New Honda Africa Twin? For Real? (Italian Translator wanted!)

[Two Plugs]

SB... lets get one as Demo to VCIM this year in Geiranger! I Wanna Testa! 

[jackyork]

Seeing Two Plugs on a GROM would be amusing 

It's a learners mini-bike.

The seat is only 75cm high !

Now I recognize it! They have them in Castle Honda of Castleford. It's like the ultimate Monkey bike,you would have wanted as a teenager.

JK

http://powersports.honda.com/2014/grom.aspx

[Two Plugs]

Just bought the article as PDF via www.motorrad-online.de; will work on a translate summary ASAP.

[Two Plugs]

Techspecs:
200kg (fueled) / 180kg dry
20L fuel capacity
100Bhp/Pk
250mm suspension
21" front / 17" rear
Paralleltwin engine, 1000cc
Unique offroad- ABS brakes
Unique offroad traction control
Estimated price tag (Germany): € 10.000,- (!!!)
Presentation: INTERMOT Cologne (Germany) or EICMA Milano (Italy)

Rumours (not mentioned in the article) says that there will be a roadbased version, and a proper offroad version.

[zebulon]

VIM#17 will be the right place to have some tests of these bike !     

[Two Plugs]

Agree. But I am hoping to have a go on it (much) earlier... 
Read: I-CAN'T-WAIT!

[Skye]

Rumour says it will be 4 different versions.
From touring via adventure up to Dakar class

[MrKiwi]

A good read...

[Two Plugs]

... But a good read doesn't make it a good ride too ... 

[MrKiwi]

I'd really like to see the finished product, could see myself on one of these.  I've had to return the KTM to KTM NZ, so I'm back to riding my Tiger.  The difference between the KTM 1190 and the Tiger 955i is huge, bikes have come such a long way in 7 years...

[meine dicke]

Been this WE at my HONDA-dealer. He told me, he has seen the bike and it looks like the AT and not as shown at motorrrad.de

Rainer

[Two Plugs]

Been this WE at my HONDA-dealer. He told me, he has seen the bike and it looks like the AT and not as shown at motorrrad.de

Rainer

Your Honda agent is right, Rainer.

The Motorrad drawning is based on the 450 ralleyraid bike on which Honda competed in the last Dakar and has lessor nothing in common with the new supposed Africatwin.

[zebulon]

Good news because I don't like very much this drawing ... 

[Two Plugs]

We'll wait and see. Introduction at Intermot is an NOGO, EICMA, later this year in Milano, uncertain. Maybe only a prototype.
It will have a state-of-the-art ABS... And unique for Honda... Off-switchable!

[Skye]

Got this picture