AFRICA TWIN ADVENTURE SPORTS REVIEW 

I have the adventure sports 30th anniversary edition with DCT for few months, I bought it in mid april, and I recently did a short trip through Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Hungary etc. about 2600km, and let me tell you.... this is a BEAST! Im 182cm tall and 115kg and this bike with full luggage, tankbag and a rollbag on the back was heavyyyy. But still perfect handling, perfect power and torque, DCT is really a fine product for long distance riding, only things that i had to add for my bodytype were OEM Honda upper and lower deflectors (total 6 pieces), forkshield to reduce buffeting because of the wind passing through the fork tunnel up, windshield small deflector from givi just for that added comfort on highway and thats about it. Dealer hooked me up with two original honda sidecases that were lets say... ok.... and did a good job holding all that you really need on a trip. Flaws? Well, .. cruise control... there is none. And that is disapointing... electronic gas and yet no cruise control. Honda get on it. Thats about it. This is a bike that is made for long distance, it can eat kilometres like a hungry hippo, its reasonably comfortable out of the box, but with few bits and pieces you can tune it for a pleasant touring bike. On my trip i did highway, mud, rocks, water and even icy conditions in Italian alps. If you are a casual adventure rider, or you like to tour mostly on road. AT is great for that. If you prefer only adventure riding, look for a lighter GS. My overall opinion for my AT adventure sports DCT is - YES! TAKE MAH MONEY! ...... worth it. These are my two cents. Cheers from Slovakia EDIT: my right heel keeps hitting the stupid black plastic on the exhaust. Not a great issue. But its annoying

Loved your vlog around the world; helped me deciding to go with the Africa twin ( adv sports ) as my first bike .

Awesome work man! I do like how you put the information you present. I think people get too wrapped up in reviews, and forget that guys who review motorcycles for a living typically have more gripes than us regular types. Thanks again man and keep it up!

I will be getting one of these soon thanks for sharing your opinions

Glad your back Wil always entertaining vlog, bikes almost there looks great with bigger tank. What that DCT like kinda like the concept I'm lazy.

Love that thing! Thanks for the honest review mate.

I have the 2017 dct. I very much like mine. I have not ridden the standard model, but I would buy the dct again.

please finish your thought about ride by wire. I tried a 1290r and it had a throttle response lag. (!). Same with the 18 AT? My 16 AT has perfect response.

When you said , “maybe rethink the DCT” what did you mean?

Your blogs are great man, very inspiring and great sceneries. Anyone tell you that you could be Mark Raffalo's twin? Or maybe you are him haha

Excellent vid, as always. Thanks!

Great videos, Mr. Gloege. Well done, thanks.

Liked before watching. as always.

Love your videos. Would you, experiencing both early AT and the ATAS, purchase a carryover '17 at a great price or pay the price for a new '18? I have a 1989 Transalp that I ride solo on long haul remote rides and I deal with the fuel capacity by having aux fuel containers. So the large fuel tank while really nice can be overlooked. Thanks, Steve Krenz

Thanks William another good video. Question for you having gone RTW on your bike. Would you be comfortable with DCT and more electronics on the bike if you did the same trip again?

Awesome review and comparison... A++

So if I'm 5'6 30" inseam, how much trouble will this bike be riding daily etc?

MCCruise of Australia, are developing a cruise control for the new TBW bikes. I’m waiting for it, as I love my ATAS, but want cruise and have just converted to tubeless with the Outex kit. Once it has cruise, it’ll be brilliant, me thinks. 😉👍

Good stuff bud! Kinda want to trade in the FJ-09 now

William if you again start a world tour, which one would you prefer? Africa twin or Africa twin adventure sports

Finally for the States. Hopefully soon.

Nice! Hopefully Honda just gives you an Adventure Sports model for your next tour de globe. Oh, the "Who is this dude?" Why that appears to be Martin Sheen! :)

How's the lady holding up on the Rally Raided CB500X? I've been waiting for the verdict since your last upload.

I just see you on Pedro Moto vlog a guy whose from Holland on a Honda Transalp. Small world.

this is the bike I want!

So, did you finally change the std for the ATAS? What do you miss from the old version? What is the best on the AS from your point of view? Thanks for your videos! Pretty honest and simple reviews, really valuable!

I bought 2017 twin loved it , took it from springfied missouri to el paso texas in 15 hrs decided I needed cruise control and traded it for a 2018 gold wing.

Love that bike! please give me your opinion, is a wild decision to get this bike as a first bike at 45? thanks cheers

Dude - what music are you using in this video

Did you have any issues with stiction in your 2017 forks, right foot peg mount, crud in the fuel tank, etc.? I have a chance at a 2017 AT standard shift with 4100 miles. Bike has full crash bars and center stand for about $10k. Let me know. Thanks

Very nice bike but I still prefer my vfr1200 crosstourer. Obviously the 2 are different as the AT is designed more of a off-road than the cross tourer but the AT does let itself down when you have a tube tire and a chain. I know at one point William was defending the tube tire on one of his videos on his around the world adventures, but how can that be? I have plenty of punctures on my bike but guess what it gives me enough time to get home or where ever I need to, but with a tube you’ll be stranded with one POP to the tires and your stranded. I no the AT has spoke wheels but so does the cross tourer so it can be done.

Good one Bill.

What did you mean when you said "...maybe you should rethink the DCT."? I'm interested in the ATAS w/DCT, so I'd love yo know your thoughts. Is DCT ADV bike capable?

all right, 2cm higher suspension, 3cm higher seat, tubeless tires, some bearings have changed to the dct motor I got told. A lifepo battery is a big one, heart about trouble peeps have with aftermarket lifepo batteries, so we got stuck with OEM ones. And the difference can only be the voltage to computer, so a little weaker voltage gets you computer dct trouble?

Great Video 👍 is the adventure sports or the Standard better for my size 191 cm? I tryd the Standard this week withe dct, and i loved it. Greetings from germany

"I think I am on the DCT. Either that or the gear shifter is broken." ..... Brilliance in small corners 👍

Great review as are most on here for the adventure sport.however the one question I can't seem to get an answer for is this. Riding long distance with luggage and pillion.is it powerful enough and comfortable enough.planning a 6 week tour and this is the only thing stopping me buying one...

Curious as what you meant when you said: “Maybe you want to re-think the DCT”...re-think as in it’s good or should not even be offered by Honda?

For sure i will get 1 atas next month

Thank you for the video William , in your opinion which would you prefer Manual or DCT version. Take care and catch you next time 😎👍🇬🇧.

I got the 2018 dct a month ago,,,, best bike I've bought,,, just so eazy to ride,,, when the tires wear out gotta update,,,on gravel roads they suck,,, any suggestions what i should get? I ride to work 5 days a week,, and basically do the old logging roads on a Saturday

Any word on maybe adding cruise control?

Colin you missed the cruise control !

Yeaaaahhhh!!! 😜😜😜😜

I bet if these brands came out with an ultra NON electrical model it would match or out sell these luxury models. You can do things like the speedo, cruise control and heated handles all mechanically.

I want that bike. Still too bad they didn’t go tubeless.

Great bike - if only they’d put cruise on it. Sometimes you have to ride on the freeway/motorway for hours before your adventure begins 👍

And.. a standard center stand!

Say Hi, Meredith;)

I had to erase my original post (it was too negative).... there are too many things I don’t like about this bike besides it’s name and lack of an aluminum frame like a proper CRF should have . These manufacturers put to many safety diapers on these type of bikes. For some buttons, for others throttle control and clutch I guess..... Honda needs to just build one model of this bike instead of constantly taking baby steps upgrading this bike . Resale value constantly go down on this bike every time it gets better. I think Honda should stop playing games with the market for this bike . Yamaha can put cruise control on there scooter but Honda can’t even do that with there flagship ADV bike ? Honda plays too many games

what a chaotic review...

To me, it doesn’t seem worth the extra $5,000. I can get a new 2017 for $10,500

Isnt it getting to muth electronic now!?

Sorry to say but , I liked the single pit yamaha xt660z better. Cost way less 6k and is not heavy. Honda needs to build a lighter bike. 500 600 cc is enough. When u are tired and dropped the bike with 100 kg gear u cannot pick it up aline. It is too heavy. The price way too much 14000 euro.

I wish I could just grow 2-3 inches :(

the legend of last AT have high impact on new generation ,seems clearly that it like heavy burden on this gen..if you like mire off then the AT is diffenetly off-road biased,..

1200 $ for grips, light bar and skid plate??? I'm sorry but I don't believe that... But thanks for sharing this post.. Robert Jr NJ here.

This bike could be so good but Honda have left so many things off the spec sheet that other manufacturers now have on their bikes as standard. I would rather pay a little bit more and get a much better spec bike. Poor show by Honda. They need to get with it.

I was thinking adventure bike riders would camp under the stars...but`in all the trip reports they all stay in hotels.?..really

Awesome bike, but the chassis welding is sow cheap that most of africa twins owners are complaining about it rusting

Now I see how the AT got it’s less than athletic, soft DNA....

i wait for yamaha t7 this shit is to heavy now

Music too loud, voice over too low

Super Tenere wins in al fronts

Far out turn the stupid music down ..... not mixed well with the narration

Nice to see you sold out to the Honda Corporate propaganda. So much for the impartial opinions. This channel is now sponsored by Honda!!!

tell whose gonna use 7 different settings of engine braking or traction control....just stupid by honda. Overall bike is bigger and heavier, not really suitable for harder off-road, yet still has no tubeless wheels. Nope, not impressed.