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Honda Africa Twin 1200 for the moment is little more of a voice still never confirmed from the Japanese House. Certainly it is that the lack in a segment is felt some - that one of the enduro street - than today represents a good part of the motion sold; but Africa Twin, thus ccame to the conceived age, still lacks: able to face travels also in brace, lows operating costs, apt easy maintenance and to any type of land. We of wait for it to infomotori.com with anxiety, sure that also many of you of it attend the return. Meantime we have asked Oberdan Bezzi to trace the lines of the future Africa Twin and he has described to us as he follows.
He was not to Cologne and perhaps Honda will not carry it not even to the EICMA, but it is ready and it has the papers in rule for being the worthy heir of mythical Africa Twin been born to year-end '80.
The bicylindrical one to V quickly has an increment of piston displacement till 1200cc (regarding the Varadero cousins), but besides this all the motion has been thought in order to return to be the beacon of reference of the category.
In the first place the measure of the wheels with the front one from 21 " and the posterior one from 18 ", like saying that wanting and having of the abilities, some puntatina in a distance that is not only a “dirt road” can also make.
Then the weight, than in spite of the tonnage of the motion is vocifera like amazingly low regarding the competition. For against, the saddleback is higher date the sport nature and the suspensions to long excursion. The chassis is in steel with parts in light alloy.
Means, the new Africa Twin, than as an example place to half road between maxi enduro from travel and those more in a marked manner sport one like R1200GS and HP2, in order to be in BMW house.
The design is imprinted not to also appear too much heavy if with an image of decidedly percepibile solidity. The livery at last is a homage to Africa Twin originates them of the 1988 in azzuro blue red one and white man and with logo the HRC (that it has contributed to the development) in beautiful extension.
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