Tue, 30 Jun 1998 10:41:12 +0200 - Message No. 3482
From: Tom Nelen XE50 9398

Subject: Re: Buying an AT


Michael Dipper wrote:
> 
> Help!!!
> We (my girlfriend and I) are about to buy a Africa Twin, but before we make up our minds we would like to know your opinion about the following:
> 
>  Is it possible to use the XRV as a touring bike on a holiday for two persons with tent, sleepingbags , clothes ….(you know girls…)
> 
No problem at all. My girlfriend and I went previous summer to Scotland
for 3 weeks. My @ has two sidecases of hepco&becker of 30l each, one
packsack of 60l at the back and the tent on top of it and a tankbag of
30l. (but I have to say my girlfriend always takes some washingpowder
with here like "dreft", "dash", ...)
 
> We have read in a swedish paper that the vibrations on the XRV are severe, is it true?
> 
No.

>  The same paper wrote that the motor was to weak to carry ”a fulloaded ” bike in highway speed, true or false?
> 
My cruising speed is about 130km/h and then I have still some power left
to accelerate to 160 km/h.
> Is the original seat comfortable for two persons? (what about my girlfriends butt…)
> 
Last summer in Scotland we drove about 5000km in 3 weeks and my
girlfriend found the saddle a little to hard (but she is a little bit
skinny). Now I'm going to change my saddle. A friend of my has a BMW
1100GS ('88) and that saddle will stand for example for the saddleman.
So, I will change the "mouche" inside to a softer one and also thicker
one. 

>  What is the worst/best things about the XRV?
> 
the worst : if I have to say something, it will be the saddle.
the best : all the rest 

> Please answer as soon as possible because I am trying to convince my girlfriend that the Twin is a far better motorbike than the Triumph Tiger.
> 
I 'm sure of it that the @ is much easier to handle then the T-T.

> I ´m looking forward to your answers,
> 
> Jan Anders Carlsson


Greetings 
Tom Nelen



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