have to
be swapped or modded.
Will it make the hill? ;)
What tires are you running on it
What kind of MPG do you get running on KTM tears?
I love the xr200
Dude, could you go over some of your riding techniques and learning tips? I’m fairly new to true dirt riding, and I bet a lot of people would love to know what skills are essential to ride as fast as you do.
Hell, if I could push 80% of your pace on the same bike, I’d be pretty happy.
In Mexico Honda sells the 150
and they also sell a 190 version with efi .They should have sold the 190 version here . I owned the 190 while I lived in Cabo.No choke and fast starts . The head pipe had a cat convertor in it but it never got too hot .
Are we ever going to see a tw200 review/mod list from you😅
You should do the CRF300L!
So when are you running this on the 24 Glen Helen race? 😂
Would a TU250x be better?
Goede video, Not available here in the Netherlands, EU laws😮💨
My 2000 Transalp was way below this ones price though and never let me down.
Last year for carburateurs and no ABS, what's not on it can't break.
Great starter bike, looks good, cheap and simple, would suit me nicely.
But mine is only 24 yo and i am 50 so she will outlive me.
It's a HONDA 🤷🏼♂️
Using a centrifuge instead of an oil filter is a pretty cool idea.
Being a 2nd gen 150f engine it should take the 225cc bolt on kits and have some potential, just wish it had at least 35 or 37mm forks.
What are you doing uploading at 12am I wanted to go to bed.
Review the Yamaha XT250
nice
Sym nht review
You guys badly need to have the crf150l. And it’s dual sport. And more bargain for the money for me. Quite common here in Southeastasia. Honda should’ve have released the crf150l instead of the xr150. Honda missed a market there in the states. Well loves your videos men and more power to come.
how many years before one can learn how to ride like that? the average?
YA... more TTM content!!!
When are you going to school those RMATVMC guys again?
I probably never will buy a 150, But I love the vids so thats 26 minutes of entertainment. Keep them coming! any future endurance racing ? you should buy another kdx or review an xr400
You could buy a 230 motor and bolt it on here.
Please try a Honda Grom before you knock that out the way. Coming from a 250lb guy, owning that bike was a ton of fun to whip around and was much more capable with it's own unique dynamics being so lightweight.
@@bmar916 My first bike was a grom. Fun but absolutely useless offroad.
@@nickofcambodia2980 Well I think that answers why this reviewer is bashing it 😂 no speed limits or traffic out in the middle of nowhere. I would mostly use it on the street and it's always more fun riding something slower; fast, then it is to ride something fast; slow.
@@bmar916 they are great bikes in the city for sure, but in the desert you need a dedicated dirtbike
An XR400 video would be awesome but man are they expensive these days for what they are!
So what your saying is my 1984 honda xl185s duel shock would still give this bike a run for its money?
Geez no wonder honda are struggling to sell bikes...
my first 2 wheel machine was a xr100r. what a machine. i did my first wheelie on that bike. and would absolutley rip that thing around the deserts all over california. i have no doubt this machine is worth every penny and will last forever.
i wish they werent building it in china tho ? is this real. Hondas manufacturing in china seems suberb i wish they built it there as well
I've only seen ONE for sale on CL. BTW, it's not available in Mexico for some reason. It should sell great there. Mexico is full of weird knock-offs(Chinese) bikes.