Congratulations on the new bike. Enjoy riding i do.

@DadsDomain

3 жыл бұрын

We definitely will. He got it out for a 40 mile ride since we filmed it and he said he likes it a lot so far

I looked at a 300 rally, out the door 10k! Nuts! I am keeping my 2020 250 rally!

Awesome...love my Rally. 2017 model now with almost 30,000k's and have done plenty of off road adventures on it. Re: pricing and availability issues...same here in Oz.👍

Congrats to him on the new bike! I was curious why he didn't get the 300 when I first saw the thumbnail, but your explanation made a lot of sense. It seems like a great deal on that. I'm not very familiar with the 300, but isn't it not a true 300 and is a 285 or something like that? I'd imagine someone would make a big bore kit for the 250Ls like the WR250Rs have and you could get that extra HP/TQ(probably even a little more) for less than the price difference between what he got this for and the 300's price tag.

@DadsDomain

3 жыл бұрын

I know they made other improvements besides just the motor too but ya. The cash saved can go into a controller. Seat and he bought a rack and bag for it too. I have never been able to convince him to do a big bore kit but maybe if they make one someday I can get him to do it

I’m 56 and my 2017 Rally is my first motorcycle. I bought it for $4,500.00 with 900 miles. It already had Full FMF exhaust, seat concepts saddle, gear indicator. I’ve put 2k miles on it in a year and a half. It has been great. It’s top heavy so competent knobby tires are critical and make a huge difference in the bikes dirt performance. It tops out at 75 mph. So I’m moving up for better highway performance. Have fun.

@DadsDomain

3 жыл бұрын

I'm trying to tell him to get a different seat but he thinks its fine. Its better than my stock seat but an upgrade is still worth it IMO

You guys were at where I'm currently at. Get a sub 200 mile '18 250 Rally for 5k otd or 7k for a new non-abs 300 Rally. That's a nice chunk of change for tires and some accessories. Then another wrench... new DRZ400S is the same 7k as the 300 Rally.

@jaybosher6144

3 жыл бұрын

Drz is carbed, has only 5 gears, and feels dated. For the dirt you are better off from what I've heard but these are better suited for dual purpose.

We went out on the U boat trail with 2 guys on brand new 300 rallys. I had to pilot them through the extreme tech sections. I was very impressed with the balance and feel as i thought they'd be too bulky to ride single tech trail but they performed fine.... Except for going under fallen trees. Then the tall screen n the weight made them a PITA! Theyre not very new now either...fit crash bars, even a fall off the sidestand will be costly!

@DadsDomain

3 жыл бұрын

When my brother in law is around with his bike it looks like it is ready to enter a pro race. Mine is just slowly showing more and more wear which I like. Super clean and new is great to look at but stresses me out too cause I know I'll make sure it doesn't look that way for long!

@theravedaddy

3 жыл бұрын

@@DadsDomain im staring at my dead crf now and thinking....is it worth fixing... AGAIN?

@guyomfer7233

3 жыл бұрын

i hope to see video of these 300, your channel has some great stuff!

I have 2017 with full ohlins suspension from 17 to 19 to me best years ride is amazing I got a ejk kit now full exhaust coming don't get me wrong love my 450r and my yz450 but love this rally

Oh, and I plan on keeping my Rally forever. It is bullet proof and super comfortable. Also, Honda nailed the styling. Even the harshest critics acknowledge how sharp the bike looks.

@DadsDomain

3 жыл бұрын

He was bummed the first time he saw one, didn't know they existed until after he bought the first one

Hey Man - tell your dad it's perfectly fine if he wants to buy a new bike, sell it, buy another one, sell it. The younger guys here my tease a bit but they don't mean no harm. 30-40 years of hard work from now, after fulfilling obligations to their families along the way, hopefully they will have the chance to enjoy life as much as your 68 year old dad and I are enjoying it right now. Being one of your older subscribers, I appreciate the fact that you include his experiences as well on this channel. Hope to see more of this in the future.

@DadsDomain

3 жыл бұрын

I'll be sure to tell him that! I hope I can retire earlier than my expected age some day. We'll see, I would love to be ready closer than 60 but thats a long ways off. We'll be sure to show more of this bike and him using it this year

Great looking bike, surprised they haven’t released 450 rally ??! Killer with 250 is weight! Significant amount over the 250L!

Thats why I kept mine ;)

@DadsDomain

3 жыл бұрын

I'm just glad he didn't get burned selling and buying!

@randersson3672

3 жыл бұрын

@@DadsDomain Great deal for sure 👍

Look at the thickness of the seat on a Rally compared to the L model. See if the seat is thicker 👍

You really don't have a fuel advantage when you consider additional weight.

😂😂 that sounds like my Uncle buys a truck likes sells it buys a new one. LMAO

@DadsDomain

3 жыл бұрын

Been like this as long as I can remember starting with a 1992 IROC Camaro....should have been ready for KZread a long time ago 😂

I dont understand why anyone would stick with these factory exhausts, they are just garbage, yes good idea, as soon as you can upgrade that trash exhaust