here I’ll try to document my Africa Twin’s services and repairs.
| km | date | what | costs (CHF) | comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 8. Sep 2015 | pre order | 1000 | pre order on honda.ch |
| 1 | 27. Jan 2016 | new bike! | 15000 | official handover. unboxing was on 24. Dec 2015 |
| 1058 | 5. Mar 2016 | first service | 360 | official 1000km service |
| 1534 | 9. Apr 2016 | Tripmaster added | 0 | I've got #006 of Switzerland! |
| 12251 | 29. Jul 2016 | second service | 440 | official 12000km service |
| 12251 | 29. Jul 2016 | new tires | 260 | Continental TKC70 (16'183km) |
| 17371 | 04. Nov 2016 | replaced heated grips controller | 0 | free (Honda warranty) |
| 19540 | 01. Mar 2017 | third service Oxford heated grips | official 24000 service | |
| 28434 | 05. May 2017 | new tires | 300 | TKC80 (back), Capras (front) |
| 32903 | 30. May 2017 | new tires | 300 | Shinko E700 (front and back, 13kkm) |
| 42150 | 19. Jun 2017 | front fork/suspension leaking | 25 | 'revision' in Luang Prabang, Laos |
| 46098 | 29. Aug 2017 | service/oil change/fixed parking brake/air filter cleaned | 120 | Pattaya, Thailand. 4140thb |
| 46101 | 29. Aug 2017 | chain & sprockets | 170 | Pattaya, Thailand. 6000thb |
| 46287 | 02. Sep 2017 | new tires | 217 | Bangkok, Thailand. 7500thb Mitas E-07 (front 11'881km, back 18'072km) |
| 47752 | 16. Sep 2017 | front fork/suspension seals & new oil | 100 | at StreetBiker Phuket, Thailand. 2500thb + Honda seals 1000thb |
| 51670 | 26. Oct 2017 | left fan replaced | 650 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia sent from Switzerland! |
| 52565 | 14. Nov 2017 | rear brake pads | 22 | Sumatra, Indonesia 770 thb |
| 58168 | 02. Mar 2018 | full Honda service oil & filters front tyre bearings (wheel & steering) parking brake pads 4 spark plugs | 1886 | Darwin, Australia 1200aud 40aud 160aud (TKC 70) 115aud 50aud 150aud |
| 64400 | 06. Apr 2018 | new rear tyre and front brake pads | 380 | Esperance, Autralia Heidenau K60 |
| 65813 | 18. Apr 2018 | chain | 142 | Nullarbor, Australia 191 AUD |
| 66733 | 20. Apr 2018 | sprockets rear break pads | 225 | Adelaide, Australia 80 AUD 70 AUD labor 125 AUD |
| 77080 | 16. Jun 2018 | minor service: Oil & filter changes | 230 | Cairns, Australia 316 AUD |
| 80414 | 7. Jul 2018 | new tyres (front & back) new chain guard | 440 | Cairns, Australia 500 aud (back 16kkm, front 22kkm) 100 aud |
| 85646 | 31. Jun 2018 | front fork/suspension seals & new oil | 270 | 365 AUD near Sydney, Australia |
| 86075 | 27. Aug 2018 | DCT issue | 210 | Santiago, Chile 140‘000 CLP |
| 89696 | 23. Oct 2018 | broken back tyre, new Pirelli Scorpion Trail | 350 | El Chaltén, Argentina |
| 91200 | 30. Oct 2018 | front forks (again!) | 200 | Ushuaia |
| 95320 | 15. Nov 2018 | Honda Service | 235 | Oil & filters change, bike cleaned! 8400 ARS Cordoba Argentina |
| 95320 | 15. Nov 2018 | Front tyre | 210 | TKC 70 (18kkm) Cordoba Argentina |
| 97300 | 26. Nov 2018 | Back tyre Back brake pads | 170 | Tyre bought in Cordoba (16kkm) Break pads bought in Thailand |
| 108250 | 23. Feb 2019 | Big service | 1300 | Medellin, Colombia |
| 113154 | 07. Jun 2019 | New back tyre | 230 | Heidenau K60 Scout (27kkm) San Salvador, El Salvador |
| 113330 | 11. Jun 2019 | New front tyre | 130 | Heidenau K60 Scout, Guatemala City (22kkm) |
| 120525 | 9. Aug 2019 | Oil & filter change | 110 | Los Angeles |
| 131052 | 2. Oct 2019 | Oil & filter change | 130 | Cape Canaveral |
| 135166 | 25. Oct 2019 | New front tyre | 110 | 80$ TKC80 & 30$ mounting. They ordered the wrong tyre, I wanted a TKC70 |
| 137520 | 21. Dec 2019 | Back wheel bearings | 8 | 50mad labor, 25mad seal, spare bearings Australia |
| 140900 | 18. Jan 2020 | Oil Change Back tyre | 320 | 130€ Michelin Anakee Adventure |
| 143000 | 6. Mar 2020 | Givi Panniers | 780 | 750€ Rodaventura.pt |
| 143050 | 7. Mar 2020 | DCT e-motor | 240 | 220€ used e-motor (25kkm) |
I had the following issues with my Africa twin on this journey:
- Front fork: leaked and fixed 6 times!
- DCT issues after 80000km! I could not shift down anymore when the motor got hot (stop & go traffic in cities). Fixed in Santiago de Chile by refurbishing the electric motor of the DCT.
same issue again at 140000km. this time I replaced the electric motor. - one of the electric fan motors burnt down in Malaysia
- a chain snapped in Australia
- two flat tyres (the front in China, the back in Argentinia)