What did you do to your Africa Twin today?

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Discussion Starter · Mar 18, 2016

Share what you did today with the Africa Twin community!

Example: Met up with the Africa Twin group and went on a ride with the boys!

Example: Finally received the heated grips in the mail. I will be installing them tomorow, stay tuned for pictures.

Example: Took her out to play in the dirt for the first time...

Anything goes.... :grin2:

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honzaves

· #2,781 · 17 d ago

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New rear break pads and switched from pirelli Scorpio M+S to continental trail attrack 3

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Hood

· #2,782 · 17 d ago

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Got home to find the X-ADV 750 parking brake lever had arrived.

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Round to the bike and off with the oem parking brake.

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Routed the cable to the opposite side and 15 mins later I now have a righthand parking brake that operates just by pulling a lever, no messing around trying to engage the locking ratchet

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The switch cable has a plug on it the same as the aux socket so I have ordered one and will remove the spades and fit that.

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Fuzzcat

· #2,783 · 17 d ago

... so no more left grip parking brake lever ... in the images I don't see your front brake lever? ... crosses my mind to be extra cautious to not catch that right brake lever on something like a glove or clothing

Hood

· #2,784 · 17 d ago

Fuzzcat said:
....in the images I don't see your front brake lever? ... ...

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Fuzzcat

· #2,785 · 17 d ago

Ah, yeah, so you have a shortie brake lever and the parking brake is now higher and inward away from the grip ... cool but that does look a hint exposed

... no type of protection you could give it? ...

Hood

· #2,786 · 17 d ago

It is not exposed at all, it sits to the opposite side of the bars in line with the master cylinder.

View from the side.

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Bearikade

· #2,787 · 17 d ago

I think it’s more protected than the old parking brake since it faces towards the user and is shielded by handlebar and resovoir.

So you were able to hook up to the old parking brake cable and you still have the same parking brake caliper strength? Not able to push the bike back with your feet while mounted?

Let us know how the connector hooks up. I figured you’d need to splice, but that looks much cleaner.

Hood

· #2,788 · 17 d ago

Bearikade said:
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So you were able to hook up to the old parking brake cable and you still have the same parking brake caliper strength? Not able to push the bike back with your feet while mounted?

The bike was still chained so couldn't get off the stand but I pulled on the wheel and couldn't move it. There is a slight slackness to the cable when in the off position so it may need some adjustment at the calliper but no more than a turn or two.

Bearikade said:
Let us know how the connector hooks up. I figured you’d need to splice, but that looks much cleaner.

It will just plug right in, already tried the blanking plug that was on the accessory socket wiring from my previous 2021 AT DCT and it fitted right in. Sadly I don't have any crimp pins left or I could have just used that.

Bearikade

· #2,789 · 17 d ago

Oh cool, which webike part number did you order for the parking brake assembly?

Hood

· #2,790 · 17 d ago

Bearikade said:
Oh cool, which webike part number did you order for the parking brake assembly?

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DoubleThumper

· #2,791 · 16 d ago

Looks clean @Hood.

Hood

· #2,792 · 16 d ago

DoubleThumper said:
Looks clean @Hood.

I think it is what the AT should have come with instead of slightly awkward lever and ratchet arrangement.

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Hood

· #2,793 · 16 d ago

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Decided to make a small Acetal spacer for the parking brake instead of adjusting at the calliper, it is 7mm diameter, 2.5mm thick and a 2.5mm hole/slot. Works perfectly as now the cable has a very slight tension and the lever is pulled against the rubber stopper.

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Also fitted some Titanium disc bolts that I got from eBay, quality seems good.

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ride365

· #2,794 · 15 d ago

Finally got around to installing the quick shifter I purchased a month or two ago. Easy peasy. Even the initialization went smoothly. Sooner than later I'll get to take it for a spin. Waiting for Dr's approval to ride. Had wrist surgery in March and have just gotten so I can work on things a bit. Purchased this from Webike. Price was irresistible and service was great!

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BumpyRider

· #2,795 · 15 d ago

Hood said:
Also fitted some Titanium disc bolts that I got from eBay, quality seems good.

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Interesting it looks like the brake rotor is pitted on the top area?

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Hood

· #2,796 · 15 d ago

BumpyRider said:
Interesting it looks like the brake rotor is pitted on the top area?

Yes it is but no where near as bad as the picture seems to suggest. It is with putting the bike away on a Sunday after being out on salt laden roads and not getting moved again until the next weekend and the salt sitting between pad and disc.

Dado

· #2,797 · 15 d ago

Hood said:
Yes it is but no where near as bad as the picture seems to suggest. It is with putting the bike away on a Sunday after being out on salt laden roads and not getting moved again until the next weekend and the salt sitting between pad and disc.

Geez, what else can go wrong on these (especially black) Africa Twins

two grains of salt and the brake disk falls apart 😳

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Jetro

· #2,798 · 15 d ago

Is the zip tie on the quickshifter necessary?

Dado

· #2,799 · 15 d ago

Jetro said:
Is the zip tie on the quickshifter necessary?

Zip ties are necessary on todays modern HONDA Africa Twins... they actually hold the bike together

ride365

· #2,800 · 14 d ago

Jetro said:
Is the zip tie on the quickshifter necessary?

I installed it per Honda's very specific instructions. I'm sure it would probably be fine otherwise but they had some issues with the first version with the wiring becoming damaged from vibration where it enters the shifter. They have changed its construction somewhat and I think it'd be good without it but I'm sure it's a precaution. The loop doesn't allow it to move as much where the wiring enters the shifter. They even give you a rubber sleeve to put around the cable to zip tie over. Who knows. The instructions actually have measurements that they list for each cable fastener along the way. It's a little overthought but oh well... It works.

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