HONDA CRF1000L AFRICA TWIN
FIRST RIDE
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Worth
The Wait?
BY KIT PALMER
PHOTOGRAPHY BY RAY GAUGER AND KEVIN WING
W
e can sense the tone in ev-
eryone's voices, tweets and
letters. You're really tired of
hearing about Honda's all-new Africa
Twin; you just want to ride it! And per-
haps even more importantly, know
when you're going to be able to get
your grubby little adventurous hands
on one! After all, the Africa Twin was
announced almost two years ago to
the day and you want to ride it. Well,
you're not the only one. Just like you,
we've been dying to throw our legs
over it, too, and we finally got our
chance last week in Moab, Utah,
where Honda chose to let, for the
first time in this country, the media
loose on what is arguably one of the
most highly anticipated motorcycles
(at least from Honda) to hit American
soil in a long, long time.
But first, we'll answer one of
these big questions: When will it
be available? Soon. In a couple
of weeks, in fact. That's the good
news, but there is some bad news.
Yes, the Africa Twin will be show-
ing up in dealer showrooms in
early June, that's the good news,
but in limited supply, that's the bad
news. You might've heard about the
big earthquake that shook Japan
After teasing
us for two
years now,
we finally get
to throw a
leg over the
Honda's all-
new Africa
Twin
