looking at reviews, the NC750 gets about 400k's to a tank. 14ltr tank. the thing must sniff fuel
Super charged africa twin coming
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Post pics. Preferably with a model
Iceman
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My friend had one, complete with offroadish tires, skidplate and crash bars. I rode it once. It was everything you'd think it is, quiet, efficient, soulless...
In my mind a vstrom is a better choice, and they sip fuel as well. The market is flooded with them, so luggage, and a million other extras are for sale all over kijiji.
I love my my t7, I have done and will do highway runs with it. That is not its strong suit. This bike was purpose built to run Muskoka twisties and hydro lines, two track and anywhere else you choose to go.
But for a long distance cruiser with occasional gravel it is overkill. Other bikes are better/more suitable to the purpose.
I bought a t7 because me and my buddies do stuff that not many do with adv bikes. We use them! And yes, that's an Africa Twin log hopping
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bigpoppa
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didnt want to create another thread, but it looks like honda is making a sport touring bike from the AT engine:
It looks promising, im all for honda moving away from the cookie cutter inline 4s, I hear the africa twin engine has some balls
It looks promising, im all for honda moving away from the cookie cutter inline 4s, I hear the africa twin engine has some balls
meh it's not really that great spec wise.
sburns
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Cool pix's, but I have to ask, submerging a bike like that in water, will it damage it? I can't imaging the battery or other electrical parts would handle that abuse, even the exhaust as well.My friend had one, complete with offroadish tires, skidplate and crash bars. I rode it once. It was everything you'd think it is, quiet, efficient, soulless...
In my mind a vstrom is a better choice, and they sip fuel as well. The market is flooded with them, so luggage, and a million other extras are for sale all over kijiji.
I love my my t7, I have done and will do highway runs with it. That is not its strong suit. This bike was purpose built to run Muskoka twisties and hydro lines, two track and anywhere else you choose to go.
But for a long distance cruiser with occasional gravel it is overkill. Other bikes are better/more suitable to the purpose.
I bought a t7 because me and my buddies do stuff that not many do with adv bikes. We use them! And yes, that's an Africa Twin log hopping
.
Make sure it's not running when it goes in. After you get it out, turn the kill switch off and spin it a few times on the starter to get the water out. I'm sure it's not ideal for it, but I would rather kill the bike and have an adventure than have it safe and shiny in my garage.
Amen!
sburns
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I get that to a point, I'm always up for adventure, but not taking it that far, I don't want to end up being the next Youtube fail video...
bigpoppa
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I get that to a point, I'm always up for adventure, but not taking it that far, I don't want to end up being the next Youtube fail video...
that sort of thinking develops when you buy an expensive shiny bike
Id have no hesitation doing all sorts of stupid things if I was on a drz400
Speaking of which... I've always maintained you don't need an Adventure Bike to have an adventure:
Yours is so damned heavy it would be a miserable experience extracting it. More than once I have run out of options and had to knock the bike onto its side in the mud and use a rope to spin/drag it out from more solid ground.I get that to a point, I'm always up for adventure, but not taking it that far, I don't want to end up being the next Youtube fail video...
I babied my brand new R12GS for the first year of ownership.
But after a couple of drops, I was like F-it, goin' dirtbiking with this biatch.
My buddy's still in the honeymoon phase with his Africa Twin.
He still ventures out with us on FSRs and some easier hard packed trails, but guaranteed that bike will be detailed meticulously when he gets home that evening.
Another friend of mine bought a brand new 1290 SAR. He bought plastic protectors to wrap around the touch-down points on the crash-bars.
Granted, the crash bars are painted a very pretty shade of orange...
Iceman
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You'd be surprised at how well sealed modern electronics are. I haven't seen too many that died in the bush as a result of submersion but it does happen.
I've submerged my ktm 200 2t and my drz400s, both were drained in the woods and running again in short order.
When you're on the big bikes we usually check the depth if it looks bad, that Africa Twin owner forgot to check and just rode in lol.
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