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**omar mansour** · #1 28 Jan 2014

Squily ,thanks so much for the great info ,
please try to write more about your experience with Africa twin and more hints and good idea so it can help many bikers out there

**Squily** · #2 29 Jan 2014

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Originally Posted by omar mansour

please try to write more about your experience with Africa twin and more hints and good idea so it can help many bikers out there

Nah, all been done before by people better than me. And anything I say will just be personal perspective that's not worth 2c.

But I do chatting about AT's. Its a passion some can't understand and others can't shake...

I like what you've done with your bike. One question/comment based on your facebook pictures (which you probably know and have taken into account already): mounting your front jerry cans lower will give you much better weight-distribution/handling.

I originally tried to mount mine on the same height as my panniers (if they clear off-road, so would the panniers) and I made sure they were the same width as the panniers and handlebars.

Added advantage: When the bike fell, it was lying on the jerry and pannier at 45d, making picking up the bike so much easier

**Squily** · #3 29 Jan 2014

Found a pick of Xander's AT. Notice where he hung his jerry cans: much lower and better weight distribution

**omar mansour** · #4 29 Jan 2014

hi Squily

super nice pics
i think i saw your photos a while ago some where !!!
and yes anything I say will just be personal perspective that's not worth 1 c.
hahaha cheaper than yours

regarding the jerrycans i had it lower on my last At but i had a fall i broke my foot in North Kenya (road to hell ) and had to ductape my foot and put my boot on it for 5 days till i reached hospital and from that time i got it bit higher although you are totally right ,but its still OK specially when i add tool box or a tube on the engine plate guard