Africa Twin 850
On the mid sized adventure trails against the likes of yamaha ténéré 700 ktm 790 adventure or even the bmw f850 gs.
Africa twin 850. With the arrival of the africa twin 850 and the new africa twin 1100 honda will get to battle in two different segments. A year ago rumors of a mid size honda africa twin 850 surfaced but once the new 1100 model launched the 850 fell off the map. Ktm 790 adventure vs. Start date mar 22 2020.
According to some observers the new engine may be a 750 cc parallel twin which will pay homage to the honda xrv750t africa twin while others say that the new africa twin will indeed come with a smaller 850 cc parallel twin engine possibly putting out around 80 85 bhp of power. The crf1100l africa twin pictured in this speculative mock up will appear before the 850cc version. Nov 14 2019 13 6 3 alberta. Africa twin 850 in the works.
With the existing africa twin expected to be replaced by a scaled up 1100cc model in 2020 increasing performance to keep its target trained on the class leading bmw r1250gs a gap clearly opens for riders who want something a little smaller and wieldier. Africa twin crf1000l 2 crf1100l general forums. Drivemag riders 136 694 views. We also expect a 21 inch front wheel and 18 inch rear wheel to be used.
Real life adv review duration. Mar 22 2020 1 came across this while self isolating. On the big trail segment against bmw r1250 gs or the ktm 1290 super adventure just to mention a few. The africa twin 850 will more than likely use a steel semi double cradle frame also derived from the 1100 while employing long travel showa suspension to soak up all the imperfections of trail and tarmac you point it towards.
Brixton crossfire 500 first look. 2019 bmw f 850 gs vs. For the last four model years honda s crf1000l africa twin has held an interesting position in the burgeoning adventure bike marketplace. The jury is still out though on what engine displacement the smaller middleweight africa twin will have.
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