Kalahari: A custom Africa Twin from Maria Motorcycles

The Honda XRV750 Africa Twin is almost thirty years old, and fast approaching legend status. So most Honda fanatics will probably baulk at the thought of customizing one. Luis Correia and his crew at Maria Motorcycles weren't keen to cut into their client's 1992 Africa Twin either. But it wasn't just down to reverence for the adventure sports icon. “We accepted reluctantly,” Luis explains, “because a bike like this is not a walk in the park to make. There are lots of limitations when dealing with liquid-cooled bikes: we usually have a lot of parts to hide and to get...