Africa Twin owners and wannabes thread

**buggsubique** · 26th September 2011, 10:58

Here's another angle before I washed the shit off. Obviously I'm just not riding it hard enough...

**thepom** · 26th September 2011, 11:03

That looks good to me...

**buggsubique** · 27th September 2011, 19:28

Far out, sold in 2 days flat.... nice looker too. Good old RD04.

Anyone know who bought it?

**tri boy** · 27th September 2011, 19:54

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/Ne...t-going-to-be/

Seen this?
Makings of anew AT?

**Eddieb** · 27th September 2011, 20:00

Originally Posted by buggsubique

Far out, sold in 2 days flat.... nice looker too. Good old RD04.

Anyone know who bought it?

I was trying to text you about that but was having issues. My phone has sync'd your number off Windows Live or something and it's coming up as an international number, It looks like the windows live entry has split the number into country/area code/ number parts in a weird way.

**buggsubique** · 27th September 2011, 20:12

Originally Posted by Eddieb

I was trying to text you about that but was having issues. My phone has sync'd your number off Windows Live or something and it's coming up as an international number, It looks like the windows live entry has split the number into country/area code/ number parts in a weird way.

Sweet, tight for cash right now anyway, bathroom renovations and fence suckin the savings out...

gotta be done...

**thepom** · 27th September 2011, 23:46

Cant believe I could,nt sell my AT for more than 2000 bucks.....

**buggsubique** · 6th November 2011, 16:14

Lately been running rougher than normal at low revs and a bit surgey / inconsistent through the throttle.Took the carbs off today for a look and a huck out. The diaphragms are both fine (fragile lookin things they are!) as are the air cutoff valves. needles look to be in good nick with no visible marks or wear which surprised me.

But since I've had the bike it always seems to have been running rich so after replacing the plugs at 95000km I checked them again and the soot is still there.

Sooo, with riding season coming up (WAR and DB1K in particular) I think I'll put her back together, give the valves another check, balance the carbs again and get her through that 100 000km mark on the speedo before parking her up next year and seeing if I can be bothered looking inside it or if I just upgrade. Might go back to a thumper...

**Box'a'bits** · 17th November 2011, 18:32

Looks like about a 12" rim.

German, riding in Iceland

**buggsubique** · 17th November 2011, 20:03

That's one fugly bike!! (IMHO).

Well I've had carbs out, stripped and cleaned and rebuilt. Balanced them on reinstall (1/4 turn out so needed it!) and leaned both mix screws out quarter of a turn each. New fuel filter, cleaned and lubed the choke cables (notorious on the AT's for jamming and running rich) and also cleaned and lubed the clutch cable. Just wired up relays for the headlights and fused a new high current lead off the battery - lights seem a little brighter, but not massively. Have yet to install the Hella units with the +90 bulbs yet though. Will leave that till Xmas sometime.

Took the bike for a ride naked (the bike, not me) and must say it was quite liberating...Could almost get used to it!

The bike seemed a lot smoother, less vibey and had a lot more power with the carbs in better synch and leaned out a little but there was a lot of popping on decel so I will go back to the 2 1/2 turns as specified... checked all the manifolds before chucking the tank back on so there shouldn't be any intake leaks... must just be too lean on the screws.

**Underground** · 17th November 2011, 21:31

Exhaust leaks seem to be the main cause of backfiring and popping, any small leak at all will do it .
Oh and that red bike sure looks bloody awfull .....and scary, what the hell was he thinking??

**buggsubique** · 17th November 2011, 21:36

yeah but it wasn't as bad before I played with the carbs so that's where I'l lstart. Still got all the fairings off so will adjust the screws a 1/4 turn ( a fair bit) and go for another ride.

**CRM** · 18th November 2011, 08:34

Hi guys,

Anyone want a Haynes manual for XL600/650V Transalp and XRV750 Africa Twin '87 to '07?

Now I've sold my TA I have no more need of it. It's as new - no grubby fingerprints even

. Cost about $80 from memory - you can have if for $50 including postage. PM me if interested.

Clive

**buggsubique** · 18th November 2011, 11:06

Originally Posted by CRM

Hi guys,

Anyone want a Haynes manual for XL600/650V Transalp and XRV750 Africa Twin '87 to '07?

Now I've sold my TA I have no more need of it. It's as new - no grubby fingerprints even

. Cost about $80 from memory - you can have if for $50 including postage. PM me if interested.

Clive

Highly recommended bit of kit for any owner. I have one though sorry.

**buggsubique** · 19th November 2011, 10:39

Sorted out the Africa Twin's carb problems...EUREKA! Typical with these bikes, the twin chokes can sometimes fail to plug off the fuel, causing it to run rich, and also leading to imbalance between the carbs if one is getting more choke than the other. Carbs now balanced, idling smoothly at 1000rpm (sexy) and no longer running rich! Stoked. Really stoked. Goes like a bought one again!