on the dirt . It was easy to ride on the road . If I thought I needed a different gear , I ’ d apply my left thumb ( downshift ) or left forefinger ( upshift ) to the switch on the left-hand switchblock and that would be taken care of . I wasn ’ t missing the clutch at all . Does it take getting used to ? Sure . But we are the cleverest and most adaptable of monkeys , are we not ? If you ’ re still struggling with the DCT after an hour or so , then your family line should probably die out any way . You ’ re bringing nothing to the evolutionary ladder . The Africa Twin works . You might think it won ’ t , but you ’ d be wrong . It ’ s OK . I thought the same until I rode it , too . You can pick one of two dirt modes if you wanna get sassy on the dirt . It has a six-axis
IMU , which makes it corner- and sloperesponsive when it ’ s picking gears for you . The new 6.5-inch TFT touch screen is all Bluetoothed up with Apple CarPlay ( but you will need a Bluetooth headset ), has a USB charging point , and responds , when it ’ s standing still , to your gloved hand like a cheeky slave . Its electronic sophistication gives nothing away to the competition . Cornering ABS and seven-level traction control , cruise control , four power modes , three braking levels , and three whole wheelie levels ( presumably “ Cool , huh ?” “ Are girls watching ?” “ OMFG I ’ m gonna die !”). You also get four riding modes and two programmable user modes . And they are easy to adjust . Honda must know I ’ m retarded when
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