Honda and millions of rally and adventure touring fans are delighted at the return of one of motorcycling’s most celebrated and evocative names – the Africa Twin.
Having clearly shown the direction of its development and intent with the reveal of the True Adventure prototype at EICMA in November 2014, Honda has now confirmed that the all-new CRF1000L Africa Twin will be in dealers across Europe in late 2015, thus should arrive here early in 2016.
Some motorcycles encapsulate perfectly what an adventure motorcycle is all about.
The original XRV650 Africa Twin – which debuted in 1988 after the first three out of four consecutive wins at the Paris-Dakar – was one such machine.
Its go-anywhere ability, rugged durability, easy-handling agility and all-day comfort made it the perfect partner with which to explore.
And it helped to define a motorcycling segment that has now grown into one of the most popular worldwide.
The new Africa Twin remains true to all the attributes and abilities of the XRV650 and its successor the XRV750, while adding the benefits of everything Honda has learnt on and off-road over the last decade, including Team HRC’s return to the Dakar in 2013 and Joan Barreda’s 2015 run where he proved to be an unyielding leader throughout the first week of the rally, collecting more stage wins than any other rider in the Dakar 2015.
Laia Sanz, in ninth, made history by finishing higher than any other female in the history of the Dakar.
These are just some of the many awe-inspiring stories that have made the iconic Africa Twin the legendary machines with which countless explorers and adventurers have staked their claim where few could and even less dare.
In a first for the category, the Africa Twin will feature the new evolution of Honda’s very popular Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) technology, which remains unique to Honda in motorcycling. This latest evolution of DCT has been specifically developed and programmed to provide the off-road ability with which the Africa Twin is synonymous.
The all-new CRF1000L Africa Twin is set to redefine expectations of just what a large-capacity adventure motorcycle can and should be capable of, both on and off-road, and opens an entirely new chapter in Honda’s illustrious history of dual-purpose motorcycles made for true adventure.
Watch the press for more details on when it should be available locally.
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