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I’m new to this forum and to off-road/adventure bikes having ridden sports or sports-tourer bikes mostly. I do a lot of mountain biking though and really enjoy it so as I get older and my knees and wrists object more violently to sports bikes I want to get a more a versatile motorbike that can combine my interests and go on and off road.
The Africa Twin seems perfect – reliable, well made and relatively compact.
But I can’t get my head round tubed tires. Whenever I’ve been on a trip – most rides in fact – I’ve just had a plug-kit to hand. On the one occasion I had a puncture it was sorted within minutes.
Fixing a tubed tyre on the other hand sounds like a nightmare – especially if you have a mechanically unsympathetic pillion and loads of luggage strapped on. Scratched rims followed by a pickup truck seems to be the ultimate scenario to me!
I should add that I’ll more than likely be 80% road usage so the Africa Twin is maybe on the cusp of suitability.
Anyone got any experience of fixing a tubed tyre at the side of an autobahn/Alpine pass (assuming you’ve survived the deflation…)?
Many thanks in advance.
The Africa Twin seems perfect – reliable, well made and relatively compact.
But I can’t get my head round tubed tires. Whenever I’ve been on a trip – most rides in fact – I’ve just had a plug-kit to hand. On the one occasion I had a puncture it was sorted within minutes.
Fixing a tubed tyre on the other hand sounds like a nightmare – especially if you have a mechanically unsympathetic pillion and loads of luggage strapped on. Scratched rims followed by a pickup truck seems to be the ultimate scenario to me!
I should add that I’ll more than likely be 80% road usage so the Africa Twin is maybe on the cusp of suitability.
Anyone got any experience of fixing a tubed tyre at the side of an autobahn/Alpine pass (assuming you’ve survived the deflation…)?
Many thanks in advance.