Do I still like my CB300R after 5000 Miles?
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- Do I want more power? Fairings? More electronics? Bags?
Nah. I'm loving the little CB300R. It's still no powerhouse, but it's got enough to do what I need and the handling and style are excellent.
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Bike: 2020 Honda CB300R
Gear:
Jackets - REV'IT! Eclipse or Scorpion Exo Optima depending on weather.
Helmets - Shoei RF-SR, Icon Airform Lycan
Gloves - AlpineStars SMX-1 Air V2, Joe Rocket Turbulent and Eclipse or REV'IT! Cassini H2O
Boots - Dainese Street Rocker D-WP, AlpineStars SMX 1-R vented low boots
Pants - Riding jeans from a few companies. REV'IT! Acid 3 H2O over pants for the wet.
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I think "enough" is a hard concept for a lot of people (especially in the USA) to wrap their head around.
Honestly! Us Americans put so many mods on our bikes and it never seems to stop...always more power to seek
I’m just worried about enough speed on the highway
I've had my CB300R for just over a year and 11000 miles and I don't like how people like to call small displacement motorcycles "beginner bikes." Also, check your preload in the rear and make sure it is adjusted to your weight correctly. I routinely commute at 75/80 mph on the highway. No issues at all, and I've thrashed it pretty good since I learned to ride on it. It's a wonderful bike and I'm in the process of setting it up with tons of luggage since I use it for groceries as well as daily commuting. The reliability of the engine and powerband are perfect for daily use. And on those days when you want to go out and just enjoy the scenery, not having to manage a ton of horsepower is a benefit. It's an absolute blast to wind out all the way on the road and have to work for speed. Being able to hit the speed limit in first or second gear would just be not as fun, unless you want to go to a racetrack.
Also, work on your slow speed maneuvers. It will really help your confidence on the bike and the handling. It can take a lot of abuse. Love this little bike and glad to see others who feel similarly. In other markets a 300cc machine is considered the ideal for practicality and daily use. Plus you can't beat how easy the maintenance is if you do it yourself
@@drsrsv8884 "Beginner" in what way? Will you still die if you crash into a wall at 80 because you decided to be an idiot? Yes you will. In other countries you must work your way up from a 50cc. That is a beginner bike. A full size 300cc sport bike is not a "beginner" bike. It can do and exceed every legal speed limit around the world. You don't need any more, and if you think you do you should reevaluate the way you ride. You'll live longer. Everyone wants more power, myself included. No one needs it. At what point do you draw the line? Is a liter bike a beginner bike since there are faster things? Don't die out there and be safe
100%agree. I’ve had litre bikes but decided to scale down for practicality reasons and now realise that for those of us to whom a bike is a vehicle for the whole year, and not a toy for the summer), a middleweight bike is ALL you need.
So people calling them ‘beginner’ bikes (almost exclusively summer bikers) grinds my gears somewhat.
I agree. I have been riding for 40 years. I am just looking for something super light now.
agreed ... I don't look at it as a beginner bike at all... I also have a Ducati Monster 2024 and still use the CB300 for errands around town , groceries and quick trips to the tennis courts or beach. Even compared to 300 scooters it's way lighter and agile to the point that it makes city driving a very safe feeling.
I bought a 2024 cb300r 0 miles less than a month ago, I love it! can't be any happier honestly. Already put 2000 miles on it 😆
Riding is so much more fun when you can use most of the bikes potential and push it hard without going to jail.
I run a 2016 Kawasaki Z250 SL , 28BHP and 148kg so very very similar to the CB300 . Downsized after years of bigger , heavier bikes and to be fair I’m enjoying my riding more than ever . There’s something very satisfying about riding a smaller “ underdog” of a bike.
I just purchased a 2024 CB300R…
I learned to ride on a KPMini 150 that I road EVERYWHERE even on the interstate I95…
I like your honest review, and take on the CB300R…
I like you, isn’t looking for speed, just reliability and stability!
Cheers.
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Before my kid was born, i commuted on a Superhawk (VTR1000F) for several years, and on a new years eve i was out for a ride after changing the oil and hit a patch of gravel in a curve that sent the bike into the ditch and high sided me and i went skipping down the pavement (admittedly i was driving too fast on a road I didn't know that well). Bike was fine but i went into the hospital for a few days (thank God for gear). I sold the bike and didn't ride for a looong time. Got a dirt bike during lockdown and then talked the fam into letting me get a CRF250L dual sport (my first thumper), and ended up trading it for my CB300R that I fell in love with. I think it's the perfect mix of power, handling and weight (all my street bikes have been 650 or larger, so this thing feels so freaking nimble), and the style is exactly what I was looking for in a bike for a long time. Every time i get the urge to trade up, I just hop on it and go for a ride and think, Nah, I love this bike. Service is easy, great on gas, got a seat cushion and it's comfortable for longer rides (hour +). All and all, I love it! Thanks for all the great videos man!
Dude i just sold my vulcan 900 and downsized to a cb300r. I love the power delivery. Its more fun to ride smaller bikes. But thats just my opinion. Alot more fun around town. And i rode alot of different bikes.
I leanred to ride on my XSR 125.
Still on that bike, 1.5 years in, 3.5k miles in, spending my days trying to decide what my next bike would be but never pulling the trigger.
Reality is it covers my needs, but I would like a little more power.
I have a very relaxed riding style, at almost 50 switching to bikes I'm very weary of the dangers, but I'd like to be able to get up to speed swiftly without having to push the engine, just using a bit of torque, and also be able to do the occasional highway ride with no dramas.
The CB300R would be perfect and so would be the new Eliminator 500.
I'm also leaning towards the XSR 700 for continuity, might be able to trade in mine as well for that one.
Reality is, the faster the bike the faster you'll go but, provided that involves just the "getting up to speed" part and not getting carried away it shouldn't be an issue.
At the end of the day, getting on a bigger bike you gain basically perfromance, at the expense of soooo much else, purchase cost, fuel cost, maintenance cost, tax cost, insurance cost, weight.
And so one would do well to draw a line and go for the performance they would actually enjoy, and no more than that that that comes with all the added drawbacks.
For me the Eliminator would be the sensible choice, but the XSR makes a better sound and I value that quite a bit, whether riding a bike or driving a car, it's part of enjoying the bike life.
You're making some great points in this video and get people thinking.
I bought my 2015 cbr 300 new off the showroom. Im never selling the bike. My girlfriend is taking the safety course and it will be her bike to ride with me. Perfect!
I love my cb300r. Have the 2023. Though, I find the handlebars a little lower than I would have liked. I might try out some bar risers. 30horsepower is more than enough, these bikes with 100+horsepower is all for ego and it shows, nobody needs that power on the road legally ( 90% of people depending on location ) It's fine if you needed to do autobarn commutes, then sure you can get something with more power, but most people are not doing that. So when a large displacement bike pulls next to me in the city, the joke is really on them. I've been riding for 20 years now, I've gone backwards in displacement and horsepower instead of the other way round.
The only time I really want more and it’s not purely “I just wanna do a little adrenaline rush” is the highway here. It could easily be solved by 6th being taller. If 75 wasn’t the base speed for my commute it would be different. I have just gone back to mostly using the access road for that ride. As much for my comfort in the wind as the bike. It certainly is capable of it, it’s just hard on the gas mileage when your using that much of the available power.
I'm doing exactly the same . 35 years on big bikes and I wasn't enjoying them so I'm picking a 300r up next week ....I can't wait lol
Every single rider that dies here is riding some cringe 100+ hp motorcycle to help their ego, end up buying high horsepower they cant even use. Not only do they put themselves at danger, but the public as well.@@drsrsv8884
I've had my cb300r since November 2023. Coming up on 4,000 miles and I look forward to riding it everyday. Plus I love getting 56.3 mpg!
I have a beautiful red cb300r. I’m 6ft tall and find it ok to sit on.I really enjoy riding the little beast, it’s such a good handler and revs out well Mirrors are good for spotting my shoulders so bar ends will be ordered. A givi box is great for putting my shopping in and holding my helmet. Fuel range is around 240k about 160 miles and has good maintenance costs. Dunno what to trade up to maybe the new Honda cl500.
You are doing an excellent job. Like you said your still learning. That's all that counts.
I agree, a MT-07 is nearly twice the power...but a lot more weight than the cb300r. The cb300r is one of the best first bikes for riders. The MT-07 is a hooligan bike that you can back-flip it in the first 3 gears. Don't expect to wheelie a cb300r, not that I want to since I'm 64-years old, and wishing I had a bike.
I wanted a Trident 660 or Yamaha MT-07, but there are none in NC, nor is there a new cb300r. You can find a used MT-07 or cb300r here, but the bike shops selling them usually have zero history on the bike since they bought them from auctions (which is why I would never buy one of those).
Get a bike dude!
Just got a cb300r in matte black... love the thing. I bought it as my first motorcycle and I have only put 100km on it (60 miles) and I am already a fan of it. Even though I am still breaking it in and can't quite wind it all the way out... I feel it has more than enough power to do whatever I need it to and can be fun when the road gets twisty.. I find myself taking liberties in corners because of how light he bike is... it feels like a big grom and I mean that as a compliment.
Lately my thoughts have been that the weight is both a blessing and a curse. The thing I like the most? Low weight makes a lot of daily stuff easier. Thing I like the least lately? Low weight makes a lot of things less smooth and steady. I do think that for most adult men, the 500 or 650 size machines are the better balance there, but that the smaller CC machines make learning easier. As with everything, no perfect answers in life.
I am just about to get the 12000 miles service on Milo. I bought it in November 2020. I still love it and would not want to change it for the use I have of it. It's a great bike to commute and even road trip (in a place like Vietnam where I live) as the roads are bad and other users don't always see/observe the incoming traffic.
100%
I am at 7200 now. I have to agree, if you can’t actually get to go FAST then having a bigger and more powerful motorcycle would just be annoying. This guy lets you enjoy the bike and still deal with the road conditions and traffic. There are times I want more power, but they are rare, and I had the same thoughts when I drove pretty fast cars. You almost always have those moments until your car has more power than it has traction even in ideal conditions.
I have the CB650 and most of what you say applies to it as well, super fun bike to put around on. Only difference is power and weight really. Honestly, I could do 80% of the same riding on a CB300.
sorry but second comment: I am absolutely working on my active down-shifting... it really helps with learning the clutch, the speeds at which you can accelerate out of easily ect... plus it is kind of fun to do once you get the hang of it. I didn't get into riding thinking that I was going to enjoy all the work that goes into it, having to ride the clutch in parking lots for better maneuvering, having to constantly change gears while accelerating and now changining back down to help decelerating (while holding on the rear-brake to ensure the light is showing you are slowing of course) but you know what, it's a helluva lot more interesting than sitting in a metal box pushing gas, hitting brake, turn on signal ect...
Damn right. It makes every trip at least a little interesting.
I'm STILL trying to get to what I consider decent for downshifting when the plan isn't to actually stop or just cruise slightly slower. Rev matching and getting the clutch just right to make it all smooth, without taking way too long to complete, is tricky for me.
@@Remymoto we have slipper clutches for a reason :) worry less about the perfect and more about the act itself... you are going to have to replace the clutch eventually anyway, might as well abuse it to learn a basic skill. I know I am going to abuse the crap out of my clutch trying to learn all the bike has to offer.
@@adam346 Yup, I don't worry about the wear on it at all. I don't actively try to abuse it, but if I'm doing whatever it is by intent, wear on that poor clutch is not part of the decision process. Like you said, it's something we'll be replacing over time anyway, and it's a reasonably easy and affordable thing to do.
To be picky about it though, YOU have a slipper clutch, I don't. Still a normal motorcycle wet clutch, but if I pop the clutch on a downshift my back tire absolutely stops rotating at the right speed. Gotta watch that in corners. I don't know how good the slippers are at avoiding that in a corner, but I'm sure it's better than my older one without that feature.
@@Remymoto so far I have done a lot of city riding and that lets me sit pretty close to the recommended shift points... I am going to go by the km/hr so just sub 6mphr instead of 10kmhr... 1-2nd is 20kmhr, 3rd 30kmhr, 4th 40km ect... what I do is if I am going to slow down, I let the speed drop bellow the recommended shift point (not by much) for the gear I am in at which point you barely need to bring on the throttle to rev match.. has been super smooth for me thus far with only the odd hiccup... it does mean a lot more motions going from 60 to stopping but its great practice.
@@adam346 Usually if I'm slowing down but not stopping, downshifts are two or three gears at a time because there's no time/space to bother in between. I'm coming to the corner and need to be in the lower gear as I go through it and start coming out. I'm not worried about the approach by the time I'm downshifting. On less aggressive corners, yeah, come down in speed a bit, shift and match, usually without even feeling it in the bike. Normally on those I don't need to downshift anyway, since I'm comfy running well up in the revs between them. lol Just depends on the road, of course.
My daily commute has a corner where I am going from sixth at 55 down a hill to third at 20-35 followed by pretty solid accel so i can merge, then down to second to pull into the plaza. In the space of maybe thirty seconds I get a decent bit of practice at the whole thing, while watching for traffic, sand in the corner, idiot pedestrians in a non pedestrian area...
Haha second 6th gear like a Hobbit's second breakfast.
I'm still happy every time I ride my bike, too. 😊 I just wish I could ride it more. I've decided to just get out and ride and not bother recording.
I must also say, I really admire the effort you're putting into your channel. 👏👏👏
Thank you.
I should have made the hobbit joke I was thinking at the time. The terrain even kind of reminded me of the Shire.
My guy!
Two things you will give up is lightness and fuel milage. Believe you're making right decision to keep cb300r as new rider.
yup- im likeing this bike.. i feel is big enough/ yet small enough get best gas/ quiet.. i luv dat!!!! omg.. wish showed the bike a bit before beggin.. want see brakes front /back.. 1 pipe motor i hopes..
Not powerbike but fun bike, i sell my cb500x 2022 to buy cb300r 2023 .and my first bike cb125r.
I think the cb300r is slightly larger and a better riding position than a Yamaha MT-03, for anyone taller than 5'9". I think the cb300r also is more reliable, a better build, and has a better service interval and record than a MT-03 too.
Ive just traded mine in and brought a trident 660, i managed 2400 miles on the cb300r.
How do you like the Trident? I wanted to get one, but the nearest dealer here in NC is 65-miles away.
@@rays9033 love it so far, only picked it up on Saturday had 150 mile round trip to fetch it but worth it, I loved the CB and the trident feels very similar just a bit heavier.
I like the looks of those and would definitely consider one as a next bike. They have style.
@@The1977andi thanks for the quick response! Yeah, those 3-cylinder bikes deliver a good amount of punch and style (as Remy Moto mentions). I'm guessing your next bike will be the larger Street Triple, which can be a more powerful hooligan bike than a MT-07. 🙂
@@rays9033 don't think the wife will let me upgrade for a good few years now, but if I could then the z900rs would be my next choice.
It's more fun to ride a slow bike fast than a fast bike slow
this bike is very good for chilling
Anyone experienced colour change from exhaust header ? Mine changed to bluish purple from metalic brow within 1000 miles 😢. Id appreciate if someone shed some light on the above issue.
It's the metal being heated. It's normal I think
yeah that’s normal
just keep it fun for you... bigger bike you wont use the extra power as much as you think.... best fun on bikes is under 60mph on curvy road.. anyone can sit on motorway at 80mph its boring .. hondas last forever with regular engine oil change and wd40 on parts... dont fiddle with engine too much it will be ok
Is this a Ms07 video
Do a series where you learn to wheelie on that bike
Uh huh. You first. Lol. Or maybe I learn to wheelie on yours since it’s your idea
You may want a MT-07 or KTM 390...or some other SuperMoto for that action.
Are you in top for the faster bits of the video 7k at 55mph doesn't sound right...
No, that would be 5th, maybe even 4th. I can’t recall the exact split on those. My brain is blanking right now but 54 is 6k in 6th if I am remembering right.
@@Remymoto thanks for coming back to me, much appreciated. 👍
Would you guys recommend the CBR500R for a beginner instead of the cbr300r ? Or just start with the Cbr300r ? Love the look of both.
Either. If you will be doing more highway time than city or twisties the 500 will let you cruise at a lower RPM. You also have dual disc front brakes. On good pavement and if you do your part that will help stop faster. But really, most of the time the ABS is kicking in before I run out of braking power even on the 300.
You get a bigger tank on the 500, which pairs well with the smoother cruising. Ditto the beefier tires and extra 90lbs of bike.
You don’t get anything significant different otherwise, and from what I have heard it doesn’t really “feel” faster because the extra power is balanced out by the extra weight for the most part. I have even heard folks say they consider the 500 to be the calmer of the two and I can believe it.
For me it would come down to availability, price locally and maybe even insurance. That new black and yellow 500 is pretty though.
@@Remymoto thank you 🙏 so much for the feedback and insight on both. From what you have said, my style would lean more towards the Cbr300r then. Thank you again, this helps a lot! @Remymoto Rules 👑 🏍️ 💨!!!!!!!!!!!
Similar power to weight on the 300r and the 500..
@@joinerjimbob ty !
@@joinerjimbob Yup, the big difference would be the wind factor. At some point the biggest limit on your fuel efficiency and speed is pushing air out of the way and gearing. The 500 does a bit better at high speed. But at the lower speeds the smaller machine is a blast.
Is that Boerne?
Yup
Well, boerne area.
Live in Kerrville, nice to see a local video
@@kylee2879 We've got great riding in the area, that's for sure.
What is your MPG over 5K?
Honestly, not a damn clue for specifics, but I rarely run the tank close to dry and I usually make it three or four days between getting gas. That is days commuting, which is about 45 miles round trip. Beyond that depends on other riding and whether I did the highway or frontage, wind… the highway is worse, particularly if there is a headwind. It’s a 70+mph road and most of the time I would be doing 73-75. Add a headwind and I am close to full throttle most of the trip. Not max rpm, but throttle. Frontage road is 50-60 or so and a bit more protected from the wind. I get significantly better fuel economy, but have never specifically tested it.
I used to average around 90mpg on it’s cousin 2015 CBR300R. Mostly pinning redline on every acceleration and commuting 30 miles at about 50 mph daily.
I switched my dash over so I can see MPG live and it is so wind based. No fairings, big adult on the bike... If I tuck in at all it's a huge change. Headwind vs tailwind... 50mph is definitely the sweet spot though. 6th gear, but low RPM's, the engine's just chilling.
The nice part is that even riding like a maniac it's still pretty damn good. But, I've confirmed my experience of frontage and not pushing the speed being my most efficient commute. I'm taking the highway home more lately, it's too hot to spend more time out there than I have to, but I usually have a tailwind rather than the headwind on the way in. Even taking the highway, the sun just bakes my boots and any black areas on my gloves. We've been joking that I need to spray paint the part of my boot that shows a bright white or silver. I might actually hunt for a pair of bright colored summer boots for next year.
@@OhNellly bro would you have rather gotten the R3 ? Or was the Cbr300r as awesome as I think it is ?