guess it important to address the elephant in this room first . So be good enough to smooth your skirts , ladies . I ’ m gonna say some things that might cause some huffing and puffing . The Africa Twin is an Adventure bike . It ’ s possessed of stunning good looks and some quite serious dirt ambitions . There ’ s that gorgeous gold-hued 21-inch spoked front wheel , perfect stand-up ergos ( the handlebars

are 22.5mm taller ), a righteous 1084cc parallel twin engine which is no longer the slightly breathless 998cc version , and all at a reasonable 226kg . A relatively strong man could be happily picking it up out of creeks all day . So about that elephant ? It ’ s an automatic . I ’ ll just wait a bit until you ’ re all finished honking ... You done ? Good . I made the same noises when I first got it too .

KIWI RIDER 81