02-11-2022, 10:48 PM
(02-11-2022, 07:44 PM)Tev62_imp Wrote:(02-11-2022, 07:09 AM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: I can picture a 60s Bond Girl riding that, shooting missiles at someone, so yes, Retro.
(I've been huffing acetone for the past hour doing a work painting project, so my mind is a little squiffy right now)
Great to see health and safety is a top priority in work!Don't be riding that bike home now
(02-11-2022, 07:57 AM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: Seems the Africa Twin mill is versatile enough to squeeze into otherwise market corners they wouldn't have bothered.
Maybe this is buying Honda some time before they release the next big generational and technological experience.
Top performing machines continue to get specialized mills, while their reliable, fuel sipping mills proliferate local urban transport offerings.
I think Honda are playing a blinder with this very simple, low compression parallel twin, single overhead cam design engine, slotting it into multiple category bikes has worked well for them. It must in no small way contribute to the competitive price they put them out at. With Governments around the world restricting the ICE in the very near future who would pour money into brand new engine design for a single offering use?
I would have to agree on that. For Honda, it might be a challenging roadmap ahead for gasoline powered mills, but their choice for now is a conservative business decision.