More detail on the new Africa Twin

[george formby]

With the new fad for 800 -900cc engines it may be possible that lighter, just as capable on road but more comfortable off road bikes start appearing.

Having said that how are the sales of the Triumph 800's going ? Is this not the on/off road bike you speak of?

KTM and Yamaha are due to reveal middle weight twins. The Yamaha is the 700cc motor, not sure about the KTM. Might be 800cc, a Duke and Adventure bike are apparently being tested. Let the good times roll.

[Gremlin]

Ah - on these bikes is it don't worry about getting your knee down - get your pannier down on a corner.

With the OEM suspension I always had the side and centre stands touching down while the panniers kept their distance from the road. On Ohlins suspension the stands mostly stay off the deck (plus I've ground them away a bit) and slightly off the edge of the tyres the panniers still have a margin...

[Night Falcon]

Holy Catfish Batman!!! I better get out to Hav' Nth with some bourbon and classy strippers (the kind the Cheifs are too cheap for) and avert a biketastrophe.
I once too lusted for the XC800 but then I sought professional help...
On a sidenote I've been winter cleaning and re read some 2006 circa edition Fastbikes mag and pretty much the same said about the the then new KTM 990....

Get some more professional advice before dismissing the XC. It's a very capable bike, for its size. It will take me to most of the places I got the 690 into (and out of) without too much extra effort I reckon. Plus it's way more easy on my aging broken down chassis on longer rides and has no worries keeping ahead of SUVs on uphil passing lanes.

[Tazz]

Hi Tazz I'm not worried about what other people ride and not against big bikes hell I owned a few GSs and toured most of the U.K, Ireland and parts of Europe it was more directed at how the video was portraying it as a bike you could treat as a lightweight trail bike.

One day maybe they will make better midsize lightweight bikes with longer service intervals and longevity for the likes of myself a mere mortal

Way of the world. SUV's that in reality barely manage to ford a creek without losing the front bumper are marketed as offroad beasts too

[Black Knight]

I spent a bit of coffee time with Lyndon Proskitt (Races to Places) when he was in Russell-his main comment was,dont need more than 650cc,should be a single and definitely not fuel injected.That from a guy who knows.

[Night Falcon]

I spent a bit of coffee time with Lyndon Proskitt (Races to Places) when he was in Russell-his main comment was,dont need more than 650cc,should be a single and definitely not fuel injected.That from a guy who knows.

Well that's that I spose, was beginning to really enjoy the FI'd ABS'd XC but she'll have to go now we've been told from the guy who knows that its OTT.....anyone got a cheap KLR for sale

[Gremlin]

.....anyone got a cheap KLR for sale

Are there expensive ones?

[Night Falcon]

Are there expensive ones?

Yupperoonie there isss......unless ya feel $10k for 20+ year old bike with dodgy doohickey's izzz cheap, mind you....it does have a carb and is under 650cc, all good qualities according to TGWK's, 40hp's a tad unexciting but the crap suspension makes up for it spose

[george formby]

Well that's that I spose, was beginning to really enjoy the FI'd ABS'd XC but she'll have to go now we've been told from the guy who knows that its OTT.....anyone got a cheap KLR for sale

LOL. I think Mr Poskitt has a different perspective on his needs and potential problems. Keep your bike, it's just fine, but avoid Mongolia.

[pomgolian]

LOL. I think Mr Poskitt has a different perspective on his needs and potential problems. Keep your bike, it's just fine, but avoid Mongolia.

I wish there was a "like" button like on the other channel

[R650R]

I spent a bit of coffee time with Lyndon Proskitt (Races to Places) when he was in Russell-his main comment was,dont need more than 650cc,should be a single and definitely not fuel injected.That from a guy who knows.

The only downside I could see from having an injected bike is if due to poor maintainance (or rare unrelated failure) you cans till always bump start a carby bike but an injected bike NEEDS its fuel pump and juice to turn it over. Having said that I've still managed to bump start the GSXR with a VERY dead (8V) battery and a suitable stretch of downhill
But if your living in any half decent country like NZ your never too far away from help for it to be fully life threatebning....

[AllanB]

Injected all day long. Sounds like some old fart story where carbs ruled the world. Until they get some altitude and run lean ... injectors adjusted by the computer :-)

[flashg]

The only downside I could see from having an injected bike is if due to poor maintainance (or rare unrelated failure) you cans till always bump start a carby bike but an injected bike NEEDS its fuel pump and juice to turn it over. Having said that I've still managed to bump start the GSXR with a VERY dead (8V) battery and a suitable stretch of downhill
But if your living in any half decent country like NZ your never too far away from help for it to be fully life threatebning....

My understanding is an injected bike produces more power to run its injection system etc. Example - my injected WR 450 doesn't need a battery or a starter, it has a kick start or you could easily bump start it. It kick starts easier than any carbed bike I've ever owned or ridden. And you can't flood it. It produces enough power to run heated grips and all sorts of accessories.
I don't agree with your reasoning. Thing's usually improve with development. Injection is very reliable these days.
Having owned both (carbed, injected) from sports, adventure, enduro, I far prefer injection.
A foot note, As carb's wear they give all sorts of problems ( we all know) I've never had any problems with injection, hit the button, it starts and runs perfectly, even at altitude ( carbs don't)
Wish adventure bikes had a kick start of some sort. Be hard kicking over a bigger engine though.
My 2 cents worth

[Night Falcon]

crash started my 690 couple of times with no problems. FI is pretty reliable these days. early stuff had problems. Bad fuel seems to be the predominant cause of problems but that's not really an issue in NZ. Carbs are great if your a carb wizard and have a jet kit and the patience to tune them....FI takes care of all that.

[Racing Dave]

Injected all day long. Sounds like some old fart story where carbs ruled the world. Until they get some altitude and run lean ... injectors adjusted by the computer :-)

No, they run rich at high altitude. Compared to low altitude, there's the same volume of air passing through the venturi, so it draws the same volume of fuel through the main jet, but there fewer air molecules in that volume of air.