👌 2025 Honda Africa Twin ES – Goldilocks or Just Too Much Tech? 🚒

Описание: The 2025 Honda Africa Twin ES is that “almost perfect” adventure bike that still manages to push a few of my buttons… literally.
In this video I ride and review the Africa Twin ES and break down what it’s actually like to live with:
Size: big adventure bike energy – closer to a GS than a middleweight. It’ll do single track, but you feel every pound when the trail gets tight.
Reliability: classic Honda bullet-proof feel. If I had to bet on one bike to start every day on a long trip, this would be high on the list.
Price point: very strong value compared with some of the fancy Euro ADV bikes.
Comfort: not a couch on the highway, not overly plush off-road – it’s kind of a Goldilocks setup in the middle. Good at a lot, perfect at nothing.
Tech: the features are nice… but way too confusing.
Too many buttons
Menus buried in menus
TFT that feels like you need to take a tech class just to ride the thing
Character: yes, it rattles and buzzes a bit, but honestly that’s not a deal breaker – it just adds to the “Africa Twin doing Africa Twin things” vibe.
If you’re cross-shopping bikes like the BMW GS, Tiger 900, Pan America, or Tenere 700 and wondering where the Africa Twin ES fits, this video should help you figure out if this is your style of adventure… or if the tech and size will drive you crazy.

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Drop your questions about the 2025 Africa Twin ES in the comments – especially if you’re stuck between this and a GS or Tiger – and I’ll hit them in a follow-up or some shorts.

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