Author Archives: Chris S

Africa Twin – Ready for Africa

Posted on February 12, 2020

AFRICA TWIN INDEX PAGE With AMH8 (right) sent in, I have a week and a bit to get the Africa Twin in shape for some Morocco tours and Mauritania road tripping. It doesn’t sound a lot of time but I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in AMH News, Project Bikes, Project: Africa Twin | Tagged adrar plateau, barkbusters adv spec riders, CRF1000L Africa Twin, kriega fork protectors, lomo crash bar bags, Michelin anakee adventure, Michelin TPMS, Motoz Tractionator Adventure, palmer products screen, sahara road trip | Leave a comment

Africa Twin: Sealing the Rear Wheel for Tubeless

Posted on February 2, 2020

AFRICA TWIN INDEX PAGE Lately, I’ve been rewriting loads about conversing spoked rims to tubeless. There are several updated pages from here on what, why and how. If ever a bike wanted tubeless wheels it’s the AT (and T7 for … Continue reading →

Posted in AMH News, Project Bikes, Project: Africa Twin, Tyres | Tagged 2.15 x 21-inch Giant tubeless rim, 3M 4411N, Africa Twin, CWC Airtight, etching primer, Giant 21" TL rim, motorcycle wire wheel sealing, Puraflex, sealing spoke wheel rims, sealing wire wheels to run tubeless tires, Tubeless Sealing | 2 Comments

More Adventure Twins for 2020

Posted on December 1, 2019

In last year’s end-of-year preview I wrote ‘… the future looks bright – we’re gonna have twins.’ And twins we got: the long-awaited XT700, Guzzi’s 85TT, a ’19-er’ CB500X, and the KTM 790s. Only the Norton 650s remain stuck in … Continue reading →

Posted in AMH News, Bikes | Tagged BMW F900XR, CRF1100L, Ducati DesertX 1100, Harley Pan America 1250, Honda Africa Twin 1100, Husqvarna 701 Enduro LR, Husqvarna Norden 901, KTM 390 Adventure, Suzuki V-Strom 1050XT, Yamaha Tracer 700 | 1 Comment

BMW GS310s still in Morocco

Posted on November 29, 2019

More about Morocco tours See also: G310GS 2200km review G310GS first ride in Morocco Three groups did a similar 1200-km loop, mostly on G310Gs all with around 30,000 rental kms on the clock. The 310 engines and finish are still … Continue reading →

Posted in AMH News, Bikes, BMW G310GS, Tyres | Tagged BMW G310GS, morocco tours | Leave a comment

BMW F750GS in Morocco • 1200-km review

Posted on November 20, 2019

After ten successful years, in 2018 BMW Motorrad replaced the 700 and 800GS parallel twins with all-new ‘750’ and 850 versions. As before, the two models share an identical 853-cc engine but, along with other aspects, are significantly different. According to … Continue reading →

Posted in AMH News | Tagged BMW F750GS, Morocco, morocco overland, review BMW F700GS, review BMW F750GS, traction control | 4 Comments

Saudi – a new link on the overland trail?

Posted on September 28, 2019

Updated January 2020 Saudi Arabia, a notoriously reclusive country, recently announced 90-day tourist e-visas are now available online. This easing of restrictions to non-Islamic foreign visitors as well as hosting the Dakar in 2020 is said to be part of the Vision … Continue reading →

Posted in AMH News | Tagged Historical Monuments Index, Jordan, Persian Gulf ferry, Red Sea ferry, Saudi | 3 Comments

Honda NC750X DCT – 1100-mile review

Posted on September 21, 2019

I tried an NC a few weeks back, liked it as I knew I would, so bought a low-mileage current XA/XD model with an idea of converting it into a budget but high-economy ‘Africa Twain’. Plus I wanted to properly … Continue reading →

Posted in AMH News, Bikes | Tagged Africa Twin DCT, DCT, Honda DCT, nc750x, traction control | 7 Comments