Almost 30 years ago, the Africa Twin had conquered the Paris-Dakar Rally with a 1-2-3 win in 1986. Last year, Honda re-imagined the same True Adventure spirit of the NXR750 and gave us the ...

That’s what I discovered during recent test rides of Honda's 2016 ... styling. Africa Twin is a revered name in motorcycling with several models winning Paris-Dakar rallies in the 1980s.

Inspired by the success of the NXR750 in the Dakar Rally, Honda sought to replicate the rugged prowess of desert racers in a bike accessible to a broader audience — and the Africa Twin was born.

faced stiff competition in the gruelling Paris-Dakar through the late 1980s, winning in 1986, 87, 88 and for the final time in 1989. When Honda first released an Africa Twin back in 1988 to ...

The original XRV650 Africa Twin — which debuted in 1989 after Honda’s four successive wins in the Dakar Rally — was one such machine. Its go-anywhere ability, rugged durability, agile handling and all ...

When you stand next to it, the Honda seems tall with its 22.5mm higher bars and Dakar-style display giving it a very imposing front-end. However, throw a leg over the saddle and the Africa Twin ...

since it hasn’t been run in Africa in several years). Honda competed nine times in the motorcycle class in the forerunner of the present Dakar Rally, the Paris-Dakar Rally, from 1981 through to 1989, ...

The standard Honda Africa Twin is already an extremely capable machine. Back in 2016, when it was released, it easily presented itself as the most dirt worthy rider in the middleweight adventure bike ...

It’s been 23 years since Honda last took part in the rally, back when it took place in Europe and Africa and sailed under the Paris-Dakar banner. Between 1981 and 1989, Honda walked away with ...