Like a Pro: Toni Bou Shows How to Turn an Africa Twin Into a Trials Bike

The multiple indoor and outdoor FIM Trial World Championship title-holder posted a video on his YouTube channel, with him taming a 500-pound Africa Twin CRF 1100L.

The Spanish pro pushes the limits of the motorcycle with the confidence and easiness of the elite that he is, treating it like a trials bike and riding it up and down rocks and on extreme terrain.

No soundtrack was necessary as there is nothing more satisfying than hearing the Twin roar and giving in to its skillful rider. Just as we would expect from him, Toni Bou displays perfect coordination and balance, not to mention unwavering courage.

Honda’s Africa Twin runs a V-twin engine, and the standard version weighs no less than 498 pounds (226 kg), which makes it way too bulky for riding it up trees or rocks. Trials bikes are usually much lighter, weighing under 150 lbs (68 kg), have no seat, and have a small fuel capacity.

The 2021 Honda Africa Twin CRF 1100L has a fuel tank capacity of 18.8 liters (4.9 gallons) and a fuel consumption of 20.4 km/l (47.9 m/gallon).

Antoni Bou, globally known as Toni Bou, is a Spanish professional trials rider and he was undefeated in the last 28 indoor/outdoor FIM Trial World Championships. His repeated wins have made him the most successful rider in history. He was also the youngest motorcycle rider to win the World Indoor Title on a 4-stroke motorbike.

The rider recently went through leg surgery after he broke his fibula in an accident while he was training. The procedure was successful and Bou will be ready at the line on June 12, for the opening of the Trials World Championship in Italy.