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

[JosepM]

Nice picture... if we still were in the 20th century 
Those tyres, those disk coverings,... if they didn't want to photoshop a CR (like the Germans did), they could've photoshopped a CrossTourer instead 

Looking forward to seeing the real thing. After all, I'm likely to need a new bike in one year's time... 

Greetings,

Josep

[MrKiwi]

Saw this today...

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/mcn/news/newsresults/general-news/2014/may/can-the-new-africa-twin-steal-the-gs-crown/

So, Honda is just months away from launching an all-new Africa Twin boasting a 1000cc parallel-twin...    Cheers from downunder...

[meine dicke]

I'm just as well waiting for the new "AffenTwin". BUT now my Dero is fully equipped with all the important add on´s, so I'm a little sad if I'll change the MC.

Rainer

[Skye]

Meine Dicke: That's the woman inside us. When fully satisfied, it is time to start over.

[Two Plugs]

The fantasy used at the MCN bureaus is maybe even bigger than at Motorrad...

Its unlikely that the new CRF1000 will have dual headlights. The drawing in MCN is nothing more or less than an photoshopped-tweeked RD07 (old) Africa Twin.

Honda is clearly NOT putting the new bike on the market to compete with the BMuu GS. The Crosstourer is on the Honda shells for that part of the marked. Honda is eager (according to my source) to drill for an complete new piece of the big trail bike marked between the popular 800cc class and the bigger 1200's.


Estimated price-tag will be around € 10.000,-/€ 14.000,- depending on the amount of taxes you have to pay (so 12.000,00 in my country and 24.000 in Sweden...

Latest... Honda seems to be shopping for a new supplier for the accessory line... Something German... I'm just guessing but I guess that at the headquarters in Nippon, some one is a little displeased with the quality of Givi which is the current supplier... ? 

[Two Plugs]

A readable scan of the MCN article can be viewed here:
http://f.cl.ly/items/131m1T3u0v46471b0y2V/New-AT-MCN.jpg

[jackyork]

Latest... Honda seems to be shopping for a new supplier for the accessory line... Something German... I'm just guessing but I guess that at the headquarters in Nippon, some one is a little displeased with the quality of Givi which is the current supplier... ? 

The message eventually reaches the ears of someone who cares. It will of course mean a price increase and a slight reduction in quality.......

JK

[zebulon]

Think we have to change on the title of this forum; it seems to be a CRF 1000 instead of CBF 1000 (four cylinders...) !!!   

[Two Plugs]

The message eventually reaches the ears of someone who cares. It will of course mean a price increase and a slight reduction in quality.......

JK

That prices will go up would be no surprise to me, Jack. Fact is that quality will for sure not reduce, but will only get better. No offence with Givi (which is the supplier for the Varadero & Crosstourer Honda Original accessory line), but if it was about placing a bet regarding quality, I would put my money on Touratech and not on Givi...

[zebulon]

The Honda guy I had a few hours ago: "we have no new bike for instance." & "crosstourer is not successor of Varadero, it's just journalist literature" ...     

[Two Plugs]

Off topic: Since I had the privilege to be at the Crosstourer press release in Tarragona...
Honda DID present the Crosstourer as successor to both the Varadero ánd the Pan European.

It was latterly introduced (I quote) as an "Sophisticated crossover between the touring qualities of the Pan European and the Varadero".

So it is not 'journalistic literature', but 'Honda Literature'. Perhaps your Honda guy isn't completely aware what really is going on within the Honda organisation? 

[MrKiwi]

We will see a new CRF 1000, reasonably confident that will happen...

[Freddy]

New picture of the new African Twin.

http://www.bike.se/nyheter/ny-skiss-pa-africa-twin

[Athanman]

New picture of the new African Twin.

http://www.bike.se/nyheter/ny-skiss-pa-africa-twin

What is been written next to the head light ...?? '' IRAKLIS'' ? Does anyone know what this word means? If you dont allow me to tell you ... Heracles (Iraklis in Greek) was gate keeper of Olympus, god of heroes, sports, athletes, health, agriculture, fertility, trade, oracles and divine protector of mankind.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heracles

[zebulon]

I love the big protector windscreen !