2024 Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sports ES with manual transmission

American Honda has announced the return of its flagship Africa Twin adventure lineup, which has been updated for the new model year. The 2024 Honda Africa Twin will be available in in four variants: the off-road focused Africa Twin and the more on-road focused Adventure Sports ES, both of which will be offered in either a manual transmission or Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) model. The DCT models feature automatic shifting or the option to use paddle shifters, as well as four settings: Drive, Sport 1, Sport 2, and Sport 3.

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2024 Honda Africa Twin with manual transmission

2024 Honda Africa Twin DCT
?The Africa Twin is a mainstay of Honda?s adventure lineup, and we?re happy to bring this platform update to our customers for 2024,? said Brandon Wilson, manager of Racing and Experiential Marketing at American Honda. ?With the recent addition of the midsize Transalp, and now this updated Africa Twin, it?s clear that Honda is committed to the adventure category, and to delivering capable machines to fuel enthusiasts? desire to explore.?

Both the Honda Africa Twin and Africa Twin Adventure Sports ES are powered by a liquid-cooled 1,083 Unicam SOHC parallel-Twin with 4 valves per cylinder and 270-degree crank mated to a 6-speed gearbox and chain final drive. The engine?s intake/exhaust has been redesigned, and com...