Wed, 04 Mar 1998 15:18:44 +0800
- Message No. 2272
From: Rainer Rawer
Subject: Re: TA or AT
> having owned 2 Transalps for a total of 9 years and over 200,000kmand now
> owned an Africa Twin for 5 months, I think the best bike depends on what
> you want to do with it. Ive really enjoyed the AT's extra power and greater
> fuel range but it is defineately quite a bit heavier than the TA. Im my
> opinion the TA is better in town or in heavy dirt just because of the
> weight but the AT is preferable if you want to do long trips on the bitumen
> or light dirt.
> Greg
Hi Greg!
Having been with my @650 in the deserts of marokko I don't think the TA
is the better thing for heavy duty - teh frame of the @ is much more
stable, you don't need any additional engine protection, goind higspeed
on graveld roads ands pist is just perfect and teh suspenstinist quite
good for that heavy bike.
The @ is definatly not a very good choice for climbung offroad tracks up
and down hills but for trips like Afrika, deserts and so on its the
better choice because its much more stable.
CU, Rainer
(PS: greetimngs form the sunny city of Perth ;-)
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