Former Honda chief development rider, ex-Honda Racing UK boss, and Bonhams specialist writes for MCN

Today they’re called adventure bikes, but 40 years ago we knew them as ‘giant trailies’. Can Honda’s original Africa-ready big twin turn Rick’s gaze to distant horizons?

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