Earlier today, Honda said its Africa Twin series would be updated for 2024, starting with an announcement for the European market (we expect North American confirmation soon). There are several big changes for 2024: New rims that take tubeless tires. A reconfigured DCT, showing Honda’s commitment to perfecting this auto-shift technology. The engine itself is retuned to make more torque, and to make it lower in the rev range. There’s new bodywork, a new windscreen, and new suspension options for the standard AT. You can read all about it here.

Another set of changes: Honda has updated its OEM accessory offerings. There’s a 38-liter top box available, black rubber kneepads for your tank, and a slip-on muffler from SC-Project available in either silver or black paint. There are also new Comfort and Low seats. Or if you want to go further, Honda now has Rally, Adventure, Urban and Travel packages available as off-the-shelf orders. See Honda’s description of these below.

Rally Pack

Designed to enhance the off-road durability and performance. The pack features wide Rally Footpegs for extra leverage and control and Engine Guards/Radiator Grill to minimise damage. For the Africa Twin with manual transmission a Quickshifter is included, while the DCT option gains a Foot Shift Lever. Colour-matched Knuckle Guard Extenders add weather protection, Wheel Stripes add an exclusive splash of colour that complement the overall look.

Adventure Pack

Ready for the long haul. New Front Side Pipes protect bodywork and are constructed from 25mm stainless steel with a polished, electrolytic coating that resists corrosion and is also easy to clean. They also mount the dual Fog Lights in a higher, more aggressive position that on previous models. A 4.5L tank bag provides flexible, easy-to-access storage, while new Side Tank Pads protect paint from knee scuffs and provide additional grip for off-road riding.

Urban Pack

Available in two options – plastic or aluminium. In plastic, a newly redesigned stripe design compliments the 58L Top Box (enough for 2 full-face helmets, comes with a Carrier Bracket, pillion Backrest and Inner Bag. The 42L aluminium Top Box features its own Carrier Bracket and Inner Bag. The Urban Packs also include new, easy-to-fit heated grips and ACC charging socket, which the Africa Twin ES has as standard. Finally a Main Stand makes for straightforward rear wheel/chain maintenance.

Travel Pack

Like the Urban Pack the Travel Pack comes in plastic or aluminium. 40L left/30L right plastic Pannier Cases – also featuring the new designed stripes – also feature one-size Inner Bags. The Aluminium Cases 37L left / 33L right come complete with mounting stays, and individual right/left inner bags. Redesigned Upper Deflectors channel airflow around arms and shoulders and Lower Deflectors for the legs improve comfort at highway speeds. Comfort Pillion Footpegs are the finishing touch.

Photos

Remember that the CRF1100L line now comes with the street-oriented Adventure Sports model, which we see in our first photo gallery here:

And then we have the standard Africa Twin model, aimed at off-road riding with a larger front wheel.