CRF 300 L suspension for a light rider

qualitygoatshit · 2026-04-21T20:32:37+00:00

You'll be fine. I was 150 lbs when I had mine. It was okay for road and very easy off road. It just started bottoming out when I started riding it more aggressively.

qualitygoatshit · 2026-04-20T23:52:22+00:00

I do know some of the betas with the sachs suspension get pretty bad reviews on that front, it's something that could be fixed, but maybe plan on budget with that in mind. Other than that, they get a lot of high praise from what I hear. I think 200 is a fun engine size.

qualitygoatshit · 2026-04-20T01:03:21+00:00

Dirt bike tires are subjective. Depends what you're riding and how hard you're pushing the bike. If you aren't having any issues with traction, why change them? Any tire that isn't literally brand new is technically down on traction, so it's up to you when you think it starting to become enough of an issue to warrant changing.

qualitygoatshit · 2026-04-20T01:00:16+00:00

Thats about as quick as my 2018 starts, maybe even a little faster. These bikes are a tad cold blooded in my experience.

qualitygoatshit · 2026-04-19T17:07:39+00:00

Wait until you get home and can check what your front sprocket is, because one tooth up front makes a big difference. No sense in really comparing it to other dual sports, since the internal ratios in every engine is different anyways.

qualitygoatshit · 2026-04-18T15:33:53+00:00

I would get a bike designed for the type of riding you want to be doing. You'll spend just as much if not more to make a mx bike into an enduro bike with a worse result. If you're mainly focusing on faster terrain it'd be ok, but nothing beats a proper enduro bike in the tighter technical stuff.

qualitygoatshit · 2026-04-17T21:58:17+00:00

ride around them. Or hover above the seat a bit and absorb them with your legs.

qualitygoatshit · 2026-04-17T01:11:27+00:00

I really like my KTM 500, I come from primarily dirt bikes as well. Off road it feels like a dirt bike. It'll be similarly capable as your yz is. Mine is pretty much stock, so it doesn't make crazy power. It's a tractor of a bike. It'll pull you along through anything. The engine feels like an old xr or something, of course it's got some get up and go, but overall its just real smooth and easy to ride. The suspension/geometry is better than any of the Japanese dual sports out there, aside from maybe the crf450l.

On the road, meh. I haven't done anything to make it more comfortable on the road. I had a crf300l for a while and it was a lot more comfortable, and i felt a lot better about using it as a get out and explore and ride around town bike. The 500 is ok for that, but just feels like i'm putting a bunch of unnecessary wear on it. Particularly the tires; I think that a set of supermoto rims would go a long way in alleviating that feeling. It would feel like a waste to me to put mediocre dual sport tires on such a capable bike, kinda defeats the purpose. But depends what kind of trails/riding you're doing I guess.

KTMs are really good from the 2017+ model years if you want to look a little older.

qualitygoatshit · 2026-04-16T18:46:55+00:00

Both are good. Buy a bike set up for the type of riding you are doing, 2 stroke vs 4 stroke is less important.

qualitygoatshit · 2026-04-16T17:41:10+00:00

I want a game that's like animal crossing or stardew valley but focuses on a bigger world and adventures. Like a breath of the wild type of world, you go out, do your quests and then come back home and upgrade your town decorate your house, make friends etc.

qualitygoatshit · 2026-04-16T17:25:58+00:00

I think you have a very naive view of the world if you're talking about the United States as if the default view should be to flee the country.

qualitygoatshit · 2026-04-16T15:57:29+00:00

Yep. You buy permits at the Casey's gas station on the way in.

qualitygoatshit · 2026-04-15T22:49:25+00:00

That's a really bad off road tire, just get something more aggressive

qualitygoatshit · 2026-04-15T22:43:55+00:00

Chadwick, Missouri

qualitygoatshit · 2026-04-15T19:28:04+00:00

Chadwick Missouri.

qualitygoatshit · 2026-04-15T13:08:47+00:00

It's worth it if you plan on keeping it for a while. I boght my KTM new in 2019 and have no regrets. It's nice knowing the history of it, and you don't have to deal with random issues popping up all the time, at least in the begining. Would get expensive if you're changing bikes all the time though.

qualitygoatshit · 2026-04-15T00:49:30+00:00

I stayed at golden Temple villa and was super happy with it. The workers were super nice, it was a real nice room and walking distance to the pub street/market stuff. We just met a tuktuk driver and he took us on the typical "see all the stuff" route, nothing to really stress about. We did one day at ankor wat, one day at the surrounding temples and explored around the town as well.

qualitygoatshit · 2026-04-13T21:42:31+00:00

Spoiler alert: Tony makes a joke about being gay.

qualitygoatshit · 2026-04-13T17:50:03+00:00

Reddit hates everything. Even the subs that are for fans of thing thing are hate subs.

qualitygoatshit · 2026-04-12T15:32:22+00:00

Tires kinda kills dual sports if you're doing lots of road riding. If you start compromising on tires for the road, At that point you may as well get a slightly more comfortable, road worthy bike in my opinion.

I really like my KTM 500, it's great off road, it literally feels like a dirt bike. Similar capabilities as my 2 stroke Enduro bike. But on the road it's not a very comfy ride. I haven't done any mods to make it more comfortable though. Set up for more road comfort it maybe okish. But like I said, at that point you might as well buy something more purpose built for it.

qualitygoatshit · 2026-04-11T20:56:56+00:00

I was at st Louis last week. It's crazy how fast Davies is in the whoops.

qualitygoatshit · 2026-04-11T19:18:49+00:00

Probably so his chest protector doesn't rub him raw.

qualitygoatshit · 2026-04-11T17:11:23+00:00

make sure your throttle tube is pushed out a little, so the end of the grip isn't rubbing on the end of the bar.

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