Good to hear 14k and going strong. I’m at 4500 the first year. Taking off 2 weeks in November to go down and enter the Baja 1000. License plate and all. If I make out alive I have hope to put that many miles and more on BDRs etc...
Great update!! Doing Idaho, Washington BDRs and down through Oregon in August on a T7 though. Got 700 miles on my RL waiting for the fall in Moab and Utah riding.
Hey John, fantastic series of videos. Hit a tree on my 450, broken arm and pelvis. Bike is fine, Honda legendary build quality unlike us ageing humans. 🇬🇧
I think you have actually built the unicorn bike that everyone dreams about but no manufacturer has yet developed. I recently bought a 300 Rally because I suck off road on my Tiger 900 and I wanted to experience lightweight riding. I'm now hooked on the Honda but wishing for a 450 Rally even with the short intervals. Good thing is I'm teaching my adult son to ride the 300 and since my bike social group has gone from long distance trips to trailering I may dump the Triumph and get or build my own enduro/dual sport/light adventure.
I bought the adventure spec fairing. Surprised at how much wind deflection it has given me especially as I’m 6ft 7. Easy install and space for a few gadgets and 2 USB Chargers. Quick question / what frame guards did you fit? I can’t find anything specific for a 450l. Awesome video as always John. Cheers
Looks good dude.. you've helped me alot on mine. And your right the front end is super light on these Bikes.. so a little more weight up there actually helps I find.. braaaaap. And thanks again. You the man john
Great effort on the video and the bike! You have enjoyed modifying the bike as much as we have enjoyed following along for the ride. Your bike is AWESOME! Ride on John! I now have my 2021 CRF 450 RL and your videos have been VERY helpful for small issues with fitting various modifications. So far it is everything I had hoped it would be. More enjoyable than my previous KTM 450's in terms of maintenance and driveability, just that little bit more...mmmmm ...relaxed. Enjoying the vast weight reduction from the African Twin and I am very happily surprised at the gearing for highway speeds. Really a very VERY capable machine. Many thanks. As we get more freedom to safely travel and to ride farther a field again over the coming months I will continue to check in with you and share any interesting experiences on the Honda. Cheers
John, I would really love to see what tools you keep on the bike as i’m putting together a tool kit for my newly acquired ‘19. Thanks for the cool content.
Still waiting for a dealer to get to get one..but soon hopefully we'll be seeing each other..retirement in 3 months..I plan on being ready for adventures
That is very terrain dependent, but let's call it 150 to 200. I aim for oil changes at 600 to 1000 miles, or whenever I'm near a place I can dispose of it properly.
I suffer from the cut outs under about 5 litres. I have no idea how to wheelie to through the fuel back and over the lip. Recon it “could” be dangerous on the road with traffic behind you.
Goodday John magic looking Honda if we only still had the 450 the problem with not seeing the wheel is no problem the Dakar riders only see them if thay cum of ride safe
@@JohnTYoung Just realized you did 3K in your first two months. So yeah- you’ll be rolling past 20K easily by the end of the Fall. To be honest- I just don’t wanna see you rip her guts out quite yet like you threatened...... she’s been so faithful.
Hi John. Great Vid, I am patiently saving/waiting till I can build a reproduction of your config. One question though, and I apologize if you've covered this before. Couldn't oil changes be extended if there were simply more oil in / looping through the system? Not sure how to do it, but my old 85 Honda Nighthawk S used the frame to carry oil up to a frame mounted oil cooler. So I am thinking that a section of the 450 frame could be cordoned off, fittings added, and a doubling or tripling of the volume be done without adding an auxiliary tank. What ya think? Anyone else got ideas? This would really eliminate the only real pain this bike currently has IMHO. Cheers!
Can’t see why the Honda won’t be as durable as the EXC500. Honda arguably has better build quality, EXCs are easily going many hundreds of hours with only minor maintenance. I have altered mine and everything I read says they will last for a long time. Here in Australia, Honda has pulled the 450 from the market. Pity, it was a great idea let down by some poor decisions ie ecu, power, fuel range and a ridiculous new price. I would have bought one.
Good to hear 14k and going strong. I’m at 4500 the first year. Taking off 2 weeks in November to go down and enter the Baja 1000. License plate and all. If I make out alive I have hope to put that many miles and more on BDRs etc...
I wanted to do something like that too!!! Good luck and have fun!
Amazing footage John! Keep up the rad videos. Picked up a '21 RL and building my unicorn :D
Cheers for 🦄
Great update!! Doing Idaho, Washington BDRs and down through Oregon in August on a T7 though. Got 700 miles on my RL waiting for the fall in Moab and Utah riding.
Let me know when you're down this way!
The quality of your vids keep getting better and better quality content too
Thank you!
Came for the Rally Kit review...but now I want a drone. Spending my money again for me!😉
You’re welcome! 😃
Hey John, fantastic series of videos. Hit a tree on my 450, broken arm and pelvis. Bike is fine, Honda legendary build quality unlike us ageing humans. 🇬🇧
The T 1000 terminator is probably built by Honda. Get well soon
@@JohnTYoung Thanks John
I think you have actually built the unicorn bike that everyone dreams about but no manufacturer has yet developed. I recently bought a 300 Rally because I suck off road on my Tiger 900 and I wanted to experience lightweight riding. I'm now hooked on the Honda but wishing for a 450 Rally even with the short intervals. Good thing is I'm teaching my adult son to ride the 300 and since my bike social group has gone from long distance trips to trailering I may dump the Triumph and get or build my own enduro/dual sport/light adventure.
Thank you. I know it is certainly MY unicorn bike.
I bought the adventure spec fairing. Surprised at how much wind deflection it has given me especially as I’m 6ft 7. Easy install and space for a few gadgets and 2 USB Chargers. Quick question / what frame guards did you fit? I can’t find anything specific for a 450l. Awesome video as always John. Cheers
I used the RX guards and trimmed them here and there. Thanks!
Looks good dude.. you've helped me alot on mine. And your right the front end is super light on these Bikes.. so a little more weight up there actually helps I find.. braaaaap. And thanks again. You the man john
Thank you!
Great effort on the video and the bike! You have enjoyed modifying the bike as much as we have enjoyed following along for the ride. Your bike is AWESOME! Ride on John! I now have my 2021 CRF 450 RL and your videos have been VERY helpful for small issues with fitting various modifications.
So far it is everything I had hoped it would be. More enjoyable than my previous KTM 450's in terms of maintenance and driveability, just that little bit more...mmmmm ...relaxed. Enjoying the vast weight reduction from the African Twin and I am very happily surprised at the gearing for highway speeds. Really a very VERY capable machine. Many thanks. As we get more freedom to safely travel and to ride farther a field again over the coming months I will continue to check in with you and share any interesting experiences on the Honda. Cheers
Thank you so much Mark and I can’t wait to hear about your adventures!
All that matters is that you are happy with it. Great job building it your way. Awesome bike!! Stay safe!!
Thank you! You stay safe too. But not too safe.
Thanks John. In addition to the Rebel X rally kit, did you add any of their other accessories like brackets or switches? Thanks again.
You're welcome Mark. Nope. I used my own switches and fuses.
Great update. Impressive at 14k. Thanks John.
Thanks.
John that looks Awesome. Love the B-role at the end. Looks like fun. If ya don’t mind me asking how much weight did it add to the front of the bike?
12lbs - ish
John,
I would really love to see what tools you keep on the bike as i’m putting together a tool kit for my newly acquired ‘19. Thanks for the cool content.
I'll add one on here shortly, though it's going to be short...
Good review and update John. Cheers 🇨🇦
Thanks Bob!
Love the drone footage mate!
Thanks!
You’ve done a great job on that bike!
Thanks Critter!
Really nice review, great job!
Thanks for watching
Love the drone shots!
I may have to use it once in a while
Still waiting for a dealer to get to get one..but soon hopefully we'll be seeing each other..retirement in 3 months..I plan on being ready for adventures
Ya! Enjoy it!
Ever consider starting a small aftermarket sales business for this custom stuff ?.....it would sell
Awesome John. Thanks for the updates. Can you let us know where the dual USB outlet came from? I can’t find one anywhere. Cheers
The USB was part of the Rebel X kit. There must be one out there somewhere. Right?
@@JohnTYoung you’d think
I bought one for my bike on Amazon.
I notice the GET something or other sticker...... did you swap out the Vortex for the GET? I have the Athena GET on my KTM 500 and love it.
I don’t have a GET. Or a GET sticker that I know of.
@@JohnTYoung At 4:56 you can see what I thought was it to the left of your Upshift sticker. Anyways Your adventure looks like a lot of fun.
Did you have problem whit the yoshimura pipe and turn signal , some say the pipe burn it
No. The signal gets exhaust smoke on it. But not burnt.
What would u say is the best fuel tank for going down hard in trails durability and larger capacity than stock
You only have 2 options as of right now, IMS 3 gallon and Nomad 5 gallon. You want the 3 gallon.
What exhaust heat shield are you using above the foot peg? Is that a wrap around heat guard? Thanks.
It’s a fabric thingy from DEI I think.
I can’t seem to find in the list above.. what’s the name of the shield you went with?
It’s the Rebel X Rally kit
CRF300L has 8k oil change and 16k filters!
Yup.
Great work... In Adv mode how many miles are you covering each day?
Im tring to work out how many days your getting between oil changes?
That is very terrain dependent, but let's call it 150 to 200. I aim for oil changes at 600 to 1000 miles, or whenever I'm near a place I can dispose of it properly.
Do you still like your Nomad gas tank? Trying to decide between the IMS and the Nomad.
I do, but you have to realize that when you crash, you crash on the tank. It adds a level of protection and extra damage at the same time.
I suffer from the cut outs under about 5 litres. I have no idea how to wheelie to through the fuel back and over the lip. Recon it “could” be dangerous on the road with traffic behind you.
@@blackpearlpastoral A good hard acceleration is usually good enough, till those last 2 liters. Then start looking for a ramp and a gas station.
How is the Velcro working for you, mine lasted one ride. Came away the tank side lost all stick. Other than that I’m liking the Rebel X
It held up well until I crashed it and the tape got dirty. There's got to be a better way,
@@JohnTYoung your right must be just a case of finding it 😂 thinking of trying heat glue gun on the Velcro tank side
John, how much does it weigh in it's current form full of fuel?
Best guess, 340. It was 315 before the Nomad Tank. So 12 for the gas and 13 for the rally kit. I guess.
@@JohnTYoung thanks!
Goodday John magic looking Honda if we only still had the 450 the problem with not seeing the wheel is no problem the Dakar riders only see them if thay cum of ride safe
Right!
Killin it🤘🏻
Thanks!
This is awesome.
Do you plan on passing 20K by Jan 1, 2023?
Time is flying.
You’ll be doing Dakkar 6 months from now.
Hope your training.
Plan. Training. I like you. You're funny!
@@JohnTYoung Just realized you did 3K in your first two months.
So yeah- you’ll be rolling past 20K easily by the end of the Fall.
To be honest- I just don’t wanna see you rip her guts out quite yet like you threatened......
she’s been so faithful.
Rip her guts out? You make me sound like a mass murderer. I’ll slow down.
Hi John. Great Vid, I am patiently saving/waiting till I can build a reproduction of your config. One question though, and I apologize if you've covered this before. Couldn't oil changes be extended if there were simply more oil in / looping through the system? Not sure how to do it, but my old 85 Honda Nighthawk S used the frame to carry oil up to a frame mounted oil cooler. So I am thinking that a section of the 450 frame could be cordoned off, fittings added, and a doubling or tripling of the volume be done without adding an auxiliary tank. What ya think? Anyone else got ideas? This would really eliminate the only real pain this bike currently has IMHO. Cheers!
Thanks Mike. Would you get that worked out let me know I want one
I can tell john you wish you would not have put that big tower on. Then you would be very close to the unicorn.
The tower is the horn on the unicorn. 🦄
@@JohnTYoung why did you get a ktm then? Is there a unicorn? Maybe you should tell us ? No then. Lol. I enjoy your channel
Just because I’m afraid to crash it doesn’t mean you would be. Ima wuss.
Why wear a backpack when you have a back rack? Lol
Because I don’t trust the drone and my camera on the back of the bike not to get shaken to little tiny pieces.
@@JohnTYoung ok gotcha, makes sense
I always make sense. 🤔🤨😂
@@JohnTYoung 😂👍
I thought the flat earth theory was possible when you stopped posting.
Sorry about that. I had a lot of stuff to wade through. And it's not a theory. 😁
Мы с вами.Класс
I don't know what you said, but thanks for adding to the conversation.
@@JohnTYoung Для нас в России это большие деньги.Месяц надо нам работать
@@SuperIgor21 месяц работать, чтобы купить crf450l?
@@SuperIgor21 It is a lot here too.
Can’t see why the Honda won’t be as durable as the EXC500. Honda arguably has better build quality, EXCs are easily going many hundreds of hours with only minor maintenance. I have altered mine and everything I read says they will last for a long time. Here in Australia, Honda has pulled the 450 from the market. Pity, it was a great idea let down by some poor decisions ie ecu, power, fuel range and a ridiculous new price. I would have bought one.
I don’t know why anybody does What did they do