Honda Africa Twin launched at Rs. 12.9 lakh ex-Delhi, bookings open

Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India (HMSI) has launched CRF1000L Africa Twin in India at Rs. 12.9 lakh, ex-showroom Delhi. The Japanese bike maker started accepting bookings via Honda Wing World dealerships from Monday.

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The Africa Twin boasts of a host of adventure motorcycle segment features including a lightweight frame for off-road performance, touring comfort and agile handling capability for daily use. The adventure bike is powered by a 998cc, parallel twin liquid-cooled engine with 270-degree crank and uni-cam. The engine develops 94bhp at 7,500rpm and 98Nm of torque at 6,000rpm. It has been globally offered in the choice of a six-speed manual and six-speed DCT automatic transmission. The India-spec is offered with the latter only.

The Africa Twin comes with Honda Selectable Torque Control (HSTC), which offers the rider three levels of control and on/off ABS to the rear wheel. The motorcycle measures 2,335mm in length, 875mm in width and 1,475mm in height. The bike has 1,575mm wheelbase, 250mm ground clearance and weighs just 208 kg. Other off-road friendly bits include the tyre, which measures 21 on the front and 18 inches at the rear with 18.8 litre fuel tank capacity.

The motorcycle has been brought to India as a completely knocked down (CKD) unit which helped Honda to price the bike very competitively against Triumph Tiger series and Suzuki V-Storm 1000. It is the second high-end Honda bike to be locally assembled in India after the CBR 650F.

Debuted in India at Auto Expo 2016, the Africa Twin was originally slated for launch by the end of 2016. However, an earthquake last year derailed the supply process at the Hamamatsu factory, Japan, where the kits of the Africa Twin are made.