Africa Twin 850cc
That being said the probability of it being the crf1100l africa twin is quite high.
Africa twin 850cc. Expect and all new engine platform from big red coming in the form of 800 850cc liquid cooled four stroke parallel twin engine. Honda africa twin getting bigger for 2020 we now get another piece of the puzzle. Yamaha tenere t700 uk to africa long distance review duration. Long way home 29 576 views.
Honda might be developing a new africa twin with a smaller capacity engine to compete in the lucrative 850cc segment of the adventure motorcycles. It could get similar features as the bigger africa twin. Mid weight honda africa twin 790 adventure not 850cc duration. The brand currently has the litre class africa twin for sale and the motorcycle is expected to get a larger displacement engine next year.
But then over the weekend tongues around the globe set to wagging over a story that broke on the japanese motorcycle magazine autoby featuring renderings of an all new 850cc africa twin. That s where the cfr850l africa. Honda is about to release the new africa twin in a 850 and i think its gonna fail watch and see why i feel it will fail in the mid weight class dual sport adventure bikes. The new africa twin could be powered by an 800cc to 850cc motor.
The crf1100l africa twin pictured in this speculative mock up will appear before the 850cc version. Considering that the new platform will have to meet the restricted euro 5 emissions standards and the numbers we have recently seen of similarly sized competitors we d expect the africa twin 850 to crank out roughly 90 horsepower. The teaser could also be for the crf850l africa twin which is rumoured to make its global debut at 2019 eicma and launch in 2020. Likely to debut at the upcoming eicma.
If the japanese bike maker brings in the 850cc africa twin it will have adventure offerings in the 850 1000 and 1100cc segments. The smaller machine is proclaimed to be in the pipeline for release as a 2021 model and expected to stick to a parallel twin engine.