How to Remove and Install the Wheels on the 2022 Africa Twin Adventure Sport
The OEM front Tire: Bridgestone Battlax Adventure Cross Tourer X41T 90/90-21 M/C 54H 54 is the load index, Speed Rating H = 130 mph wore out in 3000 miles. The OEM rear tire a Bridgestone Battlax Adventure Cross Tourer X41T 150/70R18 M/C 70H barely lasted 4700 miles. Note these are Tourer AX41T. This is much different than the Adventurecross AX41T. I replaced the front one with a 75/25 Shinko Trail Master steel radial E705 90/90-21 H rated to 130mph - 7/32 tread depth center, 7/32 tread depth side. The whole thing mounted was 100 bucks. At the time I thought the rear would last me 3 or 4 thousand miles more and I would just replace both so I didn't want to buy an expensive tire. Turns out the rear didn't last me so I put on a Shinko Trail Master steel radial E-705 R1198-01 150/70R-18 - 11/32 tread depth center, 8/32 edge for 156.00. I did a little research and found out these tires are pretty good. So far they ride really nice and are great on the road. The bike was reborn. These tires lasted about 5000 miles. I'm now putting on Dunlop Trailmax Missions. I know these tires have a long life and are a little more off road oriented.
While you're working with the chain I clean and lube it every 600 miles. The chain lube soaks in a bit better if the chain is warm so I try to do this maintance when I return from a ride. I put the bike on the centerstand. I use diesel fuel as a chain cleaner. I don't like kerosene because it will wash all the lubricants out of the chain. If the chain is really full of junk I'll brush it down with a chain brush. I take a paper shop towel and wet it with diesel fuel. I slowly turn the rear tire clockwise while holding the rag around the bottom of the chain. Once the chain is clean I'll spray it with Motorex Adventure chain lube as I turn the wheel. I'll let the lube sit for 5 or 10 minutes. I then take a clean paper towel and wipe the excess lube off the chain as I turn the tire. A can of Motorex chain lube lasts me a couple years or more if I put 7000 miles a year on the bike.
As far as the chain slack method goes the bike doesn't come with a center stand so the method in the Honda owners manual has you measure the chain slack with the bike on the side stand. While it seems to work, measuring the slack with weight on the rear wheel doesn't seem to be as consistant as raising the rear wheel off the ground and measuring slack with the wheel dropped at the bottom of its travel. I set the slack at 48 to 53mm. This is about the same as my KTM 1290 was and I've never had a problem. I use the Motion Pro tool because it makes it easy. You can also take a short ruler with one side on the swing arm while you pull the chain and measure to the link pin.
