MotoTex
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Anyone else excited to see Honda may be back in the ADV fray?
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New Africa Twin debut?
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Sure, I would like to lay eyes on one. I had forgot all about it from this other thread, you woke me up again. Thanks
http://www.twtex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97913
http://www.twtex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97913
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Wow, it comes stock with mud colored paint so there is no reason to look for a puddle between the house and Starbucks.
Seriously, that wasn't it.
Cool bike though. Looking forward to hearing more about it.
Seriously, that wasn't it.
Cool bike though. Looking forward to hearing more about it.
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The more, the merrier.
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Any guess on the wet weight?
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MotoTex
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There is a rather lengthy thread on ADV. (which I must admit to having read/glossed through over the past weeks)
IIRC it has been leaked that it will be in the weight range of the old KTM 950/990 (400-450 lbs.?), and have a parallel twin 1000cc power plant, 6 speeds, and lots of other stuff I don't recall.
That bike looks really tall.
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I just noticed that the battery is not at the front of the skid plate.
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that front sub fender is way to close to the tire.
MotoTex
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Here's a couple more shots from the ADV thread.
Full Frontal Knobbity
Right Side
With some of the Human critters for scale.
Full Frontal Knobbity
Right Side
With some of the Human critters for scale.
Want.
SilverBullet
never slow down...you never grow old
I'm very interested but waiting to see the MSRP before getting excited. Hoping they don't grow the entry price like Suzuki & Yamaha did narrowing the gap between BMW/KTM prices.
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You mean over there in Europe. Not for sale in America.
P.s. What does it have to do with Africa anyway?
The NXR750V, a full HRC race machine, faced stiff competition in the gruelling Paris-Dakar through the late 1980s but won out in 1986 and 1987 in the hands of Cyril Neveu, in ’88 with Edi Orioli and finally in ’89 piloted by Gilles Lalay. The road-going XRV650 Africa Twin was produced between 1988-9 by HRC in tribute to their efforts, and laid the foundation of what would become a legendary machine.
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I love my GS as a DS/Tourer but have always maintained that if Honda would get into the game, I would probably switch monickers. Will be watching this closely. 
Well...I've been waiting for this bike for quite a while! Today I got on a waiting list and have an appointment tomorrow afternoon to provide my $500 deposit. First on the list!!! 
The gentleman I spoke with said he should have a demo bike for me to ride in about 2-3 months. As for the specs...I went for ABS and DCT. I'm am very interested in giving this new technology a try!
It feels like a True Adventure already!
Safe travels!
TTR
PS - I have a well loved 2009 KLR 650 (~34,500 miles) that will need a new home in the not so distant future...fully decked out (Happy Trails crash bars, skid plate, pelican panniers, Madstad windscreen, center stand, KTM front fender, highly custom paint job - Rhinoliner!!!). It is a turn key adventure...
The gentleman I spoke with said he should have a demo bike for me to ride in about 2-3 months. As for the specs...I went for ABS and DCT. I'm am very interested in giving this new technology a try!
It feels like a True Adventure already!
Safe travels!
TTR
PS - I have a well loved 2009 KLR 650 (~34,500 miles) that will need a new home in the not so distant future...fully decked out (Happy Trails crash bars, skid plate, pelican panniers, Madstad windscreen, center stand, KTM front fender, highly custom paint job - Rhinoliner!!!). It is a turn key adventure...
MotoTex
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Oh contraire, the US Dealers will have it for the 2016 Model Year.
As for the Africa part, there was this other bike they made years ago ...
Its sort of a nostalgia thing. Honda is probably the first motorcycle manufacturer to ever revive a former model name.
JasonJ
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come on Honda, tell us how much it weighs already...