HONDA CRF Africa Twin

In 1986 the legendary NXR650 made its debut at the Dakar Rally and the dream of winning the most demanding off-road race in the world came true and did it again in ’87, ’88, and ’89, and the winning went into the original XRV650 Africa Twin which later became the now legendary XRV750 Africa Twin, after four years of development, it’s at the very heart of the new CRF1000L Africa Twin. True to its roots, which are firmly embedded in Dakar history, the Africa Twin is also a comfortable tourer as well as a practical commuter – but when you hear that call – it’s strong and agile enough to take yoou across the more challenging terrain of roads less travelled.

Brakes

The brakes (ABS) feature 310mm ‘wave’ style, twin floating front discs with Nissin 4-pot radial calipers for plenty of feel and strong stopping power. Rear disc is a 256mm ‘wave’ style with a 1-pot caliper.

Rally Style Rider Console

The Africa Twin bears Rally style, highly informative LCD display including the Speedometer, Tachometer, Fuel, Gear position, *ABS, *HSTC, Odometer, Trip and Clock. The Rally Style of cluster ensures, all the information is readable at a glance to the rider.

LED Headlamps

Africa twin bears a Twin Lamp LED Headlight, which ensures brighter and richer vision, when the rider is on a dark road. It also complies with the global norm of AHO (Always Headlight On). The LED also helps reduce the power consumption by 90% to compared to conventional headlamps.

LED Winkers and Taillights

The indicators and the tail light of the Africa Twin, also, have the LED lights, adding to the overall style for the Rider making the Africa Twin appear sleek.

Adaptability

Honda Selectable Torque Control (HSTC) and ABS not only work in unison, but they can be independently set to give you 80 different possible combinations. In other words, you can adapt the Africa Twin’s response to suit your own skill level.

The “G” Switch

The African Twin is also equipped with a G Switch, which responds to the unique needs of off-road riding by providing half-clutch control that responds directly to throttle operation. This feature really comes into its own when negotiating big rifts in the road surface.

The DCT Engine

The Engine is Parallel Twin – 999cc with Max power of 87 Bhp@7500rpm and 91.9 Nm Torque@6000 rpm. The unique Dual Clutch Transmission technology by Honda. A world first in motorcycles. 

Suit Yourself Riding Modes

The right-side controls provide thumb switch selection of ‘N’ (Neutral), ‘D’ (Drive) or ‘S’ (Sport) riding modes. In ‘MT’ manual mode the gears can be changed manually, through a lightweight 6-speed gearbox, using upand down triggers on the left handelbar.

Suspension

Front Showa 45mm cartridge-type inverted (Upside Down) telescopic fork with dial-style preload adjuster and DF adjustment, 230mm stroke. Rear: Monoblock cast aluminium swing arm with Pro-Link with gas-charged damper.

Manual Shift Selector

Manual shift selector switches are located on the left-side controls, allowing one to shift up (+) or down (–) through the gears with ease. A convenient parking brake lever is also provided.