Watch: Honda CRF1100L Africa Twin Adventure Sports | First Ride Review
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Honda invited us to the island of Sardinia to test their CRF1100L Africa Twin Adventure Sports DCT, both with and without electronic suspension; Here’s what we thought of it…
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Prices
Honda CRF1100L Africa Twin – £13,049
Honda CRF1100L Africa Twin Adventure Sports - £14,649
Honda CRF1100L Africa Twin Adventure Sports DCT - £15,849
Honda CRF1100L Africa Twin Adventure Sports ES (electronic suspension) - £16,049
Honda CRF1100L Africa Twin Adventure Sports ES DCT - £17,349
We love:
· Build quality and attention to detail
· On and off-road handling capability
· Electronics package
· Empowering riding position
We don’t love:
· Indicator stalk design
· Dash takes too long to load
· Startup safety warning on touch screen each time bike is switched on
Honda CRF1100L Africa Twin Adventure Sports Full specs
ENGINE | |
Type | SOHC liquid-cooled 4-stroke 8-valve parallel twin with 270° crank and Uni-cam |
Displacement | 1084cc |
Bore & Stroke | 92mm x 81.5mm |
Compression Ratio | 10.1:1 |
Max. Power Output | 75kW at 7500rpm |
Max. Torque | 105Nm at 6250rpm |
Noise Level | 73dB |
Oil Capacity | 4.8/4.3 (5.2/4.7 DCT) |
FUEL SYSTEM | |
Carburation | PGM-FI |
Fuel Tank Capacity | 24.8L |
CO2 Emissions | 112g/km MT 110g/km DCT |
Fuel Consumption | 4.9L/100km (20.4km/L) MT 4.8L/100km (20.8km/L) DCT |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |
Starter | Electric |
Battery Capacity | 12V-6Ah Li-ion battery (20hr) |
ACG Output | 0.49kW/5000rpm |
DRIVETRAIN | |
Clutch Type | Wet, multiplate with coil springs, aluminium cam assist and slipper clutch DCT – 2 wet multiplate clutches with coil springs |
Transmission Type | 6 speed manual (6 speed DCT) |
FRAME | |
Type | Semi double cradle |
CHASSIS | |
Dimensions (L´W´H) | 2330mm x 960mm x 1560mm (1620mm with screen in uppermost position) |
Wheelbase | 1575mm |
Caster Angle | 27.5° |
Trail | 113mm |
Seat Height | 850/870mm (low seat option 825mm, high seat option 895mm) |
Ground Clearance | 250mm |
Kerb Weight | 238kg (DCT 248kg) With Showa EERATM 240kg MT (DCT 250kg) |
SUSPENSION | |
Type Front | Showa 45mm cartridge-type inverted telescopic fork with dial-style preload adjuster and damping adjustment, 230mm stroke EERATM - Showa Telescopic inverted fork with an inner tube diameter of 45mm, and Showa EERATM with compression and rebound dumping adjustments, 230mm stroke |
Type Rear | Monoblock aluminium swing arm with Pro-Link with Showa gas-charged damper, hydraulic dial-style preload adjuster and rebound damping adjustments, 220 mm rear wheel travel. EERATM - Monoblock aluminium swing arm with Pro-Link with Showa gas-charged damper, hydraulic remote control preload adjuster and electric control unit with compression and rebound damping adjustments, 220 mm rear wheel travel |
WHEELS | |
Type Front | 21M/C x MT2.15 wire spoke with aluminium rim |
Type Rear | 18M/C x MT4.00 wire spoke with aluminium rim |
Rim Size Front | 21" |
Rim Size Rear | 18" |
Tyres Front | 90/90-21M/C 54H (tubeless type) Bridgestone Battlax Adventurecross Tourer AX41T Metzler Karoo Street |
Tyres Rear | 150/70R18M/C 70H (tubeless type) Bridgestone Battlax Adventurecross Tourer AX41T Metzler Karoo Street |
BRAKES | |
ABS System Type | 2 channel with IMU Selectable ABS MODE with on-road and off-road setting |
Type Front | 310mm dual wave floating hydraulic disc with aluminium hub and radial fit 4-piston calipers and sintered metal pads |
Type Rear | 256mm wave hydraulic disc with single piston caliper and sintered metal pads. 2-Channel with rear ABS off mode. |
INSTRUMENTS & ELECTRICS | |
Instruments | LCD Meter, TFT 6.5inch touch panel multi information display |
Security System | Immobiliser, security alarm (optional) |
Headlight | LED |
Taillight | LED |
Electrics | Daytime running lights, Bluetooth audio and Apple Carplay, USB socket, auto turn signal cancel, cruise control, emergency stop signal, IMU, HSTC, wheelie control |
