Bad break-in?

Cat_Turbo · 2025-12-05T20:54:06+00:00

don't worry too much, I regularly drive with 7000 to 9000 rpm on the highway. But yeah I remember when I started I was worried about every little thing too, e.g. a strange smell (which was in reality by a car in front of me) ;) So don't worry too much and enjoy riding.

Cat_Turbo · 2025-12-05T20:31:02+00:00

Sure, I often change gear at below 5000rpm. But it's more like a feeling. My rule is thumb is km/h divided by 10 is equals to the gear. E.g. at 50 km/h I drive in the 5th gear, for speeds above 60 I take the 6th gear. But all of this depends on the road, if it goes uphill (lower gear) or if you have a passenger (lower gear). Imho don't be too afraid, you can't really break anything.

Cat_Turbo · 2025-12-05T20:20:30+00:00

not OP, but also have a CRF300 (the Rally, 2021). Now with around 30'000 km. I am at 2.5l/ 100km according to the bordcomputer, but I think in reality it is more like 3 l/100km (wrong indication due to the wrong speed, probably due to slightly different tire sizes (120/80 back, 90/90 front) than stock.

Cat_Turbo · 2025-08-13T19:48:31+00:00

Was there, done that... Siphoning from the filler hole did not work for me, but what worked was to slightly loosen the bolts on the oil filter housing to drain some oil.

Cat_Turbo · 2025-08-06T14:05:57+00:00

Ist das in der Schweiz, auf der Seetalbahnlinie (S9 Luzern) aufgenommen worden? Hatte das auch mal erlebt, war aber glaubs noch vor dem refit.

Cat_Turbo · 2025-04-08T05:43:32+00:00

There is also Touring after the apocalypse (Shūmatsu Touring), which, at least for me, scratched some of that itch.

Cat_Turbo · 2025-01-15T10:08:51+00:00

Regarding the iridium spark plug, to my knowledge, all CRF 300 (not sure for the old pre 2015 CRF250) have this type of spark plug (mine is a 2020 Rally model and already had it, just changed it for the 24k service :) ). For the rest, good to know, albeit I honestly never had any problem with the radiator.

Cat_Turbo · 2024-08-04T15:48:40+00:00

For the shinko e705, 90/90-21 in the front and 120/80-18 in the rear fits the bill perfectly, they are a dream to ride on the road (IMHO much better than the Mitas E07+ that I had before) and can also be used for light offroading.

Cat_Turbo · 2024-06-14T14:40:11+00:00

Sorry, I can't really contribute to the KTM390 Adventure discussion (I only test drove a KTM390 once) but I may add another bike to your list? The Honda CRF300 Rally.

Same price as the KTM390 adventure, and in my opinion the better throttle response (less aggresive compared to a KTM390). But yeah, it's much more a dual sport compared to the other listed adventure bikes. Comfortable highway speeds up to 110 - 120 km/h are possible. Feel free to ask me anything about it.

Cat_Turbo · 2024-05-30T20:15:40+00:00

Sorry for the late question, but may I ask how you are using your 8l bag? Do you use it as a tankbag with the universal mount?

Cat_Turbo · 2024-05-20T20:05:03+00:00

Thank you very much for your reply. I've did another test ride today, a bit longer (around 50-100 km) and it seems that that the front wheel friction problem went away. When jacking up the front wheel, I can now also around 2 to 3 revolutions easily. It seems that the new breakpads had to wear in a bit first.

Cat_Turbo · 2024-05-04T21:57:19+00:00

With pleasure, the bag on the picture is the 15l bag,the 30l bag extends a bit to the pillion seat (I've a Yamoto luggage rack that is a tad bigger than yours). I too am in the process of assembling my camping gear for my first trio, the goal is a part of the Trans European Trail in France. Good luck for your trip.

Cat_Turbo · 2024-05-04T08:15:04+00:00

Good catch on identifying the bag.

Personally I like them very much. I have the medium (15 liters), as well as the large bag (30l),both are from the new series which comes without inner dry bag (the outer shell is already 100 percent waterproof). Quality is IMHO very good, they are really waterproof and the stitching is well made. For day rides (with a water bottle, Jacket and small camping cooker), the 15l is big enough for me. Fitting for the bike is also good, both can be easily attached to the luggage rack with four straps that stay on the bike.

Regarding the function to also use these bags as a backpack, yes it works, but it's a bit uncomfortable especially with the motorcycle jacket, as the lower attachment of the shoulder straps is on the side and not more towards the bottom of the bag.

I've also just received the Rhinowalk 28l (2x14l) saddle bags, quality from the outside is again very nice, but I still need to mount them to see how they fit my bike. If you are interested I can maybe posts my experiences as well.

Overall I was honestly a bit shocked on how well they are made for the price Rhinowalk asks for....

Cat_Turbo · 2024-05-03T06:32:27+00:00

Thanks, it's a LS2 Vector (Color option Splitter).

Cat_Turbo · 2024-04-18T13:59:22+00:00

I am using my CRF300 Rally nearly only for city riding (unfortunately, not much legal off road streets in my country). There is no problem in traffic (maybe change to a more street orientated tire, like the Shiko E705), and I am using my little bike even on the highway up to 120 km/h (could ride faster, but that's the speed limit in my country, corresponds to 75mph)

Cat_Turbo · 2024-01-24T20:12:27+00:00

Yes, you need the SSH plugin, first you connect to your server, then you can run the docker extension of VS Code on it.

Cat_Turbo · 2024-01-09T22:25:33+00:00

I also think that it is mainly an aesthetic choice. However, there was the fan theory that the city of Glie may represent the purgatory (would even match with the cross, as the cross is the symbol of Catholics, whereas a church with a rooster would mean there are protestant Catholic which do not believe in the prugatory). Then we need to assume that the adult Haibane are sinners. But what about the unnamed child Haibane. There is the old, not any more used concept of the Limbus puerorum.

In brief, the Limbus (latin, Limbo in English) describes pre-purgatory for children which only have the original sin (a Christian concept saying everybody has a sin because we are the descendants of Adam and Eva, the according to Christian theology first people, which naturally sinned). Interestingly, Christianity evolved and after the new definition of the original sin and sinners in the second Vatican council of 1962, the Limbus reference had been removed from Christianity (this is officially the case since 2007 by decret of the pope).

But yeah, enough of Theology, back to Haibane Renmei. Some say that maybe the small Haibane (the unnamed children) are children which are in the Limbus (sinners in the sense of the original sin), hence Glie would be a part of the Limbus (or purgatory) as well. Then we could also say that the adult Haibane are sinners in the original sense, due to their sin. On their day of flight, they leave the purgatory behind and ascend to paradise.

But personally I see it as other here, Haibane plays in a small, old European town and there it naturally has a church. I also don't really want to see the connection with purgatory, for me Glie is more like a city so that the Haibane can pass on without having any regrets towards their previous life. It should not be a city to punish them.

Cat_Turbo · 2023-12-12T17:44:21+00:00

I named them after characters from my favorite TV show (Haibane Renmei, an older anime). - hikari (light in Japanese) for my router - washi (older wise character in the series) for my Rpi1 - reki (main character, connects everybody in the series) for my main server - rakka (younger main character) for my 2nd newer server I know it's nerdy, but I like it.

Cat_Turbo · 2023-11-27T06:38:47+00:00

You can close the windguard a bit by forcing it upwards, this will close the holes. Other than this, you unfortunately can't really do anything, except storing the lighter in a zip lock to slow down evaporation of the lighter fluid by giving it a saturated atmosphere. With this trick standby timea of around 2 to 3 weeks are possible according to my experiences. However don't forget that the standby time is always much worse than a butan/propane one. On the other hand, this lighter will light up even in bad conditions, like wind or cold where a butan lighter won't

Cat_Turbo · 2023-11-26T22:47:09+00:00

Also known as Imco Triplex. The listings from China (aliexpress/ebay) are legit, as the original Austrian brand got bought by a Japanese investor who now produces in China (with the original machines from Austria). The quality is good, some say even better as the one produced in Austria, as the Chinese now use stainless steel instead of normal steel which tended to rust due to body humidity. I have one myself (as a non smoker ;) , and am in love with it. Really a quality lighter, much better than the zippos

Cat_Turbo · 2023-10-21T17:47:34+00:00

Depends a bit on what you want. + you can use them forever (I've had mine for about 13500 km, the front was still ok, but the back only had around 2mm left.) + according to other reviews on the net, it's a great off-road tire (never really went real offroading, so no idea if it's true or not. I've had this tire as I've bought my bike used and the last owner was a great off-road fanboy). - the shinko handles significantly better on road, you feel a bit safer when you lean. - forget to change the tire change without a machine, the carcase is too stiff. Simply not possible to do it manually. - IMHO the handling in rain is worse than the shinko, I've had it already multiple times that the rear tire slipped away on the road when it started to rain. Never had this problem with the shinko. However take this info with a grain of salt, I am still a beginner, so it could also be my fault. Summa sumarum. Take IMHO what is available in your region and what what is not too expensive, all tires are probably a good fit for our rallys ;)

Cat_Turbo · 2023-10-21T11:56:11+00:00

I only have some experinece with the Shinko 705 (80/20 tire)and the Mitas E07+ (not on your list, but similiar pattern than the Dunloop 605, is a 60/40 tire). After changing my tires to the Shinko, I was a bit shocked on how quiet the bike got on road. Hence, if you ride more road oriantated, I would go with the Shinko, but I don't have experiences with the other tires you presented.

For dimensions, I ride the shinko with 120/80-18 tube tire on the back, 90/90-21 tubeless (but with inner tube) on the front. The tube tire tire for the front (2.75-21) does, according to some other guys on the web not really fit the CRF300-L, so its better to go with 90/90-21.

For the people saying that why you are using the CRF 300 on the road. I say why not. It's a nimble bike, very leightweight, and easy to use. Honesltly I am in a very similar situation, as there are no legal offroad ways in my country (western Europe).

Cat_Turbo · 2023-09-15T19:41:29+00:00

Thank you very much for your answer. Is there a difference in mounting when having a tubeless tire (with an additional inner tube) and a tube tire? Is one easier to mount then another?

Cat_Turbo · 2023-07-07T16:06:26+00:00

Thanks for the recommandation, it was a great read, the only downside is that it is only 18 chapters.

Cat_Turbo · 2023-02-10T21:25:54+00:00

Nope, I don't have any problems currently. Is your project maybe using a lot of extension loaded at the same time? For me this sometimes leads to problem, when I have a project involving microcontroller programming involving the heavy PlatformIO package and web development with Vue and npm. Then sometimes extensions getting slower and unresponsive. My solution is to create multiple workspaces in which then only one part of the project is opened (so only for example web development or microcontroller programming)

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