Honda Africa Twin

All about Honda Africa Twin Bike ✓ Specification ✓ Price ✓ Mileage ✓ Color ✓ Features ✓ ABS ✓ Comparison & More.

The Honda Africa Twin is a dual-sport motorcycle made by Honda in three versions, 1988 to 1989 as the 650 cc (40 cu in) V-twin XRV650, then from 1990 to 2003 as the 750 cc (46 cu in) V-twin XRV750T, and then from 2016 to present as the 1,000 cc (61 cu in) parallel-twin CRF1000L.

Honda Africa Twin Overview: The Africa Twin comes with the Honda Selectable Torque Control (HSTC), switchable rear ABS; which allows ABS to be switched off for the rear wheel and traction control, both offering different modes for different conditions. Traction control has four settings, off and levels 1-3. Level 1 is the most aggressive while level 3 is easy on the rider. The Africa Twin’s 21-inch front wheel with its inverted cartridge type, fully adjustable, Showa 43mm upside-down front forks provides enormous suspension travel of 230mm – the largest in its class. The rear shock also features a fully adjustable Showa with an 18-inch wheel to handle all sorts of terrain with a range of rebound and compression settings. The motorcycle has a class-leading 250mm of ground clearance and a seat height of 860mm. The Africa Twin with a fuel tank capacity of 23-litres has a kerb weight of 208kg – 222kg.

Which off-road bike would you like to buy from these ?

• Kawasaki Versys 1000
• Triumph Tiger 800 XCx
• Suzuki V-Strom 1000
• Honda Africa Twin
• Ducati Multistrada 950

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Honda Africa Twin Specifications: The engine powering the bike is a 999.11cc, 4-stroke, 8-valve twin parallel cylinder engine producing 87.16 BHP @ 7500 rpm and 91.9 NM @ 6000 rpm. The engine power is enough to make the bike easy on any surface, with more thanks to the 6 speed manual gearbox on the basic variant. Africa Twin also gets 2-Channel Anti-lock Braking System (ABS). This definitely makes the Africa Twin an excellent choice for explorers and adventure lovers.

Honda Africa Twin Mileage: Honda has not announced anything related to the mileage of the bike.

Honda Africa Twin Top Speed: The company claimed top speed of the bike is 190 kmph

Honda Africa Twin Competitors: Competitors for the Honda Africa Twin at its introductory price are the Triumph Tiger 800 XCx, Kawasaki Versys 1000, Suzuki V-Strom 1000 and the Ducati Multistrada 950.    

Honda Africa Twin Colors & Shades: The CRF1000L Africa Twin comes in two shades, Dakar Rally and Digital Metallic Silver. The Tricolor is also expected in near future from Honda on their off road bike.

Honda Africa Twin Price: Honda Africa Twin is available in only one variant in India which is priced at Rs 13.06 lakhs (ex-showroom Delhi). Outside India the bikes comes in three variants. They are Standard, ABS and DCT variant, with the DCT having switchable ABS for the rear wheel.