Africa Twin Automatic
The africa twin was very good looking and it was a joy to ride.
Africa twin automatic. The xrv750 africa twin was a 742 cc 45 3 cu in dual sport based on the honda nxr 750 which won the paris dakar rally four times in the late 1980s. Part 1 review my opinion and overview part 2 0 100 km h test part 3 full gas pov with aggressive drive to test the dct gearbox bike. If you would like to get a quote on a new 2017 honda africa twin use our build your own tool or compare this bike to other on off road motorcycles to view more specifications visit our detailed specifications. This legendary adventure tourer has been out of production for over a decade but makes its comeback all guns blazing.
2017 honda africa twin pictures prices information and specifications. Sure there are a few things i would change if we had to take this relationship to the next level but overall i ve got to give the. Honda have fitted an automatic dct gearbox to its africa twin endurance machine. The much earlier honda xlv750r was a shaft driven motorcycle.
Much like it s seat height the expectations from honda s africa twin are high. Honda currently offers two versions of the africa twin one with a standard six speed manual transmission and clutch and the other with an innovative dual clutch transmission dct that offers two auto shift riding modes as well as a manual shift mode the dct version retails for 13 999 or 700 more than the 13 299 standard africa twin. It was preceded by xrv650 africa twin which was a lighter higher specification version made in 1988 and 1989 by honda racing corporation with a 650 cc engine producing 50 hp 37 kw. Powered by a snappy 998cc parallel twin the africa twin shared dna with honda s dakar competition bike the crf450r rally with a semi double cradle frame 21 inch front 18 inch rear spoked.
With so much to talk about with honda s africa twin off road adventurer we are breaking it up into three installments. Honda africa twin dct dual clutch transmission 2017 dry. So which africa twin is better. Honda makes two versions of its crf1000l.
The dual clutch transmission shown left and the manual clutch six speed version right. The dct or the manual.