My first bike, Honda CBR300R
First bike, Dayun Dash 5
18 March 2021
First impressions of Zambia
16 April 2021By DiJay Videll | Youtube: Videll The Biker
I bought this bike on November 31st, 2019 and within 1 Year 3 months (now), I have done 41,000Kms with it! Thanks be to God!
I have traveled far and wide with it, something that I couldn’t do before and the majority of my rides are random rides even though, some are business-related trips. Thanks to the low fuel consumption, maintenance costs(uses 1.7 liters of oil, oil filter i use the one for boxer, 150 bob only!!!), and no mechanical issues/breakdowns!!
I bought this bike while it was at 8,000Kms from MotoADV Kenya and currently, am past 49,000 and aiming to do 50,000kms more on it before handing it over to another lucky rider.
The bike has given me the best riding experience and I have learned a lot with it especially how to handle its power, acceleration, braking in emergency situations, when to overtake and when not to (knowing your bike capabilities), how to handle tank slaps, how to maintain a bike (service), things to check before starting a journey, how to ride in the rain, which force to apply when braking on wet surfaces and dry surfaces, riding in the sand, off-road riding but worst, I have never pillion-ed and I don't want to!!!
The bike has given me the best riding experience and I have learned a lot with it especially how to handle its power, acceleration, braking in emergency situations, when to overtake and when not to (knowing your bike capabilities), how to handle tank slaps, how to maintain a bike (service), things to check before starting a journey, how to ride in the rain, which force to apply when braking on wet surfaces and dry surfaces, riding in the sand, off-road riding but worst, I have never pillion-ed and I don't want to!!!
One thing I like about this bike is that even though it’s a single-cylinder, the bike has power! It has a good picking speed and I’ve pushed it so hard in that it skips some digits on the odometer. For example from 1kms/hr. it will display 4kms/hr. next without displaying 2 and 3kms/hr. digits. The bike cruising speed is 140 - 150Kms/hr. depending on your riding skill and with no crosswinds, the bike does up to 160kms/hr. without pushing it hard.
Once, I pushed it to 170kms/hr. and since it was a slope and almost redlining, I slowed down. I know someone will talk of those other 300cc brands which do more Kms/hr. and yet they have adjusted speed sensors by +20 – 30Kms/hr! Yamaha and Kawasaki are in another category since they are inline but anyway, speed is not important here!
Today, I left Eldoret at 9:44am and at 2:05pm... I was at Kinoo, 87 at the car wash.
The paint is as original as I bought it. Am planning to give her a better look soon! Please hide your girlfriends 😅😁😁
My three main mechanics are Oyaya Kenneth (body works), Ultimate Bikes Garage (service), George Mbugua (complete engine checks) not forgetting Alex Njiru (stickers). Thanks to them! 🙂
