childhood dreams: PUSHING the old AFRICA TWIN! [RAW Onboard]
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Why a childhood dream you might ask? Well, I wanted to become a biker ever since I was a small kid. Whenever we were out travelling with our family van my head was glued to its windows. Because I was fascinated by all those bikers passing us. Back then already it was clear to me that I need to become a biker myself one day. So all of that happened during the 90's. And some of the bikes I saw back then somehow managed to become stuck inside my head. The old Honda XRV 750 Africa Twin being one of them.
So how did it feel to ride it? Totally awesome of course. I don't expect anything else from a trusty Honda which was built in the 90's by the way ;) I just love how those big dual sports feel between my legs. Apparently it doesn't matter if it's one from 1996 or a proper high tech weapon like the GS Adventure I recently rode.
Although compared to its modern relatives the old Africa Twin makes it's raison d'être a lot more obvious: it was made for long distances, for seeking those paths less travelled. For going off the road. While the modern travel enduros make quick road riding easy for me it was the opposite on the old AT. I couldn't really sense anything while riding. It's way too spongy to get any decent feedback for someone with my (not so big) level of experience. I didn't dare taking it lower or faster than the video shows. Otherwise I would have lost my 'I got everything under control' impression. But for this kind of riding like shown even the old Africa Twin works well enough. Just demands slightly more cojones.
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Google-Maps: my test track located in the western outskirts of Vienna needs to remain a secret, sorry.
bike: 1996 Honda XRV 750 Africa Twin
tires: Michelin Anakee 2
exhaust: stock
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DISCLAIMER: I totally manipulated the bike's speedometer cable so the speedometer would show my actual speed multiplied by 3. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
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This is a maintenance tutorial, how to clean carbs without removing them! :D
ahahahaha epic comment :D
I like to see you push a ktm duke 390.
Too bad. I can only offer you the Duke 125 :D
OKEY OKEY I would really like to see that please mr Schaaf.
as soon as I find the time to edit :)
By far one of the best on-board on-road rides of an AT I have seen.. many thanks!
thank YOU for the comment!
I have the same bike by ten years now and I can tell you that your riding level is really high!
thanks Edoardo
As an owner of a similar Africa Twin for +10 years, and having ridden many other bikes, I still feel the old girls gives me the widest smile when I go on twisty roads and lean it around. As you say, there is something about doing that with a bike that wasn’t built for it but still does it so well. Keep up the great work.
true!
Your videos get my heart pounding like I'm actually riding. I get nervous in the corners like I'm actually riding. I love it!!!
that is awesome!! Thanks!
Dude. Heavenly riding. Keep the vids coming. Love watching them. Good job on the edit as always.
thank you very much!
Awesome!!! 😍 The classic Africa Twin was also one of my many childhood dream bikes, so it's great to see you riding it, and enjoying it that much... Obviously the bikers of the 90s had at least as much fun as we have, proving that power and electronics don't really matter as long as there are 2 wheels and an engine 😉
Exactly!!! Thank you Kiddo!!
Ladys and gentlemen, this right here is the argument for starting on a smaller bike. Everybody saying "you grow out of a 300cc/500cc so quickly and will have to buy a new one" is true on one hand, but if you stick to your small bike and master it, you will become a brilliant rider like this dude right here rocking an 20 years old African Twin through the corners "fast-ish" :D
This will most likely take you a lot longer on a bigger starter bike.
Schaaf you are one of the most skillful riders I know and I really love your content. On Insta and TH-cam likewise. (Y)
Aside Whoever thinks he really "grew out of" something around 500 or more is justing looking for an excuse to buy a new bike.
+Aside thank you very much!!! Of course I absolutely agree. It doesn't take long until a 500cc bike feels too weak. But sticking to it and trying to "master" the thing surely pays off in the end.
+supermotardmario You are also right. It's such a shame that many people out there always immediately feel offended when someone has a different opinion about anything. I'm just saying that people should stay on smaller bikes for learning. But some folks immediately will accuse me of saying that it's wrong to ride bigger bikes on the road in general when hearing me recommending smaller ones to beginners.....
That's why I always keep on preaching that everybody should ride whatever the fuck he or she wants. As long as they enjoy it. And if someone's interested in becoming confident and quick I'll tell them it might be a good idea to start small and be patient for a while. But like you were saying no one should feel the need to justify themselves when buying a new bike.
no because in this case they'll soon be faster than me ahahahaha :D
when you drive the same road everyday you own the road.....he drives always the same paths i can do this too
So riding a road 5 times a year is your definition of "everyday"? :D But yes of course I know it very well and I think that's also necessary when wanting to go a bit quicker
Awesome, as always. Nice riding sir. I bet you cleaned up those spark plugs alright. The old lady felt young again!
thanks a lot Dan :D
Nice video as always! Very refreshing to see a spirited ride on a mid-90's dual-purpose bike :)
thanks man!!!
If you wouldn't have said what you were riding I never would have guessed Africa Twin by how you handled it! Amazing to see someone ride that bike like it was a Super Sport ! I somehow think you could push the limits of a ride-on lawn mower and make it fun to watch!
hahaha thanks a lot ;)
It's been 4 years and still my favourite RAW!! ♥️♥️
glad it is!!
Awesome bike, perfect scenery, magnificent rider and bloody top wideo as always mate
thank you so much Derps mate!!!
Watching the whole video with my mouth open, wow, hats off to you sir :)
thanks
Damn once you got off and looked at the tires and stance of that bike I was just blown away. You sir, are a nut. Keep it up!
always trying! Thank you James!
Dude, I was checking out the oldschool dakar twins, and somehow a Tenere got my attention. Decided to buy one in a few years. I just watched your video and some others about this wonderful bike and I want one right now. Love you bro.
Nice!
I just watch this video every week. Nice riding, man :)
awesome, thanks man
@@Schaaf Now monthly, still amazing :D
More old bikes please! Splendid riding as always :)
they're hard to find but I'll try my best next year :)
Great riding !! That motor runs perfect right through the rev range
Thanks
Schaaf this was nice! Just bought this bike and I plan on riding in the curvy sections of my country in a Schaafesque way😊
Have fun and stay safe ;)
A legendary bike!I have one rd07 and my father has the new Africa Adventure.The new one performs better overall,but the oldest smells like sand,epic travels,adventures.She's the true queen of the deserts!
you're right!!
I have a very big grin on my face and i must look like i have just lost my marbles!! That was awesome, that bit of rear wheel skip at 3:34 (and a few others) was impressive. I have to say you really do go for it every time. I'm impressed that you had the balls to ride a (shall we say) oldish bike like that with such force considering it wasn't familiar to you. Bravo schaaf that was worthy of being a birthday present even though it was obviously not just for me i enjoyed it enormously. As Always Ride And Speed Safe.
thank you so much Jeremy :)
Africa twin RDO7 is a well balance adventure bike , long suspension travel , gear ratio are intended for uphill & downhill run , river crossing is quite easy to negotiate, most of all the cornering and banking is superb .
Wow. I would not be able to ride a sport bike like this let alone a bike like this! Impressive to see what it can actually do!
thank you very much, Jon! From what it felt like it could take a little more lean even. But I honestly didn't dare to take it any further because the feedback I was getting from the bike was very hard to decipher for me
Africa Twin: Schaaf approves.
How about a sticker that says "Schaaf approves". :D
great vid as always!
ahaha thank you friend! I'm afraid though that I approve of every two wheeler with an engine :D
Hy great video. i'm italian and i'm sorry for my bad english. One question: were you alone on the africa twin or were 2 persons during the test? i think you were alone but you're so excellent driver..........do you know the secondary transmission ratio? i nave a 16 - 46 but i knew that for some parts of europe africa has 16 - 45 or 16 - 43 too.
Hello! I was alone on the bike. Unfortunately I don't know about the bike's transmission ratio.
thank you! really thank. Anyway i 'm sure that for austria market, africa (i'm talking of 1993 2000 m.years) were sold with different trasmission of italy. The boy has posted "AFRICA TWIN LIKE A SUPERMOTO" in the tube said to me. Bye great rider. Now i go to take my rd 04 for a little ride even if is full of fog.
I've watched this video so many times, i just simply love the Honda African twin.
Thanks a lot
@@Schaaf no prob, keep the great work up
Great riding M.Schaff. Best way to rejuvenate an old lady
Thanks
You sure had a lot of fun. It goes pretty fast and it accelerates pretty fast for 'only' 60 ps. Good riding. Be safe out there!
Thanks
That was great fun to watch! You really know how to handle a motorbike.
thanks Marc
Great ride... basically the demonstration that AT Rd 07 has an "unbelievable" frame!
thanks!
Very capable bike in the right hands ...great riding
thanks Simon!
Oh aye man what a beast, now i want one even more!
The legend!
africa Twin👍🏻
I pick up my 2002 RD07 in 4 days time to join it's stablemate '83 XL 600r. Can't wait!! Hopefully will never have to sell either.
Yeaaaa
My step dad owned one of these and I’d only ever heard it in the lower rev range, it sounds so visceral when pushed
Sure does
Brings back youth memories, me at age of 16 fresh 125ccm license renting an africa Twin because the rental guy in spain did`t know about german drivings licenses and gave my this big thing to ride, man i had fun riding down the costa brava while the rest of my group got drunk.
hahaha sounds good :D
I loved my old Africa Twin - skinny tyres (Battlewings) would get super hot very quickly, and the thing just flipped into turns so well while telling me everything about the grip available.. Rode a Tracer 900 recently hoping it would feel similar, and it just felt dead.
awesome
Mal wieder echt Top gefahren!
Bist du eigentlich schon mal eine Suzuki SV 650 Kante, also ab BJ. 2003 gefahren? Besonders mit einem ordentlichen Fahrwerk wäre so eine Maschine glaube ich fast Ideal für dich. Also mir taugt sie auf jeden Fall sehr :D
Gute Idee, sollte er mal machen
bin ich, aber nur sehr kurz. Zu kurz, um etwas beurteilen zu können. Aber das glaub ich dir sofort, dass die auf der Straße sehr viel Spaß macht. Ist ein super Gefährt!!
Schaaf Na dann muss ich das nächste Mal wenn ich in Österreich bin doch mal bei dir vorbei gucken, damit du ne Runde drehen kannst :D
gerne :D
Wow an amazing ride. I had a 1991 Africa Twin, they seat was like an ironing board though
Haha, nice
Man, I wonder if there is any bike on this planet that you wont be able to ride like this! So impressive to watch, awesome! :)
By the way, seeing all your vids, I had bought Zoom H1 and I rode through the forest roads trying to capture the exhaust note like you do :) My riding skills are not even close though :p I shared the vid on your facebook page, I am not sure if you saw it or not. Just wanted to say thanks for inspiring me to do it! :)
thanks! Glad I was able to inspire! I left you a like!
I hope you enjoyed the vid :) Thanks again!
Habe gerade so die Videos durch gestöbert was ich noch nicht gesehen habe an älterem Material. Heidewitzka lässt du es mit dem Bock fliegen 🤪👌 du bist echt ein krasser Typ 👍
ich WAR ein krasser Typ ;) Habe meine Lektion gelernt und mache heute um einiges weniger schräg
Schaaf Trotzdem sind deine Videos schön und machen Spaß zu schauen. Man muss ja nicht fahren wie der letzte Henker für guten Content!
Bro, you can ride man 😅 Handled that lady like a gentleman. Nice man, glad to see the African Twin can actually hold up in tight sections. I was on the tip of my seat the whole-time leaning left and right lol. Great video man, well done!
I appreciate that
Wow, nice ride!!
It would be interesting if you could get your hands on a Transalp of the same era, I'd be curious to see how it compares to this.
I've read that, despite its low power output, it was quite easily beeing ridden quick-ish.
thank you! To be honest I can't imagine the Transalp feeling a lot different but it sure would be interesting to find out!
You should try one with a Hyperpro upgrade.. Mine has just that, including Galfer wave's, especially the suspension is the best upgrade you can do on an AT. Doing Fly overs on the freeway flat out (on semi-road tires) and seeing the Beemer posers getting smaller in your mirrors never gets old.
sounds awesome!
Nice riding, grat video. I can feel the smell and adrenalin :)
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a rad bike! I liked the speedometer manipulating thingy tho😂
;) thanks man!
best motorcycle pov I have ever watched. Felt like I was riding the bike 😂!
one hell of a bike though 🔥
Glad you enjoyed it!
Africa Twin isn't designed to do these things, but I don't know and it does them better anyway. Thanks Honda
;)
Can you do some more videos of this old XRV? And yes, what about new one? The Africa CRF1000L, will you record while driving that beast? It looks amazing but only you can show us what that machine can really do ;)
a lot of motojournalists already showed what it's capable of, the new AT :) The old XRV ride was a one-time experience, sorry!
Still is a very good machine.
Nice video.
it is! Thank you!
God damn what a Rush. Great video, thanks.
Thanks
Hey Schaaf! Suspensions were the stock one or already updated with wilbers springs etc.?
In your video the sound is quiet nice. But: How much do your hear as the rider? More like the wispering of the CB500 original exhaust or a bit better? I´m slowly outgrowing my CB and this is actually my favourite bike...
stock!! You definitely hear more than on a stock CB500
What a classic!
indeed!
I was looking to your 390 ADV video and this one - hesitating between both and cannot take any decision.
For road use how would you compare it ? Is the 390 delivering enough power ? Or is the engine of the AT preferable?
So @Schaaf, since I can't own a 1996 Honda XRV 750 Africa Twin where I live (it was also my dream bike when I was a little kid but they never sold it here), do you think that the T7 is a good alternative? I don't want something too expensive or heavy like the GS because I have a lot of learning to do. Do you think that the T7, even if it doesn't look like the Africa Twin, will make me smile just like the old beast could?
Nice ride ;) love the Queen in all the way! I have an rd04 myself so i can feel what you felt on it :)
Something off the topic: your friend have the same problem as me, and that is when you pull in the cluch you get the Neutral light go on in every gear. If your friend had solved this i am open for any advice in solution :) cheers! Alles gut ; greetings from Hungary
thank you! So the neutral light's not supposed to do this? :D
Schaaf no it should not! :D it's an AT common problem. :)
Sehr schöne aufnahmen. Hab Habe mir die Twin als ersten Motorrad gekauft durch die größe und Robustheit, das man sie so Sportlich fahren kann war mir am anfang auch nicht bewusst. Und ja die ersten male Fußraste aufsetzen sind wirklich etwas gewöhnungsbedürftig.
danke dir!!
What settings are you using to get the motion blur? Are you using an ND filter?
u r a hell of a rider
Thanks
Zu geil wie du sie fährst!
Traum Motorrad!
danke dir :)
Hi.
Great riding indeed. Absolutely normal.
What Tyres were on the bike?
no idea, sorry
nice ride :) with a nice bike GJ
thanks man!
That engine sound is just pure beauty
Thanks
Great bike !!!!
I really enjoyed this. I've never seen an African twin have it's guts wringed out
Great riding
Thanks
Hey für ein Schaaf machst du mehr wie gute Videos und deine Informationen über Bikes auch nicht schlecht. Mache weiter so. Eine frage habe ich wo hast du deine Kamera befestigt.
MÄH! th-cam.com/video/tRQ4OobrCMw/w-d-xo.html
fabelhafte Fahrt :) Langsam hätte ich gerne mal eine weitere Perspektive von deinen Fahrten, wenngleich die Helmcam schon den Besten Blick bietet
danke dir!! Heuer kann ich eine Fahrt anbieten, bei der ich mal von einer Kamera verfolgt wurde ;)
Ich als ehemaliger CB500 Fahrer kann bestätigen, dass sich AFs, GS800 und co alle ein wenig beängstigend sind, was schnell fahren angeht. Ist trotzdem was feines. Die alte AF ist und bleibt einfach eine Legende.
absolut!!! Danke!
Schön, dass auch mal der alten Africa Twin Aufmerksamkeit geschenkt wird, nicht wie sonst nur der jüngeren Schwester :) Wo würde es denn für dich mit so nem Mopped hingehn (Reisezieltechnisch)? Achja und wie immer Top Video!
danke dir!!! Ach, nichts zu aufregendes. Ich glaube, ich würde erstmal Richtung Südkroatien aufbrechen wollen.
amazing!
Thanks John
Awesome. How do you eleminate windsound?
Yeah man!
You´re nuts man, nice set of nails!
Thank you! Cheers!
great ride, was the camera positioned on the helmet's chin or chest?
chin! Thanks!
Nice driving skills,
Thanks
so nice to watch
u are so good
thanks
You pushed her HARD! Nice! I winder what tyres are on the wheels. Mine would never let me drive this way. And fear. Fear would prevent me from doing so too 😅
Thanks. I unfortunately have no idea which tires were mounted back then
ur a good driver u know how to hit those corners
Thanks
Sehr gut gefahren, mit einem Elefanten vom schlage einer Africa Twin ;-)
Aber warum den Motor,, immer "kurz vorm roten Bereich quälen???
Der hat druck in der Mitte.
Habe auch eine Honda NTV Reviere gehabt mit 650ccm und 57 PS.
War damit sehr flott unterwegs.
LG Andy
weil's Spaß macht
I was born in 2002 and dont even know about this bike till 2017 and from that day i am fan of this bike i really want this retro beauty 🤩🤩
cool!
Possession is best!
I am sorry for that. An AT will come in your mind in unexpected moments. I born in early 80s, that bike was (and still is) a legend for me. I will definitely get one once I move in a house with a garage.
Hey man. I just wanted to ask you. Does it vibrate a lot after 6000rpm??
Top Fahrt! Wirst du den Winter über weiter RAWs hochladen?
vermutlich bis in's Frühjahr hinein ;) Danke dir!
sehr eigen zum anschauen irgendwie, haha. Ma merkt wie du herumprobierst und ned so recht waßt, es aber einfach nur witzig findst. Des Hochschalten klingt geil direkt und knackig.
Gedankengänge während der Kurvenfahrt "WOS IS DO JETZ, WO BINI DO"
Schaaf haha, jo, merktma irgendwie total beim auschauen. Oba ned negativ, ma kriagt afoch des Feeling irgendwie mit.
Just curios about how many spare driving licenses you have in Austria
one brain and a bit of luck is enough
Nice ride!! :) What excaust the A.T is wearing?
Not sure
holy crap..thats some hard riding with ah 21 inch front wheel :-)
The wheel is not the problem lol
A lot of down shifting and in the middle of a curve, wow!
Ok
Klasse Video, wie lange fährst du eigentlich noch also wann packst du die Maschine in die Garage bzw. ab mann würdest du anderen Bikern raten nicht mehr zu fahren bezüglich zu niedrigen Temperaturen für die Reifen etc.
Lg
Alex
Danke dir! Das ist easy: so lange es einem selbst Spaß macht :) Mit der flotten Fahrerei hör ich sehr früh auf, meistens Ende September. Aber es gibt keinen Richtwert, temperaturmäßig. Das hängt immer von Asphalt, Sonneneinstrahlung etc. ab.
Ende September schon ..... da würde ich vor Entzug zu Grunde gehen xD
Wenn es rein um den Spaß geht wird man mich wohl bis zum ersten Schnee auf der Straße sehen obwohl ich nicht weiß ob ich das meiner geliebten Cb500 antun könnte :,( , mein Termin für die Winterpause ist für Mitte November geplant, ich hoffe bis dahin komm ich sicher von A nach B.
fahren tu ich selbst auch bis zum ersten Schneefall. Dann wird die CB so lange eingebunkert, bis das Salz von den Straßen gespült wurde (meistens im April endgültig so weit)
Ah Sorry, das mit " flotten Fahrerei" hab ich beim Antworten außer acht gelassen, dachte mir schon das du unmöglich so früh aufhörst. Da gehörst du aber zu sehr intensiven Fahrern da ich jetzt schon so gut wie keinen Motorradfahrer mehr treffe. Ich persönlich habe mir Mitte November ausgesucht da ich von den Minusgraden etwas angst habe bezüglich Grip da ich erst seit September fahre und diesbezüglich die Erfahrung noch etwas fehlt, ich will mich nicht schon im ersten halben Jahr abschießen XD
Pushing the limits ^^
:D
Hello, is the engine of this "AT" original or has it been improved and in the latter case how?
Original
Diese alten Reiseenduros sind so selten geile Geräte. Ich hab eine 1000er V-Strom aus dem ersten Baujahr und im Knocking-on-heavens-door-modus macht die Kiste einfach nur unglaublich Bock! Ride in, bro! :D
*on
knocking-on-heavens-door-modus.... gefällt mir :D Dank dir!!!
+Schaaf die Ehre gebührt dem großartigen Zonko, aber ich habe den Spruch gerne in meine Philosophie integriert :-D
You're a complete lunatic but I love you and I appreciate ya.
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Which ND filter are you using here? I know the 25fps setting helps but I can only go to 30fps on my GoPro, and the effect is never as dramatic as this with the ND filter I use. Thanks!
PolarPro for the closed Hero4 case!
that's the one I've got (on the standard Hero), it must be the framerate that's doing it... need to find a darker one I guess.
Do this also with the tracer 9 2022 please, it is fantastic😍😍😍
later this year!
I have the same bike for about 20 years. I've owned three AT's. My next bike will be agian an XRV. Don't know something I would like better. I drive the same way like you do. But...why al the high revs? It's more powerfull in lower revs. It makes me nervous, the way you use the engine.
I only rode it for 10 minutes and back then I didn't realize how the engine works
wieso so hochtourig, immer vor rotem bereich? zieht die unten raus nix, oder biste einfach gewohnt von deinem moped?
hattest du einen speziellen filter auf der cam? sieht irgendwie immer schneller aus, als es ist ;-)
so richtig ziehen tut die nirgends. Hochtourig, weil's mir so viel mehr Spaß macht. Und ich glaub für die Spitzenleistung braucht sie zumindest 6000 Touren. Ja, war ein ND Filter oben!
This baby wasn't made for quick dance ;) but anyway you've managed to keep her on the road. Good Job.
thanks
Do you have any onboard videos about Transalp 600?
nope
For those that played NFS- Most Wanted, doesn't it sounds like the BMW M3? What an amazing bike 👍
Hehehe