The Africa Twin Adventure Sports CRF1100L has undergone quite a personality change for 2024, with Honda focusing the motorbike more on long distance road touring than trail riding action.

So, is this the grown up, mature Africa Twin Adventure Sports we've all been waiting for? Or has Honda taken this beast of a motorcycle and made it a little dull and boring? James travelled to sunny Portugal to find out.

In this video review of the 2024 Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sports, we’ll tell you everything you need to know from attending the motorbike's international press launch.

And at the end, James will answer these questions. Is this the best version of the Honda Africa Twin yet? And is it the big adventure bike to spend your money on in 2024?

Chapters

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:22 Changes for 2024
00:02:35 Engine
00:04:01 Comfort
00:05:15 Suspension
00:05:49 Off road
00:06:40 DCT
00:07:27 Apple Carplay and TFT display
00:08:27 Price and what's missing
00:09:22 Conclusion

Background

The Africa Twin is a motorcycle steeped in heritage, born out of the Dakar winning bikes of the ‘80s, and throughout the ‘90s there were various models until it was discontinued in 2001.

About the same time, two chaps decided to ride around the world on BMW R 1150 GS motorcycles (the forerunner to the R 1200 GS, R 1250 GS, and R 1300 GS) and the adventure bike boom happened. So, in 2016, Honda decided to rejoin the fight with the launch of the CRF1000L Africa Twin. Immediately, it became the most offroad, capable, big adventure bike money could buy.

The Adventure Sports version with a larger fuel tank for long distance adventures Soon followed, but its towering seat height, acres of ground clearance, and big 21” front wheel made paddling around car parks with a full set of luggage, and a pillion passenger challenging, to say the least. Now fast forward a few years and Honda has released a new version for 2024.

But is it a case of the Africa Twin maturing into the bike we always wanted it to be, or has the Adventure Sports undergone a midlife crisis that will leave fans reeling?

Find out all this in my review from the bike's international press launch in Portugal.

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