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Re: new Africa Twin - perfect adventure bike?

Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2015 11:34 pm
by ZX Raziel
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 .

Re: new Africa Twin - perfect adventure bike?

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2015 12:22 am
by minkyhead

Re: new Africa Twin - perfect adventure bike?

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2015 7:43 am
by qcnr
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.

Re: new Africa Twin - perfect adventure bike?

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2015 8:25 am
by Earwig
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:

Re: new Africa Twin - perfect adventure bike?

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2015 5:55 pm
by Loggy
loudpedal wrote:Anyone know if the tyres are tube or tubeless?
Looks like tube type wheels to me.


Loudpedal


They're tubed wheels.

Re: new Africa Twin - perfect adventure bike?

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2015 7:46 pm
by Sleepy
Loggy wrote:They're tubed wheels.
:(

Re: new Africa Twin - perfect adventure bike?

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2015 7:48 pm
by Nigel
Sleepy wrote:
Loggy wrote:They're tubed wheels.
:(
1+ :(

Re: new Africa Twin - perfect adventure bike?

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2015 9:11 pm
by loudpedal
http://www.adventurebikerider.com/index ... 6&maxH=417

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


Loudpedal

Re: new Africa Twin - perfect adventure bike?

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2015 10:31 pm
by ZX Raziel
Loggy wrote:
They're tubed wheels.
(thumbs)

Re: new Africa Twin - perfect adventure bike?

Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2015 7:37 am
by Oop North John
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.