Honda Africa Twin 1100 project: really a good idea ?
While according to a persistent rumor, Honda is considering the possibility of increasing the displacement of its Africa Twin, MNC wonders: the parallel twin of 998 cc developing 95 hp and 98 Nm would improve performance by going to 1100 cc from here. 2020 to try to give a response to competing 1200 or even 1300 cc motorcycles… but is this really the right way? Reflections.
Another benefit expected from this increase in cubic capacity of the Africa twin: an upgrade to Euro5 standards less castrating. The endowment of equipment would also be improved (TFT dashboard, for example), just like the capacity of the tank (18.8 liters currently). It remains to cleverly integrate these hypothetical evolutions without altering the brilliant balance of the CRF1000L…
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Remember that the main quality of the Africa Twin is precisely the seductive accuracy of its capabilities on all terrains. Honda has turned its back on the trend of ever heavier and more expensive maxitrails to build a reasonably accessible motorcycle (13,549 € without DCT), very intuitive, in addition to being pretty and efficient in off-road.
To graft more technologies and a bigger engine would risk precisely to fall into the gigantism reproached to the most imposing "road on stilts" of the segment … Because the border is thin: Honda is already approaching dangerously the limits with its recent variation, to which MNC had preferred during a !
At this stage, the Journal moto du Net would rather see the outcome of the project announced by the Africa Twin program manager at Honda: developing a smaller-displacement Africa Twin, "" explained Kenji Morita. A choice all the more informed as KTM and Yamaha are following with ambition the track cleared by the CRF1000L with their news and !
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