It’s comfortable but not to the same degree. It’s perfectly happy at motorway touring speeds but a little more vibey – compared to the GS it feels like it needs another gear. The screen is tall (about chin-height for this 5’9” rider) but non-adjustable. The level of wind protection is good though.
The Honda Africa Twin is the same weight, power, and price of the Suzuki V-Strom 1000, another bike I love. It’s also about 1,000x better off road. The next off road adventure bikes, at least in terms of price, are the Triumph Tiger CX ($12,500), BMW 800 GSA ($13,695), Yamaha Super Tenere ($15,090), KTM 1190 Adventure R ($16,999), and BMW R
A dealer in my area had the 1090 and crf1000 so I sat on both of them a few times. The 1090 was really tempting until I seriously considered how I would actually be riding whichever one I bought. My history with KTM and the reviews about its off-road prowess caused me to procrastinate long enough that the 2020 AT was being reviewed.
Honda Motorcycles. XL750 Transalp; Africa Twin CRF1100L/Adv Sports (2020 - on) Zega Pro Pannier System, KTM 1190 & 1090 Adventure / R / 1290 Super Adv/R/S/T up to
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