Here’s What Makes This Honda Motorcycle Perfect For Off-Road Adventures – SlashGear

The Honda Africa Twin has been around in some form or another since 1988, although it was a comparatively small 647cc v-twin, and the overall package weighed only 407 lbs. The Africa Twin went through a number of iterations, using a 742cc v-twin motor between 1990 and 2003, when Honda ceased production of the motorcycle. Of course, it was eventually revived as a 998cc parallel twin in 2016 and the current 1084cc parallel-twin in 2020. One problem that comes with increasing displacement is often an increased weight, and that has proven true with the Africa Twin, which weighs in at 505 pounds in its current CRF1100L guise. 

The weight of the Africa Twin is helpful to the rider, in some ways. A heavy bike feels more substantial and is far more stable on the road at high speed — two things that are far from scarce when on cross-country adventures. 

Despite its weight, though, the CRF1100L Africa Twin is often cited as an excellent off-road adventure bike thanks to its clever electronics and some strategic changes that Honda made to the frame and weight distribution.