Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sports vs Yamaha XMAX 250

The Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sports (2026) and the Yamaha XMAX 250 (2025) are compared with the same Moto Kıyas physics model under identical conditions: flat dry asphalt, no wind, a 75 kg rider and no passenger. The Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sports is a adventure bike with 1,084 cc, 100.6 hp and 253 kg; the Yamaha XMAX 250 is a scooter with 250 cc, 22.4 hp and 183 kg. Power-to-weight with the rider: 306.6 hp/ton versus 86.8 hp/ton. On this measure the Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sports is 253% ahead.

In the simulation the Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sports covers 0-100 km/h (speedometer) in 3.08 s and the Yamaha XMAX 250 in 11.65 s; the Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sports is quicker by 8.56 s. In the 100-0 km/h brake test, braking distance without the 0.3 s reaction time is 41.4 m for the Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sports (with ABS) and 45.2 m for the Yamaha XMAX 250 (with ABS). The Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sports stops 3.8 m shorter. Calculated top speed: 202 km/h (estimated from power and drag) versus 126 km/h (GPS measurement).

All values are an estimated simulation, not road-test measurements. Technical data comes from the sources listed below; the model uses model-specific parameters calibrated against published road tests for both. Open the interactive app (currently in Turkish) to watch the run side by side and change the load.