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Putting more miles on it now, getting used to that wind buffeting (which was never a thing on the supernaked), thankfully I had ear plugs.

Still havent had to fill up, and riding on the original tank(lol)

I noticed a bike affects your temperament, the AT is more of a chill ride, whereas if I was behind a slow minivan on the superduke, the bike would be upset, and id be upset as a result, whereas on the honda I just enjoy the ride more.

its fast, but its not constantly reminding me that its fast, or that I need to go fast every time I touch the throttle(which the SDR did).

Rode to a restaurant in orangeville with good reviews, but it was closed. (who the **** closes a pierogi place on a saturday afternoon?)

Edit: Just checked the manual, it says 86 pump octane number, bonus considering the gas prices these days
 
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bigpoppa said:
Putting more miles on it now, getting used to that wind buffeting (which was never a thing on the supernaked), thankfully I had ear plugs.

Still havent had to fill up, and riding on the original tank(lol)

I noticed a bike affects your temperament, the AT is more of a chill ride, whereas if I was behind a slow minivan on the superduke, the bike would be upset, and id be upset as a result, whereas on the honda I just enjoy the ride more.

its fast, but its not constantly reminding me that its fast, or that I need to go fast every time I touch the throttle(which the SDR did).

Rode to a restaurant in orangeville with good reviews, but it was closed. (who the **** closes a pierogi place on a saturday afternoon?)
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Burks Falls is where you want to be for those eats.
 
bigpoppa said:
Putting more miles on it now, getting used to that wind buffeting (which was never a thing on the supernaked), thankfully I had ear plugs.

Still havent had to fill up, and riding on the original tank(lol)

I noticed a bike affects your temperament, the AT is more of a chill ride, whereas if I was behind a slow minivan on the superduke, the bike would be upset, and id be upset as a result, whereas on the honda I just enjoy the ride more.

its fast, but its not constantly reminding me that its fast, or that I need to go fast every time I touch the throttle(which the SDR did).

Rode to a restaurant in orangeville with good reviews, but it was closed. (who the **** closes a pierogi place on a saturday afternoon?)

Edit: Just checked the manual, it says 86 pump octane number, bonus considering the gas prices these days
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Not sure what the options are for the AT when it comes to windscreens, but I find that shorter is better for me on my Tracer.
The stock screen creates some terrible buffeting, so I went with a shorter screen and it works a treat. Many folks try taller and taller thinking it will help...but it rarely helps.

Also depends on your height.

Just a thought.
 
robertv19 said:
Not sure what the options are for the AT when it comes to windscreens, but I find that shorter is better for me on my Tracer.
The stock screen creates some terrible buffeting, so I went with a shorter screen and it works a treat. Many folks try taller and taller thinking it will help...but it rarely helps.

Also depends on your height.

Just a thought.
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If you like the stock screen or a taller one, you could also try different mirrors or mirror extenders. That helped me out a fair bit when using the taller screens, which I prefer for the longer rides.
 
kurtrules said:
Oh wow! Congrats man..

That thing is a beauty. It was my first pick - loved everything about it except the price tag.
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thanks!

I was also looking at the big GSA but when they saw my bank account they said fuggetaboutit 🤌
 
bigpoppa said:
thanks!

I was also looking at the big GSA but when they saw my bank account they said fuggetaboutit 🤌
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Good news is, you can now afford Starbucks with the savings…for a little while.
 
Recently got back from a drive to the east coast. On the way saw many bikes which included 3 Harleys broken down along with one Africa Twin all on the TransCanada. AT guy could very well have been out of fuel but of the four separate bikes sitting roadside he was the most comfortable as he had his camping stuff packed so he was sitting on a folding chair.
 
Jayell said:
Just curious: why would you favour a GSA over a GS?
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same reason I would rather have the adventure sports over the base model, way more touring and comfort amenities

(at least I think so, im not super familiar with the BMW catalog)
 
Did some actual dirt and offroad today, I think I like adv bikes.

Nice to do some exploring and not stopping just because the paved road ends.
 
Katatonic said:
You don’t need an ADV bike for that…. I used to do dirt roads all the time with the Tuono.
As Joseph Stalin once said, “A good worker never blames their tools.”
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I don't mind dirt highway type roads on any bike. It's a bit different when you're on hydro, mining, logging and fire roads that are mix of sand, gravel, muck, bedrock and rarely have bridges over water crossings.

I wanna see a pic of that AT so dirty you can't tell it's paint colors.
 
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Its been a few weeks with your new bike, hopefully you got to get in some good riding days in. I am very curious what you think of the DCT. Some people seem to hate it and others love it. I have seen some videos on YouTube, but would rather have your opinon. Since you are coming off a SD, that's gotta be a huge shift. I worry that in an emergency I'll panic reach for a non existent clutch.. lol
 
-JERICHO- said:
Its been a few weeks with your new bike, hopefully you got to get in some good riding days in. I am very curious what you think of the DCT. Some people seem to hate it and others love it. I have seen some videos on YouTube, but would rather have your opinon. Since you are coming off a SD, that's gotta be a huge shift. I worry that in an emergency I'll panic reach for a non existent clutch.. lol
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I really like it, honda has made it completely foolproof.

I enjoy it everywhere, but its advantages are most obvious in urban areas, never have to feather the clutch or shift up and down in traffic, no false neutrals, no stalling at all, its a tall heavy bike but its well balanced and handles tight traffic well.

No clutch or traditional gear shifter, there is a parking brake on the left side, but being a typical honda, its well thought out. They placed the parking brake pretty far away from your hand, so you never accidently reach for a clutch.

Even with my giant hands, I cant "accidently" reach it, unless I consciously make the effort to.

Being a honda, ease of use and user friendliness is paramount, and so within a half hour out of the dealership, I was completely used to the DCT already.

There are basically 3 ways to shift:
1) you can leave it in drive mode, which is the default, its automatic and short shifts and tries to conserve fuel
2) You can put it in sport mode(which further has 3 levels of customization "how sporty do you want it?")
here it hangs on to the gears and lets you rev it out, it feels like automatic mode but for sporty riding.
3)You can put it in manual mode, where you entirely control the shifting, but with little paddle shifters on the left hand side.
The downshifter is smaller, and the upshifter paddle is larger, so its impossible to confuse the two.
In manual mode it shifts up and down and rev matches perfectly and smoothly.

Its hard to compare the SD and the Africa twin, mostly because I never really got anywhere near the KTMs limits, at least not on the streets, the bike had more oomph than I had balls, torque everywhere and by the time I'm in the mid-range I look at the speedometer and start slowing down out of caution.

Its not the superduke, but being a big twin, it has plenty of usable power and character to boot. I never feel wanting.

Put the suspension into hard mode and you can have plenty of fun on the twisty roads.
I was somewhat surprised by the lack of brake dive.
 
bigpoppa said:
I really like it, honda has made it completely foolproof.

I enjoy it everywhere, but its advantages are most obvious in urban areas, never have to feather the clutch or shift up and down in traffic, no false neutrals, no stalling at all, its a tall heavy bike but its well balanced and handles tight traffic well.

No clutch or traditional gear shifter, there is a parking brake on the left side, but being a typical honda, its well thought out. They placed the parking brake pretty far away from your hand, so you never accidently reach for a clutch.

Even with my giant hands, I cant "accidently" reach it, unless I consciously make the effort to.

Being a honda, ease of use and user friendliness is paramount, and so within a half hour out of the dealership, I was completely used to the DCT already.

There are basically 3 ways to shift:
1) you can leave it in drive mode, which is the default, its automatic and short shifts and tries to conserve fuel
2) You can put it in sport mode(which further has 3 levels of customization "how sporty do you want it?")
here it hangs on to the gears and lets you rev it out, it feels like automatic mode but for sporty riding.
3)You can put it in manual mode, where you entirely control the shifting, but with little paddle shifters on the left hand side.
The downshifter is smaller, and the upshifter paddle is larger, so its impossible to confuse the two.
In manual mode it shifts up and down and rev matches perfectly and smoothly.

Its hard to compare the SD and the Africa twin, mostly because I never really got anywhere near the KTMs limits, at least not on the streets, the bike had more oomph than I had balls, torque everywhere and by the time I'm in the mid-range I look at the speedometer and start slowing down out of caution.

Its not the superduke, but being a big twin, it has plenty of usable power and character to boot. I never feel wanting.

Put the suspension into hard mode and you can have plenty of fun on the twisty roads.
I was somewhat surprised by the lack of brake dive.
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Many of the ADVs are addressing the brake dive these days it seems.

How are you enjoying the 21” front wheel?

As I recall you can add a shifter pedal to the DCT to shift gears that way as well. Guessing it would emulate a quick shifter and auto blipper.
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