Voge 300 Rally . . .

[nathanm]

Lots of activity on the owners forum. I would say they're starting to build some momentum with them.

I've got one and I still can't fathom how they've done it for the money. Just a good bike. Maybe not flawless, but I have the CRF300 Rally as well and my choice is the Voge as a bike to ride. Mechanically they seem ok. No major problems. It was me who had the rear wheel bearings go on one last year so probably a few cheap cycle parts on it, but the engine feels strong. What I like about it is that you don't have to do anything to it. Comes with crash bars, semi decent handguards and the suspension works on the trails and on the road with luggage. So there's none of the necessary upgrade fee you get with everything else. Buy it and ride it. So ticks a lot of boxes for me.

[Snaf MKII]

Looking at https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/voge_rally_300 there were 70 registered up until the fourth quarter of 2023. I'd guess a few more have been registered since then, that's pretty good sales.

[Tonibe63]

Lots of activity on the owners forum. I would say they're starting to build some momentum with them.

I've got one and I still can't fathom how they've done it for the money. Just a good bike. Maybe not flawless, but I have the CRF300 Rally as well and my choice is the Voge as a bike to ride. Mechanically they seem ok. No major problems. It was me who had the rear wheel bearings go on one last year so probably a few cheap cycle parts on it, but the engine feels strong. What I like about it is that you don't have to do anything to it. Comes with crash bars, semi decent handguards and the suspension works on the trails and on the road with luggage. So there's none of the necessary upgrade fee you get with everything else. Buy it and ride it. So ticks a lot of boxes for me.

To be fair it was a demo bike which didn't get an easy life and you did buy your own bike on the back of your experience which speaks volumes. Also wheel bearings can be bought anywhere in the world and don't need a computer to fit them.
It's no GS when it comes to big travel miles but it's better than a 10 year old EXC for travel plus single track trail riding and knocks the spots off a CRF out of the box.

[nathanm]

Yeah I didn't personally see a problem with it needing wheel bearings but some liked to see it as a sign of a terrible machine.

[Flipflop]

Hi
I’m planning a long trip and comparing the CRF and Voge Rallys.
I recon I could buy a second hand CRF with a few upgrades (suspension included) for £5K or a new Voge with 2 year warranty for £4K - I’m not sure how handy the warranty will be in far flung places.

I’m around 105kg and will need a fair bit of luggage but I ride steady.

Any thoughts on whether I’d have to spend money on the Voge suspension.
The service intervals of the CRF are twice as long as the Voge so I would have to take that into consideration.
The CRF alternator has a decent output for electrical equipment - I can’t find anything about the Voge.
I prefer the looks of the Voge and it’s taller which suits me better.

I’d appreciate any opinions from owners
Thanks
FF

[ChrisCole]

I haven't got any experience of the Voge but do rate the Honda CRF 300. I have had a CRF 300 rally for a year or so and really rate it as a do it all small bike. The upgrades/ alterations I have made are a decent sump guard, crash bars, decent hand guards, Renthal bars, Uni filter air filter, a Hagon rear shock and a Koubalink lowering link that brings the bike back to roughly the same height as with the OEM shock.
I would expect Honda spares to be more readily available than Voge spares in most parts of the world.
Safe travels

[ErikGustav2]

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[Flipflop]

I haven't got any experience of the Voge but do rate the Honda CRF 300. I have had a CRF 300 rally for a year or so and really rate it as a do it all small bike. The upgrades/ alterations I have made are a decent sump guard, crash bars, decent hand guards, Renthal bars, Uni filter air filter, a Hagon rear shock and a Koubalink lowering link that brings the bike back to roughly the same height as with the OEM shock.
I would expect Honda spares to be more readily available than Voge spares in most parts of the world.
Safe travels

Thanks for your thoughts.
Honda spares are not necessarily available in most parts of the world because Honda sells different bikes on different continents. No spares for a CRF 300 Rally in South America / you’ll wait nearly 2 weeks for a chain and sprockets.

I’m leaning towards the Honda mainly because of the longer service intervals.
I would expect both bikes to have no problems over a 15-20K mile trip because they would be new or low mileage (CRF).
I like the look of the Voge and a penchant for the underdog.
I shall cost them both out, try a test ride and see but all opinions welcomed so thanks

[nathanm]

Owning both the bikes I'd say the service interval difference is a bit of a decoy.

I had my CRF serviced the other week after about 3000 miles of trail/back road use and the oil was filthy and so too the air filter. If I'd have left it 'til 8000 it wouldn't have been good. So to me, if you're going to be using it as a trail bike then both bikes are going to need similar intervals around 3/4k miles.

For me it's a no brainer at current prices. Get the Voge and run it into the ground.

[Flipflop]

Thanks Nathan I value your input.
It’ll be a bike for a trip - hopefully Stans, Mongolia, Magadan, back to Europe by train.
Lots of off road but taking it steady.
On our trip through the Americas we ignored the Himmie recommendation and changed the oil every 6K miles - it never missed a beat.
Do you think I’d have to upgrade the suspension on the voge due to my weight and luggage?