Africa Twin 850l
First published february 7 2019 by richard newland.
Africa twin 850l. Africa twin crf 850 l is coming. That s where the cfr850l africa. Just enough bike to play in the high buck large displacement game yet approachable enough to be an option for those looking for more of a middleweight mount something along the lines of bmw s f850gs triumph s tiger 800. Why not bring back another icon instead.
Seat and exhausts are changed a bit. The crf1100l africa twin pictured in this speculative mock up will appear before the 850cc version. From the source it is clear that honda will unveil its honda crf850l africa twin in the fall june 1st of 2020 and the deliveries are expected to start from the start of 2021. 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.
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. This time and after news of a bigger and more powerful africa twin 1100 the. Come join the discussion about troubleshooting maintenance performance modifications classifieds and more. For the last four model years honda s crf1000l africa twin has held an interesting position in the burgeoning adventure bike marketplace.
The honda crf800 850l africa twin could be due in 2020 but do we really want one. Africa twin crf1000l 2 crf1100l general forums. We re still six months away from getting into 2020 but rumors of new motorcycle keep showing up. With a glass half full of scepticism i take a sarcastic look at.
Africa twin general discussions. The forum has grown exponentially through the years with excellent and insightful content. Honda africa twin forum since 2015 a forum community dedicated to honda africa twin motorcycle owners and enthusiasts. If it is compared with crf1000l africa twin the body structure looks same engine looks little different but not much changes but has reduced displacement.
Rumours emanating from japan suggest that honda are planning a raft of incremental changes for the popular.