Fast Eddie
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As a mate of mine often says about me, I am not what you’d call an ‘early adopter‘…
After many years of looking down my nose at big daft adventure bikes that never venture off road, I recently devoured a large slice of humble pie after discovering what fantastic road bikes they actually are with their huge soft suspension, endless ground clearence, fabulous riding position, etc, etc.
So I bit the bullet and bought an 1100 Africa Twin. It’s the first Japanese bike in my shed for several years (since an SP1, also from the big H). And it’s a fabulously refined thing. Typically bloody faultless Honda.
But the best bit is the engine, just over 100bhp but with a huge flat seamless torque curve. Just brilliant.
And I could probably get the Commando in the panniers !!
Bloody Honda’s… they’ll never catch on… don’t make ‘real’ bikes…
After many years of looking down my nose at big daft adventure bikes that never venture off road, I recently devoured a large slice of humble pie after discovering what fantastic road bikes they actually are with their huge soft suspension, endless ground clearence, fabulous riding position, etc, etc.
So I bit the bullet and bought an 1100 Africa Twin. It’s the first Japanese bike in my shed for several years (since an SP1, also from the big H). And it’s a fabulously refined thing. Typically bloody faultless Honda.
But the best bit is the engine, just over 100bhp but with a huge flat seamless torque curve. Just brilliant.
And I could probably get the Commando in the panniers !!
Bloody Honda’s… they’ll never catch on… don’t make ‘real’ bikes…
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