EICMA: Honda X-ADV revealed, but not for Oz
Honda’s new adventure scoot unveiled in Milan, and will stay there says Honda AustraliaHonda unveiled the latest machine to spawn from its NC750 platform overnight, the headline-grabbing X-ADV adventure-styled scooter. And after being absent from any announcements issued by Honda Australia, when asked by Bikesales, the firm confirmed: “Australia won't be getting the X-ADV,” it said.
Powered by the NC750-derived 54hp (40kW) 745cc parallel-twin engine and matched to the same Dual Clutch Transmission found in up-spec versions of Honda’s CRF1000L Africa Twin among other bikes, the new 2017 X-ADV scoot weighs in at 238kg.
It rolls on wire-spoked rims, a 17-inch front and a 15-inch rear and shod with dual-purpose rubber, it boasts dual radial-mounted four-piston calipers at the front, a five-way adjustable touring screen and 21 litres of underseat storage.
Like most adventure-biased machines, it gains long-travel suspension, a tapered aluminium bar, plastic handguards as well as utilitarian styling in the form of aluminium covers and angular plastic bodywork.
And while Honda Australia has announced a return of the once-discontinued SH150 line to the Australian marketplace, the X-ADV won’t be coming to Aussie dealerships any time soon.
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