Breaking in the AJP PR7
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- Опубликовано: 19 фев 2024
- In today's motovlog we start breaking in the AJP PR7 so it's ready for next riding season - I share my thoughts about the bike as we ride towards the city of Kristiansand.
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"the furs from my deadcat is touching my mouth" ......poetic stuff, my friend. Poetic stuff.
Haha 🤣
I do appreciate that you haven't covered the bike of stickers/graphics and similar stuff.
Hehe, I like it in all white - but there will be some stickers. The brands who sponsor will be featured as a thank you.
Super jealous Johannes....I hope I can get my PR7 later in this season. Keep up the great PR7 content; it is severely lacking on the internet. Stay safe on those cold Norwegian roads. GSJack
Came to România, you will love it
Agree 100%. Romania is insane ❤
I was also out riding today. No snow here but the temps were fairly low. I needed to go back home and add an additional layer. After that it was fine. Thanks for sharing and the inspiration!!
Very nice my friend! Looking forward to seeing how you like the bike once you have broken it in.
Love the scenery.
Thank you my friend :)
Gee that looks cold!!!!
Be carefull! Still winter here! Love you❤️
Great looking bike :) Good to have you back on youtube
Thank you and thanks for the welcomes, it feels good to be here again. You guys make it well worth the mental "struggles" I approach being online - I just need to find a healthy balance.
You bring that bike here and we let us give it a proper shake down! 😂😂❤
It will be full circle - seeing you ride MY pr7, in Portugal, full circle.
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Looks like you will have a great adventure year with the new bike! Fun that you and your norwegan friend comes to Skåne in april! 🙂 See you when, course i will join the event to.
See you there buddy!
Glad you got to get out and ride a little Jo! That bike looks good! Can't wait to hear how it is off-road for you, but also how you feel using it on longer stints on the highway, if it has enough top end and comfort for a couple hours or so. Jealous of the throttle response, too haha. Stay warm bro!
it's all relative of course - but longer stints on the highway I personally find very comfortable, the longest I've done so far was about 6h, no problem (although, at 1,91m tall, I've installed a very small wind-deflector)
Looking forward to more videos and your review of the PR7. Your video definitely has piqued my interest in this bike as a lighter weight alternative to my T7, especially for riding BDRs here in the western United States. I put the T7 on the truck scales at my work and, with armor, it weighed 500 lbs with a full tank of fuel. Yikes! That's double the weight of my KTM 500 EXC-F.
Albanian TET is also stunning if you go that far ☺ But LOTS of riding in Croatia too. The whole coastal line towards Greece is like a dream ❤ ps riding on ice is SUPER FUN. Just don't get the 'regular' road studs.. get longer ones.. rally/enduro spikes.
Nice motovlog and test of the cam/mic set up as well Johannes. Audio is good. I want to see more of tvatvser up since i have the DJI Mics and are in need of a new cam. Did You buy your AJP feom the new importer in Norway? Saw that the importer is based in Sarpsborg and are searching for dealer. Wish Happy Trails with the new bike. Cool that You are going to Rasmus and the event in Skåne. Got the invitation, but not decided. There is alot going on.
Good to see you out on the bike Johannes. And good to see that there’s less snow about. The throttle comment got my attention. I’ve always loved very direct throttles and have often modded bikes to make them more direct. I think maybe a hangover from my road racing days and the need for a quarter turn throttle. My 690 is very direct and I love it. Happy riding and stay safe. Sounds like you have some great adventures coming up!
That's interesting Kym - in any situation where the goal is to go fast, I don't even think about the throttle. But if the response is jerky when I'm slouching on the bike, just looking at the scenery and taking the experience all inn, it can quickly take away much of the joy.
I think, again, it’s what you’re used to. On a road race bike, when you are tucked in, hanging off, etc, you often simply don’t have the right posture to use your whole arm to apply more throttle. Throttle must be done with just a tiny wrist twist. Likewise, in a fast, tight left hander when the bike is almost dragging on the track, it can be impossible to get a toe underneath the shift lever to start up shifting. I got used to that. So I now prefer ‘upside down’ shifting - one up, five down. I am an odd boy.
The new mic is working very well, Johannes. Very clear.
Your brief visit above 50% throttle brings to mind a story of a Ducati owner who's bike was interrogated by the dealership at the first service. The ECU told the dealer what a naughty boy he had been when he should have been running it in oh so carefully. His warranty was voided. I'm not sure the story was a true one, mind, but...
I am whiling away days avoiding the cold and salt-laden roads here in the UK by trialling various Mosko Moto luggage combos in the garage on the CCM 404, dreaming of warmer weather - your trip in the snow brings home how much worse the conditions are for you. We both wait for the season to start 😔
Thanks a lot for the feedback! Of course the voided his warranty, but imagine how much better the customer service would have been if they said "we'll still fix it for you, because we actually care". I don't understand why brands don't understand this aspect of customer service. Short term expense, long term customer/income..
RUclips is a nice place to spend time during these cold months, I've watched lots of adventure content in warmer climates to stay somewhat sane 😅 All the best Keith
Johannes , are you fitting the power up kit after break in ?
Haven't decided yet, I want to get at least a few thousand KMs before I decide so my reports on the bike is about the stock unit. Although I know most PR7 owners get it from the beginning.
Nice bike, Sagres and Super Bock are waiting for you.
Oh man a Super Bock after a long day in the saddle is the best!
Absolutely awesome Johannes, the mystery bike sounds very interesting that was an interesting hint to love the look of that AJP so cool! Fascinating bike :)
What a beautiful ride as well.
The audio is brilliant with the new setup great work.
We've been looking at bikes again for dad over the past few days as he had a bit of bad news medical wise with his prostate as he had never had it checked just waiting on results from an MRI so been going to lots of dealers to distract ourselves :)
I think when we move I'll be looking at a two bike setup most likely a Norden for the big trips an a enduro bike to do more green laning ^_^ we sat on a Yamaha T7 today :) I loved it poor dad couldn't get his leg over the seat so it's looking like transalp or Husky for him.
Look forward to the next vids :)
Thank you!
Sorry to hear about your dad my friend, I hope it's false alarm. Being with his son checking bikes sounds like the best thing to do at least - hope it all turns out okay.
All the best!
@@JohannesDalen Thanks my friend really appreciate the kind words 🖖 yep I think its been really good for him :) nice distraction trying to decide what my dad the aka fussiest bike chooser ever wants to buy after the house move.
It was quite interesting a brand new 890r is half the insurance cost of a transalp and the Norden and T7 half of the Transalp for me insurance costs have gone wild over here.
Yes Johannes, agreed that it is a bit strange there is no obd bluetooth built in or included as a standard accesory, when you include a tablet as your multifunctional screen. I solved it by buying a reasonably cheap obd bluetooth reader. Also installed a Carpe Iter tablet because the Samsung A7 Lite is so terribly slow and hard to read in sunlight. After some fiddling around I even have a gear indicator running on the tablet. Although it is not a real gear indicator, but it calculates the gear through speed and rpm. But it works pretty well.
You are probably gonna notice the header pipes will rust like crazy and fast also. Contacted AJP in my country and they say AJP is working on pipes with a better coating, coming soon. They haven't paid attention to it much up until now because it appears they sell the vast majority of the bikes with the engine upgrade and the stainless steel pipes. I wasn''t interested in the more powerful ecu kit because I test rode one and it was incredibly jerky and nervous on the throttle.
I also installed a stronger sidestand, which AJP is including from the late 2023 models on. Looks exactly the same, but less inclined to bend easily.
Thanks a lot for this information. I'd like a gear indicator, but not a must. What I really wanted was coolant temp as it's a sort of safety thing. If the temp is either too high or too low at least I'm aware that something needs to be checked. The headers is a strange type of metal, looks porous and it's black. Most headers I've seen are SS.
@@JohannesDalen I just bought the PR7 and have installed the OBD scanner from THORK racing. I do have to figure out if I can leave it on the bike (it is on the right below your tablet mount. Not sure if it uses juice from the battery when the key is turned off. The whole electrical circuit should be off but the indicator lights of the ODB scanner stay on for quite a while (a delay in the circuit maybe?). Anyways you have all your engine data like your coolant temp for example. But still no gear indicator :(
You might want to check NOMAD SWEDEN youtube channel, he is a deep into this mattter.
I am very impressed about you braving the cold and more importantly the slippery asphalt. Today I collected my own PR7 but I am not as brave as you are to take it out just yet.
Thank you for sharing the experience.
Nå, 11 dager etter..fikk jeg himla lyst til å ta ut GSA’en og ta turen fra Birkeland til Odderøya…. Meeeeen..altfor mye salt på veiene ennå.. Får vente litt til.. Kjør vakkert, Johannes! Sees kanskje langs veien om litt!
Hei Erik! Ja, det er mye salt på veiene gitt, etter denne turen fikk omtrent alt av skruer og kjede en rustrød overflate, enda jeg vasket den. Men nå har de vel gitt seg meg saltingen? I hvert fall her nede ved kysten. Vi ses langs veien før eller siden - jeg er hyppig oppe i Birkelandtraktene, en god del grusveier der oppe!
@@JohannesDalen Nja.. 4°C her på Hamresanden nå.. kjørte bak saltebilen nettopp 😡 Gleder meg til å utforske grusveiene i området. Kjøpte 850 GSA i slutten av september etter å ha kjørt 350 kg tung cruiser de siste 10 årene. Så nå må jeg lære meg å beherske grus også! Må bare finne ut hvor de er 😅
Greetings from PT! Great clip. Looking forward to more! Where's the front sprocket cover??
Hey man! Good eye - I always remove front sprocket cover on my bikes. I'll explain why in a later video 😉
See you in April my friend 😃
Can't wait 😘
See you there 😃 we haven’t met since SKOG
Thanks Johannes - just placed my order for one in Oz!?! 🎉 Can't wait 😂
Now to sell my well-farkled Tuareg - unfortunately can't keep the two of them.. 😢
Congrats, that's awesome! Let me know when you get it :D
I am really curious about your upcoming experiences with the PR7. Rode mine for about 40k kms so far on the Balkan TET from Slovenia to Greece, through the Sahara desert in Morocco, the rocky Spanish Pyrenees and the TET in Turkiye and Georgia and I can only draw one conclusion: it's the best bike I've ever had (for my kind of travel). And so far no real issues and the bike still runs as smooth as from the beginning. Enjoy!
That sounds like an amazing 40k kms my friend, from the Balkans all the way to Africa!
Very happy to hear your PR7 is serving you well. My time with it is limited so far, but it's definitely looking promising. Safe travels!
I have recently upgraded from my DRZ400 to a euro 5, 22 model Gas Gas ES 700 and was expecting the jerky throttle that you had with the 701 but that was not the case. I then spoke to a dyno tuner who told me that the 701 is tuned differently to the 690 and Gas Gas. My throttle response is smooth even with the Rade airbox wings exhaust. The fuel economy is also impressive at around 4.2L per 100km. If you have a chance you should test ride the Gas Gas.
That's interesting. Some say the euro5 701s aren't as bad as I found it to be, others hate it even more. Either way I'm happy your ES700 feels good, would love to test ride that platform again. Definitely need to ride it before I eventually make a PR7 vs 701 video down the line. Ride safe Eric!
Looking forward to seeing what you are going to do with it. What tyres should you have fitted before heading out ?
I will use these TKC80s till they're worn out, so probably change after Balkans, before Portugal. Haven't decided what tyres that goes on then, usually the ones I get the best deal on, but I do love the Mitas e12 & e13 combo, that is now called something completely different..
Have a '22, so been a year on the bike and loving almost every minute on the bike... OBD is an issue, I purchased a cheap Chinese one to work with the DMD2 dashboard and it did so for a while, however since the 'Beta version' has come online, it no longer works... Thork racing have a brand specific one available, along with a handle bar remote for the pad. I fully agree that the OBD should be standard, as so much else is! My main issue right now is the fuel cap, (which I guess is good, if its my only gripe at 15000km)... The fuel cap gasket seems to have expanded and hence very difficult to remove, needs refinement. Enjoy!
Thanks a lot for sharing, great to hear you're happy with your PR7!
I've read about the fuel cap and how it may allow dirt to enter the tank since it's recessed. I think I will put on an aftermarket one that fixes this. All will be covered in an upcoming mods episode. Thanks again Steve, ride safe!
Really liked the "sightseeing" video with just a chat. Maybe an idea worth exploring.
Thanks for the feedback - I like the typical "motovlog" myself and now I finally have a microphone that works. When the snow melts I'll bring you into the norwegian woods for a look!
Congrats for the bike!
Get a cheap OBD reader, which turns itself off! Probably AJP could include one as a standard accessory...
Thank you! Good suggestion, I'll have to learn more about these readers and eventually get one myself. Should have come standard if they're cheap.
Welcome as dji osmo action and mic2 user. Quite nice setup. Anyway you need to buy studs for next winter latest ✌️
Thank you! I love this combo. I have a Ulanzi tripod for the action 4 as well, and with the quick release system it takes seconds to move the camera from helmet to tripod and back again. Will make creating videos on bigger trips very easy.
Studs for next winter, no doubt! 😁
Odb reader only cost a couple of 100 kroner
Think i havent congratulated you on the new bike, so here it goes: Congratulations with the new, awesome bike!
Thank you my friend!
As a fellow tall, large footed person, I feel your pain when it comes to short shift levers. Replacing the one on my 701 is high on my list.
Exactly! I think the shifters from the EXC enduro line is a direct swap, just much stronger metal and longer? I think that's right, remember looking into it when I had the 701 myself.
@JohannesDalen good to know. I was looking at some ones on Rottweiler performance from a company called hammerhead. They seem to do some sort of offset based on your boot size.
Yeah I'm sure they are great as well, Rottweiler seems like a proper shop.
You could also bring the lever to a welder, have him cut it and weld in a metal extension. Perhaps that's the cheapest way.
A question. Did you adjust the brake line routing? On my PR7, the brake hose is directly in my line of site of the small digital display. I cannot read it. Most of my miles so far have been off road and I removed the tablet and mount because of freezing weather and infrequent rides.
I purchased a Bluetooth OBD dongle for 5 US dollars from Temu. It connects to the tablet and shows me the engine data, however, I have to remove it when not riding the bike because it drains the battery. There are more expensive options from Thork
about 100 US dollars) that will shutdown and not drain the battery when not in use.
I have the US model with the race exhaust and tune. The power delivery is very strong in the low and mid range, but still very smooth and predictable. But the bike is a bit too loud for my preference. I am currently looking for a baffle/spark arrestor that I can install in the muffler that will make it legal to ride on US National Forest trails. A spark arrestor is required, and the maximum legal noise output is 96DB.
That you for making this video, I appreciate it. I planned on riding today as the weather is improving, but my region has often has high winds when the seasons are changing. I dislike riding in the wind so I stayed home and smoked a beef brisket instead.
Great video and a bike. Could you include your height etc? Tells a bit more about the ergonomics of the bike. A suggestion
I'm around 194 cm - I will remember to talk about the ergos in the next video!
Mystery bike, Triumph Tiger 900 or 1200? ;)
Might be a good omen for that engine with the Chinese involved. They have managed to keep a big air-cooled thumper in Euro spec.'s.
Is the AJP with completly open enginepower streetlegal in your country?
What was the original Husqvarna grandparent of this bike?
Turn the mic 180°. Sometimes you breathe in the mic and your voice is just bevor clipping. Its no problem if you speak a bit quieter. But overall a good setting.
Thanks for the feedback Peter!
Johannes , you do know that it doesn’t have traction control like the 701 did ….
Mitte Juli findet die Bosnia Rallye statt. Vielleicht ist das was für dich? Ich warte immer noch auf meine PR7 😢
Hi will you be at the ABR festival 24?
Hello there friend! I would have loved to, a friend of mine will be there at the Twin Pegs booth, but I'm on family vacation in Crete at the time.
Hei. Regner med du skjønner Norsk ;) Bare et spørsmål, hvordan er sittestillingen og plassen mellom fotpegsen og salen i for hold til standar 701?
Hehe, såvidt! Hmm, baserer svaret mitt på minne, som ikke alltid er til å stole på. Vil si at de er ganske like, men tror faktisk PR7 føles hakket mer åpen. Høyere sal og senkede fotpinner på 701 gjorde den utrolig komfortabel da. Man kan ikke senke pinnene på PR7 pga hvordan eksosen er rutet.
Hi man, I know this is off topic but is that still the Samsung Active Tab 3 that you are using before?
Hello there! No, this is the Samsung tablet that comes with the PR7 stock. The active 3 is significantly better than this. I think this is called ultra or something, an older model by a few years.
Bit of a dream bike for me!
Id like to have one as a middlewieght adventure bike but would probably set one up for more on road use than pure off road. (Maybe 70%road vs 30% off?)
Or do people & you think id be better off with something more road based (cb500x perhaps?)
My first thought is something more road oriented. The PR7 is a dirt oriented dual sport with long suspension travel that will wallow on the road and the single won't be too happy sitting on the highway. What is it about the PR7 that interests you, the weight?
Then again, any twin will quickly be 30kg heavier - better for the road, much worse for offroad riding. What kind of offroad trails do you think you will be riding on? Mostly easy gravel roads or more technical stuff?
@@JohannesDaleni hail from the south west of england down in cornwall
So mostly typical tet tracks of mud, mud, more mud and on a good day gravel mixed with small winding lanes/roads.
Really im just a dual sport fan who is too big to fit more road type bikes...
Hi Johannes, ìt`s time for better Weather - i`m glad that in Germany all the white Stuff is gone! Best Regards, Alfred
kjekt å ha deg tilbake på youtube Johannes, hvor mye måtte du ut med for AJPen egentlig? Jeg funderer litt på hva jeg skal erstatte Himalayaen min med nemlig og PR7 er jo definitivt et alternativ (selv om det blir spennende å se både hvordan Himalayan 450 funker og hvordan nye KTM 390 Adventure blir).
Hei, det var veldig hyggelig å høre! Den kostet vel egentlig 160k, men fikk den for 135k fordi dette var en overligger fra 2022. Akkurat nå er det ikke en AJP forhandler i Norge, men det er nok på vei.
Både Himalayan og den nye 390 som aldri kommer ser ut som spennende sykler, men vil fremdeles være ganske mange hakk ned fra en PR7, men så koster jo PR7 dobbelt så mye og. Hvis du noen gang befinner deg på sørlandet kan du kjøre min alt du vil!
@@JohannesDalen ja, jeg har ikke klart å velge retning enda. Jeg kan ta meg råd til dyrere sykkel men jeg har blitt veldig glad i følelsen av å ha en billig sykkel med mindre motor. Jeg må nok bare sitte litt stille i båten og se hva som dukker opp fremover. Om PR7 blir tilgjengelig så lever derimot pengene mine farlig, for det er ikke mye konkurranse for den i Norge egentlig.
What is a riding season ?
Sounds like a foreign subject to me. 😂😂😂😂
Let's swap houses and lives!
Nice bike! So what happened to the low quality videos and quiting youtube? Back to normal videos now?
Thanks! Well, I struggle with balance, doing anything 50% is not my style. I'm less stressed about YT in general though, so I've made some progress when it comes to my approach.
@@JohannesDalen Thats nice to hear! Keep going! Looking forward on more videos on the new bike!
funny. I found the throttle on my 2023 a bit snatchy. rolling on, and off, the throttle. No way to scratch....anything... and take you hand of the throttle. The OBD thing is easy, since the port is just next to the main screen, on the left side of the bike. You don't get all data, just whatever the bike shares, so you might still have some readings not showing up on the dash..
Do you have the power kit on yours?
@@JohannesDalen yes. All the US models come that way.
Could that have something to do with it? The one I rode in Portugal had the power up kit and if I recall correctly that felt alot snappier than my non-powered up at home. Remember I barely touched the throttle and the front came up 😅 power and throttle response isn't the same thing I know, but if it's quicker to react as well, could potentially make it worse
@@JohannesDalen could well be. And, some people want a snappier throttle to lift the front wheel. Some add throttle cams to give quick response. I wanted more lazy.
Is this ajp better than the 701 rally?
The ultimate question - I don't have enough seat time on the new PR7 to tell. As soon as I do I will make a comparison, Francesco!
Do you know your Balkan travel dates yet? I'll be down there with a group of friends between 7th and 21st August...
Ah, we're going early June. Would love to meet up on the trails!
June sounds a bit early to me as the higher trails and peaks down south, especially Montnegro, will for sure still be covered in a lot of snow… You better check that, mate
Thanks a lot for the heads up, I've forwarded your message to our group. So far we've only talked about how hot it we think it'll be, haha!
Yeah, that‘s the downside later in summer - you might get grilled alive 🤪
Hi Johannes, have a look at this playlist: Robert travelled from Slovakia via TET Hungary into the Balkans... He is on his AJP PR7 and encounters a lot of snow higher up in June... His videos will give you a few nice but also important impressions concerning snow et al HAVE FUN!!!
Leaving RUclips?
Are you no longer working with the police?
No, I left around five years ago. I loved the job but I was constantly working, and when I wasn't at work I was tired from working nights. My son was a newborn at the time and I was a terrible dad, never at home or always tired.
I can relate!
Thumbs down because you have tarmac..... 😢 we still have about 2 months more of winter
Haha oh man, you live in the wrong place. Like living in Malaga and being all about skiing 😆
Do not want to upset you but in normal years you can ski for 5 months in Granada….an hour away from Malaga😂
Haha, that's funny 😅
Breaking is a myth no? Created by manufacturers to create some kind of attachment and make their product special for new owners. I've had a few brand new vehicles and there's been ZERO difference, perhaps even made it worse, driving carefully in the beginning. My recipe now is let it heat up then throttle to the max!! Redline repeatedly, avoid lugging. Done. 👍
You know, I'm sure you're right, can't imagine a "proper" break in matters much. Imagine if someone like Fortnine bought several, similar bikes and made a test like only he can do?
Three heat cycles in the workshop, change the oil and nail it. I've been building race engines for forty years and that's what you do. 1000km and half the time you'd be looking at a rebuild for most anyway, swapping out the top end between races in MX is kinda normal, just keep on the oil changes early on.
JUST PAVEMENT, come on ...go off road...