AFRICA TWIN - First Adventure Ride

[@vtrack1963]

What a great problem to have…I’ve got a VStrom 1000XT and a WR250R to choose from. Your choice is much harder unless you plan on doing a more difficult unpaved route. Your Alaska videos are my favorite motorcycle videos of the hundreds I’ve watched. My future Alaska trip has also been getting pushed. Fortunately the western US provides many great routes that I haven’t done. Thank you for the great videos and information. You’ve helped me tremendously!

[@TilTheRoadEnds]

V Track, You're right, I'd have a tough ride on a more difficult off road track on either the V or the AT. I wouldn't even try it. I think there are an endless amount of possible rides here in the US...thankfully! And thank you, that is a great compliment. I can't tell you how much I truly appreciate it. Hopefully we'll be on the road north soon! Thanks for watching.

[@GreatEgret]

Fun video to watch. The cockpit ending was perfect 🤣. The Dempster and Dalton are on my list on my Africa Twin. Looking forward to seeing your adventure.

[@TilTheRoadEnds]

GE, I'm so pleased to hear you enjoyed it. Thanks so much. I think the Africa Twin is the perfect bike for those rides. I hope those trips come together for you. I'm also going to check out your channel too. Looks interesting. Thanks again.

[@us4marine]

Loved the video and the ease of your narrative made it very fun to watch. Thank you for sharing.

[@TilTheRoadEnds]

My thanks go to you for taking the time to watch and comment. Very much appreciated.

[@hecsaca]

Hey Terry you're back!!!!!! Great video!!!! Big hug from Monterrey, México.

[@TilTheRoadEnds]

Hello Hector, Good to hear from you again. Yes! I'll always be around. Just a little time in between videos. Thanks so much.

[@hecsaca]

@@TilTheRoadEnds Your followers will also be here! Keep going!

[@axecuttimber8307]

Great video !!!

[@TilTheRoadEnds]

Thanks so much AT (not Africa Twin either). I really appreciate your loyalty on my channel.

[@JozsaMarton]

*big respect for the humble person you are! no another wannabee youtuber.*

[@TilTheRoadEnds]

Thank you Jozsa. I try not to be too obnoxious. 🙂I truly appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment. Thanks again.

[@s21adventures2]

Nice video. I think your Dempster Highway to Arctic Ocean ride was waiting for the Africa Twin. All the best, I am sure you will complete it this time.

[@TilTheRoadEnds]

Thanks for the encouragement Sabari. Thanks so much for watching.

[@johnsnow6893]

Great video Terry. Interesting to hear your thoughts on riding the bike on different surfaces. I reckon the gear shifting of Honda's dct are set up with economy first. Love the bit about the fighter jet comparison 👍

[@TilTheRoadEnds]

Thanks John. I really did enjoy this bike. I didn't think the fighter jet comparison was too far fetched myself. Thanks again.

[@coachp7486]

Thank you for sharing ! Good insight to the AT. 👍🏽

[@TilTheRoadEnds]

Thanks again. I really appreciate you exploring the channel. I hope you're enjoying what you see.

[@tangoreal9098]

I love my seat concepts seat!

[@TilTheRoadEnds]

TR, I was really surprised to find out how comfortable that seat is!!!! What a pleasant surprise too. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@demotorrijder1643]

Yes! Been waiting for this one. Nice to see you ride it and the in-depth review of the AT. And you are right about the angle. I dropped mine twice when i, due to a ankle injury, had to get off the bike on the right side. Just one touch too much and the bike drops to the ground. My ankle is healed and i never dropped the bike when getting off on the left side. I was wondering which mode you are riding in ? I ride mine in sport mode 3. My experience is, from 1-20 km/h it stays in 1 then goes to 2 till i hit 45 km/h, then 3 till 60 km/h, 4 till 75 km/h and finally 6 when i reach 90 km/h. When going down i let it brake on the engine, i rarely use the manual brakes. Thanks for taking the time Terry. Can't wait to ride it in 4,5 months (if everything goes well ofcourse). That will be the first test as i will ride 6000 miles or so on this bike.

[@TilTheRoadEnds]

Thanks Erik. I would have figured you'd have the shifting pattern all figured out! Wonder if the kickstand is an issue with other AT's and not just ours??? The Twin will be waiting for you when you get here. Then a quick turnaround to Tuktoyaktuk shortly after! Thanks for watching...as usual.

[@Fuser-wx7cq]

Great video (as always). Hope the 4th time is the charm to get back to AK. Wish I was on my way as well. Now the real question is.....if you could only have one of those bikes, which would you pick? 🤔

[@TilTheRoadEnds]

Thanks Greg. Ooooohhh man! The AT is definitely set up as a better adventure bike, but I'm afraid if I don't pick the V, it'll be pissed and break down on my next ride. Good enough answer? Thanks for always watching the vids.

[@Fuser-wx7cq]

@@TilTheRoadEnds ha ha. I get it. Do not disrupt the cosmos...and piss off the motorcycle gods...

[@kennyb7883]

ya do know theres different modes of shifting and you can manually shift it at any time in any mode just by hitting the + or - button.

[@TilTheRoadEnds]

Thanks Kenny. Yes I do realize that. I was really curious on this first off road ride to see how the AT handled the shifting on it's own. I really appreciate your input on this though. Any other bits of information you may have would be greatly appreciated too. Thanks so much for watching.

[@OnMyWayBack888]

Good video. Ride in S2 and you will have a whole new bike. Drive mode likes the 2,000 rpm which is irritating at times when off road or in slow road traffic. I never had any issue with the bike tilt and I also have a foot extender. Maybe your sag is too high up..

[@TilTheRoadEnds]

FT, I tried S2 today and it was a much better experience. The tilt...not too big of a problem for me...I can deal with that. Thanks so much.

[@davechavis4275]

Good job

[@TilTheRoadEnds]

Thanks so much Dave. I truly appreciate it.

[@daniellivers5538]

I really enjoy your videos and have gotten a lot of useful information from them, I was wondering with do you prefer the v Strom our the AT my youngest brother has a AT and I've thinking about going with a 2018 V Strom with low mile mainly because how good of reviews I've read on them. Looking forward to your next adventure

[@TilTheRoadEnds]

Hi Daniel, first, Thank you very much for the compliment. I really do appreciate it. I can't say a bad thing about either bike at this point. I've had the 2014 V Strom for nearly 10 years (bought it new) and have had nothing go wrong with it, other than expected maintenance requirements. Chain, sprockets, tires etc. I've only had the 2018 AT for about 3 years now and same results. They both seem to be bullet proof. I would say the AT is probably set up a little better for off road, but the V has been everywhere the AT has been with no trouble at all. I do know there have been many design changes with the V since 2014, so I can't speak for any one of them after 2014. I can say mine has been a rock over the years. I'm partial to my V for that very reason. Hope that helps a little bit in your decision. I don't think you'll regret deciding on either bike. Thanks again for taking the time to watch and comment. Best of luck to you!

[@daniellivers5538]

@@TilTheRoadEnds one more question for you you said that you sent your seat off to Astech seats in Indiana (I live in Indiana) was you happy with the way it turn out? it seams like every bike I get I go through about 3 or 4 after market seats before I find one I can live with and that get rather expensive

[@TilTheRoadEnds]

@@daniellivers5538 I did send it to Astech. They did fulfill their promise and did what they said they would do, however, it seemed to help a little but wasn't what I was looking for. I was still getting fatigued. I have to admit, the Seat Concepts seat on the Africa Twin is the most comfortable seat I've ridden on so far. But, I haven't ridden more than about 250 miles at a time so far on that seat, so it really hasn't been put to the full test yet in my mind. But it feels promising. I do use an Airhawk seat pad on the V and I can go all day riding on it with no issues. Hope this help a little. Thanks Daniel.

[@daniellivers5538]

@@TilTheRoadEnds Thanks for the response I don't think I will be sending my seat to them, it sound like I could probably use airhawk on stock seat and get the same results, most comfortable seats I found has been day-long but they don't work real good on adventure style bikes for me. I guess I will keep researching hopefully I will find a aftermarket that I like on the first try. Looking forward to watching your next video.

[@AT2021Rocker]

My 2021 is fine, no issues parking.

[@TilTheRoadEnds]

Mark, thank you for that information. It's very helpful to know. So far that's one that has the same issue as mine and one that doesn't. Again, thank you and thanks for taking the time to watch and comment.

[@dazsyvo8499]

Most people included me ride the dct in sport 1 or 2 D is really iratating

[@TilTheRoadEnds]

Daz, You're the second person to say that now. I'm going to give that a try next week. Thanks for the suggestion...and for watching.

[@decoycreativedistractions]

Hey, I’m keen to watch this video and hear what you have to say…. but I had to stop because I’m finding the volume of the music that cuts in in-between your voice is quite loud compared to your narrative, I had to turn it down, but now your voice is a bit low. May I politely suggest that you could improve/lessen the difference in levels in future videos. Ok… I’ll try to get back to watching.

[@TilTheRoadEnds]

DECOY, I appreciate the info and understand what you mean. I have three TV's at home and two of them sound fine when I play KZbin videos, but one of them is insanely loud when I play a KZbin video. I have to DIVE for the remote to turn it down. When I upload my videos I actually lower the master volume in editing to help compensate for that. But I'm also currently tweaking volume levels with every new video I upload to hopefully eliminate that problem. Thanks for sticking with the video and I appreciate you watching.

[@joseadavila7445]

i was going to buy this bike but my in leg is 30 . and is top heavy i am 60 yrs old . i ll keep my kawa vulcan s and mp3 500 piagio scooter and kawa 230 klx all abs . becouse i want live . off road i ll do it on a mt bicycle .

[@TilTheRoadEnds]

Jose, You definitely need to make the right choice for you. Thanks so much for watching.

[@Kavika-xh1qj]

Shorter kick stand will solve your issues.

[@gaetan458]

DTC reads owner's mind, than shift just before they touch the button to change speed. 🤣

[@TilTheRoadEnds]

Gaetan...it really seems that's pretty close to the truth! Thanks so much.

[@WilliamFletcher-z3o]

Should have taken the V Strom

[@TilTheRoadEnds]

😁