The Honda Africa twin 1000 , warts and all.

[Oop North John]

I usually try and avoid buying a bike just after it's being launched as every bike seems to have a few teething problems, and not just European or Japanese. In a year hopefully all the owners will be enjoying their bike fully, and new owners will have the bike the current owners expect to have.

My latest bike has just been released but it is an evolution of a current model, so that's good :whistle:

[robson]

gush, even manual gearbox has problems - jumping out of the gear is really not good...

http://www.africatwinforum.com/forum/17 ... blems.html

[redbikejohn]

there will be stories about any bike let alone one that is "under the microscope" like the new AT. if you look at the xt660.com forum you'll think all the xt's are about to have their gearboxes explode

[robson]

there will be stories about any bike let alone one that is "under the microscope" like the new AT. if you look at the xt660.com forum you'll think all the xt's are about to have their gearboxes explode

yeah, but just few batches from the 2009 production

[johnnyboxer]

gush, even manual gearbox has problems - jumping out of the gear is really not good...

http://www.africatwinforum.com/forum/17 ... blems.html

Hardly conclusive..............you really are a flippin' drama queen

[Mike54]

gush, even manual gearbox has problems - jumping out of the gear is really not good...

http://www.africatwinforum.com/forum/17 ... blems.html

robson, do you own a car? if so what is it?

[BigBashBonanza]

gush, even manual gearbox has problems - jumping out of the gear is really not good...

http://www.africatwinforum.com/forum/17 ... blems.html

robson, do you own a car? if so what is it?

Don't bait him Mike and he'll either go away or he'll stop being so dramatic.

[moto al]

A special paint job.

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[-Ralph-]

Foot note I'm aware other motorcycle hacks read this forum

This is certainly true. At least once a year, I read something in the motorcycling press, or even once on Top Gear TV programme, where it was almost word for word, something I'd written on a forum. They trawl internet forums for material and some of the stuff they write is certainly not their own.

[Spout]

A special paint job.

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Painted everything but the spokes :woohoo: