Watch: Honda CRF1100L Africa Twin Adventure Sports | First Ride Review
Check out Visordown’s full review of Honda’s brilliant new CRF1100L Africa Twin Adventure Sports motorcycle.
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 |
