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    More detail on the new Africa Twin


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    Power output will 118 at rear wheel and 98Nm torque and because its a Honda the dry weight will be 398kg which is just right for an adventure bike ;p
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    Quote Originally Posted by R650R View Post
    Power output will 118 at rear wheel and 98Nm torque and because its a Honda the dry weight will be 398kg which is just right for an adventure bike ;p
    Yup. Prolly has a tad to much gravity for mere mortals. Clutch sounds very intriguing.
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    From the red and blue gearbox internals and the 2 clutches, are we to infer it's got a DSG gearbox?

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    The answer is yes and no. My understanding is that the bike will be produced in two versions (ie one with the funny gearbox and one conventional), although it's a bit too soon to know what one(s) will be sold in NZ.

    I'd like to try both...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Racing Dave View Post
    See latest page of Hawke's Bay Ride Out Thread to see the rebirth pics of a 1990 African Twin by our local rider Ross. She looks hot even in her 'naked form'
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    Honda DCT (Dual Clutch Transmission) - http://world.honda.com/motorcycle-picturebook/DCT/

    Apparently the new version of DCT on the Africa Twin has been especially developed for off road use. I don't know what that entails yet precisely but it has me intrigued. Sometimes it's extremely handy to be able to stall a bike intentionally for eg, and I'd like to know how one will achieve the same end result (ie: not rolling back down a hill) with DCT, which technically speaking you can't stall. Some sort of hill start control like the 1290 SA?

    Edit: How do you stall a bike with a Rekluse incidentally?

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    Quote Originally Posted by DR Girl View Post
    See latest page of Hawke's Bay Ride Out Thread to see the rebirth pics of a 1990 African Twin by our local rider Ross. She looks hot even in her 'naked form'

    Hey you little thread hijacker, I'd rather you post a picture of the cute thang YOU sit on.
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    Can't wait to get my hands on one of these. Release date rumoured to be early 2016.
    Regular clutch version for me please.
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    And here it is -


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    looks exciting, would love to test ride one to compare with my old 990...FI would have to be better than KTM's stink attempt. Don't know about this auto clutch thingy....is it like the modern take on the old step through centrifical jobbies or what?
    ....wherezz that track go

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    No idea but I'm keen to try it at least... I noticed only one bike was doing the wheelies, and it wasn't the DCT.

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    couldn't help notice how hard the front suspension was being worked over the bumps...I'm picken 230+kgs fuelled up?
    ....wherezz that track go

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    Those in the know are saying 200-208kg's wet for the base manual, maybe another 10-12kg for the DCT version with all the fruit... make of that what you will but weight has always been touted as one of the new AT's defining features. I agree though, it looks very softly sprung. We didn't get to see the landings from those jumps either.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JimmyC View Post
    I agree though, it looks very softly sprung. We didn't get to see the landings from those jumps either.
    Yup, my first thought as the bike got big air was "cutaway coming...". Seeing it in the flesh has piqued my interest, does not look like a continent crushing behemoth. I would wager they were Japanese test riders, too.
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