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OUT OF AFRICA

Retail price $12,099 (+ORC)

Distance covered 3821km

Fuel Economy 4.5L/100km

Servicing First: 1000km Minor: 12,000km Major: 24,000km. Warranty Two years, unlimited km

From the moment I hit the starter, I nicknamed our Honda long-termer the African Hornet. Not a bad thing, it just sounds exactly like an Africa Twin, which really shouldn’t come as a surprise to me as the engine is basically a sleeved-down version of that engine. But it does make me wonder what an 1100cc Hornet would be like. Perhaps Honda could call it the Super

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