Honda's 2024 Africa Twin Adventure Sports tested on & off-road | MCN Review
Honda's 2024 Africa Twin Adventure Sports tested on & off-road | MCN Review
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Chief Road Tester, Michael Neeves has been out on the 2024 Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sports launch. Watch his verdict now, and read his review here: https://www.motorcyclenews.com/bike-reviews/honda/crf1100l-africa-twin-adventure-sports/2020/
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Powerless!
Heavyweight!
But still a good ADV!
19吋很好!
但馬力真的太小,重量也可以再少的20公斤!
1200CC,140Hps! perfect!
How would you pin that against the transalp which is 7k less?
The best bike ever made
Great review! Also, glad to see another Dan Carlin fan at 13:30
Nooo. Stop lowering the bikes ffs.
Yet another of Honda masterpieces , sold a bit above its appropriate deserving cost. A lil cost correction can virtually catapult its sales by several X. Probably Honda sales leadership isnt as good as its engineers.
Hopefully the 2025 comes with adaptive cruise
As a previous owner of a 2016 bmw GSA I really like the bike. I wanted to get the New 2023 BMW 1300 GSA but I am a little older and wiser. So do I want to spend 30k USD or 18k USD. Its a big different. I am considering the 2024 Africa twin end of the year. Love honda reputation, reliability, customer service, warranty and resale value.
Great review! For a masterpiece bike.
I bought a RD03 1988 Africa twin over the modern. it was my dream bike at the time.
NT 1100 or AT AS for street?
Nice video man, there’s some amazing shots in there. 👍🏻
Most importantly, it finally had tubeless tires available!
Tubes are for dirt bikes. Who wants to remove the wheel to fix a little flat on the way to work?
Thanks again for your very well-balanced review. Just watched it again, after an extended test ride and the following thoughts have surfaced for me. The 2024 Africa Twin is an incredible improvement on the release of the 2020 model when it was upgraded to the current 1,084cc motor. The torque has increased and is much smoother and more measured in its deployment from zero to high rpm. It really is a pearler of a twin motor with a great traditional 'twin' sound with the upgraded 2024 muffler. I'm a fan and a Honda tragic from way back and can hardly wait to own one. I would very much like to buy the '25 model next year.
HOWEVER, Honda will NOT be getting my money until at least some or all of the following glitches/negatives are resolved:
1) The atrociously long time it takes to boot the TFT screen and THEN it requires a touch on an 'OK' button before giving you access. WTF Honda?! No other manufacturers spoil the ride experience like this so WTF Honda?!
2) The switchgear needs an overhaul – simplify it AND include backlighting
3) An easy way to get the seat height BELOW 800mm. Please don't try to tell me it can't be done Honda. I'm 5'6" (167cm) and I would like to be able to flatfoot. 795mm seat height is a worthy goal Honda.
4) For the top-of-the-line model (mainly road use owners) ditch those ridiculous spoked wheels and give us some tasteful forged cast aluminium wheels. Cleaning spokes is an absolute nightmare. We already have enough cleaning with the chain drive, so, please Honda – some alloys.
5) For two-up touring it most definitely needs some more power. They should either bump the capacity to 1250cc for another 30hp OR, preferably, finally release the supercharged model on which they hold a Japanese patent and as such has been in development since 2019. One would think that simply in the name of competition with the Multistradas, GS1300s, Triumphs et al, Honda would want to increase the power at least somewhat. It is great for low speed stuff but 2-up with luggage on the highway it does need quite a bit more. Please! (from all reports the supercharger design is for low-mid range torque – not meant to be a high-rev Kawasaki H2 competitor).
6) Not mandatory for my purchase but, with DCT, a reverse gear for parking such a heavy baby would be handy. You'd only need 'impulse power' Scotty 🙂
7) Does that great sounding rear muffler really have to be the size of a boat anchor?
So there's my list of gripes for a bike I love a lot. My wishlist. How about it Honda – all for '25?
Man, this dude doesn't get old at all. He surely is immortal.
Disappointed with the front wheel change……😞
Might be as well be the old Aspencade with dirt tires and a $28000 price tag. This crap is over the top.
My biggest question about this bike, does it produce a lot of engine heat? I live in a hot climate, and my current bike cooks my calfs. I really like this africa twin with dct, but want to know about the engine heat.
Is the android auto/apple carplay still really finicky?
Could one now compare this one to Verys 1000 SE?
Looks like fair comparison now…
Excellent review for sure. I wish they would add one more OPTION for the Manuel transmission versions…… Shaft Drive 😮… I can hear some of you now 😅but…. I absolutely love this bike and I love me one of those shaft drives like the V-4 cross tourer had…. I know… Very heavy for some of you hard core rally dudes… But… From my almost 60 years of experience on bikes some here in south East Asia… I am happy with the shaft… It is fine for most fire roads, jeep trails and single track stuff. at 6'4" (194cm) I love the tall AT…. Keep up with your awesome vids and enjoy the rides. 😀🌴🙏
The AT is a great bike, and will for sure have one in the future, but the Honda PCX is hands the most sold out motorcycle of Honda 😂
In the USA, the AT is significant cheaper compared to the EU bikes. It comes fully equipped. Another point is the Honda Dealer network, every town typically has a Honda dealer. I ride right now a Triumph Tiger 1200GT PRO, love them bike. Every tire change is a 2 hour drive! The 150 HP I have not used yet either? In reality I do not need a 5th or 6th gear!
That front fender will definately be in the way in deep mud. I had a low fender once on an enduro and it kicked my ass. After that 100 mile enduro I sold it and bought a bike with high fenders, front and back.
Am having the 2023 Adventure sport Manual with Quick shifter with a 21 front but really miss DCT as my previous 2 ATs were DCTs. am contemplating on selling it for a 2024 DCT but debating between a standard vs Adventure sport. Obviously wont be doing extreme off roads like Kirian Mirabet but the shorter front suspension of the AS keeps me off.
Thank you for this video – very insightful!
I’m planning to buy an Africa Twin but here’s my dilemma if I can get your expert advice with please. My local Honda dealer is offering 4 grands discount on all the 2023 models. Are the new improvements in the 2024 models worth paying more or would you take the 4 grand and buy the 2023 model?
The 2024 models haven’t been released in Australia yet.
Thanks
How many times can you say "wheely" …… It's a really good video, really good bike. It's really easy to ride. Really good handling…. really well equipped….really really really
I had a dream , and it was the Africa twin ❤
Well done love the video mate. Seriously thinking about a 2024 model soon as I bought the 2016. I absolutely love but will be interested to ride the 24 model.
I know it would be a niche market but I’d be interested in a 450cc mini Africa twin. I wouldn’t mind that it’ll be expensive in that category as it would be competing against the new CFmoto 450MT, the little Triumph Scrambler, the KTM390 and Svartpilen 401 etc. If it was well specked it could create its own market to riders like me who already have big bikes for that weekend blast but need a good everyday rider that is easy to commute on, which is light and manageable but yet capable enough to keep us engaged and have a little pride of ownership. A kind of grown up supermoto is what I’ve got in mind.
I have a multistrada 950 today. I love this bike! It can keep up with any bike in the corners. Only tree problems, offroad, 15 hp and fuel capasity. Will this new AT keep up with a multistrada?
The quick shifter is an add on, notstock, I think :). Nice review, thanks, mine must be arriving soon 🙂
Beautiful machine+ a reliable work horse 🤌❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
Unfortunately they have made the model's far to expensive.