I have come from a BMW 1250 GS to the Africa Twin Adventure Sport DCT ES, I have had the bike for just under 12 months, absolutely love it, the more I ride it, the more it impresses me. It's a great machine, I use it for touring, and with DCT it's a very relaxed way of riding. It has exceeded my expectations, and it's black!!

I’ve been riding a 2018 Africa Twin Adventure Sports for four years. I’ve been riding for 45+ year and I agree this is the best bike I’ve ever owned or ridden.

I suffer from carpel tunnel in both hands and also have a pinched nerved in my shoulder which travels down my left arm after multiple surgeries I can no longer ride my 2 x YZF R6's (2006 & 2019) without excruciating pain and so have moved on to Africa DTC. I am just so happy this bike lets me be on 2 wheels again.

I purchased my first Africa Twin in 2017 and the DCT was a game changer for me. I spent a couple of years putting the bike through its paces, mostly on back country roads and light off-road adventures. Last year I added the Africa Twin Adventure Sport DCT ES for longer routes through the Rockies, Sawtooth, Cascade and Sierra Nevada ranges. Added Touratech crash bars and racks, Mosko Moto panniers and duffle, and Motoz Tractionator GPS tires. This is a very capable continental-crosser and a surprisingly nimble off-road machine. In addition to the myriad riding modes and suspension settings, the primary differentiation is the Dual Clutch gearbox. No matter what mode you are in, adjusting gears to suit the conditions is a mere thumb flick away for instant,seamless shifting at any speed. I am always in Sport II or Sport III mode for maximum throttle responsiveness with longer gear sequencing to maximize the power band. Honda apparently perfected this technology in part from their experience in Formula 1 racing. It’s a very impressive combination of smooth power delivery through instantaneous and intuitive shifting, from a potent parallel twin with a 270 degree crank. I love the bike.

Me and buds have three, and all DCT. Electronic suspension is incredible. Soft compliant offroad, stiff non dive attitude on urban/touring. Adjust weigh capacity for panniers of passenger. These are all done in seconds through TFT or left buttons on the fly. Stellar! I can ride hiway onto Rockies forestry roads and have suspension dampening change by just toggling a button. Extremely noticable and sweet change in ride quality! DCT is wonderful. Stuck in city traffic, no constant clutch/brake crap anymore. Offroad, just run manual levers, or over ride auto whenever you feel need with levers. It's the most compliant trans for how you feel like riding at the time. Lazy, just let the bike do the shifting. Spirited, take control of trans. Android auto, Cardo, phone comms work wonderful on this bike. Packs multi week gear like a champ, and gets 450-500 km when touring per tank. 18000 km and extremely satisfied. I'll be buying another, in a couple years, my buds ( MX and Baja racers) also. Thanks for sharing your experience, glad you liked it, and cheers from Canada ehhh 🇨🇦

I’ve got a 2016 with DCT and love it. Had it for 6 years (I had four other bikes at the time). I ride Forest roads, dirt roads, and street all over Oregon. I solo disperse camp in no man’s land. Love the DCT (49 years of continuous riding) owned 36 other bikes through the years. I do carry a “Moto Jack” with me that I’ve had to use it. 😂🎉 27,xxx miles and still going strong. It takes a good month to really understand the DCT and maximize its capabilities. I with they had a AT 500cc with DTC!

Just ordered a 2023. First ever bike for me but looking forward to getting some miles in.

My husband and I have both an Africa Twin. Mine is from 2019 manual which I ride with a length of only 5.2 and it's not lowered. My husband rides a regular 1100 from 2021 with DCT. The DCT is a self learning system. You can always overrule the gear it choses and in time it learns your riding style. Even though my husband almost always ride it manually. We did decide to put on a lot of aftermarket stuff. Like full custom suspension (including the shock) from Hyperpro. Crash bars from Outback Mototek. Barkbuster handguards. Pivot pegs. Pro oiler system for the chain on GPS. Etc. As for soft luggage we went for Mosko Moto Reckless R80. But only due to the fact that we wanted something that we could easily switch to our lighter Enduro bikes. Two Suzuki DRZ 400. If that wasn't the case, we would have chosen for the panniers of Mosko Moto with a separate duffle on top.

After years of BMW GS1250's, I switched to an AT Adventure Sports (2018) last year. Best decision ever. Amazing bike.

Cool review. I've always been into BMW GS 1250, but since I've tried Honda AT, no turning back. Very balanced bike, as a form factor and as a concept. DCT technology is amazing, freeing your mind and hands, enjoying the ride without thinking about changing gears (especially in traffic jam). Love the branding too, "Africa twin" name shows its roots immediately, call for dreaming about wild roads. Very cool machine.

Actually decided myself on an Africa twin just recently. I am coming from a sportsbike, and was looking for something capable of traveling (including 2-up), commuting comfortably also in winter, more comfortable riding position and possibility of playing offroad. First bikes to go off my list were the ninja 1000sx, gsx1000gt, versys and v-strom due to practically no offroad capabilities. Next to go were the KTM, BMW and Husqvarna after hearing of their relatively poor reliability, dealership experiences and limited network. Also a lot of the models I didnt consider due to the high weight. This left for me personally the T7, T7 world raid, standard AT and ATAS. I booked a test ride on the T7 and standard AT (with DCT). T7WR was/is not available to test ride in my country yet. Both are incredibly good bikes and amazing. After riding the standard version, I was immediately convinced not to go for the ATAS. The standard is already plenty heavy, which definitely can impact offroad and lowspeed handeling. I also opted not to go for the DCT, to save cost, weight and I just like shifting. I did go for a quickshifter though. Also, standard suspension seemed to work brilliantly for me, and has plenty of adjustment. As for the AT vs T7, cant go wrong with either. The T7 feels more off-road oriented, super playful and fun without all the electronic faff. This comes at the cost of probably not being as good to tour on with pillion. Also the finish on the AT made me choose that instead. Not that the T7 is badly finished, its fine, but the AT is just that step above, you really do see the extra cost. The T7 also felt kind of vague on the road, hard to get the bike where you want it due to soft springs. This is probably fixable relatively easily. The AT felt very neutral and super easy to steer in comparison. Considering I do most of my kms on the road most likely with some off road play, it makes more sense to opt for the more road biased AT. I can see that if you wont go off-road at all the ATAS might make even more sense.

I’ve got a 2021 ATAS. Absolutely fantastic bike! Have done lots of off-road riding, Idaho BDR and it loves it. Great on the street as well!

I've got the '21 ATAS manual.. in (gasp) BLACK! I couldn't be happier with it.. amazing piece of technology. I had to wait 6 months for the manual, but that's what I wanted. I'd love to demo a DCT for 💩's and giggles... I'm sure I'd like it. Hey, no matter what you ride... Happy Trails ✌️

Greetings Excellent video 🇺🇸🍾🎉🇺🇸 I have been riding my new ATAS ES DCT for the past 2 months and I noticed when the cruise control applied no hands on the handlebar the motorcycle pulling to the right. Did you notice anything?!

I have had my manual 2019 for three years now, I love it! A beast of a machine

I have been on the CRF1100L for over a year now, and have mixed feelings about the bike. Electronic suspension is amazing, but all other electronic controls seem wildly over complicated. Apple CarPlay is very unreliable on this bike. I think a bike like this is not served well by a 21 inch front tire, because it’s too heavy a bike for really technical terrain and the 21 inch front wheel is not the best performer on windy, paved roads. The adventure sports model rides like two different bikes above and below 10 mph. It is incredibly top-heavy with a full tank of gas, and slow speed maneuvers can be a real challenge especially on technical terrain. Once the thing gets above 10 miles an hour though it is a very stable ride.

What a very enthusiastic review, I considered this bike a while back, even put a deposit down. It feels quite top heavy when stopped, anyway I stalled and ended up buying my Yamaha FZ1-S Custom. It's a beautiful bike, very quick off the mark and handles pretty well but I've now decided that I don't need two sports orientated bikes. The ZZR's a keeper so I'm selling the FZ1-S to fund my 890 Adv R. I thought actually you might make more of a comparison of the two, choosing between which will be a difficult decision for many. My new channel is up and running Grey Wolf, I'll sub to you from it too so I can follow you whichever channel I'm posting on 👍

Proud owner of the 2022 ATAS all black manual (quick shift) here. Used to have the 1250 GSA for two years. No regrets.

Not riden a bike for 8 years decided to buy myself after reviews like this to buy the Africa twin adventure sports with es dct and dam i love it only had for 3 weeks and its the 2020 model so already done the upgrades heed crash bars fog lamps luggage set next year going to ride from from uk to spain and cant wait also some green lane in lakes this year before weather really sets in for the worse

I got the standard one about a week ago and love it.. All those DCT haters.. Dont knock it till you've tried it 👍

I have a 2019 AT DCT. Bought it new and it's just brilliant. No, you can't do power wheelies in 3rd gear like on a GS1250 but there is plenty of grunt to get a wriggle on and it's more than fast enough for me. I love the sound, the look, riding position etc. Tyre choice is important to get the best out of it.

06:35 electronic adjustable suspension it is 😉. It rides like you think should and better.

Greetings again, Anybody out there noticed the pulling to the right??!! Thanks for assisting me 🇺🇸🎉🍾🇺🇸

I’ve just done a second hand review of the Africa Twin. Interesting to see the 2024 changes, especially the 19” front on the ATAS!

Have a 1200gsa at the minute seriously considering the adventure sport as my next purchase in March, also like the 1290r but like the build and reliability of the Honda.

i agree the stock exhaust is great, i read that honda worked hard to give it a beefier sound. also i believe the new at has a shorter screen because of complaints that the older taller screen blocked your view too much when offroad and it got dirty.

Nice review, I know a lot of reviewers dislike all the instrument buttons, but I guess as an owner you would learn their position after a short while and then you don’t need to go fiddling with the display 😜

It has not got a GPS mount because it has carplay which uses the main TFT screen as your GPS display. That is why you have the lower rudimentary display, so u can see your speed while you have the GPS displayed above.

Thinking of buying the Ducati Desert X but will test ride the 1100 (the 18 liter one).

I own a 2020 Africa Twin DCT (non-AS). This is my first adventure bike - I used to ride a Triumph Daytona 675r and a Kawasaki z800 previously. It's certainly heavy but all that weight magically disappears as soon as you get it moving. It's deceptive in a weird way - be cautious. I do however love the stability & ride quality. The DCT on this gen of AT (with the 6 axis IMU) are lovely & intuitive. I'd say 80-90% of the times, the bike is in the correct gear. The low end torque is addictive - no Supersport by any measure, but for a 40+ guy, this is plenty. The riding posture is very relaxed & the built quality is right on the money. After suffering from a bad slipped disc, this is possibility the most comfortable I've felt riding on a motorcycle. So far, I'm loving it. Yes - it's probably a a boring Honda (as many would say) - but this is all the bike that I need & its capabilities far surpass what I will ever demand from it. No premium fuel etc required - this would happily accept as low as 87 octane which is insane (should your adventures ever take you far & beyond).

Hello, great video. Im 5 foot 9" do you think this bike is too big for me? I really like this one or the NC 750. The AT is outstanding i believe.

I have the 2020 version in the colours you like and love it. The “crash bars” are not robust. The GSA is, by the way, a great machine. Try one.

On my 5th africa twin had the very first on had the adventure now back on the crf1100l with a taller screen nothing comes close to them love them . The Honda deal on at the mo 3years free servicing 3 years warranty 3 years break down cover is a no brainer . Imagine a gsa service charge over 3 years ?

Shame you didn't try the tour mode and full sports mode. Sports mode has 3 levels of sportiness. If I throw mine into full power mode, level 3 sports mode and gun it at the lights I can be doing 100km/h in 3 seconds or less. It's truly an amazing bike. Off-road and on road and on the twisties.

the first time i understud the way that dct works! i think Honda need persons like you!! excellent video!

I m planning on getting one, would anyone recommend which year to buy? 2018/19 with the old display or 2020 new display and other upgrades?

I've ridden the 2016 1000 manual and 2018 1000 dct and loved both, even more the DCT! Would consider one if it had a 19" front option! For me the AS is too big, heavy and expensive... would prefer a GS.

Some people prefer darker colours mush 😂 Tri colour is way too common. My bike is the 20 model metallic black and gold and looks amazing.

Having to wire a phone to a vehicle in order to get it working with Android Car or whatever is a PITA though: I have this in my Astra: there's a socket that can be used to charge the phone but the cubby it's in is just that little bit too small to fit a modern Android phone, and there's nowhere else to put it. What I've found is you plug it in, the vehicle's system recognises it, you put the phone where it needs to go & something disturbs the plug ever so slightly so the vehicle thinks it's no longer plugged in, so you pick the thing up & reseat the plug, put it back & it's unplugged again... I've given over using it since for most trips I do know where I'm going, but imagine that with a bike with wind and potholes jiggling the whole thing about. Once they get it onto Bluetooth only it'll be alright but forcing a wired connection, ugh, huge PITA.

For all the great tech, why no keyless (even their scooters have this) and tyre pressure monitoring? Keyless not a high issue but tyre pressure is fundamental and standard on the GS for almost 10 years.

What’s the low speed manoeuvring like with no clutch to slip ?

Shame you didn't ride it in tour mode instead of off road mode while on the road. The white models suffer from peeling paint and corrosion on the lower forward frame behind the front wheel. You can raise the screen for better wind protection

I bought mine in 2017 and still think it’s the best bike I have ridden also have a 114 Harley fatboy which is good but for everything you just carnt go past the Africa twin

Your iPhone through Apple CarPlay is your GPS nav system.

Try the Honda Rebel 1100 DCT. Its even better!

The one thing you need to remember especially when forking out so much $$ on a bike is that in 10 to 30 years from now the AT will still be on the road chewing up miles with no major mechanical issues. BMW, KTM etc can’t say that. BMW has known drivetrain and frame issues which are no cheap fixes and KTM build quality is sub par at best. If I’m spending that kind of money I want to know I’ll be riding that bike into the grave.

The thumbnail shot is the only dirt road you are going to see on this video, it's all street riding.

I like it in black

What does "looks the bollocks" mean in American?

Once you’ve ridden the GS you’ll need to amend your ‘best bike I’ve ridden’ I suspect… It’s not perfect, but it’s not far off.

New motorcycle. Give me one of yours

I thought the Africa Twin sucked. But to each their own.

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I’ve been riding a 2018 Africa Twin Adventure Sports for four years. I’ve been riding for 45+ year and I agree this is the best bike I’ve ever owned or ridden.