r/CRF300LRALLY

Took a ride up into the Blue Mountains from here in Kennewick. Gassed up on the way out of town. Used lots of throttle everywhere. At about 210 miles on the trip meter it started cutting out. I made it another mile on the shoulder. I had been seeing like 70 mpg but I recently changed tires. They are 3% larger than the old ones, but also knobbier so maybe they suck gas? But there are 3 Good Things that came from this:

1. I now know my maximum fuel range.

2. I met 2 very cool people. One guy picked me up on the highway and drove me round trip to get gas. I struggled with the gas pump credit card, and a super nice lady gave me a gallon out of her gas pump!

3. I found some morel mushrooms in the mountains.

Mods are nice but a good rider can make it happen with a brand new completely stock crf300l

https://youtube.com/shorts/ZkBqTnAg_bw?si=SdNaGvdfpkhAapfJ

Scored a used 2025 for $6k in SoCal with 37 miles.

Bermamyt Plateau, 2,591 m above sea level. Across the valley sits Elbrus — Europe's highest peak at 5,642 m, a dormant volcano with two summits permanently capped in ice. The CRF 300 Rally turned out to be the perfect tool for getting up here: light enough for the loose stuff, just enough range to make it back.

Video doesn’t do justice,but the sound reminds me of a 660 Yamaha raptor that I had with full exhaust 😂 Sounds cool for a bit but it’s a lot louder then I like so I put it back on. But if anyone likes louder and slight performance boost and weight savings over the rs-4 is then the rs-12 can definitely do it. https://youtube.com/shorts/ybIAQ7Z10rA?si=TzvkWnrDePnVFRVB