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  @hardlydavidson727613 сағат бұрын

  I don't usually comment. I just read xD. Been motorcycling since 17, that was 23 years ago. Tried different bikes of different sizes and weights (I'm just a casual rider). I'm on my CRF 300 Rally for three months now. I very seldom use my other bikes anymore, neither the lower CCs (125) nor the bigger ones (650 to 1250). I find the CRF 300 Rally well balanced. Just like what you have said, "I can go anywhere", as it is more agile, versatile and easier to operate. I've seen videos of some people doing cross countries just by using dirt bikes, like the KTM 500 exc, e.g. rtwPaul of MOTOREK. Many can master heavier bikes to tackle more challenging/technical roads, and yet still challenging to do so most of the time. As a casual motorist like me, I don't have to do that on the 300 Rally. However, and finally, to each his own. Happy and safe riding to all :) Edit: But I'm itching to try and find out how the new BMW F900 Enduro performs or feels on different types of roads. xD

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  @ShonkyProductions8 сағат бұрын

  Thanks for taking the time to comment, really appreciate it and I agree with you.

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  @shotaaustin2 күн бұрын

  Thanks for the aweskme video Shawn! Did you install the Gen 4 or Gen 5 tower?

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  @ShonkyProductionsКүн бұрын

  Thanks, mine was the Gen 4 tower.

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  @Kevimoto2 күн бұрын

  You seem to have overlooked the point that adventure bikes need to be exciting on the highway too , and many ride two up. 36 hp isn't doing that. Do you NEED 150 hp? Of course not, but it's fun as hell on the highway, but of course, it needs to be toned down in the dirt. You can use any bike to do anything. Any bike can be an "adventure bike". Honestly, I don't see anyone trying single-track, technical stuff on the big adv bikes. In the Triumph manual, it says "for light off roading." The marketing people may be overselling them, but I think that most people that actually own them are happy with what the bike is technically capable of, even though they may not have the ability to use it to its potential. This is also true in the automotive world.

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  @repetitivemotion3 күн бұрын

  I love my Suzuki VStrom1000. Any riding “off tarmac” is on gravel roads. Not dirt, not sand, not mud. Certainly not single track. That’s what I have my DRZ400S for

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  @33Nautiboy5 күн бұрын

  Very scientific n accurate analysis😂

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  @bulletben58377 күн бұрын

  Are you going back to stage 3?

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  @ShonkyProductions6 күн бұрын

  No, Stage 4 suits my needs nicely. I like the ability to sit comfortably on the highway and have more top end for keeping up with bigger bikes off road. Yes, it gives up some bottom/mid range power but it is still so easy to ride in rough/steep trails.

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  @TheanHooYew7 күн бұрын

  Upgraded from a Versys 650 to R1250 GSA. It made travelling long distance more pleasurable, and that's what I do in 99% of my rides. I took it on unpaved roads a few times but I am not delusional enough to think I can copy those athletes in commercials.

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  @TyTriestoRide8 күн бұрын

  I feel like I watched a propaganda film against adventure bikes, lol. The high horsepower and all the traction aids are for on road, because as you said, they are touring off road bikes. So they need to be fun on pavement too. Yes they suck at deep sand, and technical single track, but the average rider can go pretty far off road and is able to pick it up by themselves. I agree that the marketing is a lie, because they are not going to replace a dirt bike or proper dual sport. But you are giving them less credit than they deserve.

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  @patrickfredette80649 күн бұрын

  Mid-size

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  @PauliusB10010 күн бұрын

  Can ride my KTM 790 almos any terrain. Said that, you have a point for 1300cc and over.

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  @srl248511 күн бұрын

  in spanish we call them mid-range, not mid weight. And all up from 800 is not mid for me... cb500x open this market in 2013, obviously rivals launched more power and cc, but starts to loose logic ( except tuareg). I think actuall "mid" is the small version of the big ones of each mark: ktm 1290...ktm890, gs1200...gs800, africa twin...transalp, etc.

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  @keepmovn803912 күн бұрын

  Get a 250cc or 300cc adv bike and just ride. Heck, get a 150cc if you are lighter in weight. See how much fun youll have. Its not how much power, its how much experience of a rider you are. Get the experience first then youll know what you need. Adv is designed for long road and semi offroad. A line between a cruiser and a dirt bike. But dont have the full luxury of either bike.

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  @JohnDoe-dj6qw15 күн бұрын

  Anything over 35 horsepower is just wheel spin.

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  @TetraX-ui7xl17 күн бұрын

  . 'Interesting ' 😎 🤪 🙃 .

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  @mudman24200118 күн бұрын

  Haha, if I was beaten by a heavy 300L, I would just go home😢

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  @stevejones131819 күн бұрын

  Notice how no GS rider is able to defend or justify his oversized, overpriced tank in the comments.

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  @stevejones131819 күн бұрын

  They're silly top heavy two wheel tanks. Uncontrollable off-road as shown here. Owned by insecure aggressive idiots who think it somehow makes them masculine - when we all know they're just posers.

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  @someguy503519 күн бұрын

  Yes! I have been telling people this for years. A lot of HP and mass is a huge liability off road. I had an Africa Twin. Too much of a bear off road. Also had a CRF 300 rally. Great bike that was much more fun than the AT. I now have a TransAlp. Fantastic compromise. The 300 was the most fun bike of all though. If only they didn't come with crap suspensions... If you look closely at the marketing videos, you can often see those big bikes aren't using the same tires that come on them from the factory. You know they mod the suspensions too.

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  @Luckie33719 күн бұрын

  What I can't understand is why didn't Honda do this .

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  @Jake2020abc19 күн бұрын

  I don't think you can compare a 300 to a 8 or 900. just to many differences. A crf rally is just a dirt bike with a headlight. you do dirtbike crap with it. A bigger adventure bike is for touring the roads less travelled. and occasionally you'll have a mud hole or sand in that road that your bike will make it thru...And most people that have adventure bikes also have dual sport bikes...choice the right tool for the job is what i always say...

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  @ShonkyProductions18 күн бұрын

  Yes, I agree with you, but that is not what is portrayed in their marketing. these big "touring" bikes are shown jumping sand dunes etc.

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  @Jake2020abc18 күн бұрын

  @@ShonkyProductions Yes, almost all you see when they promote these bikes are pros doing pro stuff that most of the people buying these bikes will never do..

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  @MaxwellBenson8020 күн бұрын

  Fourdeen!!

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  @giuliobuccini20820 күн бұрын

  The new kid on the block: Kove 450 Rally 😎

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  @ShonkyProductions20 күн бұрын

  Yes, it looks great, but we are yet to see it in Australia. Maybe it will not arrive....

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  @jantillmann565621 күн бұрын

  Can some Tell me what this will cost? Just the Rally itself. You also need to go there and have your Bike ready and so on.

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  @ShonkyProductions21 күн бұрын

  Entry fee is $3,000 including all meals for the event. It was probably more than $5,000 for me to do the event including bike setup and transport there and back.

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  @jantillmann565620 күн бұрын

  @@ShonkyProductions thanks for the super quick Response. Its very interesting to see some one "not professional" at his fist steps and not the "I have a hole pit crew an two trucks with me hear". That's good content. Greetings from Germany

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  @ShonkyProductions20 күн бұрын

  @@jantillmann5656 Thanks for your comments. I hope to return for more rally racing next year.

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  @stevenkirkey979621 күн бұрын

  Loving mine so far , 3 weeks 650kms Need a better seat and more storage but i love it

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  @ShonkyProductions21 күн бұрын

  Great to hear that!

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  @HairyMTB21 күн бұрын

  Would love to see Honda do a 450 rally

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  @ShonkyProductions21 күн бұрын

  YES PLEASE 🙏

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  @luke389223 күн бұрын

  Hi Sean, would you also recommend the 15-41 gearing for a bike with the stage 1.5 set up and the d606 12/90-18? I saw an earlier vid where you liked the 14-41 gearing prior to the stage 4 installation. As with many of us in oz, my riding is usually decent length highway stretches before hitting the trails. I am more of an adventure rider than an enduro. I like to be able to sit in 6th and feel safe on the highway.

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  @ShonkyProductions23 күн бұрын

  It's a cheap experiment to see if it will work for you. You may find that in 6th it lacks the torque to pull over 100-110kph, especially uphill, into headwinds or with luggage.

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  @seanhewitt252123 күн бұрын

  Well you certainly have an axe to grind. Might I suggest downsizing to a hatchet?

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  @albertbinan937025 күн бұрын

  You dont really need that much power, Problem is a lot of creature and ride comforts only comes in the HIgh displacement, HIgh power BIg adventure bikes.

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  @fargoalspach55726 күн бұрын

  Well I’ll take great suspension and highway speeds over racing I guess.

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  @sebastienbouche706926 күн бұрын

  I hate off-road. I just need a bike capable of accompanying me on long road travel trips with the missus and that's occasionally able to handle small gravel roads and hold the luggage... Not much of a choice...

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  @hulsey166726 күн бұрын

  Haters don't take into account the pride taken in making a bike right for you, and ignore the fact that the cost can be spread over time, and in the places you need it. Each sequential mod can be directly compared and evaluated as to how much benefit it brings and actually makes you better understand what works and why. Keep up the good work!

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  @ShonkyProductions26 күн бұрын

  Thanks mate, really appreciate your comment.

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  @ladytradiej802729 күн бұрын

  I enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing. 😊

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  @ShonkyProductions28 күн бұрын

  Thanks for watching

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  @CrepuljaVideo29 күн бұрын

  Cheers mate! The truth. I rode my 12 year Honda SH 300 through the hills, on stock scooter tyres 😂😂😂😂 and through dirt water and mud and had awesome fun 🎉🎉🎉 Ok, that's probably insane but it was 1000% fun chalenging myself to stay up straight... And I had nothing to lose... To me, ultimate all-round bike is Honda NC750 with offroad tyres... Low revs hi torque 54hp is perfect for offroad, and you can do 160 kmph on the highway for 3,8 lit./100km average... Cheers.

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  @Shepherdservices317Ай бұрын

  Ktm 500 all the way, every day

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  @Weltbummler23Ай бұрын

  Not sure if you can remember the stage 3 much, but wondering what was about the highest speed you were comfortable cruising on the highway for a long distance with that set up. And how did that compare to when it was stock before the big bore kit? Thinking of trading in the DR and getting this with a stage 3 but id like it to comfortably cruise at 120kph, with easy acceleration to get to 130 for passing.

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  @charlesdu9941Ай бұрын

  let's be real, adv are just for being comfortable af ripping through tarmac and being able to do some gravel and light off road work. That's why I have mine and I love it!

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  @ShonkyProductionsАй бұрын

  Great explanation 👍

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  @jordizeeАй бұрын

  How is the reliability 5 months down the line?

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  @ShonkyProductionsАй бұрын

  Still going strong. Just got back from a 5 day, 2,000km adventure ride and it didn't miss a beat.

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  @JT-dk9eoАй бұрын

  Ok, dont know what you bought if anything yet, but if you want a more road touring bike that will do dirt try the CF Moto 800 mt,, Now before you say Chinese rubbish remember CF Moto make most of ktm,s bikes and have done for a long time, they are a real surprise, why do I say this, I have one, I bought it used as a cheap adv bike that i can drop and not worry about too much, I also have a Multistrada Enduro 950, i love the Multi but its not really an adv bike even in enduro trim , dirt roads mild tracks is about it , and a drop is expensive, The MT is a hoot, basically a ktm 790 but heavier.. with all the fruit.. just try one see what you think, great vid.

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  @ShonkyProductionsАй бұрын

  That's a good idea. I have been keeping an eye on the CF Moto bikes... they do make a lot of sense when you look at their value.

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  @EpicLootBox786Ай бұрын

  I should label my 125cc scooter a adventure scooter since it goes thru all the off roading without even dropping my scooter lol

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  @CalgaryCalamariАй бұрын

  I'd say the "Off-road Touring" bike is what most purchasers of these heavier bikes are indeed looking for: A bike big enough to go the long distance on road with a bit of off-road capabilities. I had a BMW 650GS did a couple trips for long trips from Canada to Cabo and back and all around the NW. My biggest complaint was that the 650 was not a great highway bike, which was 90% of my ride, would have traded it in for a nice 1250 any day! It was way under-powered to keep up with traffic with a full long journey load. Now if you wanna go up and down sand dunes and one tracks - Awesome get yourself a dirt bike, that's what they're for and that's an awesome "Adventure" too! My definition of "Adventure" is travel to many places, meet interesting people in interesting cultures and once in a while go off track, in other words: Give me a large Adventure Bike... So I don't see the gist of this video being completely on the mark, just depends on what you want to do...

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  @BraapPackerАй бұрын

  Hey bro Shonky what are those black leg grips you got on there ?

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  @ShonkyProductionsАй бұрын

  They are Shonky "Step Pegz" I made them out of door stoppers from by local hardware store and bolted them straight through the plastic panel.

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  @liviosinibaldi3632Ай бұрын

  Apples & Oranges.

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  @liviosinibaldi3632Ай бұрын

  It is your money and your time of course, but buying a cheap bike and spend so much for what at the end it is still a cheap bike makes little sense to me.

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  @ShonkyProductionsАй бұрын

  I can understand your point. But for me it was about making the perfect lightweight adventure bike to suit my needs.

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  @timebadlyspentАй бұрын

  Thanks for the review

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  @timebadlyspentАй бұрын

  Manufacturers are using the term loosely as it sounds better, but they also publish bike specifications with wet and dry weights. They are not trying to convince you it is a literal 'mid-weight', it just sounds better than 'mid capacity'. I don't think its a fair argument to compare it to boxing, and then call it a 'scam'.

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  @JayBe443Ай бұрын

  Turbo GROM going 118 mph damn

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  @liviosinibaldi3632Ай бұрын

  Perhaps there are some improvements, but you are certainly exaggerating in your "positive" review.

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  @ComfyDadShoesАй бұрын

  2018 vstrom 1000 weighs less than the 2024 vstrom 800… cb500x isn’t a middleweight? This video honestly makes a great point. It really is just marketing

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  @tonyrdr7207Ай бұрын

  Well so much for adventure riding I see you are back to full on enduro riding . This is why endurance riders are thinner then adv riders 😅.

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  @ShonkyProductionsАй бұрын

  Haha... I did say to was a pre-ride. We had no idea how bad the tracks would be. and, with the rain in the area... it made everything harder! I have mapped out a big bike friendly loop taking out all the hard stuff!

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  @billcotton1551Ай бұрын

  That was some intense riding in there. Love the video!

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  @ShonkyProductionsАй бұрын

  Thanks Bill. Some of it was a little too intense for me!