Description
1989 Honda XRV650K Africa Twin. Genuine RD03 model built by HRC for two years only as a road-going replica of the multiple Paris Dakar race winning NXR750.
Born at the height of the popularity of the Paris-Dakar Rally in 1988, the first production Africa Twin was effectively an ‘off-road RC30’. Like the RC, the XRV650 was built by HRC and conceived as a no-compromise, road-going replica of a race-winner – in this case the factory NXR750 V-twin which, in 1986, won the Dakar first time out and went on to notch four successive victories.
The resultant machine, the XRV650 RD-03 Africa Twin (to give it its full moniker), was launched on May 20th 1988, caused a sensation and went on to spawn a succession of derivatives that remained on sale for the next 15 years.
G248WKL was manufactured on 14th March 1989 at the HRC facility in Hamamatsu, Japan, and was specified for the Swiss market with the HSQ option of a single square headlamp to comply with local market regulations. It was imported to the UK sometime in 2006, and has now covered 82, 971 km (51, 857 miles). It remains in largely original condition, with various cosmetic marks to the body fairings and other panels. Mechanically it is in very good order, having been recommissioned in 2022 and with further work in late 2024 to prepare for sale. A clean MOT pass was recorded on 4th December 2024 and the bike is ready to go.
Perfect for Sandraiders event in Morocco - the 2025 edition is sold out, but that would leave plenty of time to prep the bike for 2026.
A genuine Paris Dakar replica built by Honda Racing Corporation, The RD03 was never officially sold in the UK and is therefore a rare and collectible classic bike.
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