Published on : 11 Mar 2020, 3:52 am. The adventure seeking segment has gotten a little more competitive with the launch of the Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sports ES DCT that now has to deal with the presence of the Kawasaki Versys 1000 SE LT+, BMW F 850 GS, Ducati Multistrada 950 and the soon-to-be-released Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro. The Africa Twin Adventure Sports’ steel semi-double cradle frame provides nimble on-road manners plus high-speed stability matched to genuine off-road ability, agility and strength. Ground clearance is 270mm (20mm more than the Africa Twin) with wheelbase of 1575mm and rake and trail of 27.5°/115. Wet weight is 243kg (253kg DCT). Honda’s new 650 Africa Twin went with a V-twin engine instead, with liquid cooling. It straddled the line between the large GS lineup and the smaller thumpers. It made 50 horsepower, more than the 650 singles, and it had obvious travel-bike lines, with a massive 6.6-gallon gas tank, dual headlights, aluminum engine guard, and other adventure The new Africa Twin has shed a lot of weight by using a Lithium-Ion battery, which also has 1.6 times longer shelf life and holds the charge 4 times longer. Armed with experience, the semi-double cradle frame and the new swing arm on the Africa Twin continues to bring forth the technology from the Dakar legacy, Honda CRF 1000 L Africa Twin: 2016: 2016: YTZ14S: YTZ14S Lithium: Honda CRF 1000 LA Africa Twin You’re looking at a weight saving of around 2kg and up to 5kg 875 mm / 34,4 in - CRF1000L Africa Twin. 930 mm / 36,6 in - CRF1000L Africa Twin (ABS, DCT, Adventure Sports) Overall height. 1475 mm / 58,1 in. 1570 mm / 61,8 in - Adventure Sports. 1510 mm / 59,4 in - Adventure Sports LD (Japan) Wheelbase. 1575 mm / 62,0 in. 1580 mm / 62,2 in - Adventure Sports. nfEz.

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