Adventure Bike

The Honda showed a ‘True Adventure’ thought bike at the Milan show in Nov last year, that looked mostly prepared for unleash, however offered scant confirmed detail concerning the new model, or once it'd be undraped. These teaser pictures reveal a lot of of the missing detail, whereas Honda have conjointly confirmed, that the new CRF1000L continent Twin can arrive in dealers, 
it calls Honda Africa Twin.

Twin Clutch Transmission

Highlights

•     1000cc parallel-twin
•     Serious cross-country ability
•     optional  Twin Clutch Transmission
•     Spoked wheels
•     In dealers in fall 2015

CRF, But not HRC

The NXR750V, a full HRC race machine, featured stiff competition within the hard Paris-Dakar through the late Nineteen Eighties, winning in 1986, 87, eighty eight and for the ultimate time in 1989. once Honda initial discharged associate continent Twin back in 1988 to celebrate their rally successes, it actor its name from the port bikes and also the cross-country XR vary, the V elucidation its engine configuration.

Two years once the XRV650 arrived, the firm upped the engine capability, and also the XRV750 was born, a motorcycle that might keep in production (with 2 updates) till 2003. The new bike makes its intent clear by conjointly drawing its name from the present port bike and cross-country vary. the sole magic missing from the CRF1000F decals on its flanks square measure the HRC initials that side such approval to the initial, whereas the continent Twin name carries full prominence on the higher cowls.

Easily turned on and off-able
While it can’t carry the HRC badge, there’s very little doubt that the new continent Twin can boast the required skills to cross the continent it’s named once – regardless of the tract. Despite it’s forerunner changing into ever a lot of refined for the road, the restructure has created its dirt-loving intent clear from the off. The styling attracts heavily on the CRF450 Rally, whereas the quality trim reflects its journey readiness.

The bars square measure high, wide and purposefully fat, with hand guards fitted as normal, whereas the foot pegs square measure bear-claw vogue cross-country things designed for grip once the going gets muddy. Thankfully, they’re conjointly fitted with removable rubber blocks for side road comfort and vibration reduction.

The wheels square measure spoked for exaggerated strength, and also the normal tires look aggressive enough to deal with nearly the stickiest of terrains, whereas the ‘petal’ kind discs can facilitate fling themselves clean of mud.

Above the massive all-digital dash is additionally a bar able to accommodate a road book or  a lot of possible an oversized satnav (guaranteed to be associate offered accessory), giving the rider line-of-sight steering aids.

Simple delivery

While several can mourn the shortage of a v-twin thumping away within the new continent Twin, the 1000cc parallel-twin could be a way more savvy move by the firm. There square measure several edges, however 3 stand out in particular others. Firstly, it’s cheaper to provide a parallel-twin, that successively permits Honda to stay the worth down, whereas conjointly watching a lot of useful places at that to throw budget and production time – just like the optional  twin Clutch Transmission.

Secondly, the packaging of the motor provides a helpful void behind the cylinders to nestle all the physical science and management systems, nicely protected and contributory to the bike’s mass centralization. Thirdly, it’s a lot of easier to figure on once one thing goes wrong within the remote depths of your world journey – and also the delivery from a parallel is barely less participating than a Vee lately anyway.

Clutch less snickers

Honda are the fashionable pioneer of twin clutch transmissions on road-going motorcycles, and have currently sold  over thirty five,000 globally since 2010, however the continent Twin are their initial actually cross-country bike to own the firm’s innovative shell as associate possibility. This new evolution of the twin Clutch Transmission (DCT) has been specifically developed and programmed to supply cross-country ability, permitting the rider to target braking and steering, whereas the electronically motivated shell takes care of providing optimum drive to the rear wheel. The system are switchable, permitting the rider to settle on gears via buttons on the switch gear, or associate optional  lever, or a completely automatic mode that may do all the labor and thinking for you. the actual fact that drive is mechanically removed because the bike involves a stop ought to additionally massively scale back the frequency of stalls once negotiating difficult tract at walking pace, too.

True journey

There’s no nice subtlety within the name Honda selected for his or her paradigm. it had been known as True journey as a result of it encompasses what the new continent Twin is all concerning. this can be not geared toward the aluminum-panniered Chelsea exhibitionist searching for the looks of journey, it’s firmly pitched at true journey a motorcycle which will be ridden on road and off it, with near-equal concessions to either tract, which means you actually ought to be able to go anyplace.
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  Honda CRF1000L

ENGINE TYPE	Liquid-cooled SOHC 8-valve parallel twin with 270-degree crank
DISPLACEMENT	998cc
BORE x STROKE	92.0 x 75.1mm
CLUTCH	Wet multi-plate with coil springs, aluminum cam assist and slipper clutch
FINAL DRIVE	O-ring sealed chain
GEARBOX / TRANSMISSION TYPE	Constant-mesh 6-speed manual / 6-speed DCT with on- and off-road riding modes
HONDA SELECTABLE TORQUE CONTROL SYSTEM (HSTC)	HSTC 3-levels + switch-off (DCT/ABS model only, not on STD model)
FRAME TYPE	Steel semi-double cradle type with high-tensile strength steel rear sub-frame
TUNING RADIUS	8 ft., 2 in.
CURB WEIGHT	503 lb. (STD), 534 lb. (DCT/ABS)
FUEL CAPACITY	4.96 gal.
WIDTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT	91.9 x 34.4 x 58.1 inches (STD), 91.9 x 36.6 x 58.1 inches (DCT/ABS)
WHEELBASE	62.0 in.
SEAT HEIGHT (STD POSITION / LOW POSITION)	34.3/33.5 in.
GROUND CLEARANCE	9.8 in.
ABS	ABS 2-channel with rear ABS off switch (DCT/ABS model only, not on STD model)
FRONT BRAKES	310mm dual wave floating hydraulic disc with aluminum hub and radial 4-piston calipers and sintered metal pads
REAR BRAKE	256mm wave hydraulic disc with 2-piston caliper and sintered metal pads. Also Lever-Lock Type Parking Brake System on DCT/ABS model
FRONT WHEEL	Wire spoke with aluminum rim
REAR WHEEL	Wire spoke with aluminum rim
FRONT RIM SIZE	21M/C x MT2.15
REAR RIM SIZE	18M/C x MT4.00
FRONT TIRE	90/90-R21 tube type
REAR TIRE	150/70-R18 tube type