Author Topic: UPDATE NEW 2016 AFRICA TWIN REVEALED! (Read 81087 times)

MrKiwi · « **Reply #150 on:** October 17, 2015, 02:09:53 »

Some good pics in there. Panniers look a bit flimsy. Fuel consumption figures in the specs looks good though.

MrKiwi · « **Reply #151 on:** October 17, 2015, 02:24:12 »

Fuel Capacity 18.8 litres
Fuel consumption (WMTC mode) MT: 21.7 km/l (WMTC)
DCT: 21.8 km/l (WMTC)

That gives a range of about 350km to reserve. That's better than what I get with the VFR1200X before I hit reserve.

zebulon · « **Reply #152 on:** October 17, 2015, 09:41:59 »

It is what was announced; a good point !

Two Plugs · « **Reply #153 on:** October 17, 2015, 11:24:44 »

Amazing that the DCT is better on fuel than the manual! I think it will perform magical, waiting desperately to get my hands on one of them. The two Honda agents in my area have ordered both a tricolore demobike, scheduled to arrive next month... Hopefully we won't have an early winter!

MrKiwi · « **Reply #154 on:** October 19, 2015, 03:04:32 »

Quote from: Two Plugs on October 17, 2015, 11:24:44

Amazing that the DCT is better on fuel than the manual! I think it will perform magical, waiting desperately to get my hands on one of them. The two Honda agents in my area have ordered both a tricolore demobike, scheduled to arrive next month... Hopefully we won't have an early winter!

Yes I was quite surprised. Our warm weather is starting to arrive properly now...

Jasper · « **Reply #155 on:** October 19, 2015, 05:11:38 »

......but winter is coming fast up here

That's it for another year.......time for some winter maintenance
Hope to see the new AT next spring!

Jyrays · « **Reply #156 on:** October 19, 2015, 17:17:34 »

Quote from: Two Plugs on October 17, 2015, 11:24:44

Amazing that the DCT is better on fuel than the manual! I think it will perform magical, waiting desperately to get my hands on one of them. The two Honda agents in my area have ordered both a tricolore demobike, scheduled to arrive next month... Hopefully we won't have an early winter!

It is not automatic as cars used to have with power loss on small gears. It is normal gearbox with automatic clutch and gear changes.

Lets compare who calculates faster, you in your head or your computer? and makes no calculation mistakes?

Two Plugs · « **Reply #157 on:** October 20, 2015, 08:46:51 »

Quote from: Jyrays on October 19, 2015, 17:17:34

Quote from: Two Plugs on October 17, 2015, 11:24:44
Amazing that the DCT is better on fuel than the manual! I think it will perform magical, waiting desperately to get my hands on one of them. The two Honda agents in my area have ordered both a tricolore demobike, scheduled to arrive next month... Hopefully we won't have an early winter!
It is not automatic as cars used to have with power loss on small gears. It is normal gearbox with automatic clutch and gear changes.

Lets compare who calculates faster, you in your head or your computer? and makes no calculation mistakes?

Head wins. Big time. From which my computer obviously, takes the profits

Jyrays · « **Reply #158 on:** October 20, 2015, 19:14:20 »

Quote from: Two Plugs on October 20, 2015, 08:46:51

Quote from: Jyrays on October 19, 2015, 17:17:34
Quote from: Two Plugs on October 17, 2015, 11:24:44
Amazing that the DCT is better on fuel than the manual! I think it will perform magical, waiting desperately to get my hands on one of them. The two Honda agents in my area have ordered both a tricolore demobike, scheduled to arrive next month... Hopefully we won't have an early winter!
It is not automatic as cars used to have with power loss on small gears. It is normal gearbox with automatic clutch and gear changes.

Lets compare who calculates faster, you in your head or your computer? and makes no calculation mistakes?

Head wins. Big time. From which my computer obviously, takes the profits

No it does not. Do not forget you speak with an automotive engineer...

Two Plugs · « **Reply #159 on:** October 20, 2015, 21:39:46 »

Conclusion: You are mentally disabled? You poor thing...

MrKiwi · « **Reply #160 on:** October 21, 2015, 01:13:37 »

both win... That's the beauty of a DCT gearbox with override buttons

Jyrays · « **Reply #161 on:** October 21, 2015, 20:00:25 »

Two Plugs · « **Reply #162 on:** October 22, 2015, 11:16:47 »

Honda just released info regarding the 2016 Crosstourer (see Honda news on this forum), and it says:

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Three levels of S mode for the Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) version to cover a wider range of riding scenarios and styles. Software upgrades that allow the machine to detect uphill and downhill slopes and adjust its shift pattern accordingly. The DCT option has been chosen by the majority of VFR1200X Crosstourer customers since 2014.

That's an interesting news-fact... Looking towards the 'offroad' tuned DCT on the new CRF1000 Africa Twin...

MrKiwi · « **Reply #163 on:** October 22, 2015, 21:55:52 »

I'm not surprised.

Strangely we can't get DCT here unless we specifically order it and then wait for it to arrive. They have, until now, only done manual gearboxes in NZ

. That is going to change with the new AT, at last our market will be able to experience DCT. And not before time

zebulon · « **Reply #164 on:** October 23, 2015, 15:00:31 »

Something strange, because we (in France) cannot anymore choice for the CT we have only DCT models since this year...

so when they say " have been chosen by the majority " ... Not chosen everywhere but imposed ....

it can increase the numbers !

We will have choice ( for instance) for the next AT

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