The long-awaited 2-litre Honda Goldwing has again failed to materialise, instead receiving minor tweaks for 2020, just two years after a major update.
Honda fans have been tapping a 2-litre version for some years, but instead of making a more powerful bike, the Honda techs have made one that handles better at low speeds, such as parking.
We’ve seen people grappling with the heavy bike in parking situations and dropping them.
So Honda has improved the fuel injection and Dual Clutch Transmission so it is smoother at walking pace.
They have also fiddled with the suspension for better balance in parking situations and some other minor tweaks.
Surely these minor tweaks for 2020 mean the bike might finally be due for an upgrade to two litres the following year for Euro5.
Other minor tweaks for 2020 are a second USB connector in the left saddlebag, while the new Tour version gets LED fog lights and bigger passenger grab handles.
The 2018 update was much more extensive with the introduction of Apple CarPlay, adjustable electric windscreen, major weight loss, new frame, double wishbone front suspension, Smart Key, four selectable riding modes, Hill Start Assist and Honda Selectable Torque Control (HSTC).
The flat-six engine was also revamped with four valves per cylinder.
There is no word yet from Honda Australia on arrival or pricing.
Colours options may include Candy Ardent Red, Matte Ballistic Black Metallic and Pearl Glare White with a combination of black, silver and red engine details.
Honda has announced the colors and pricing of the 2020 Gold Wing family, which will be available in January. In addition to the new colors, some new features and refinements have been added to the 2020 models:
Fog lights standard on Tour models, for improved visibility in varying conditions
On Tour models, reshaped rear-seat grab handles provide improved ergonomics for passengers of all body types
Saddlebag-mounted USB charger on all models (previously standard only on Airbag model) joins dash-mounted charger for increased charging options
Updated front and rear suspension settings
Revised button on center storage pocket features improved action
Minor software updates on navigation system
Blacked-out engine, frame and wheels now available on Pearl Glare White Tour and Tour DCT
All-new black with anodized surfaces available on Gold Wing and Gold Wing DCT
Honda Motorcycles Australia has recalled 1400 CFR450L dual-sport bikes over an issue with the horn dropping off!
The official recall notice, issued through the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), says the horn bracket may fatigue and fracture “due to insufficient strength and riding vibrations”.
“If the horn bracket fractures, the horn may detach and increase the risk of an accident or injury to the rider and other road users,” the notice says.
Owners will be notified in writing to contact their nearest Honda Motorcycle dealer and arrange to have their motorcycle horn bracket replaced for free.
Even though manufacturers and importers usually contact owners when a recall is issued, the bike may have been sold privately to a rider unknown to the company.
Therefore, Motorbike Writer publishes all motorcycle and scooter recalls as a service to all riders.
If you believe there is an endemic problem with your bike that should be recalled, contact the ACCC on 1300 302 502.
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Future Honda electric motorcycles and scooters might feature an alarm to warn pedestrians unaware of the approaching quiet vehicle.
Japanese company has secured a patent through the Indian patent office for the device.
Honda’s compact alarm device fits under the seat with speakers on the front of the bike.
It features an audio processor that sounds the alert and controls the sound level depending on the time and the level of surrounding environmental noise.
We imagine it would be similar to the beeping tone on some vans and trucks when they are in reverse to warn pedestrians.
Most electric motorcycle and scooters make no more noise than a bicycle, so pedestrians could step out in front of them, causing a collision.
While it may be a safety device for both the rider and pedestrian, it could make traffic noise even more annoying than it is now.
Honda patents
This latest patent from Honda continues its blitzkrieg of patent applications.
This is one of many patents Honda has lodged in the past year and we are not sure how many of these they will put into production.
This new patent join the following from Honda over the past year:
It started innocently enough. At 507 pounds ready to ride, Honda’s CRF1000L Africa Twin is the lightweight among the liter-class ADV machines, and given my short legs and lukewarm off-road riding skills I had little desire to make it any heavier. What goes down must come up in order to carry on, and much beyond 550 pounds or so there’s little chance I’m picking it up by myself.
But before riding off into the sunset, every proper ADV machine should have a centerstand and heated grips, right? Both are Honda accessories and were easily installed. Hard saddlebag mounts were next — Honda’s bags are good-looking and convenient since they drop and lock right onto the bike’s built-in mounts, but aren’t quite sturdy enough for the adventures I have in mind. Wanting to mount either soft waterproof saddlebags to save weight or locking aluminum panniers for riding behind enemy lines, a good option is theHepco & Becker Fixed Side Carrier ($281.18), distributed in the U.S. by Moto Machines. This adds just 10 pounds and carries my Hepco & Becker Alu-Case Xplorer 30-Liter Panniers ($821) quite securely, providing some tipover protection as well as storage. The bag/carrier combination on the bike is about an inch wider than the handlebars, and asymmetrical since neither the carrier nor right bag wraps around the muffler, but the offset is only two inches (which can be symmetrized by mounting a 40-liter Xplorer on the left).
Now, I swear I was going to stop there, but the Moto Machines website sucked me in and before I could tame the mouse it had clicked on Hepco & Becker Handlebar Protection bars(2.75 pounds, $163.33) and its Tank Guard (8 pounds, $301.68) for the Africa Twin. I like the style and wind protection of the stock plastic hand guards on the AT — the sturdy steel Protection bars beef them up like an exoskeleton and install in about 10 minutes. And Tank Guard is kind of a misnomer — it protects far more than just the tank by mounting the tubular-steel bars solidly to the bike’s frame at top and bottom and wrapping around the front and sides of the AT’s fairing. Should make a good grab point as well.
When I was installing the Tank Guard, I noticed just how exposed and vulnerable the Africa Twin’s radiators are to flying rocks and such, and that the thin plastic grates Honda has installed over them aren’t much better than soft cheese. That led me to Black Dog Cycle Works (BDCW), which offers a pair of well-made aluminum Radiator Guards ($95) that bolt on over the stock ones and don’t impede airflow. Turns out BDCW has lots of nice stuff for the AT, including tubular-steel Lower Engine Bars(6.5 pounds, $285); lightweight aluminum Connector Rods (1.75 pounds, $160) that link its Engine Bars to the Hepco & Becker Tank Guard; an aluminum Rear Rack(3 pounds, $149) extension; and large aluminum Traction Footpegs ($229). All of this stuff somehow found its way onto my bike in about 2.5 hours, helped by good instructions, well thought-out design and an underpaid second pair of hands.
But what really blew me away was BDCW’s Ultimate Skid Plate (11.5 pounds, $349). Not only because it covers so much more of the bike’s tender underbits with tough 3/16-inch-thick aluminum than the stock 3-pound unit, but because its clever design takes less than 10 minutes to install, and it comes off for oil changes and such with just two bolts. The smooth bottom lets the Skid Plate slide over obstacles, and it’s contoured to the frame for maximum ground clearance.
Oh boy, I was on a roll now. More wind protection: National Cycle’s VStream Sport/Tour Windscreen($159.95) is about 3 inches taller and wider than stock, and quiets wind noise down quite a bit. Protection for that expensive LED headlight: Touratech’s Quick-Release Clear Headlight Guard ($139.95) is like a pair of safety goggles, straps on and can be removed in seconds. It doesn’t seem to affect the headlight beam either. More aggressive DP559 and DP121 Brake Pads from DP Brakes, a Nelson-Rigg Adventure Tank Bag ($101.95) and Sahara Duffel ($112.95), and I was nearly finished except for suitable rubber. We gave Michelin’s new Anakee Adventure Tires (MSRP front $202.95, rear $287.95) a thorough review in the June 2019 issue, and found them to be an exceptional choice for 80/20 ADV work. In addition to greater grip off-road than the Africa Twin’s stock tires, the Anakee Adventures sacrifice very little wet or dry on-road performance, and don’t make any noise riding in a straight line, just a mild hum in faster bends.
All told I ended up adding about 50 pounds to my 2018 Africa Twin (not including the Xplorer bags), but now it’s ready for almost any adventure, and some of that weight should pay for itself the first time it takes a dirt nap….
With just eight employees and three models, Honda began selling motorcycles in the U.S. 60 years ago, in September 1959. To celebrate the milestone, American Honda hosted an event in late September in conjunction with the American International Motorcycle Expo (AIMExpo) in Columbus, Ohio.
It began with a technical briefing and in-person look at the new CRF1100L Africa Twin and CRF1100L Africa Twin Adventure Sports ES, held at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum in Pickerington, Ohio. The next day, aboard a selection of 2019 models from its demo fleet, Honda’s motorcycle press relations staff, select dealers and members of the press rode through the central Ohio countryside to Marysville, home of the Honda Heritage Center, which houses a museum highlighting the company’s achievements in North America, as well as Honda of America Manufacturing, where the company began building motorcycles in 1979.
Although many people associate Honda the company with Honda the man–Soichiro Honda, the former race-car driver, brilliant engineer and charismatic, outspoken leader of the company until his retirement in 1973–in fact Honda Motor Company, Ltd. had a co-founder. Takeo Fujisawa was in charge of sales, and his keen business acumen was the perfect complement to Mr. Honda’s talent for engineering and design. Referring to his partnership with Mr. Fujisawa, Mr. Honda said, “Honda is like a motorcycle–without two wheels it fails to go.”
The company that would ultimately become the largest engine manufacturer in the world got its start by creating low-cost motorized bicycles using small engines left over from World War II. Honda grafted 50cc two-stroke radio generator engines built by Tohatsu onto bicycles. Once its supply of 500 surplus engines ran out, Honda built its own 50cc two-stroke engine, the A-Type, which made 0.5 horsepower and was nicknamed Bata Bata for the sound it made. Honda Motor introduced its first originally designed and engineered product, the D-Type Dream motorcycle, in 1949.
When Honda was looking to expand outside of Japan, the logical next step was to enter other markets in Asia. But Mr. Fujisawa made a bold proposition. “On second thought, let’s do America,” he said. “After all, America is the stronghold of capitalism, and the center of the world’s economy. To succeed in the U.S. is to succeed worldwide. To take up the challenge of the American market may be the most difficult thing to do, but it’s a critical step in expanding the export of our products.”
And rather than sell its products in the U.S. through trading companies, as many Japanese companies did at the time, Mr. Fujisawa decided to build Honda’s own sales network by establishing a wholly owned distributorship. Mr. Fujisawa ordered Kihachiro Kawashima, a sales manager at Honda’s headquarters in Japan, to move to the U.S. and build the new subsidiary.
On June 11, 1959, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. was established in Los Angeles, California. Due to limitations imposed by Japan’s Ministry of Finance, the venture began with an investment of just $250,000, half in cash, half in products and parts. Mr. Kawashima spent most of the cash–$100,000–to buy a former photography studio to house its operations. “I felt that we had to put down roots and establish our own building,” recalled Kawashima. “So I thought, ‘Let’s not rent for the time being. Why not just buy the building?’ It might have seemed reckless, but I didn’t feel that I was acting out of desperation. Actually, I was dreaming of a rosy future!”
From the small storefront on on West Pico Boulevard, Mr. Kawashima and seven other employees began selling motorcycles. American Honda offered three models: the Honda 50 (aka the Super Cub), the 125cc Benly and the Dream, in 250cc and 350cc sizes. Employees would load a couple of bikes into the back of a Chevrolet Apache pickup truck and drop them off at dealerships (see lead photo). When the bikes sold, they’d come back to collect payments and drop off new units.
American Honda was established with a goal of selling 1,000 motorcycles per month at a time when total annual sales in the U.S. was only 50,000 to 60,000 motorcycles. During its first four months–September through December 1959–American Honda sold only 170 motorcycles. But its “nifty, thrifty” Honda 50, which was more affordable (only about $250) and accessible than anything else you could buy, helped create a new market among young people and men and women who were not traditional motorcyclists. It was advertised in general-interest magazines such as “Life” and sold in sporting goods and outdoor/camping stores. In May 1961, American Honda finally surpassed its goal of selling 1,000 motorcycles per month. By December 1962, Honda was selling 40,000 motorcycles per year.
What really put Honda on the map was its “You Meet the Nicest People on a Honda” ad campaign, which was created by Grey Advertising. The ad depicted a mother and daughter, a father and son, a young man and his dog, polite ladies with parcels and even Santa Claus with a bag a presents, all riding bright red Honda 50s. Following the ad campaign’s launch in 1963, Honda sold 90,000 of its 50cc runabouts. By 1970, with an expanded lineup that included the Mini Trail, CL77 Scrambler and the ground-breaking CB750, Honda had sold 500,000 motorcycles in the U.S.
Soon after launching Honda Motor Company, Ltd., Soichiro Honda shared his dream of becoming the world’s leading manufacturer. Exporting motorcycles, automobiles, power equipment and other products had fueled Honda’s growth, but to become a truly global company Mr. Honda advocated “building products in the market where they are sold.”
Even though Soichiro Honda and co-founder Takeo Fujisawa retired at the same time, in October 1973, on the 25th anniversary of Honda Motor’s establishment, Mr. Honda made sure his vision of manufacturing products in other countries became a reality. What began as a handshake agreement in 1977 between Mr. Honda and Governor James Rhodes of Ohio became Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc. (HAM) in February 1978.
Starting with 64 associates, including 11 engineers from Japan and 53 Americans who had never assembled a motorcycle before (most had never worked in a factory), the first motorcycle–a CR250R Elsinore dirt bike–rolled off the assembly line on September 10, 1979, at Honda’s Marysville Motorcycle Plant. That night, HAM received a fax from Japan telling it to proceed with automobile production as soon as possible. The manufacturing facility in Marysville was expanded, and the first Honda automobile produced in America rolled off the line in 1982.
The Marysville Motorcycle Plant produced a total of 1,093,871 motorcycles and 1,240,544 ATVs during 31 years of operation, from 1979 to 2009. The last motorcycle to roll off the line was a 2009 Gold Wing GL1800. ATV production was moved to Honda of South Carolina Manufacturing and motorcycle production was moved to Honda’s new plant in Kumamoto, Japan.
Across the street from the Marysville Auto Plant is the Honda Heritage Center, a modern building that houses a free, self-guided museum that’s open to the public. Visitors can also sign up for a free, guided tour of the Auto Plant. If you have the time, the Auto Plant tour is not to be missed. The complexity, coordination, sophistication and professionalism on display in a state-of-the-art automobile assembly plant, from the constant stream of parts being delivered from suppliers and engines being delivered from Honda’s engine plant in Anna, Ohio, to the body panels being stamped out from raw sheet steel using a 4,800-metric-ton hydraulic press, the army of robotic welders and the hundreds of associates carefully installing components and testing finished products, is awe-inspiring.
Although Honda no longer builds motorcycles in the U.S., Honda of America Manufacturing is still going strong. Since 1982 it has built 26.1 million cars and light trucks. The Marysville Auto Plant, part of which is on the former site of the motorcycle plant, produces most of the Honda Accords and CR-Vs and several Acura models sold in the U.S., and the Acura NSX sports car is hand-built next door at Honda’s Performance Manufacturing Center. Throughout the U.S. Honda has 31,000 associates and 75 facilities, including 12 manufacturing plants, 14 R&D facilities, 12 parts centers, as well as American Honda’s marketing, sales, service and financing operations.
Honda has 12,400 automobile, powersports and power equipment dealers in the U.S. that employ 159,000 people, and just over 1,000 powersports dealers sell motorcycles, ATVs and side-by-sides. American Honda’s motorcycle lineup includes a full line of on-road models, ranging from the 49cc, $2,749 Ruckus scooter to the 1,833cc, $31,800 Gold Wing Tour Airbag DCT, in almost every conceivable segment, as well as a full line of off-road models, from the CRF50F minibike to the CRF450R Works Edition competition machine. According to Honda’s Summer 2018 Corporate Update, in 2017 it sold roughly 700,000 motorcycles, ATVs and side-by-sides in the U.S. and its market share was 21%. The United States remains an important market for Honda, but it comprised only about 4% of Honda’s 17,661,000 global motorcycle unit sales in 2017.
Honda continues its blitzkrieg of patent applications with a head-display windscreen that is also touch sensitive.
The patent illustrations show both an Africa Twin and CBR1000RR Fireblade.
Head-up display of vital information such as speed and navigation has been in cars for several years and is now coming to many “smart” motorcycle helmets.
This is the first time a motorcycle company has considered it for their windscreens.
It features a projector that displays information on the windscreen.
For those who think this is a distraction, it isn’t. It works just fine in cars where you sit behind the windscreen and look through the information which is directly in line with where you view the road ahead.
It would be fine on bikes with large screens such as Honda’s Africa Twin and their touring Goldwing.
However, on a Fireblade with a short screen, you would often be sitting up and not looking through the screen. We are not sure how it would work there, although it does seem to have a projector on the tank. Perhaps that is for the touch function.
Touch screen
The touch technology in the windscreen also seems a bit strange on a motorcycle.
On most bikes, it’s a bit of a reach to the screen and it’s also quite a distraction to have to take one hand off the bars and reach that far forward.
Yet they have patented for a capacitive touchscreen layer in the windscreen.
Honda patents
This is one of many patents Honda has lodged in the past year and we are not sure how many of these they will put into production.
This new patent join the following from Honda over the past year:
Several motorcycles have electronic suspension that adjusts to the terrain, but Honda has applied for a patent on suspension that works via artificial intelligence to predict and adjust damping.
Their patent application shows a CRF450R trail bike, so it is obviously designed for trail and adventure riding where the terrain can vary substantially.
Some BMW adventure bikes have accelerometers to scan the road surface and electronically adjustable the suspension to suit.
Artificial intelligence
Honda’s patent is similar, but it also anticipates what will happen.
For example if the front wheel comes off the ground, it will compensate for the landing.
We are not sure how the artificial intelligence interprets the terrain, but it does include reference to time, so it can predict what is about to happen.
Maybe it softens the suspension to ease your sore back after you’ve been hitting the trails for several hours!
It uses sensors to measure the fork movement and automatically adjust compression and rebound.
Honda patents
This is one of many patents Honda has lodged in the past year.
While some of the others are fairly wild ideas, this seems much more sensible and should come to market in the future.
This new patent join the following from Honda over the past year:
Back in 2016 Honda launched a reboot of the Africa Twin, a
legendary, ’80s-era, Dakar-inspired dual-sport that never made it to the U.S. Sharing
the “CRF” model designation with Honda’s line of off-road bikes made it clear
that the all-new CRF1000L Africa Twin was designed to be just as capable off
the pavement as on it.
Powered by a snappy 998cc parallel twin, the Africa Twin shared
DNA with Honda’s Dakar competition bike, the CRF450R Rally, with a semi-double
cradle frame, 21-inch front/18-inch rear spoked wheels with tube-type tires, extra-long
suspension travel (9.1 inches front, 8.7 inches rear) and nearly 10 inches of
ground clearance. It was offered as a standard model with a 6-speed manual
transmission with an assist-and-slipper clutch, or as a DCT model with Honda’s
Dual Clutch Transmission with automatic and manual modes.
For 2018, Honda introduced a more touring oriented version
called the Africa Twin Adventure Sports, which benefited from engine updates, a
lightweight lithium-ion battery, throttle-by-wire with riding modes, an extra
inch of suspension travel, a 1.4-gallon larger fuel tank (6.4 gallons), a taller
windscreen, a taller handlebar and other cosmetic, ergonomic and functional
changes.
There’s been buzz for a while now something new coming down
the pike, and today Honda announced the new 2020 CRF1100L Africa Twin and
CRF1100L Africa Twin Adventure Sports ES. Both get a larger, more powerful
engine, a more advanced suite of electronic rider aids and other updates. The
standard Africa Twin is geared more toward off-road performance, while the
Adventure Sports ES is designed to deliver more comfort and confidence for
long-distance touring.
The liquid-cooled, DOHC parallel twin powering both Africa
Twin models gets an 86cc bump in displacement, to 1,084cc, which, along with along
with improved intake and exhaust systems, results in a claimed 6% increase in horsepower.
The frame has been updated for optimized handling, the rear subframe is now made
of aluminum construction and is detachable, and the CRF450R-style aluminum swingarm
is lighter and more rigid.
A six-axis inertial measurement unit (IMU) enables new rider
aids including wheelie control, cornering ABS, rear-lift control, DCT cornering
detection and cornering lights. A new 6.5-inch TFT color touchscreen display is
compatible with Apple CarPlay, and cruise control is standard on both models.
2020 Honda CRF1100L Africa Twin
The 2020 Honda Africa Twin features a shorter, fixed
windscreen and a 5-gallon fuel tank. It will be available in March 2020 in
Matte Black Metallic for $14,399 with a 6-speed transmission or $15,199 with
DCT.
2020 Honda CRF1100L Africa Twin Adventure Sports ES
The 2020 Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sports ES features new Showa
Electronically Equipped Ride Adjustment suspension (EERA), tubeless wheels,
heated grips, an accessory socket, a larger skid plate, an aluminum rear rack
and a 6.5-gallon tank. It will be available in March 2020 in Pricing Pearl
Glare White/Blue for $17,199 with a 6-speed transmission or $17,999 with DCT.
The worst-kept secret in motorcycling has been confirmed with Honda unveiling the full tech specs for the bigger, narrower and higher-tech Africa Twin CRF1100L at the AIMExpo motorcycle show in Ohio, USA.
Of course, the biggest news is that the engine has gone from 998cc to a longer-stroke 1084cc with power up from 70kW to 75kW. All details that had already been tipped.
Yet weight has dropped from 243kg to 226kg and 236kg for the ducal-clutch transmission (DCT) model.
It’s largely thanks to a lighter engine and gearbox and a slimmer and lighter frame, subframe and swingarm inspired by the CRF450.
With the extra tech and power, we expect a price rise, but there is no word yet on pricing or availability.
They currently cost about $A17,499 for the standard and $A19,999 for the DCT (plus on-road costs).
Bigger engine
The bigger Euro5-compliant engine will now make it more competitive with the BMW, Ducati, KTM and Triumph adventurers.
It not only has 6% more power, but also 7% more torque at 105Nm.
Stroke has been lengthened from 75.1mm to 81.5mm but the bore remains the same at 92mm.
Honda has made the CRF1100L 2.5 lighter (2.2kg in the DCT version) with aluminium cylinder sleeves and redesigned engine casings.
It features a larger 43mm throttle body, smoother air intake profile, new ECU and more direct fuel injection to improve efficiency.
Exhaust gas flow is controlled in a similar way to the CBR1000RR for a better note.
Better tech
To compete with the current crop of big adventurers, Honda has added a raft of electronic rider aids to the CRF1100L.
It’s all thanks to a six-axis inertial measurement unit-managed.
Rider aids include optimised off-road “torque control” (basically traction control that manages power and engine braking), three-level wheelie control, two customised riding modes and now four default riding modes.
The new mode is “off-road”.
It also has an LED headlight, automatic indicator cancel and a USB port.
The new touchscreen instrument panel has Bluetooth audio and Apple Carplay which only works when your phone is plugged in, not via Bluetooth.
That means the screen will show your phone’s satnav and call details as well as some apps such as Spotify.
Cosmetics are slightly changed, but the suspension and wheels are the same.
Honda CRF1100L Africa Twin 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 7,500rpm
Max. Torque
105Nm at 6,250rpm
Noise Level
73dB
Oil Capacity
4.8/4.3 (5.2/4.7 DCT)
FUEL SYSTEM
Carburation
PGM-FI
Fuel Tank Capacity
18.8L
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
0.49 kW/5,000rpm
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 1395mm
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
226kg (DCT 236kg)
SUSPENSION
Type Front
Showa 45mm cartridge-type inverted telescopic fork with dial-style preload adjuster and DF 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
WHEELS
Type Front
21M/C x 2.15 wire spoke with aluminium rim
Type Rear
18M/C x 4.00 wire spoke with aluminium rim
Rim Size Front
21″
Rim Size Rear
18″
Tyres Front
90/90-21M/C 54H (tube type)
(Bridgestone Battlax Adventurecross Tourer/
AX41T Metzler Karoo Street)
Tyres Rear
150/70R18M/C 70H (tube 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