Alook back at the rich history of Honda's race-born adventure bike. Published on 10.28.2020. Italian Edi Orioli taking the NXR750 to victory at the 1988 Paris-Dakar. You may know the Honda Africa Twin as a tech-forward, big-bore adventure bike that’s been a top seller in the category since it was reintroduced in 2016.
Trademarkfilings confirm the return of a familiar name. Back in May 2021, MO’s resident sleuth Dennis Chung took a dive into the rumor mill surrounding a possible mini-Africa Twin coming from Honda. Trademark filings for the name Transalp were filed in several markets around the world, including the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Athoroughly modern adventure machine, the new Africa Twin was powered by a 998cc Parallel Twin with a throaty 270-degree firing order that was said to produce 93.9 crank horsepower at 7500 rpm, and
CRF1000L2Africa Twin Adventure Sports DCT: CRF1000L2 Africa Twin Adventure Sports: CRF1000L Africa Twin DCT: CRF1000L Africa Twin: ENGINE : Type: 998cc liquid-cooled Unicam® four-stroke 22.5º parallel-twin: Valve Train: SOHC; four valves per cylinder: Bore x Stroke: 92.0mm x 75.0mm: Compression Ratio: 10.0:1: Induction

BothCRF1000L Africa Twin models now have auto-canceling turn indicators Adventure Sports model's seat features a flatter profile and a 1.2-inch-taller height than standard model. The seat adjusts .8 inches, for a seat height of either 35.4 inches or 36.2 inches (compared to 33.5 inches and 34.3 inches).

Showa45mm cartridge-type inverted telescopic fork with dial-style preload adjuster and DF adjustments. Front wheel travel. 230 mm (9.1 inches) Rear suspension. Monoblock aluminium swing arm with Pro-Link with SHOWA gas-charged damper, hydraulic dial-style preload adjuster and rebound damping adjustments. vfLU. 329 114 262 390 215 131 59 454 138

2016 honda africa twin specs