Mine has done well for 5years in all-year-round British weather (Northern England so none of that mamby pamby Southern sunshine either 😆).

Matt Black for the win - rumors are they are faster so I have been told!

 

Mine has done well for 5years in all-year-round British weather (Northern England so none of that mamby pamby Southern sunshine either 😆).

Matt Black for the win - rumors are they are faster so I have been told!

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Sorry to say those rumors don't hold up.
Matte Black by it's nature isn't slippery like a beautifully clear coated metallic gloss black and actually has measurable wind resistance. I could make up a bunch of BS go into all of the physics involved but I have no idea you wouldn't understand.

 

Matt black, at least the way Honda has done it, appears surprisingly durable and very low maintenance. I would buy it again.

I would also consider red too, and perhaps Matt metallic red, if it existed.

 

Thanks peeps! This is just what I was hoping to hear! Hmmm

 

Had 2 matte black ones, a 2021 AT DCT and a 2022 ATAS DCT.
My first one I had for 9 months and was used every weekend including salt laden winter roads and no issues. My second one is now about 15 months and again used every weekend including salt covered winter roads and again standing up well.
As @DoubleThumper says they are very low maintenance and when you do clean them they don't need much other than water and soap, no messing around with wax and polish.

They don't do the ATAS in matte black any more but the matte grey looks ok and likely will stand up as well, the AT however still comes in matte black.

 

My 2017 Matt black AT still scrubs up well at 6 yrs old and 30k miles. I'd have another quite happily

 

Maybe it’s time to finally go black then, thanks again

 

I had a matt black with gold rims. Switched to the 30 anniversary edition (blue white red) and really miss the black - it stood up really well to the elements.

 

Hello [B]Lupolee[/B]. What wheels do you have on your twin? Do you mind sharing the cost just for the wheels? Thank you-MK

 

Hi, They are made by HAAN and have their tubeless conversion done - cost delivered via a UK distributor to me in the UK for £1550.

Haan Wheels - Honda Africa Twin

passend für Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin ab 2015 Honda CRF1100L Africa Twin ab 2020 Honda CRF1100L Africa Twin Adventure Sport (hier müssen aber die…

www.haan-wheels.de

 

hey,
i also got the Matt black 2020 version of the AT. Since march this year ive got red crashbars on them ( the same red tint as there are already on the bike)
i love the visual of the bike at the moment and gotten loads of positive comments about it
( pictures is the first setup , the upper crashbars where delayed , no picture of the full install yet)

 

hey,
i also got the Matt black 2020 version of the AT. Since march this year ive got red crashbars on them ( the same red tint as there are already on the bike)
i love the visual of the bike at the moment and gotten loads of positive comments about it
( pictures is the first setup , the upper crashbars where delayed , no picture of the full install yet)
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Thats the first one I have seen with red bars to red subframe, nice 😎

 

Aren't most modern day combat fighter jets Matt finished?

Well heck, let's include jet bombers too, albeit a wee bit slower, but packs a ton of explosive capacity.

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Conversely, comfy, reclined and subdued passenger jets are finished in gloss, typically in a vast and variant array of red, blue and white colours. They also have a large capacity to carry a lot of fat.