Honda has claimed the City Adventure Concept to “offer a unique new interpretation of the idea of adventure on two wheels.”
17 Nov 2015 | 6051 Views | By Autocar Professional Bureau
Honda has revealed its full 2016 motorcycle line up at the EICMA show in Milan, including the new City Adventure concept along with six mid-sized capacity machines with a range of significant updates, and the CRF1000L Africa Twin. Honda has claimed the City Adventure Concept to “offer a unique new ...
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Honda has revealed its full 2016 motorcycle line up at the EICMA show in Milan, including the new City Adventure concept along with six mid-sized capacity machines with a range of significant updates, and the CRF1000L Africa Twin. Honda has claimed the City Adventure Concept to “offer a unique new interpretation of the idea of adventure on two wheels.”
One year after showing its True Adventure prototype at EICMA in November 2014, Honda revealed for the first time in Europe the all-new CRF1000L Africa Twin. The CRF1000L Africa Twin adds a range of modern motorcycle technologies to the original Africa Twin’s with an all-new 998cc new parallel twin engine. Autocar Professional had earlier reported about Honda's confirmation on the Africa twin launch in Europe in 2015-end.
All three of Honda’s A2-licence 500cc models, the naked CB500F, sporty CBR500R and crossover-styled CB500X, have their performance complemented by several rider-focussed revisions. The upgrades include LED head and taillights, adjustable pre-load on the front suspension, adjustable brake levers, larger fuel tanks with new hinged fuel cap and “wave” style ignition keys.
In addition, the CB500F naked street bike is given a visual makeover thanks to a new stripped-down, muscular look complemented by a range of three vibrant colour options; while the CBR500R has a complete new kind of CBR style with sharp and edgy character lines flowing from its new front face through to the upswept tail. Both F and R have new shorter exhaust mufflers with internal structure tuned for a satisfying low, crisp exhaust note. The CB500X’s revisions include a 100mm taller, adjustable windscreen and distinctive new graphics and colours; the larger tank brings range to over 500km.
New Concept series
Honda’s popular 750cc New Concept trio is also upgraded for 2016 with all three - NC750S, NC750X and Integra - are now Euro4 compliant and receive new DCT functionality including three levels of S Mode.
In addition to these new and upgraded models, several of Honda’s most popular models will be available in new colour options.