THERE'S no doubting the new CRF1000L Africa Twin is a very big deal to Honda. Already a revered name thanks to the original XRV650 and 750 of the '80s and '90s, the firm helped mythologise the Africa Twin brand further with a long, drawn-out introduction of this new incarnation.
It was first unveiled as the True Adventure Prototype at the back-end of 2014, leading to inevitable speculation that it was in fact the new Africa Twin. Honda confirmed that several months later, sparking fresh headlines all over the bike press.
It was unveiled again at this Autumn's American Expo show and yet again at Eicma in Milan.
Now, finally, it's here, and I've just finished day one of a two-day launch test ride in South Africa.
Click here to read the rest of the Africa Twin review.
THERE'S no doubting the new CRF1000L Africa Twin is a very big deal to Honda. Already a revered name thanks to the original XRV650 and 750 of the '80s and '90s, the firm helped mythologise the Africa Twin brand further with a long, drawn-out introduction of this new incarnation.
It was first unveiled as the True Adventure Prototype at the back-end of 2014, leading to inevitable speculation that it was in fact the new Africa Twin. Honda confirmed that several months later, sparking fresh headlines all over the bike press.
It was unveiled again at this Autumn's American Expo show and yet again at Eicma in Milan.
Now, finally, it's here, and I've just finished day one of a two-day launch test ride in South Africa.
Click here to read the rest of the Africa Twin review.
