Honda Africa Twin Deliveries Commence

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) announced that it has started deliveries for the Africa Twin adventure bike. The Honda Africa Twin was launched in May 2017 and holds the distinction of the highest displacement motorcycle to be assembled by Honda in India. Honda had allotted only 50 motorcycles in the first lot and it completed bookings for all the available bikes in two months. The Honda Africa Twin is among the best adventure tourer motorcycles on sale globally and was relaunched in 2016 after an almost 12-year hiatus. The bike has been priced at Rs 13.07 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). Also Read - Honda Africa Twin First Ride Review

Speaking on this momentous occasion, Yadvinder Singh Guleria, Senior Vice President - Sales and Marketing, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. said, “We are extremely delighted to witness the overwhelming response received by Africa Twin. Africa Twin is possibly the most reliable, versatile and proven adventure touring motorcycle ever launched in India. As we welcome the first tribe of Africa Twin customers in India, few lucky customers will also get a chance to attend the grand out-door ‘True Adventure’ Africa Twin ride event.”

In international markets the Africa Twin is offered in two variants - manual and Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT). Honda has decided to offer only the DCT variant in India, which makes it the only adventure bike on sale in our market to feature this transmission. The DCT unit offers the rider option of manual and automatic gear shifting based on the varying conditions. It is powered by a 998cc parallel-twin motor that produces 88.3PS of max power which is made available at 7,500rpm while 91.9Nm of peak torque arrives at 6,000rpm. 

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Talking about electronic goodies, the Africa Twin has been equipped with ABS and three-stage traction control. Both the systems can be turned off completely, but the ABS can be fully deactivated for the rear wheel only. The bike is equipped with 45mm dia USD forks at the front that are fully adjustable with 230mm of travel. The rear monoshock is also fully adjustable for damping, rebound and preload, and suspension travel is a massive 228mm. The bike features dual LED head lights and ground clearance stands at an enormous 250mm. For the Indian market, Honda has offered a low seat height of 820mm, which can further be adjusted to 840mm.