VLOG 38 - Africa Twin RTW CAUSING PROBLEMS 

i always laugh at those 3rd person shots from vloggers, because you know they had to leave the camera, drive by it, then go back to pick it up. at the same time those shots are awesome and add so much to the video. thanks for doing what youre doing, wish i could.

I appreciate your insight to the tube vs. tubeless debate. For me though, I had two rear tubes fail on my Africa Twin. One at highway speeds the other at about 35mph. After that I went tubeless. I've never had a tubeless tire just fail and loose air pressure as fast as my tubes failing. It's way easier to fix a small puncture with a plug roadside than removing the whole and tire to change a tube roadside. That being said for long trip I would still carry spare tubes for the issues you described that having a tube would be good for.

It has been great following your travels. You get some very good footage with the drone. I am picking up my own AT from the Honda tomorrow!

Best motorcycle vlog at the moment 👍🏻

Thank you for letting us look into your adventures. It is awesome!!! I am getting my AT as soon as I move over to the EU this fall. Planning to travel all over the EU. Wishing you good health, and thanks again for all the good videos.

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Hey there William (Billy)...Have watched all your RTW vlogs & I have to say it makes for excellent viewing. Picked up my AT last week & have just over 900km on it in 3-5 deg cel & stormy conditions. Best of luck on the rest of your journey home. Safe riding. Greetings from Ireland!!

Watching your adventures inspired me to stop waiting and finally pick up an AT of my own. Love it! I echo what some have said already- you do a great job with your videos. Informative, entertaining, & human. Great edits. Safe travels Billy! Tom in NorCal.

Miss your motorcycle vlogs Billy. Hope when the world gets normal again you start up again riding and vlogging 👊🏻

I have a Honda Transalp, the baby brother to your AT. I had heavy duty tubes but after a high speed blowout with the front wheel I decided to convert to tubeless. The tires were already tubeless types so I taped and sealed the rims. If I have an unpluggable puncture, I’ll be able to put a tube back in the rim. Simple enough, safer, lighter and with the option to revert to tubed if it comes to that.

More opinions with tubeless rims. The new AT's will probably have tubeless. Rock and Roll!

My KTM 1090r is tubeless but I will carry front and rear tubes as an emergency backup when riding the BDR’s/Moab/BigBend/TAT. Great video.

Wow what a view from top of that mountain! Beautiful.

Nice ride Billy. With each crack of the throttle you, take a little of me with you. Be Safe!

Another stunning vlog, looks like an amazing leg of the trip!

I've been following you around the world. Thanks for charing all this with us. I'm Portuguese from Lisbon. I have a 2008 Honda Transalp. It is funny to see a Portuguese flag sticker on your right pannier! All the best!

Breath taking heights man! Nice and thanks for sharing.

Thank you for the video William and Take Care.

Thanks you so much, for sharing your trip. I follow all your VLOG´s to this #38. I start to fly with a DJI as well (on my motorbike trips). Yours inspire a lot. You are doing what a lot people want to do their whole live. Ride safe. Whenever you will come to north Germany, let me know.

I see where you're coming from, but you're discussing big, catastrophic punctures that will render a tyre and tube useless. Sure, in that case it won't matter which type of tyre you are using, as neither a tube patch nor a tyre plug will work. But those cases are the rarer ones, the most common ones are small, easily repairable punctures, and I would take a 5' tubeless plug over a 60'+ tube patch any day. I would still carry a 21" tube (can fit both front and rear tyres in an emergency) to cope with big punctures but it's just so easy to repair the more common small punctures, and not to mention the added highway-speed safety. Sorry, Honda screwed up on this one.

Awesome videos. I binge watched VLOG 1 - 33 to catch up with your RTW trip. Ended up booking 3 bike trips this year because of it and now planning to start my RTW trip within the next 12 months. Would love some advice on monthly cost for your trips and the gear you use, like your camera and drone. Safe riding.

As always awesome video. Every time is see your Twin it justifies what I need to have as my new bike for 2018. Cheers and looking forward to your next vid

Aviation industry? You fly? I'm sure you probably explained in a previous vid... I started here.... lol

Hi William... great job ... try 22 to 28 psi tyre pressure for gravel and you'll be much happy ! Good luck .

Wow. great views from the peak!

THIS was really amazing! WOW, thanks for sharing these adventures

Some very fine drone work.

Liked. I agree with the tubed tyre thing, you just need to become proficient in taking the wheel out and levering one side of the tyre off.

I was leaning towards going tubless but after considering your opinion, taking into account your extensive travel experience, going tubeless is something I don't want to mess with, thanks for great videos and your willingness to share your experiences.

Ace trip, fella - thanks for sharing! 👍🏻

I much prefer tube over tubeless for reasons discussed, one thing to take into consideration is a tubeless tyre as opposed to a tube tyre, tube tyres, ie TT are so much easier to get off the bead and easier to seat back on the bead, tubeless can be a nightmare to break the bead at times and hard to reseat. Sadly with bigger tyres you can not get tube tyres, easy for smaller tyres like a 130 but anything bigger they are impossible. Big tip to reduce pinch flats with tube tyres is to use talcum powder in the tyre to allow the tube to slip and reduce the friction between tyre and tube.

Nice pad with the pool!

2:52 With such cooking on the table, I wouldn't be in a hurry to hit the further road, too. I would stay longer with these two lovely ladies. Good decision :)

Time for a new tire !

Great video 👍👍

Will carry spare tubes :). Love the views!

This is such a great vlog very inspiring.

I love your vligs. It is strange you don't have more followers and views.

Thanks to u I’ll be buying an at asap and going to Cabo

Tubes work fine for me... Never had to do one on the side of the road .. but I could.

Loved the video. Thanks!

Great vlog my friend..

It's impressive that you can see the highest mountain in "Central America" from the middle of Mexico... jk. Awesome video dude.

Pico de Orizaba, highest peak in Mexico

My simple question: how do you compare the chain system on Honda 1000cc Africa Twin to the shaft drive on BMW R1250gla. You are a MASTER!! no doubt..so i ask you!

Thursday next week I get my twin Yahooooieeee

thanks for the vids, hows the drone work at altitude????? I also forgot... suspension is????

hey William, was thinking about buy a 2017 African Twin DCT brand new. or would you buy a 2020 dct?help thanks

Nice video good work

tubes in tubeless tires?huh? pls explain. ty. great vlog

What does RTW stand for on the African Twin? Please!

Great vlog! Planning on leaving San Diego and tripping down thru Baja. Do I have to switch out the stock rims on my ATAS to go with tubeless like on a mtn bike or is it easier? Keep up the great content!

Drone shots 👍

What kind of cam u use? Great videos, great reviews, and love t bike

Great video. How many miles have you covered now.

You can put tubes in tubeless tires. We do it all the time. As you know, you can't run tubeless tires on your rims. That is the tubeless rim advantage.

I thought a few episodes back you said you lost your Mavic?? Did you just get a new one?

Great vids. How do you store your camera on the bike?

Do you just ask all these hotels if you can park your bike indoors? They are cool with it?

Do most hotels let you ride your bike into their reception area?

Hello, just wanted to know how tall you are because I’m 5’7 and wanted to buy the Africa twin but I think I might be to short. Thanks

Isnt Mexico a little dangerous to ride through?

dang son. that's a ripped tire.

What kind of drone do you use?

Sorry can't find the subscibe button 😂 I am subscribed however 😊

Anyone subcibed? :D I don't know why, but that typo made me laugh. Maybe because he usually don't end up videos asking subscribe :) I'm still amazed how you have only 7.1k, because content and editing is good. Keep up the good work :)

Did u get t gps here in t states?

Viva africa twin viva

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You should pick a better choice of tires TKC 70 tires will be much better for your rides. Tubeless all the way

How do you not fear getting assaulted and having your bike stolen

A pilot that is afraid if heights!? I guess it feels far safer when you have a seat belt on...

Cb500x is good bike for adventure. Africa twin is to toll to havy. Yeah itt make you feel proude.

I felt bad hitting like this time... since it was at 666 and all. ;)

People who think we want to hear their crap music over the sounds a bike makes.........are wrong.