Honda Africa Twin, the first will be at Eicma

Honda Africa Twin – Anticipation is growing for Ecma, the international cycle and motorcycle exhibition which will take place in Milan from 6 to 9 November 2014, and for the many new features promised especially by the maxi enduro segment. The most awaited debut is that of Honda Africa Twin, the eternal "wait" of sector enthusiasts. Although many are talking about the Intermot in Cologne, scheduled for early October, the most likely date seems to be the one coinciding with the Eicma in Milan. The only thing that is certain is that the new one will be available at the end of the year Honda Africa Twin it will have a face and can finally be admired by the public.

The descendant of the "daughter of the desert" should gain in power and bear the name CRF 1000; together with the VFR 800 The new Honda Africa Twin it will weigh around 200 kg in running order, the displacement will be 1.000 cc, the front wheel will be 21 inches, the final chain drive and the suspension will have a rather large travel, which will not let it betray its "off-road" tradition. The design of the Honda Africa Twin it will most likely follow that of the Honda 450 Rally, at least in shape, and should cost around 12.000 euros when it goes on sale in the spring of 2015.

The engine of the Honda Africa Twin it will almost certainly be a twin-cylinder with electronic injection, which will leave the narrow 52° V configuration to instead give space to a forward-facing parallel engine, a twin-cylinder designed with a lot of effort and passion by Japanese engineers, in an attempt to combine reliability, performance and usability even at low revs. All the details will therefore be revealed during the most important Italian cycle and motorcycle exhibition, the Eicma in Milan.