2021 Honda Africa Twin build + adventures

Wanted to make a place to post pictures of my build and adventures.

Picked up a 2021 Honda Africa Twin CRF1100 in 11/2021 with 1 mile on it.

Add ons/farkles (adding more as I remember them) :
-Outback Motortek full protection package - Skid, lower, mid, upper crash bars, and center stand
-Baja Designs Squadron Sport fogs with Bulletpoint mounting solutions mounts
-Arrow slip on exhaust (keeping until the mount breaks from me dropping it)
-DIY GPS mount (removed)
-Garmin Zumo XT GPS (selling soon)
-DMD T865X (ordered 7/19/25)
-Doubletake Adventure mirrors
-DIY aluminum rear rack
-Barkbusters VPS hand guards
-AltRider high fender kit
-Mosko Moto R40 in Stargazer color
-Kriega 40L Rackpack
-Fuzeblock FZ1


Current photo/miles as of 11/2024:

~11,100 miles


showroom floor:

First gravel:

 

Maintenance:

Oil change:
600 mi
3,500 mi
6,060 mi
8,216 mi
10,276 mi

Front tire change:
1,935 mi
7,612 mi
10,175 mi

Rear tire change:
1,935 mi
6,060 mi
9,417 mi

Air Filters:
7,719 mi

Coolant change:
7,719 mi

 

DIY things

CAD:

starting to take shape :



Finished:




inspiration, plus I didnt want to spend $90 on this:


Progress:


Final. Messed up a little but thats part of DIY:

 

Trips and random pics, in no particular order

 

Bump

 

Still in winter hibernation. Hopefully next week can see the sun and closer to 70 degrees

 

Yea im itching to get out also.
Weather in nj is to bipolar

 

Installing a steering damper, and hit a stop. I don't have a 30mm hand socket, only have an impact.

 

Sub'd...

 

Had to pause for a second. @spithead051 saved the day with the 30mm chrome socket. Torqued the steering bolt to 74ft-lb and then finished the install and reassembly.


It looks slick, almost hidden under the bars

 

My favorite kind of sign

 

Went to a bike night with my neighbor

 

I don't get the hype..

 

In

 

Ordered a new navigation tablet. Its the Thork Racing DMD T865X 8" screen.
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Working on figuring out mounting options today. I bought a Nicecnc handlebar mount, and since I still have my Garmin Zumo XT, used it for test fitting.





I think the new tablet wont work with this bracket, since the Garmin blocks my screens. I have a 3rd option and hopefully my friend who owns MotoRelic can help with the fab.

Want to weld some arms to my windshield bracket to put the T865X above the touch screen. May also need to heat/bend the windscreen (to something like the BMW F900 windscreen). But Ill need the tablet first to check clearance

 

This is going to be good. Eventually ill make a bracket to move it above my other screen