....is the new Africa Twin Sh1te?

Wreford Miles

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When I test rode one I thought it rather good, I preferred my TC GSA but that was for character reasons - The Honda seems very good and as I said at the time if I did not have my GSA and was looking to buy a bike it's very likely that I'd have an AT, at the time I said it would be DCT now I think it would have to be a manual one.

However I don't own the Honda so I cannot answer the question is it Sh1te. I ask because I have observed that a few AT owners are very defensive of their bikes.

Overly defensive in fact with quite hostile replies to any criticism even when that criticism is clearly a wind up.

There seems to be a constant need to try and rubbish the alternatives, the GS in particular when no one is saying prove your bike is better than mine - accept in the odd wind up post.

We are bombarded with unasked for scrapings of evidenive to support the opinion of the AT owner, multiple bikes owned is often presented as a right to my opinion is worth more than yours but convienently ignoring ownership was spent adding bits, doing a few miles, taking bits off and selling the bike - My view on this point would be diffrent if a usefull comparison with past bikes owned was given ' how did that 690 or 1190 perform on the trails compared to the AT etc...'

All of this makes me think that these AT owners know something we don't - somethings don't need defending, those that do are normally defended for a reason such as it's sh1te :D
 
It's just another motorbike, it is what you make of it.

Nothing at all special, It's made of metal, has wheels and an engine... etc.

Some people need to get a life...
 
So what you're really asking is are the new AT owners really just 1200GS owners in a different (twat)suit? :augie
 
It's just because they are in the minority Wreford. Minority groups tend to feel the need to shout the loudest . It's a cracking bike by the sound of it but .....
It's just another motorbike, it is what you make of it.

Nothing at all special, It's made of metal, has wheels and an engine... etc.

Some people need to get a life...

Wot he he said :thumb
 
Excellent, now it's clear that it can do that better than a GSA but what about an 1190R

How much is a brand new 1190R compared to a £10,499 Africa Twin? At the risk of repeating something that's been said since its launch the AT is more of a rival to the F800GS or KTM1050 than to an 1190 or 1200GS isn't it ?:nenau
 
I got my 1190R for 12k with luggage ... :thumb
 
When I test rode one I thought it rather good, I preferred my TC GSA but that was for character reasons - The Honda seems very good and as I said at the time if I did not have my GSA and was looking to buy a bike it's very likely that I'd have an AT, at the time I said it would be DCT now I think it would have to be a manual one.

However I don't own the Honda so I cannot answer the question is it Sh1te. I ask because I have observed that a few AT owners are very defensive of their bikes.

Overly defensive in fact with quite hostile replies to any criticism even when that criticism is clearly a wind up.

There seems to be a constant need to try and rubbish the alternatives, the GS in particular when no one is saying prove your bike is better than mine - accept in the odd wind up post.

We are bombarded with unasked for scrapings of evidenive to support the opinion of the AT owner, multiple bikes owned is often presented as a right to my opinion is worth more than yours but convienently ignoring ownership was spent adding bits, doing a few miles, taking bits off and selling the bike - My view on this point would be diffrent if a usefull comparison with past bikes owned was given ' how did that 690 or 1190 perform on the trails compared to the AT etc...'

All of this makes me think that these AT owners know something we don't - somethings don't need defending, those that do are normally defended for a reason such as it's sh1te :D

From someone who owned one Handling Shite,Tyres Shite,Switchgear Shite,Spokes Shite,Footpegs Shite,Screen Shite,Accesories Shite,Honda Customer Service Shite, now the good bits Engine decent,DCT clever, always wondered is it built in China
 
When I test rode one I thought it rather good, I preferred my TC GSA but that was for character reasons - The Honda seems very good and as I said at the time if I did not have my GSA and was looking to buy a bike it's very likely that I'd have an AT, at the time I said it would be DCT now I think it would have to be a manual one.

However I don't own the Honda so I cannot answer the question is it Sh1te. I ask because I have observed that a few AT owners are very defensive of their bikes.

Overly defensive in fact with quite hostile replies to any criticism even when that criticism is clearly a wind up.

There seems to be a constant need to try and rubbish the alternatives, the GS in particular when no one is saying prove your bike is better than mine - accept in the odd wind up post.

We are bombarded with unasked for scrapings of evidenive to support the opinion of the AT owner, multiple bikes owned is often presented as a right to my opinion is worth more than yours but convienently ignoring ownership was spent adding bits, doing a few miles, taking bits off and selling the bike - My view on this point would be diffrent if a usefull comparison with past bikes owned was given ' how did that 690 or 1190 perform on the trails compared to the AT etc...'

All of this makes me think that these AT owners know something we don't - somethings don't need defending, those that do are normally defended for a reason such as it's sh1te :D

Come on now, no point getting all Arsey....
 
nope ... I think KTM were doing a deal at the time with free luggage. I saw somebody else post something the other day about an 1190R for 12.3 (not sure if that was with luggage or not .. ).
 


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