2017 Honda Africa Twin

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I could understand the need for the Africa Twin if you were going to ride in the Dakar Rally. But it really is overkill for daily riding with a bit of easy off road.

From the specs I read the DCT model weighs 534 pounds and the normal seat height is 34.3 inches high. The seat can be dropped to 33.5 inches without modifying the bike. That is 3.5 inches more than your inseam. Off road bikes can be that tall and can be leaned to mount, but they weigh much, much less than the AT and have much smaller gas tanks. Leaning a 534 pound motorcycle with a 18.8 liter (5 US gallon) gas tank might be awkward, hard on the back, and expensive if you drop it.

If you want a daily rider adventure styled bike with some easy off road capability, you might want to test ride Honda's CB500XA. It weighs 100 pounds less than the AT and the seat height is 32.2 inches. It is quite capable on most paved roads and easy off road adventures. It also cost less than half that of the AT.

If you look at the motorcycle ergonomics website both are comparable with no forward lean and comfortable and hip angles. The AT has a better knees angles because it is a much taller motorcycle.

I am 6'2" tall and weigh 225 pounds. Although I am now 71 years old, I enjoy good health. I owned a CB500XA for 3 years before buying my 2017 CB1100 EX. Over those three summers, I rode and enjoyed the CB500XA for 33,000 kilometers (20,500 miles).

For the price of an AT you could buy a second hand CB1100 and a CB500XA.

Awesome info this is most helpful. However one point is that I measure 32in to my angles, and I measure 35in+ Inches to the bottom of my boots.
But Again thanks your post is appreciated.