Die beste kleine Reiseenduro der Welt

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0:00 CRF 250l / 300l Test
0:36 Kapitel 1: Was ist gut?
6:08 Kapitel 2: Was ist schlecht?

My little CRF already has almost 30,000 km and with her I have already experienced a lot. For example, I was with her in Africa the dunes but also in the snow at -10°C. Let’s have a little chat today about about what’s cool about this bike,

What sucks and for whom the bike is really good at the end of the day. A small heads-up: I have a CRF 250l, the successor that is now being built is called 300l, but is effectively the same bike just has a bit more power. Just like the Rally version:

It simply has a bit more fairing but exactly the same bike under the hood. [Chapter 1: What is good?] There are an absolutely endless number of things that are good about this bike. Let’s start with the Reliability – which is also the reason why I bought this bike

Actually – I’m a huge fan of Honda motorcycles and I have never had a problem with Honda motorcycles and this one has never had ever had even a hiccup. It was absolutely without any problems. I had several flat tires but but that’s not the bike’s fault. It always keeps on going.

At -10°C but also at almost 40°C in the desert, Even when I dropped it. And I can’t even put into words what this confidence this creates. Especially for someone, who came from a Royal Enfield Himalayan, which had persistent problems that often did not

Wanted to tackle. And this bike is just for a trip because you can rely on it. You get up in the morning somewhere in a foreign country, in a region where you have not yet never been, on your bike and you know: this bike bike will not let you down.

In general, everything just feels very clean and good. So the clutch is great smooth and works without any problems, there is a nice nice throttle response, shifting is super smooth, Nothing rattles, nothing jams. It is just completely fluid and it feels just like a really good reliable product. When we talk about performance,

Quite clearly: 25 hp is not the world, but you you can’t really compare it to a Royal Enfield Himalayan, for example. It has also 25 HP, but also somehow 70 kg more weight. The CRF has little power, but it is also quite light and

In terms of performance I would say it is a bit between the Himalayan and 310 GS settled. And right now with the CRF 300l version with just under 30 hp – that’s okay. As a result,

That the bike is so light, you can simply pick it up simply pick it up with one arm or then both arms when you have a lot of luggage on it. The bike has fallen over once so far,

Because I was always able to catch it really well. Simply because it’s such a light bike, was always able to catch it with his feet except once. And that was absolutely no problem. One can put the bike back up at any time and you have no difficulties even if it

Is a bit matchy, even if the terrain is is a bit rougher. For me as someone who simply likes to be alone for a bit on the road with lots of luggage and so on, it’s a huge relief, because I know I know: I can really do the worst routes

Ride. I can ride any single trails that I would otherwise ride on a mountain bike, I can ride this machine. And if I don’t manage to ride that, it’s not bad, because I can pick up the cart easy and that is a massive advantage for me.

Advantage. Also especially for people who are perhaps a a little smaller, a little weaker, or just people who don’t want to constantly want to dismantle their luggage every time they fall over. That is so cool! Compared to real touring enduros it is of course quite light, but you

I still have to be fair and say: compared to real enduro bikes, this bike is very heavy. The problem with these real enduro bikes however, is that the maintenance intervals are always are very, very short and that is not the case with this motorcycle. So with the CRF you can

You really drive a lot of kilometers between between oil changes. Even if you change the oil is super easy to achieve all of them. It’s cheap, it’s easy, it’s fun to learn on this bike too, to learn how to screw. That is not somehow

Completely complicated, but that can also be someone like me who doesn’t know much about has made screwing around easy. Yes, and that’s why this gives me a new feeling when traveling great confidence. I can work on this bike I have relaxed maintenance intervals,

I can really drive 10,000 km without doing anything and that is already really worth a lot. You can ride this bike even around 120 km/h despite the 25 hp. I would personally set the limit set. If you have a headwind,

It is a bit more unpleasant. I would but I would still say that the cruising speed is more like 90 to 100 kmh. Enough for me personally, but if you really say you is now going to the Alps to do a bit of to race: this is the wrong bike for that.

My consumption was always around 3l/100km when traveling fully loaded at about 3l/100km and you have a tank that holds 7.5 liters. So you get about 250 km with the 250 liter version, the Rally variant naturally has a significantly larger tank and therefore goes further.

Finally, regarding the good points – and I know this is a criterion for many people – these Machine is also suitable for small people. So Sophie had in normal form from this Motorcycle a bit of problems, but we have something called the Cuba link. And

This means that the bike is significantly lower. She wouldn’t necessarily have needed that, but we did it anyway and that’s super good and you can still drive off-road, you still have ground clearance. Otherwise I would still advise you not to

Just pay attention to the seat height as far as the centimeter specification. But you really get on it, because this bike sags extremely. And when you then you have luggage on top and so on… even smaller people I think I come

Get on very well with the bike. I think that’s mainly because it’s just is so small and handy. It feels as if you were sitting on a bicycle. [Chapter 2: What is bad?] Okay, what sucks about the bike now? There are a few things here too. For one thing

Honestly the most disturbing thing, but – well – is due to the design, is simply the small tank of the L version. So the CRF300l or even the 250l have a very small tank. very small tank. Mine holds 7.5 liters. With that I can get 250 km, really on the last

Drop. That’s not a bad range, but of course you will never actually reach 250 km. driving on the tank because you are afraid of of getting stuck. The reality is that after 150

Km already looking for the next gas station is already looking for the next gas station. Especially in France it was often so that, for example, my credit card did not work at the gas station. Or in Morocco there was a

Petrol station marked on the map, but then it was already closed or no longer existed. You always need a buffer – you know that yourselves. And just with the 250l was not so relaxed. Due to the low fuel consumption you can of course

Simply take 2 liters of fuel with you in a water bottle or a small canister and then you have about 70 km range. So you have to also see that a large tank naturally also weight. And you just with the 250l simply never with you because you have a

Has a small tank. It doesn’t weigh much. It doesn’t fit but it doesn’t fit much either. The additional tanks, They do exist. But they are expensive and mine did not fit. I had one from IMS, it costs 500 € and it was simply not tight. But it’s possible that it was also

Transport was somehow dented. That is really the main argument for me of the Rally version: you also have a large tank, I think it holds 13 liters and that’s just that’s another real argument. And you can really go far with that.

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What I noticed extremely, especially in comparison e.g. to the Tenere 700 or other Motorcycles: due to the low weight of the CRF makes it very sensitive to wind. And it is not necessarily a super small motorcycle. That means the broadside with a

Rider on top and then luggage and so on is a bit like a sail and therefore you really get pushed back and forth. Even if you overtake trucks or something like that, which then somehow give you slipstream give you a slipstream. Then you get hit again,

When you get out of this slipstream. So the bike is extremely sensitive and then of course also becomes unstable at at higher speeds. So you can with tailwind and full throttle maybe already around 130 to 140 km/h, but then the bike really starts to to wobble and that is really unpleasant.

But that’s the price you pay for a light motorcycle. There is no other way. The biggest point of criticism in my opinion is is the suspension, but I have to say that take the wind out of my own sails again again. You can’t get much more for the price

Expect. That’s just the way it is. The suspension is super basic, it’s set far too soft for an adult man plus luggage. But that’s probably not what it’s for has been designed. Nevertheless, it is far too soft adult man without luggage. I

I now have a new chassis – sent to me by dear Jan sent me – many thanks for that! I will now test this in the coming season test. It’s set a bit harder and you can manage that. It’s not a problem problem, you can retrofit it but it is a

I had already mentioned this in my Tenere video. That these motorcycles are often equipped with are equipped with a relatively poor chassis are. You can see KTM motorcycles, for example, which cost all a few euros more than perhaps some competitor, but they usually also have a

Better suspension and I actually find that pretty cool about the KTM bikes. That is now just e.g. with the Honda or the Tenere was not like that. The chassis is just favorable, soft and not high quality. And that will sooner or later be something that everyone

Owner wants to replace. And such a chassis is not just a comfort thing but is also a safety aspect. Because when you’re over a really bumpy track like this and the fork completely, then the vehicle destabilizes the vehicle and you have to be careful that

You don’t fly down, or that nothing happens. So you have to be very careful drive. If you really want to shoot over the slopes you need a new suspension. Last point that I don’t like at all about the bike, but unfortunately there is no

Way to go: the low performance. If you want such a light motorcycle like this, you can’t go wrong. install a large engine. This means that the motorcycle has the aforementioned 25 hp. The is okay for normal everyday traffic I say times, but it would be a lie if I were to say,

That it’s really fun to race through the through the mountains. I ride when I like to travel in Germany on a motorcycle a motorcycle that has around 100 hp. Because simply with 25 PS just on again Traveling: if somehow a truck is in front of you

On a mountain road like this, you can’t get past it with this bike. So no chance, especially uphill. What I always did then: I drove to the side I drove to the side, took a break Let traffic move a bit. There were also moments when I had a headwind,

Up the hill and then I also blocked the other blocked the other road users because I was I just couldn’t get over 60 to 70 km/h. This bike has little power. For offroad that’s quite enough, but it’s really borderline on asphalt. borderline. That means I would never

Buy when I know, I spend 90% of my time traveling in Germany. This bike – and and now we really come to the Conclusion – this bike is the perfect Trans Euro Trail bike or generally the perfect bike for long adventure trips. Remote places, especially for

People who are traveling alone and need to at all times. But otherwise very I would say unsuitable for Germany and for the Alps or something like that. Nevertheless, I would buy it again anytime, it’s such an awesome bike. bike. I don’t know what could be better.

Except perhaps to produce a motorcycle motorcycle that weighs just as little but 40 HP. But well, nobody has done it yet, might not be that easy either. But that would be my absolute dream. And until then satisfied with the CRF250l. Feel free to write your

Your opinion on the CRF 250 or 300 in the comments and see you in the next video. Dig in! Ciao!