In this episode I head back to bush with some mates to better test and review the Stage 4 tune and contemplate the loss of bottom end power, compared to the Stage 3 tune.
I am very please with the 550 92 octain and the full air intake mod. I chose to keep the stock cams . I run 14 39 gear and 110 rear tire. This set up gives me great all around . Ist and second gear power wheelies 3rd gear clutch ups. I ride most trails in 4th at 4500 to 5000 rpms
Wow some beautiful trails you have there. All very interesting love the amount of testing you are doing with these mods and all the fine tuning. Doing some interesting trails in Tasmania at the moment and disabled the abs for the steeper more technical trails and I am amazed when this little bike will go fully loaded. Can’t wait for your final thoughts on stage 4.
Nice one👌🏼 I know you have tested gearing thoroughly but here in muddy uk the general gearing change is 13 front standard rear. Seems the best compromise 😊
I still have stock tuning on my 250 but have messed a lot with gear tuning.
Many says that 13/40 is a good set up I found it a bit to revy for traveling but great on the trails I ended up settling with 14/42 and found that to be the perfect compromise for both low end torque and maintaining high way speeds without excessive revs and the speedo isn't to far off either
16:10 Quick tip! Don't reset ignition after tipping the bike. Just reset the cut-off switch with your right thumb… (The Big Red Button) I've dropped my bikes so many times. Good thing i have crashbars…😅
Hey mate, I just came across your channel as im in the market for an adv bike. I haven't been on a bike since i was a kid so ill be getting my bike license and am hoping a crf rally can replace my 4wd which is my daily at the moment.
Given my use case and riding experience, would you say this bike is a good fit for me? My main concern is on the freeway (i need to drive a while to get to campsites), is it too light to the point where it doesn't feel as safe as a bigger bike?
The tracks you rode in this video are pretty much the limit i intend on riding in as im a solo traveller. I'd feel much more confident on these tracks solo on a bike than my 3t 4wd
Ps im referring to the bike stock, with the total price of mods and tune. Are there any bikes you can recommend that will do the job at the same price point that might be a better fit? Reliability is a pretty high priority too
I went home washed the bike had a shower and went to sleep . You went home,changed gearing and went out riding some more ! Well done mate that bike flies .
Thanks for all your great vids & sharing your experience. I’ve installed: -cbr cams -cbr boot -I think 550 hi-flow airbox cover -stainless air filter -exhaust spark arrestor delete -charcoal canister delete -550, 91octane stage 1.5. WHAT STAGE AM I AT? I redline & dump clutch & it won’t come up??? No confidence clearing logs..etc…
Very useful information and comparison with other bikes and different types of mods effects on bike. Thank you for the video! Impressed with performance, is that 140 number in history on GPS? That means at least 150 by speedo. It seems like you discovered formula of unicorn adventure motorcycle. Here in Korea motorcyclists have very limited permission to make performance mods, especially visible one as exhaust modifications, have to find out how to make same modifications with stock modified exhaust.
Hi Sean! Me again. I’m on a ‘21 300Rally. Thanks for continuing to test and share. I’ve got a bucket list ride coming up w/my 30 y o son (he’s on KTM690😳) this summer to very rugged steep Telluride, CO Rockies’ passes , Moab, Utah also west to Pacific coast. I’m running standard sprockets, Tusk Dsport 120/90-18, full Yoshimura, airbox with 550’s mod plus Jake thegardensnake’s big pipe coupling (course uni filter Mat’l oiled w/Bel-Ray) and Hurricane final filter….aka:LOTS of air flow, deleted PAIR, MY21+ ECU, cbr300 v’stack . Watching intently thinking Stage 3 for lower rev tractoring torque on those wicked rock filled Colorado passes and other off road TransAmerica Trail terrain (we’re only doing western most portion of TaT Colorado through Oregon) and if I want top end plus added HP….swap cams and ECU to Stage 4 after returning home. It just seems that by virtue of the higher S4 revs for the extra power we’re inducing the added engine wear that comes with higher rpm’s plus I’d lose that low end torque that 4-cycles have been popular for and known to produce. I’ve always found it easier to ride technical spots at lower torque filled rpm’s. None of this is criticism. Things change, lol, I’m 66 y o. Please feel free to comment. What am I overlooking overthinking missing here? S4 does appeal greatly because of the extra HP and torque except for the high revs. That part seems more akin to the way we all used to need to ride 2 strokes in the woods ‘back in the day’ cranked and on the throttle especially for challenging hill climbs covered with leaves, roots rocks ruts etc etc.
I maybe recognise that rocky ledged hill you turned around on at about 19:30. I got there from the other side, but there was no way I was going up those ledges. If it's the same place, you'd find a locked gate at the bottom. You can get around the gate, but then you'll find yourself literally in some guy's back yard. I got there coz old mate had left his gates open and by the time I realized it I decided to keep going. Then I saw that hill, and had to make my way back past old mates clothesline with my tail between my legs. To make matters worse, the gates were closed on my way back, so my presence had been noted.
It's remarkable the things that end up on a map and called a "road".
Thanks for sharing these videos. I like your thought process with the testing. That looked like an awesome ride. Great scenery. Keep up the good work. 👍🇦🇺
Installing my stage 3 in the next week! Thank you for the videos they continue to be very informative.
Im a bit lost in all those stages Shonky , can you break down the stages a bit for us dummies?
I am very please with the 550 92 octain and the full air intake mod. I chose to keep the stock cams . I run 14 39 gear and 110 rear tire. This set up gives me great all around . Ist and second gear power wheelies 3rd gear clutch ups. I ride most trails in 4th at 4500 to 5000 rpms
Can you share with viewers how much it has cost $$ to get the bike to this point?
Wow some beautiful trails you have there. All very interesting love the amount of testing you are doing with these mods and all the fine tuning. Doing some interesting trails in Tasmania at the moment and disabled the abs for the steeper more technical trails and I am amazed when this little bike will go fully loaded. Can’t wait for your final thoughts on stage 4.
Nice one👌🏼 I know you have tested gearing thoroughly but here in muddy uk the general gearing change is 13 front standard rear. Seems the best compromise 😊
I still have stock tuning on my 250 but have messed a lot with gear tuning.
Many says that 13/40 is a good set up I found it a bit to revy for traveling but great on the trails I ended up settling with 14/42 and found that to be the perfect compromise for both low end torque and maintaining high way speeds without excessive revs and the speedo isn't to far off either
10:47 shonky put a power bomb header on like they do the Motorcross Hondas for mid range 👋🤠👍
Shonky ,trial and error I think you'll get there in the end mate ,well done so far ye 👋🤠👍
👋🤠👍
if you were still enduro'ing, fine, but stage this and stage that for riding in red mud?
I can remember as a fifteen year old, when they had snow on sugarloaf, by the way iam still riding adventure bikes.
16:10 Quick tip! Don't reset ignition after tipping the bike. Just reset the cut-off switch with your right thumb… (The Big Red Button)
I've dropped my bikes so many times. Good thing i have crashbars…😅
Geez man. Thanks for all the really useful info and opinions. Saves a heap of experimenting!
Hey mate, I just came across your channel as im in the market for an adv bike. I haven't been on a bike since i was a kid so ill be getting my bike license and am hoping a crf rally can replace my 4wd which is my daily at the moment.
Given my use case and riding experience, would you say this bike is a good fit for me? My main concern is on the freeway (i need to drive a while to get to campsites), is it too light to the point where it doesn't feel as safe as a bigger bike?
The tracks you rode in this video are pretty much the limit i intend on riding in as im a solo traveller. I'd feel much more confident on these tracks solo on a bike than my 3t 4wd
Ps im referring to the bike stock, with the total price of mods and tune. Are there any bikes you can recommend that will do the job at the same price point that might be a better fit? Reliability is a pretty high priority too
Thanks for your time
I went home washed the bike had a shower and went to sleep . You went home,changed gearing and went out riding some more ! Well done mate that bike flies .
Thanks for all your great vids & sharing your experience.
I’ve installed:
-cbr cams
-cbr boot
-I think 550 hi-flow airbox cover
-stainless air filter
-exhaust spark arrestor delete
-charcoal canister delete
-550, 91octane stage 1.5.
WHAT STAGE AM I AT?
I redline & dump clutch & it won’t come up???
No confidence clearing logs..etc…
Very useful information and comparison with other bikes and different types of mods effects on bike. Thank you for the video!
Impressed with performance, is that 140 number in history on GPS? That means at least 150 by speedo. It seems like you discovered formula of unicorn adventure motorcycle. Here in Korea motorcyclists have very limited permission to make performance mods, especially visible one as exhaust modifications, have to find out how to make same modifications with stock modified exhaust.
Hi Sean! Me again. I’m on a ‘21 300Rally. Thanks for continuing to test and share. I’ve got a bucket list ride coming up w/my 30 y o son (he’s on KTM690😳) this summer to very rugged steep Telluride, CO Rockies’ passes , Moab, Utah also west to Pacific coast. I’m running standard sprockets, Tusk Dsport 120/90-18, full Yoshimura, airbox with 550’s mod plus Jake thegardensnake’s big pipe coupling (course uni filter Mat’l oiled w/Bel-Ray) and Hurricane final filter….aka:LOTS of air flow, deleted PAIR, MY21+ ECU, cbr300 v’stack . Watching intently thinking Stage 3 for lower rev tractoring torque on those wicked rock filled Colorado passes and other off road TransAmerica Trail terrain (we’re only doing western most portion of TaT Colorado through Oregon) and if I want top end plus added HP….swap cams and ECU to Stage 4 after returning home. It just seems that by virtue of the higher S4 revs for the extra power we’re inducing the added engine wear that comes with higher rpm’s plus I’d lose that low end torque that 4-cycles have been popular for and known to produce. I’ve always found it easier to ride technical spots at lower torque filled rpm’s. None of this is criticism. Things change, lol, I’m 66 y o. Please feel free to comment. What am I overlooking overthinking missing here? S4 does appeal greatly because of the extra HP and torque except for the high revs. That part seems more akin to the way we all used to need to ride 2 strokes in the woods ‘back in the day’ cranked and on the throttle especially for challenging hill climbs covered with leaves, roots rocks ruts etc etc.
Love the testing you're doing so I don't have to!
I maybe recognise that rocky ledged hill you turned around on at about 19:30. I got there from the other side, but there was no way I was going up those ledges. If it's the same place, you'd find a locked gate at the bottom. You can get around the gate, but then you'll find yourself literally in some guy's back yard. I got there coz old mate had left his gates open and by the time I realized it I decided to keep going. Then I saw that hill, and had to make my way back past old mates clothesline with my tail between my legs. To make matters worse, the gates were closed on my way back, so my presence had been noted.
It's remarkable the things that end up on a map and called a "road".
Thanks for sharing these videos. I like your thought process with the testing. That looked like an awesome ride. Great scenery. Keep up the good work. 👍🇦🇺