Honda Adventure Riders Forum
Honda CRF1000L/CRF1100L Africa Twin - Honda's latest Adventure Bike => General => Topic started by: james.mc on August 17, 2017, 04:00:00
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(https://www.dropbox.com/s/p0y7s80cn6ufw8i/2017-Africa-Twin-DCT-JamesMc.jpg?raw=1)
Done just over 1000km so far. Just love the DCT :)
Extras added so far:
- RockFox Lower Engine bars (Made in South Africa - http://www.rockfox.co.za (http://www.rockfox.co.za))
- RockFox Upper Crash bars (Made in South Africa - http://www.rockfox.co.za (http://www.rockfox.co.za))
- Fitted Bumot Defender Pannier system (40Ltr / 36Ltr) (Made in Bulgaria - http://www.bumot.eu/en/home.html (http://www.bumot.eu/en/home.html))
- Bumot Defender Top Box (25Ltr) (Made in Bulgaria - http://www.bumot.eu/en/home.html (http://www.bumot.eu/en/home.html))
- Camel-ADV Extra Fuel Tank (6.5Ltr) (Made in Canada- https://camel-adv.com (https://camel-adv.com))
- Barkbuster StormForce Hand guards (Made in Australia - http://www.barkbusters.net)
- Denali Soundbomb Split Dual-Tone Air Horn (Distributed by: Twisted Throttle)
Slowly taking shape :)
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are you able to show me a picture of the camel auxiliary tank as fitted to your bike? Cheers...
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What other farkles are you considering installing on the bike?
I like the look of those panniers btw.
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Is there place for pillion feets with these panniers :o ?
Done some more off-roads these last time , and happy to ear rocks knocks on an hard bash plate !!! 8)
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Have fun!
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Is there place for pillion feets with these panniers :o ?
Done some more off-roads these last time , and happy to ear rocks knocks on an hard bash plate !!! 8)
Yep! Had two different height pillion riders on and no issues reported. I also wondered when I fitted them how much legroom there might be, but they seem fine.
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are you able to show me a picture of the camel auxiliary tank as fitted to your bike? Cheers...
I'll take some soon.
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Hi James,
Great bike, isn't it? VCIF_ThumbUp. Looking forward to get my hands on mine too.
Have fun.
Regards,
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Looks great! Good additions for accessories. Enjoy your new ride! I absolutely love mine. My favourite bike yet.
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Enjoy it, but I am sure you will, James! VCIF_ThumbUp
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Thanks guys!
Going to add some more images of the Camel ADV Fuel tank to another thread.
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But no ABS ??? :o
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But no ABS ??? :o
What?
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Strange bulb turns lights... Is it an ABS model?
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Yes it is ABS. Even 2017 AT's in North America have incandescent turn signals for some stupid North American reason. Not sure if it was Honda or North American Traffic laws that caused it to happen. I will change them out for smaller LED light units at some point, along with the relay as long as Honda haven't done anything whacky concerning the wiring for the running lights which the indicators double up as.
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What other farkles are you considering installing on the bike?
I like the look of those panniers btw.
Mechanical
I'm thinking bar risers as I find the riding position tilted too far forward when seated and tend to be reaching down a little too much when stood up on the tiny pegs... which might also get swapped out.
Tyres
More agressive tyres will also be on the cards as some point. Either 70/30 or 60/40 depending on whether I am trying to kid myself how much time I am actually going to ride on unmade roads and tracks.
I've seen ADV bikes on the island that look like they have never been off tarmac but they have 50/50's on!
Electrics
Need to get into extending the Electrics so will most likely install an PC8 Eastern Beaver 8-way unit under the rear seat. Also need to set up easy access jump starting cables under the seat as I have a backup battery pack. After all there is no way of bump starting a DCT that I know of and the battery is a pig to get at if you need to jump start it ever. I've got a few options in my mind that I need to consider before installing the jumper cables permanently to the battery.
Will also be adding extra lights to the RockFox crash bars.