New Honda Africa Twin 1100 launch in April; deliveries from May

- New Africa Twin CRF 1100L launch in April 

- Deliveries will commence from May 

- Likely to be available in manual, DCT variants 

Honda plans to begin their next financial year with a bang. The Japanese automaker will launch the new Africa Twin CRF 1100L in April.  

This new version replaces the current 1000 model. It was first unveiled last September and now gets more power, is better equipped and looks more stunning. Honda has also revised the frame of the CRF 1100L. The subframe now gets aluminium touch and is detachable. The swingarm is lighter too. The motor is now 1084cc which makes 7bhp more at 102bhp. The torque too, has increased to 105Nm from 98Nm. The bike will continue to get manual and DCT gearbox options for both the variants – standard and Adventure Sports. Even with the increase in displacement, the overall weight of the bike has come down, thanks to the lighter engine and gearbox construction. 

The new Africa Twin is now equipped with more tech. It gets wheelie control, cornering ABS, rear-lift control, cruise control and cornering lights. The Adventure Sport ES model now gets electronically equipped ride adjustment suspension. But the most important feature on this new Africa Twin is the new 6.5-inch TFT touch screen display. It sports Apple CarPlay as well.   

The Africa Twin CRF 1100L is available in manual as well as DCT versions. For the Indian market, the company is planning to get both the versions as there have been decent demand for the manual gearbox variant as well.