new Africa Twin - perfect adventure bike?

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The 950/990 is still the king offroad , GS1200 and some other bikes will be superior tourers , the AT falls somewhere in between , nearly as good as the katoom offroad , this was expected but keep in mind that bikes can be modified so after weight loss , some suspension and engine work this thing will be very capable for a big bike .
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whats the wether forcast ..wheres me map
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redbikejohn wrote:I can scrape my boots on my tenere with a "skinny front wheel" :)
Yepp, I do that with my Transalp and it has knobblies on the front.
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minkyhead wrote:this guy seems to like it ...
Interesting view on the DCT operation (thumbs) Could be interested if the bank manager would let me :whistle:
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Re: new Africa Twin - perfect adventure bike?

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loudpedal wrote:Anyone know if the tyres are tube or tubeless?
Looks like tube type wheels to me.


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They're tubed wheels.
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Loggy wrote:They're tubed wheels.
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Sleepy wrote:
Loggy wrote:They're tubed wheels.
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http://www.adventurebikerider.com/index ... 6&maxH=417

That's a dissapointment.
My old 1985 XL600LM had tubeless. Must be down to money


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Loggy wrote:
They're tubed wheels.
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Re: new Africa Twin - perfect adventure bike?

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loudpedal wrote:That's a disappointment.
My old 1985 XL600LM had tubeless. Must be down to money
Maybe they wanted something, apart from the name, that is common to the old AT :dry:

Tubed tyres are a negative for me too.
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