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The Honda Africa Twin is back?
By: Colorado Rider Date: May 15, 2014, 9:29 pm
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Well maybe...
It is a cool bike (not as cool as the 690 mind you) and
indications are that it may be back in production soon.
See the article here:
HTML http://idratherberiding.com/2014/05/13/the-honda-africa-twin-is-back/#comment-9239
HTML http://idratherberiding.com/2014/05/13/the-honda-africa-twin-is-back/#comment-9239
Somehow the author totally missed the 690, so I had to let them
know about that.
Colorado Rider
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Re: The Honda Africa Twin is back?
By: Rusty Shovel Date: May 16, 2014, 4:54 am
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It's cool that Honda is considering something other than an
"urban commuter," but I think they're missing the boat; they
should be shooting for 330 lbs, not 430. As it is, it has
nothing to distinguish itself and will have to live on the
scraps from a three way dogfight between the KLR and the 800 GS.
A 330 pound adventure machine would be a world beating
revelation.
The sad thing is that Honda already makes what folks want:
[img]
HTML http://idratherberidingdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/2014-honda-crf450-rally-15.jpg?w=640&h=478[/img]
Just de-tune this thing and call it a day.
My one staying request: They should add twin LED headlights, as
a homage to the original.
[img]
HTML http://idratherberidingdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/honda-africa-twin-xrv650.jpg?w=640[/img]
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