Can the Honda Transalp actually handle Twisty Mountain Roads? (pt.3)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ค. 2024
- Honda made the XL 750 Transalp and advertised it as a road bike, despite having long travel suspension, 21in tubed spoke front and 19 inch tubed spoked rear wheels. No tubeless option and not even a 19in front wheel option like on the Suzuki vstrom 800 re. Despite this seemingly off-road design, I decided to take Honda at their word and put this midsized Africa Twin to the test as a road bike.
This is the first installment of my 24 Hours with the 2024 Transalp 750 in which I treat it like a road bike and only a road bike. I want to fine out, “if you never took this bike off road, is it still a good bike”. And I don’t mean to play nice. I rented this bike with my own money so I own no curtesies to anyone. I have no car, only have the means for 1 motorcycle, and it’s my main form of transit.
We commuted in Tokyo city and did high speed highway touring, but today we ask, Can it be a sport bike in the twisty Kanto mountain roads? Could I drag pegs, and if I can’t scrape pegs, could I get a knee down? At least, can I use the full tire and have no chicken strips?
Still to come, What is its real value for money? And would I actually buy this as my one and only pavement prowler for everything I can imagine? - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
I have a tenere 700 and I’ve never bonded with the bike. I recently got the Transalp and I love it. It’s such a better road bike than the tenere. I did like tenere engine.
Yamaha I'd great on the cp2, I just sold my mt07. But the t7 is to much a dirt bike for my taste.
Love your content and my TA750. You hit all the points that are in my head about the bike.
I'm glad you enjoyed
What do you think about the v strom 800 RE with the 19inch wheels?
I haven't ridden that, I can find anywhere in tokyo that will let me. But I the 1 hand I think it's way to heavy. But as a former vstrom 650 owner, I think it's probably amazing.
I wish the transalp had a 19-17 wheel set up. But I reference it in other videos in the series.
As with all bikes. It’s all about the rider not the bike.
Very nice representation of your thoughts, as always. Transalp is definitely a great bike, the only thing missing is that cruise control that should be mandatory on bikes with this power already. :)
Have you ever thought about Honda Rebel 1100 maybe?
My wife desperately wants the rebel1100 as her next bike when we have the money for 2 bikes again and someone to watch the baby.
The TC is horrible in my opinion. It intervenes way too early and when it does you almost lose your teeth on the handlebars. I turn it off everytime I start mine.
In sport mode, I was well into a slide before the tc did anything and its sorted out perfectly. But looking at your profile photo, we may have a different riding style😅