Spout, believe me mate the AT is not for you (thumbs)Spout wrote:Simple it may be, but the phrase "old dog and new tricks" springs to mindCRAIGREVO wrote: You would cope in exactly the same WAY as you would with a Rekluse clutch.
You either ride a gear or 2 high to induce clutch slip or you ride the rear brake to induce clutch slip. Its simple when you think about it. (thumbs)
Anyway, I've got useless centrestands and sticking brakes to consider now :whistle:
The Honda Africa twin 1000 , warts and all.
Re: The Honda Africa twin 1000 , warts and all.
Re: The Honda Africa twin 1000 , warts and all.
[quote="CRAIGREVO"
You would cope in exactly the same WAY as you would with a Rekluse clutch.
You either ride a gear or 2 high to induce clutch slip or you ride the rear brake to induce clutch slip. Its simple when you think about it. (thumbs)[/quote]
That's true.
I think a big advantage of the Rekluse Core-pro clutch over the DCT is that with the Rekluse you still retain the original clutch lever, so you can still feather/slip in tight off road situations.
This Rekluse set-up together with a left bar rear brake and the Tubeliss tyre system is nothing more than cheating and ungentlemanly conduct and has no place in the world of off road motorcycling :laugh:
You would cope in exactly the same WAY as you would with a Rekluse clutch.
You either ride a gear or 2 high to induce clutch slip or you ride the rear brake to induce clutch slip. Its simple when you think about it. (thumbs)[/quote]
That's true.
I think a big advantage of the Rekluse Core-pro clutch over the DCT is that with the Rekluse you still retain the original clutch lever, so you can still feather/slip in tight off road situations.
This Rekluse set-up together with a left bar rear brake and the Tubeliss tyre system is nothing more than cheating and ungentlemanly conduct and has no place in the world of off road motorcycling :laugh:
Re: The Honda Africa twin 1000 , warts and all.
Heh.Mike54 wrote:Ultimately people don't trust things they don't understand. When a fault is found with one, seems like the majority want to put it on a ducking stool like a witch
Clarke's third law innit.
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Re: The Honda Africa twin 1000 , warts and all.
I jumped onto the KTM 950 adv s the other day and I went to honda's open day for the new Africa Twin.
When I had a good look over the bike I liked it. It looks very nice. I put my name down for the test ride and watch as some before me had trouble getting on the bike and their dreams where smashed by it been taller then their last AT. I thankfully don't have that issue. The bikes there that day where two manual examples. Only difference been the colour (red is faster) and the red one had a taller screen. I can live with either as both are better then the 950 screen but the taller was better for road riding.
So the DCT thing doesn't interest me so te manual was exactly what I wanted to test ride. I was looking at the bike as a possible replacement for the 950.
So my take on the AT. I really liked it. It looks great. It's rides great. There's a few things I would change (bar position, foot begs, I'd go with the tail screen, hand guards as the ones on it are crap, possibly a bash plate) to start with. Its a very smooth bike to ride.
I will own one eventually but I'm not trading the 950 in just yet.
When you finish riding a new flag ship model which you enjoy and you get onto your 12 year old girl to go home and she puts a bigger smile on your face the the new bike it's just not time yet.
When I had a good look over the bike I liked it. It looks very nice. I put my name down for the test ride and watch as some before me had trouble getting on the bike and their dreams where smashed by it been taller then their last AT. I thankfully don't have that issue. The bikes there that day where two manual examples. Only difference been the colour (red is faster) and the red one had a taller screen. I can live with either as both are better then the 950 screen but the taller was better for road riding.
So the DCT thing doesn't interest me so te manual was exactly what I wanted to test ride. I was looking at the bike as a possible replacement for the 950.
So my take on the AT. I really liked it. It looks great. It's rides great. There's a few things I would change (bar position, foot begs, I'd go with the tail screen, hand guards as the ones on it are crap, possibly a bash plate) to start with. Its a very smooth bike to ride.
I will own one eventually but I'm not trading the 950 in just yet.
When you finish riding a new flag ship model which you enjoy and you get onto your 12 year old girl to go home and she puts a bigger smile on your face the the new bike it's just not time yet.
"In the spirit of adventure, open to all riders and carrying a message of friendship between all men"- Thierry Sabine 1977 founder of the Paris Dakar -
Re: The Honda Africa twin 1000 , warts and all.
Very true. That's why I can't bring myself to change my Daytona 995i. The triple engine is full of character, 147bhp is plenty, the throttle butterflies are connected directly to my right hand with a cable, the suspension is good enough, the handling is good enough, no slipper clutch you need to be in the right gear at the right time, no electronic rider aids. It's just me and the bike and you have to ride it properly and have sympathy with all the controls. Whenever I swap bikes with a mate who just bought the latest and greatest, they still come off my bike with a big grin on their face.EricKTM@ wrote:When you finish riding a new flag ship model which you enjoy and you get onto your 12 year old girl to go home and she puts a bigger smile on your face the the new bike it's just not time yet.
Riding a new sports bike is epic, and in many ways any new sports bike beats my Daytona hands down, but you can't escape the fact it feels like a playstation game which could be piloted by a gorilla, and I can imagine the newest adventure bikes are now going the same way.
"Luke, you're going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view" - Obi-Wan Kenobi
Re: The Honda Africa twin 1000 , warts and all.
God that dash is horrible.....1970's sic-fi.
I still thinking this could be a good bike for me. But can't get a ride on one here in Ireland and it will be August before there are any DCT's.
I still thinking this could be a good bike for me. But can't get a ride on one here in Ireland and it will be August before there are any DCT's.
