OWNER REVIEW - 2024 Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sport es 

This is the only style of review worth watching. Those who just regurgitate specs and manufacturer's "slogans" about the bike are a waste of time xD

Thanks a bunch

Thank u so much 🤝

Yeah the 23’s had the same seat as the 22’s it’s the 24’s that have the new seat

lol, man I love the AT so much. And I never noticed it as much, this one is so dang sparkly

Base or adventure sport

@@adventureundone I have the base model, less gizmos and the rwb paint scheme.

yeah I just installed them, and they really jack with the graphics.

Curious if that is why. I put my phone in a tank bag. Now I gotta check

@@adventureundone I put mine in a side bag mounted to the crash bars. it lasts marginally longer if i remove the phone's casing. thinking of going back to mounting on handlebars for better airflow but it adds to the clutter..

As a previous owner of a 900 Rally pro (video coming soon on that comparison) it really depends what kind of off roading.

I own an Africa Twin DCT but I’ve ridden the new and older Tigers quite a bit. For me, they’re both great bikes but have a very different feel and character. There’s no way a video or a specification sheet can help you make the choice; at a minimum a demo ride is required. That said, I hated the DCT at first, it took me two years to really learn how to use it as designed, now it’s the feature I most admire about the Africa Twin. All that said, both Honda or the Triumph in any configuration won’t disappoint.

Hey there, yeah I personally like the geometry on the base trim better. As for the quick shifter, did you adjust it in the settings? I put mine on soft and it’s nice. As for power difference, not really. It’s defiantly much more noticeable on the DCT. But you won’t really notice power , but more or less it holding RPMs longer.

PS: on the front dive, set the front suspension a notch firmer than the rear (that’s what I did on the electronic suspension) And I agree it’s still a little jerky

Hi, thanks for replying! Yes I did set the QS to the softer setting, both up and down, perhaps it's all about finding the optimal revs to shift (as with most bikes with QS...). As for the front dive I'll definitely try firming the front suspension, thanks for the hint! On the jerkyness at low speeds, I'm finding myself cruising in 3rd most of times (perhaps more than I should...), slightly slipping the clutch when necessary. This has greatly improved the ride comfort 😊 All in all, don't get me wrong. It's a great bike, period. Just a matter of re-adapting yourself.

@@duartegoncalves4984 that’s funny, I find myself doing the same thing to reduce the jerkiness

​Ahahah excelent! Same here! 3rd is the charm. Has to do with emissions, lean air/fuel ratio from factory. Well documented issue, but no solution yet. Some say remapping ECU is a temporary fix as the bike returns itself to factory values after a while..! Oh! Almost forgot. The mirrors do shake a lot at higher speeds, blurring sight on traffic. Perhaps because of the factory tires, 21" Karoo 3... idk. Is the ATAS having the same issue? Cheers!

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I don’t think so. The base trim doesn’t have them.

Yeah I talk about that in the vid. I also feel the heat

I had watched most of your video but apparently skipped that. Apologies. I rode my friend’s 2018 AT for hours and it was fine, and like you I also owned a Transalp…which wasn’t hot at all. I’m just not getting why this version of AT has the blowing furnace. I love the bike, but the heat is rough right now. I wonder if someone will come up with a fix, or something that helps it be more like other AT’s in the past.

@@Hookmeister Honda sells the lower wind deflectors, but if I remember correctly it’s in front of that vent. But double check me on that

Oh, they do break, trust me. I had one single fall from a stand still, the left hand guard was obliterated, as well as my clutch lever. The first mod I did to mine was fitting aftermarket metal handguards, Zeta XC to be more precise.

Gonna make a vid on that topic 👍

They should have stuck with the previous color

@@adventureundone Due to the wear of the inner surfaces of the outer tubes of the forks on the previous models, they increased the hardness of the surface with Kashima coating. They were probably driven by functionality and less by aesthetics.

The BMW all day long

@@mojo4376 thank you 😊

Is it just like a usb dongle?

@@adventureundoneyes it is. It‘s called Carlinkit 5.0

I use an usb extension cable to store it under my seat. I don’t think it’s waterproof. 😊

@@adventureundoneyeah kind of. These dongles don’t fit under the cap. So I bought a dongle with a cable. In my car I use a carlinkit 5.0, on my bike a dongle without cooling vents

Yeah they went great on the 22’s

Then why doesn’t the base trim have them?

@@adventureundone doesn’t need air

Gs is ugly. Made for old guys

I hated my GS1250, total snoozefest.

They call them "Break My Wallet " for a reason, ill never own another German made vehicle. Ever. Honda reliability for me thanks.

Yeah that’s why I love the 24’ AS trim

So why u buy dct if u dont like it. And o In s2,s3 it would be better for u

You should have kept it (A) learned the system the software etc (B) the different drive modes well software would have made you enjoy it more it takes time.

Why would you want a shaft drive in an adventure bike thats focused on offroad... Shaft drives are for BMW GS, Triumphs, KTMs, Ducatis and other ADV bikes that are more focused on the road, rsther than off road...

@@nogerboher5266 that’s where your mistaken my rider friend, the Africa twin adventure sports is more focused for the road that’s why it was first to be given the tubeless tires a bigger fuel tank and a smaller front tire. And that’s all perfect, and the last thing they need to do is to put a shaft drive on it. There’s another one and that’s just called the “Africa twin” and that’s more focused on off road. Trust me I have a bike which has a shaft drive and it’s the best thing, maintenance free, free from adjustment and free from oil fingers.

@@thetruthonlyone I mean, it's not me saying that... It's Honda. Honda literally stated themselves that their Africa Twin Adventure Sports version is an offroad leaning adventure bike. They literally just had to change the front wheel in the newest 2024 release of Africa Twin, from 21'' to 19'', just to make it more comfortable when riding on the road, because it was leaning too much for the offroad. One of the engineers for Honda stated that older ATAS were made with a 70/30 offroad/road ratio in mind, while the new ATAS is more balanced, leaning 60% towards offroad and 40% towards road riding, while still being very capable offroad. Aside from Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sports, KTM 1290 Super Adventure R and Suzuki Vstrom 1050 are the only other 1,000cc+ ADV bikes on the entire market that are offroad focused - and both of those bikes have chains as well, because chains are better for offroad and most importantly, are WAY MORE RELIABLE, especially for long distance, all terrain riding or around the world trips, both of which are what these bikes are mostly used for. Shaft drives tend to loosen and even break when ridden offroad for long periods of time and they DO NOT like dust particles, especially not tiny rock dust particles and in case they break you CAN NOT fix them alone, by yourself in the middle of nowhere, (and even if you could replace it, how exactly would you carry and where exactly would you put a 20-30 kilo, huge metal shaft and a full box of other components with you on a 14 day trip?) whereas with a chain, you can just put it and some tools in one of your bags and swap it out without a problem, no matter where you are. Not only that but on shaft drive bikes, when you aggressively turn that handle and give the bike gas, both front and rear tires lift the bike up at the same time as you accelerate, which is NOT what you want while you're riding offroad, whereas with a chain, only the front of the bike starts to lift up, which is perfect for offroad and doesn't matter on a road. There are many, many reasons why all offroad focused ADV bikes on the market have chains instead of shaft drives. Chains are just better for all terrain use and adventure riding. If you want an ADV bike that was made mostly for touring and very light offroad, then buy a BMW GSA, Yamaha Super Tenere or something of that nature.

@@nogerboher5266 I hear you my friend, I think this is the reason they split the 2 as before there was just 1, the Africa twin and thank God for social media Honda can see and hear what the bikes are being used for and they noticed a lot of people are using it for the road only and some off-road and on road so then they made the adventure sports which gave it a bigger fuel tank and more cladding. After all my friend there’s already a bike for the off-road mainly and for the road which has a chain so at least leave the adventure sports to have a shaft drive :) no? Regarding the shaft drives not being reliable and I sure aşure you from experience that they are very reliable but I only can speak for the Honda makes and yes regarding other makes ie BMW I have seen people complaining that it breaks down a lot but haven’t heard anyone complain about Honda to be honest. And I have had 2 bikes from Honda with a shaft and thank God not a problem at all. Regarding the chain it’s just too much maintenance and looking after them after a bad weather and dirty fingers, a long list. Very nice reply by the way.

wow, always gotta be one of you on the internet right?

I have many mods inbound. But wanted to review the bike on its stock form