Marquez and Barreda Test the New Africa Twin Off-Road  See how the CRF1000L performs when top Spanish racers take it to the track.

Honda has let loose two of their top Spanish motorcycle racers — Marc Marquez and Joan Barreda — to test the new Africa Twin and share their opinions. Rally Racer Joan Barreda is considered one of the fastest riders in the Dakar Rally and Marc Marquez is the current MotoGP world champion. While Marc Marquez is known for his phenomenal skills on asphalt, he trains on dirt in the off season and is an accomplished dirt track racer as well.

The video shows the two Spaniards putting the new Africa Twin through its paces on an outdoor track. Marc and Joan demonstrate choreographed slides and jumps on the big enduro with ease. Surprisingly, it seems Honda allowed their prized racers to perform these potentially dangerous maneuvers without much upper body protection.

Marc Marquez and Joan Barreda get some air on the new Africa Twin wearing only light protection.

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At one point in the video it shows the small statured Marc Marquez (5’6″ 130 pounds) touching the ground on one leg. No doubt they were using the Africa Twin’s low seat height setting (32.3 inch). He seems to have no problem whipping around on the big dual sport.

Marc Marquez 5’6″ (left) and Joan Barreda 5’11” (right) shown here sitting on the new Africa Twin.

After the off-road demonstration, continue watching the playlist to see Joan and Marc provide their opinions on what it is like to ride the new Africa Twin.