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As I'm considering a crf could anyone tell me if there have been any worthwhile changes /faults rectified etc since the 2013 model first came out? ( not incl 2017 changes ) ..I guess i'm asking if the 2013 is as good as a 2016 model at the same mileage?

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Sure what you mean by faults , we've two , a 2013
And a 2015 , had no problems other than the clutch which was more due to terrain etc as it's not an Enduro bike , having said that we've been to Wales , Spain , Italy , and ride around the trails of Northumbria no bother , the bike had a recall re a wiring change other than that it'll go most places , if you want an Enduro bike don't get the Crf l, if your happy with a more softer ride with big service intervals and cheap to buy then they're fine , Ride expeditions use them for their trail rides in Vietnam and Laos, changing them to Kawasaki klx's 250 s for Cambodia with 300 conversions as it's a lot muddier etc

john,luggage frames look really good.looks like your morocco prep won"t be a last minute rush.are you hoping to trial run all your gear in spain?

So today we swopped over jaynes clutch for the hduty ebc one , leaving the judder springs in place tho , she did all the work the difference between her well cared for original plates and my overheated ones was quite a surprise, ( same mileage )


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second photo looks like she has over eaten over the holidays ! she likes to be hands on and playing with your tools, great to see you only let her work on her bike !!mick will be well jell (thumbs)

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halfpint wrote:second photo looks like she has over eaten over the holidays ! she likes to be hands on and playing with your tools, great to see you only let her work on her bike !!mick will be well jell (thumbs)

. She says I have to tell you she was wearing lots of jumpers under her oversize overalls ,I'm not going to argue with her , as for tools as for every married man what's mines hers , once she's learnt on hers I'll let her loose on mine so I can put my feet up

willywombat64 wrote:As I'm considering a crf could anyone tell me if there have been any worthwhile changes /faults rectified etc since the 2013 model first came out? ( not incl 2017 changes ) ..I guess i'm asking if the 2013 is as good as a 2016 model at the same mileage?

they have been out a while now ..there doesnt seem to be any big issues with the crf ..one thing that pops up now and again is a sticking ./failed cam chain tensioner ..mine seems to just lap up the work ..10000 last year .. i did a1000 miles last week on the 300..they seem to hold up pretty well for very respectable milages if the worst happens you can typically find a low milage engine for 6/700 quid and fit it in four hours ..thats far less than a set of panniers on some bikes..it really doesnt get any cheaper to run than the crf

was reading this recently ..good blog and good detail of the bike long term

http://amsterdamtoanywhere.nl/en/motoren/

minkyhead wrote:

willywombat64 wrote:As I'm considering a crf could anyone tell me if there have been any worthwhile changes /faults rectified etc since the 2013 model first came out? ( not incl 2017 changes ) ..I guess i'm asking if the 2013 is as good as a 2016 model at the same mileage?

they have been out a while now ..there doesnt seem to be any big issues with the crf ..one thing that pops up now and again is a sticking ./failed cam chain tensioner ..mine seems to just lap up the work ..10000 last year .. i did a1000 miles last week on the 300..they seem to hold up pretty well for very respectable milages if the worst happens you can typically find a low milage engine for 6/700 quid and fit it in four hours ..thats far less than a set of panniers on some bikes..it really doesnt get any cheaper to run than the crf


was reading this recently ..good blog and good detail of the bike long term

http://amsterdamtoanywhere.nl/en/motoren/

Is the tensioner the same as most other Hondas--simply sprung loaded with a sort of sprag locking device--and a blade screwdriver wind back mechanism to hold it in when installing?

yep the very same ..rachet and powel mechenism