Cush ?

[glennMember]

Jeez, the cranky red one, full noise,back wheel at the corner. Living the dream Bolls.

[James RookyardMember]

Ok, my experience with a CRF450X. Loved it. Great bike to trail ride. Great bike to race. They are not an XR though. You won’t have gearbox problems. Forget the cush drive. Waste of money. Buy some decent quality rims. They bend like butter. I had the biggest dents in my wheels and I never noticed hitting anything special to do it.
Don’t waste your money on a cush drive. The inlet valves will fail and you need to put the cash aside to replace them with stainless valves.
Don’t waste your money on a cush drive. The crankshaft will fail well before you even go close to wearing out a gearbox. The big end will let go and all but destroy the top end of the motor.
By the way, the gearbox will run for 25 minutes with no oil no worries, just watch for the stone that misses the bash plate and holes the clutch case, letting all your gearbox oil out.
I would not really trust a high maintenance bike like a CRF for adventure riding. Thats not what they were built for. They are no XR. They are an awesome bike, but stay close to home.

[Bob DowsettMember]

jimmy wrote:

Ok, my experience with a CRF450X. Loved it. Great bike to trail ride. Great bike to race. They are not an XR though. You won’t have gearbox problems. Forget the cush drive. Waste of money. Buy some decent quality rims. They bend like butter. I had the biggest dents in my wheels and I never noticed hitting anything special to do it.
Don’t waste your money on a cush drive. The inlet valves will fail and you need to put the cash aside to replace them with stainless valves.
Don’t waste your money on a cush drive. The crankshaft will fail well before you even go close to wearing out a gearbox. The big end will let go and all but destroy the top end of the motor.
By the way, the gearbox will run for 25 minutes with no oil no worries, just watch for the stone that misses the bash plate and holes the clutch case, letting all your gearbox oil out.
I would not really trust a high maintenance bike like a CRF for adventure riding. Thats not what they were built for. They are no XR. They are an awesome bike, but stay close to home.

And said with passion in his voice you can feel the vibes through the screen :laugh:

Don’t really know but the word on the street is that they are a performance bike with a performance maintenance bill is this correct or not ??

Sorry i’m just stirring shit :laugh:

[James RookyardMember]

So was I lol. Great bike, just the most un-reliable thing I have ever owned…….

[simon burkeMember]

The CRF will be used as a dirt squirter 90 % of the time. :cheer:

Cush,long range tank,and other long distance accesesorries will be for the odd ride when i am no where near a fuel station and i want to ride for a few days,such a the pilliga scrub,high country…stuff where the CRF will eat it up.Simpson Desert maybe? :woohoo:
As for not going to far from home Jimmy…thats what tow ropes are for :laugh:..and i often ride with a mechanic or two
Every bike has the ability to break down,and every bike has the abilty to do some adventure riding.
I have choosen this bike because i like the grunt that comes with it.
Plus i only want one bike in the shed.
Thoughts on the oil kit on your KTM Lefty ?
Looking at that too but im abit worried as they stick out like dogs balls and i crash a hell of alot :huh:
Bol :woohoo:

[Geoff ForshawMember]

BOLLOCKS wrote:

The CRF will be used as a dirt squirter 90 % of the time. :cheer:

Cush,long range tank,and other long distance accesesorries will be for the odd ride when i am no where near a fuel station and i want to ride for a few days,such a the pilliga scrub,high country…stuff where the CRF will eat it up.Simpson Desert maybe? :woohoo:
As for not going to far from home Jimmy…thats what tow ropes are for :laugh:..and i often ride with a mechanic or two
Every bike has the ability to break down,and every bike has the abilty to do some adventure riding.
I have choosen this bike because i like the grunt that comes with it.
Plus i only want one bike in the shed.
Thoughts on the oil kit on your KTM Lefty ?
Looking at that too but im abit worried as they stick out like dogs balls and i crash a hell of alot :huh:
Bol :woohoo:

The oil kit is definately a good thing Bols, especially for the big miles. I crash alot too :ohmy: :blush: :whistle: :whistle: :laugh: and it seems all good. The beauty about the CPW Oil kit on the Kato is that if it shits an oil line, fitting or whatever is that it can be easily disconnected on the trail and the oil filter that is in the oil cooler can be installed back in its original location and the filter cover put back in position and off you go. Not sure on the CRF though.

Cheers,
Lefty

[BrettMember]

Hey Bollocks, the wind factor is the biggest thing for me, when we did the Lightning Ridge ride my neck was so sore from the wind buffeting. maybe because I’m tall or I was using an open mx helmut or factor of both, either way I would put a screen on, your arse will be oK 😆

[Dwayne OMember]

Chicken wrote:

Hey Bollocks, the wind factor is the biggest thing for me, when we did the Lightning Ridge ride my neck was so sore from the wind buffeting. maybe because I’m tall or I was using an open mx helmut or factor of both, either way I would put a screen on, your arse will be oK 😆

Totally agree on the wind factor on the neck (especially wearing dirt halmet with no visor)
The TALL statement,,,,, Yeah, No Shit :laugh: You are the tsllest dude I ever saw on a bike for sure :whistle:

I have a screen coming now for the 690 and talking to Deano, he rates his screen too and says it makes a world of difference comfort wise on a long day

[StuartMember]

Trailboss wrote:

. It could also be said that as you have stated on ADV rider an advantage you had when you did the Safari was that you rode a GHR customer bike and didn’t have to work on it thus reducing the actual mechanical input that you had with the bike. I do respect your opinion as you said you have done the miles and other haven’t.
TB

This comment lifted from ADV was taken out of context. It had little to do with what I knew about my bike or if I knew what was happening with it.

The ADV thread was about physical prearation for Safari & my comment related to that, not having to work on the bike allowed me to relax, get to bed early & sleep well, unlike others around me in the field that never got to bed before midnight each night.

No I didn’t have to work on the bike of an evening, however I’d spent a lot of time with GHR understanding the bike, what I might need to do if it shit itself in the middle of a 300km special, as it did. I carried specific tools for the bike understood where they will be needed. I actually learnt a lot & and carry a few more obcure items in my bumbag.

Marathon days, no person other than the rider may work on the bike except for fueling.

As for screens, ride more often & your neck muscles will strengthen, Even my girlfriend rides a naked sports bike without a screen & is listed as a multiple Far Rider ( minimum 1000km in 24hours) & says screens are over rated.

[GregMember]

I am not having a go at you it was lifted it was a paragraph and said that and yes it was the preparation thread. Let me tell you from someone that spent two weeks with Chicken and Factoryphil working for “a” team including preparing customer race bikes for a major australian race you would be very surprised as to what goes on behind closed doors and what customers who pay mega bucks actually get against what they think they are getting or told they are getting they had two truck mechanics and a plant fitter building the bikes in a shed in the town te race was held from and the same three clutching at straws while they did the suspension settings for riders at a place like say Deep Wells

Like has been said we all have opinions, racing is different to ADV riding, road riding sports bikes are different to 10 hrs on a dirt bike, people are they doing ADV riding on 450s, you raced the Safari so in the end yours and everyone’s opinions are valued

None of this is helping Bollocks or his thread.

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Bollocks any update on the build or engine rebuild. Have you ordered the flywheel weights yet :laugh:

TB

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