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The Honda CRF1000, also known as the True Adventure, is an upcoming 1000 cc dual-sport motorcycle manufactured by Honda. The motorcycle is being developed as a modern interpretation of its predecessor NXR-750 which won the Paris-Dakar rally four times in the late eighties. The CRF1000 has also been seen as a response by Honda to the heavier on road focused adventure touring motorcycles such as the BMW R1200GS, Ducati Multistrada, and Triumph Tiger Explorer with a lighter more off road focused machine.

Prototype
The first confirmations of a new off-road focused touring motorcycle came in June 2014 when Honda filed a patent for an externally mounted airbox configuration which would allow for a more slender and lower mounted fuel tank in future dual sport motorcycles. This feature increases off road handling by allowing riders to slide further forward into turns without being inhibited by a wide fuel tank with a higher center of gravity.

The first full prototype of the CRF1000 was revealed at the 2014 EICMA international motorcycle show in Milan, Italy. The prototype heavily disguised in camouflage and covered in mud did not reveal any specific details about the new motorcycle other than visual details such as a parallel twin engine, dual front disk brakes with ABS, 21 inch front and 19 inch rear tires on spoked wire rims, and the absense of a shift lever indicating the dual-clutch transmission from other Honda motorcycles such as the Honda VFR1200F could be an available option.

After the EICMA reveal, Honda began releasing a series of videos titled "True Adventure" documenting the history of the Paris-Dakar rally winning Africa Twins in the 1980s in anticipation of the release of the new true adventure.