ADVENTURE BIKE:
'It Does Stand Out'
HONDA XRV750 AFRICA TWIN
When Honda won the Paris-Dakar rally a number of
times in the late 1980’s the Japanese manufacturer knew
they were on a winner with the NXR-750 and the general
public would want something similar; we’re all Dakar
racers at heart.
Through the Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) came
the 650cc, 50 horsepower XRV650, now we could all be
Dakar champions, the Africa Twin was born, a new era of
‘adventure’ bike had been entered.
The XRV650 was relatively lightweight and with a
decent power output was considered a more than capable
bike, perhaps not a true racer but certainly capable of
adventure.
Less than two years after making its successful debut,
Honda decided that the 650 was out and along came the
750 version. Power increased by 12hp but so too the
weight increased, initially some suggested that the bike
was overweight or underpowered, oh, how things have
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