The second coming

Krasi_BG · 07-24-2015, 04:51 AM

Legendary Honda Africa Twin is back, albeit with different engine and an ugly exhaust, but still...

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/n...ally-revealed/

SpudRider · 08-04-2015, 04:23 AM

With a weight over 500 pounds, that is a heavy motorcycle.

Krasi_BG · 08-04-2015, 05:03 AM

It's competing with BMW GSs, Yamaha Super Teneres, KTM Adventure and the like, so its in the same ball park (if that's the right idiom?) I think

SpudRider · 08-04-2015, 05:28 AM

Yes, I know, but I don't understand the popularity of these heavy adventure bikes.

Krasi_BG · 08-05-2015, 04:43 AM

I'm the same way with many modern gadgets and Luis Vuiton bags for example, but I guess it's just a fact of life I have to live with

jct842 · 08-05-2015, 02:18 PM

Next they will jack up a goldwing for more ground clearance and put knobies on it and call it an "adventurous" bike!

wheelbender6 · 08-07-2015, 07:32 PM

A lot of the western states have miles and miles of graded dirt roads through the national forests. That is the milieu of the heavy ADV motorcycle. There is a lot of good scenery along those graded dirt roads and far less traffic than the macadam. State route 88 in Arizona is one of my favorites.

07-24-2015, 04:51 AM	#1
Krasi_BG Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Posts: 436	The second coming Legendary Honda Africa Twin is back, albeit with different engine and an ugly exhaust, but still... http://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/n...ally-revealed/
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08-04-2015, 04:23 AM	#2
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	With a weight over 500 pounds, that is a heavy motorcycle. __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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08-04-2015, 05:28 AM	#4
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	Yes, I know, but I don't understand the popularity of these heavy adventure bikes. __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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08-07-2015, 07:32 PM	#7
wheelbender6 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Houston area Posts: 1,902	A lot of the western states have miles and miles of graded dirt roads through the national forests. That is the milieu of the heavy ADV motorcycle. There is a lot of good scenery along those graded dirt roads and far less traffic than the macadam. State route 88 in Arizona is one of my favorites. __________________ "Its not WHAT you ride; its THAT you ride"
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08-04-2015, 05:03 AM	#3
Krasi_BG Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Posts: 436	It's competing with BMW GSs, Yamaha Super Teneres, KTM Adventure and the like, so its in the same ball park (if that's the right idiom?) I think
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08-05-2015, 04:43 AM	#5
Krasi_BG Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Posts: 436	I'm the same way with many modern gadgets and Luis Vuiton bags for example, but I guess it's just a fact of life I have to live with
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08-05-2015, 02:18 PM	#6
jct842 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: arkansas Posts: 297	Next they will jack up a goldwing for more ground clearance and put knobies on it and call it an "adventurous" bike!
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