Hey Honda fans, here's your new adventure bike - sucks to be you!

[LuckyStriker]

double bluff: party mense met klein meneertjies koop klein bikes sodat almal moet dink hulle het brandweerslange so dik soos hul regter voorarm. skelm

There is nothing wrong with a large bike, no need to justify it to anyone. I still think the 1200GS has the edge when compared to other bikes in it's market segment and intended purpose

[Trailrider]

There is nothing wrong with a large bike, no need to justify it to anyone.

Agreed.

My punt was maar net dat ouens wat erg hardcore wil ry en kla oor 1200's na die verkeerde bike segment kyk. Daar is heelwat beter klas bikes vir die hardcore stuff.

[Chrissie B]

There is nothing wrong with a large bike, no need to justify it to anyone.

Agreed.

My punt was maar net dat ouens wat erg hardcore wil ry en kla oor 1200's na die verkeerde bike segment kyk. Daar is heelwat beter klas bikes vir die hardcore stuff.

Like what? The only option is KTM, too expensive and too fast for technical stuff... The Africa Twin was the perfect for both jobs.  I've done pretty rough terrain and toured 100's of kilo's on my @... but it's just a bit slow sometimes.

[Berty77]

If it wasnt for dealers/aftersales/support then the Triumph 800 would have been THE DS bike. Sorry for jacking.

[Trailrider]

There is nothing wrong with a large bike, no need to justify it to anyone.

Agreed.

My punt was maar net dat ouens wat erg hardcore wil ry en kla oor 1200's na die verkeerde bike segment kyk. Daar is heelwat beter klas bikes vir die hardcore stuff.

Like what? The only option is KTM, too expensive and too fast for technical stuff... The Africa Twin was the perfect for both jobs.  I've done pretty rough terrain and toured 100's of kilo's on my @... but it's just a bit slow sometimes.

Yes Chrissie but it's not 1200cc is it?

[Trailrider]

In my humble opinion the best DS option on the market at the moment for the more hardcore type routes and overlanding trips is the 660Ten.

[The Purple Turtle]

This is a big bloated fat-ass bike for big bloated fat ass guys like me.

We ride the bike cause we want to have the ability to go off on good dirt roads sometimes.

Sometimes we will have an unbearable rush of blood to the head and take the bike up some fucking mountainpass where the goats have given up due to bad traction.

When we are back on terra firma (i.e not slippery mud, sand, rocks, insect species and smaller mammals run over by the the fat-ass bike on the descent), we will then feel vindicated that it is a true dualsport hardcore big piel bike.

Then we form loose internet associations defending the utter awesomeness of the bike and pour scorn on the misguided souls who ride big fat-ass bikes of another brand.

Jesus!

I would really like the autobox option.

It gives me a woody.

Carry on!

[KobusL]

In my humble opinion the best DS option on the market at the moment for the more hardcore type routes and overlanding trips is the 660Ten.

It is a bit on the boring side though.

[letsgofishing]

Come on TR - you've got "contacts" at Honda - find out more about the Adventure version of the 800cc X-runner! 

[Trailrider]

Come on TR - you've got "contacts" at Honda - find out more about the Adventure version of the 800cc X-runner! 

As soon as Michnus is gone!

[Trailrider]

In my humble opinion the best DS option on the market at the moment for the more hardcore type routes and overlanding trips is the 660Ten.

It is a bit on the boring side though.

While doing hardcore type routes and overlanding?

[Trailrider]

This is a big bloated fat-ass bike for big bloated fat ass guys like me.

We ride the bike cause we want to have the ability to go off on good dirt roads sometimes.

Sometimes we will have an unbearable rush of blood to the head and take the bike up some fucking mountainpass where the goats have given up due to bad traction.

When we are back on terra firma (i.e not slippery mud, sand, rocks, insect species and smaller mammals run over by the the fat-ass bike on the descent), we will then feel vindicated that it is a true dualsport hardcore big piel bike.

Then we form loose internet associations defending the utter awesomeness of the bike and pour scorn on the misguided souls who ride big fat-ass bikes of another brand.

Jesus!

I would really like the autobox option.

It gives me a woody.

Carry on!

Good post.

Have you ridden the VFR1200 yet?

I thought I would hate the "auto" option but I was surprised at how good it was. The Sport setting is where it's at on that bike though!

[The Purple Turtle]

Have you ridden the VFR1200 yet?

I thought I would hate the "auto" option but I was surprised at how good it was. The Sport setting is where it's at on that bike though!

+1000

I LIKE the VFR auto- so much it might tempt me towards the roadie side!

[KobusL]

In my humble opinion the best DS option on the market at the moment for the more hardcore type routes and overlanding trips is the 660Ten.

It is a bit on the boring side though.

While doing hardcore type routes and overlanding?

Ek  maar net

[2 Stroke Dan]

Ek sit hier dik van die lag! Hoeveel keer het ek al die woorde op WD forum gesien; "as die vervaardigers net die bike n bietjie meer hardcore wil maak".
Niemand sal die ding koop nie! Die mark soek krag en met krag kom gewig. Ek moet met YR saamstem, how's that for setting yourself up for disappointment!
D/S is dubbeldoelig, grond en teer. Ekself ry eerder stadig met die teerpad saam, om dan werklik myself te geniet as ek op die grondpad beland. Daarom is my ou XT vir my nommerpas, moontlik nog n bietjie swaar op 156KG, maar hanteerbaar.
Ek wens Yamaha en Suzuki wil kyk na nog TTR's en DR's in die 350 segment. Lekker lig met goeie krag en uitstekende suspensie en remme. Omdat fietse in die klas so ekonomies is hoef jou fiets ook nie soos n GS pregnant kameel te lyk nie.

[Ian in Great Brak River]

This is a big bloated fat-ass bike for big bloated fat ass guys like me.

We ride the bike cause we want to have the ability to go off on good dirt roads sometimes.

Sometimes we will have an unbearable rush of blood to the head and take the bike up some fucking mountainpass where the goats have given up due to bad traction.

When we are back on terra firma (i.e not slippery mud, sand, rocks, insect species and smaller mammals run over by the the fat-ass bike on the descent), we will then feel vindicated that it is a true dualsport hardcore big piel bike.

Then we form loose internet associations defending the utter awesomeness of the bike and pour scorn on the misguided souls who ride big fat-ass bikes of another brand.

Jesus!

I would really like the autobox option.

It gives me a woody.

Carry on!

Holly Shit !!

Well said...I'm going to print, laminate and hang this on my garage wall,,, right next to the 4 unpaid speeding fines dating back to 1997 !

Classic   

[Pistonpete]

This is a big bloated fat-ass bike for big bloated fat ass guys like me.

We ride the bike cause we want to have the ability to go off on good dirt roads sometimes.

Sometimes we will have an unbearable rush of blood to the head and take the bike up some fucking mountainpass where the goats have given up due to bad traction.

When we are back on terra firma (i.e not slippery mud, sand, rocks, insect species and smaller mammals run over by the the fat-ass bike on the descent), we will then feel vindicated that it is a true dualsport hardcore big piel bike.

Then we form loose internet associations defending the utter awesomeness of the bike and pour scorn on the misguided souls who ride big fat-ass bikes of another brand.

Jesus!

I would really like the autobox option.

It gives me a woody.

Carry on!

Hell....next thing you know you'll be a pillion....

[2 Stroke Dan]

LuckyStriker, nothing wrong with a big bike and yes, you do not have to justify riding it. However, South Africans have this tendency to use things outside of their design parameters. A hyundai Atoz will be taken from CT to JHB and you'll have to hear about the discomfort on a long journey! I have been on several rides where there is a wide ranging array of bikes and I always end up thinking; "Are these guys on the big bikes, with sweat running down them and the bike getting damaged by the metre progressed, trying to prove something to someone or is that really what they must make do with. But something is preventing them from downscaling to something more manageable, which they will ultimately enjoy much more.
Keep the big bike for big roads, big boys!

[Battlestar]

LuckyStriker, nothing wrong with a big bike and yes, you do not have to justify riding it. However, South Africans have this tendency to use things outside of their design parameters. A hyundai Atoz will be taken from CT to JHB and you'll have to hear about the discomfort on a long journey! I have been on several rides where there is a wide ranging array of bikes and I always end up thinking; "Are these guys on the big bikes, with sweat running down them and the bike getting damaged by the metre progressed, trying to prove something to someone or is that really what they must make do with. But something is preventing them from downscaling to something more manageable, which they will ultimately enjoy much more.
Keep the big bike for big roads, big boys!

I drove an Atoz from Durban to Capetown and it was brilliant

[Pistonpete]

Like you say Dan....some of us have to make do with what we have & just sweat it out I prefer the longer road anyway but i get to ride less often....compromise compromise!