IN
THE
WIND
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HONDA AFRICA TWIN REVEALED!
T
he Honda Africa
Twin specs were
mistakenly put online
for a brief moment in
time on the Honda
Portugal website last
Wednesday, July 22,
letting the world know
what's in store for them
with one of the most
eagerly anticipated
machines in years.
Honda HQ no doubt
was very upset by this
as the post was quickly
removed, tech specs of
a new machine being a
closely guarded secret
and all.
A day later Honda
officially released the
specs, so we now know the new Africa Twin will
be powered by a 998cc parallel-twin, DOHC,
eight valve four-stroke putting out a claimed 93 hp
at 7500 rpm and 72 lb-ft of torque at 6000 rpm.
Bore and stroke will be 92 x 75.1mm and the en-
gine will be mounted with a six-speed DCT (Dual
Clutch Transmission)-equipped gearbox that was
first seen on the VFR1200 five years ago.
The chassis will be a semi-cradle steel unit
matched to a steel subframe, and the braking
package includes twin 310mm discs,
four-piston, radially-mounted front cali-
pers and out the back a 256mm disc,
twin piston caliper will be matched to a
two-channel (switchable) ABS system.
It will measure in with a wheelbase
of 62 inches and will tip the scales at a
claimed 502 pounds for the standard,
non-ABS/DCT assisted machine, 511
for the ABS model and 534 for the
DCT-equipped bike.
American Honda is planning for the
first batches of the Africa Twin to be
available in the spring of 2016.
Rennie Scaysbrook
This is what your Africa Twin will
look like if you're putting some cash
down for spring, 2016.
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