Honda XRV750 Africa Twin (1989-2003)

I have had my 1991 AT since September after passing the DAS. The bike is very surefooted and has been very reliable having used it everyday to commute the 40 miles each day. I am getting around 35mpg and have covered about 2500 miles in a couple of months with no agro. Tyres are cheap, the bike is easy to maintain and has enough go to keep me amused!

Owned my AT for about 18 months now and loving it. I decided on an AT as I was in danger of losing my licence on my VFR800 (far too easy to go silly quick). The AT is great for long distance touring with a few mods and fairly rare (unlike GS') the only time I see others are at the owners club meets. Super reliable, well put together, and once your used to the handling fun on twisty roads. Sometimes it could do with a few bhp more but not often. A full list of mods is below but I must mention the addition of the cases means it really feels the effects of side winds, especially at motorway speeds. Mods; 1. Taller givi touring screen (I'm 6ft+) 2. Comfier seat. 3. Airhawk seat for seriously long distance. 4. Laser exhaust (twins should be heard!!!). 5. 12v accessory socket. 6. RAM mount for TomTom Go widesceen, waterproof and MUCH cheaper than bike specific GPS. 7. Alpos 36l aluminium boxes, with bags 100% waterproof and so easy to carry kit. 8. 1/2 inch risers for rear rack so I can use the Honda 40l top box with the cases. 9. Halfords heated grips, cheap and effective (all bikes should have heated grips as standard in the UK). 10. Scott Oiler, again should be standard.

Excellent bike which hasn't let me down once in 4 years, taking me plus 1 for a round trip around France (4k miles!) and back and fore motorway commutes. Ok the engine is a touch underpowered for the cc size but as pointed out in previous posts it’s got plenty of grunt. Honda should make a new model.

Anyone who knows anything about bikes can tell you that V-Twins are more about torque than power, this bike has pleanty of torque!! It catapults you out the bends with ease. And very smooth all the way through the gears. Just about manages to pull away in third and away to 75mph(ish). I don't know where MCN get there fuel consumption figures but I get 55mpg average. I fill up every 200 miles with plenty in the tank to spare. "could buy a far superior Suzuki DL1000 V-Strom or Aprilia ETV1000 Caponord for the same money" They may out-perform the XRV on the road, but as this was originally a road-going version of the Dakar winning VT750, it can't really be put in the same category as the "designed, built and bought for the road" Capo and V-Strom. Off-road this bike feels light and agile and so easy to ride. You don't have to rev very high, just keep the bike in second at low revs and let the torque of the engine pull you up any hills, flies up 1 in 1 gradients or even steeper!! The suspension may feel a little wallowy on the road but it really makes sense when you hit the gravel!! It really aids the bike to keep a straight and true path without causing the rider any dis-comfort whatsoever. After trading in my ZZR600 3 months (about 5,000 miles) ago for an Africa Twin, for real life riding I can't rate this bike highly enough. The only thing I must say is be careful when choosing your tyres for this bike. There are lots of styles to take into consideration, from out and out mud/sand, to sticky tarmac!! BTW I'm 5'7" and have no trouble with it so I don't know what the rest of you are complaining about!! LOL

This bike is TALL! If you're under 5'10" make sure you try before you buy. Otherwise a great bike - big road presence and ability to see over the car in front make for a safer ride.

Had a weird teething fuel supply problem, spluttering on hills - dealer cured it by switching to reserve and back!! I'm a newbie and this bike is a doddle to ride, not to mention, great fun. Suits me fine, but it's VERY high - no good for short-ar$es!

A great bike. I've only owned it a month and still grinning. It's deceptively quick because of the low revving engine and can beat pretty much anything off the lights if you want to (even if it loses out on top end). I have no intention of taking it trail riding but I bought it to go to Europe next year, for which it should be perfect. It's also great when in a lazy riding mood as for a bike it's size it's easy to handle on the move.