The Africa Twin’s an icon with some critical off-road pedigree. Primarily based round Honda’s Paris Dakar successful NXR-750, the unique AT has a correct cult following amongst adventurous riders within the know. The ‘new’ model’s constructed on that profitable system and ‘historic’ status, and since its launch again in 2016, it’s established itself as one in all Honda’s best-selling massive bikes.
With excellent cause. It’s a cracking little bit of package that’s proved itself able to carrying riders throughout continents on the Tarmac or trails. And that’s precisely what Honda’s personal Journey Roads occasion proves.
Going since 2017, it permits ‘regular’ riders to take Africa Twins to some cool locations and expertise some superb driving. Sounds good, proper? The one downside is that they’ve simply wrapped up this yr’s one, with 30 riders taking the newest model of Honda’s flagship journey bike on a 10-day expedition throughout Morocco.
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Whereas the mega journey throughout northern Africa has been and gone, you possibly can nonetheless get a style of what it was all about – as a result of Honda’s simply confirmed it’s releasing a pair of super-limited-edition ‘Journey Roads Version’ Africa Twins.
Accessible in Guide or DCT trim and kitted out with the digital suspension system, they function a pointy, traditional Honda tri-colour paint job, and a bunch of adventure-spec goodies together with crash bars, engine safety, additional fog lights, and an aluminium radiator guard, too.
There’s solely going to be 75 of the issues accessible, and every will include its personal individually-numbered plaque to show it. The handbook will set you again £15,699 and the DCT will are available in at £16,899. That’s a couple of grand greater than the ‘customary’ mannequin, which is definitely fairly first rate worth when you think about all of the extras you get included. Chances are high you’ll have to maneuver fairly swiftly if you wish to get your mitts on one.
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Honda’s additionally introduced that subsequent yr’s Journey Roads sequence will see riders heading off from Rome throughout eight nations to complete in Istanbul. Sounds unimaginable. If you wish to register your curiosity, head over to the web site.
