Brabec launches Africa Twin Sports
Reigning Dakar Rally world champion Ricky Brabec from Monster Energy Honda Team launched the 2020 Africa Twin Adventure Sports bike in the capital on Thursday. It was the maiden India visit of the 28-yearold Honda champion, who created history earlier this January as the first American rider ever to conquer the Dakar challenge.
Celebrating its origins as the adventure machine developed to conquer the brutal Dakar Rally (world’s toughest rally championship), the brand new 2020 Africa Twin was on Thursday launched in both Manual (for the first time) and DCT transmission variants.
Redefining adventure-touring in India, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt Ltd. introduced its first BS-VI compliant big bike. A completely brand new adventurer from the wheels up, the 2020 Africa Twin brings with it the look and feel of a true rally machine. Smaller, slimmer and 5 kg lighter, Honda’s offroader legend gets a new bigger engine, new lightweight chassis, new electronics, new suspension, and is power-packed with loads of new features for total control on all terrains!
Elaborating on the significance of the 2020 new Africa Twin and Honda’s plans ahead, Minoru Kato, president, CEO and managing director, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. said, “Honda today started the BSVI era of its premium motorcycling business. And we are delighted to bring to India, the two ultimate world champions of Adventure for the first time ever – Ricky Brabec (2020 Dakar rally world champion from Monster Energy Honda Team) and the 2020 Africa Twin in Manual transmission as well! We are confident that the Africa Twin will take adventure to the next level. Going ahead, expect a lot more excitement from the BigWing (Honda’s premium motorcycling business).”
Announcing the bookings for Africa Twin, Yadvinder Singh Guleria, Honda’s senior vice president Sales and Marketing said, “Since its Indian debut in 2017, the mighty Africa Twin’s tribe celebrates over 200 adventure lovers. The all-new 2020 Africa Twin unleashes more power for the #TrueAdventure lovers. Simply put, it’s brand new from ground up – new frame, new bigger engine, more peak power & peak torque, new electronics, new suspension enhancing the legend’s long range off-road capabilities. Bookings for the two variants – DCT and Manual start from today itself ! So get ready to conquer all terrains.”