Honda XL750 Transalp Review: 2023's Best New Adventure Motorcycle?

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[gregjoubert]

I like the bike. I really wish it came with cruise control and tubeless wheels.

[nicofonce]

I had a Transapl 25 years ago and I loved it to bits. Never missed a beat, and I was trashing it all the time. This new one is surely HIGH up my shortlist.

[scottydiver]

The review of this bike sounds exactly the way I feel about my 1989 Honda Transalp, I've been riding it for thirty years and it's never missed a beat. It's great on the road and competent offroad

[allwheeldrive]

This segment is pretty awesome with the Transalp and DE, now. Incredibly good rigs! Still, and inexplicably, there is NO excuse to not even offer cruise control on these bikes. If the manufacturers think it'll force buyers into the next category up, they're crazy. What it will do, though, is kill some sales, even sending more into the used market for those next-level bikes that have it. For anyone who ACTUALLY does miles, it's a no-brainer. Wrist-rest and throttle lock sales will surely see a bump. Thanks for a great review, MB!

[Parkyste]

I like the TransAlp… nice looking bike and great spec…
But I still think a second hand Standard Africa twin would be the better buy.

[v]

Great review. Jumped on the configurator and just about everything is an optional accessory and £££'s. When spec'd similar to others it really isn't much cheaper!

[garyhewson]

Brilliant first look at this bike and thanks for the seat height comments. I'm going off for a test ride on one of these as soon as I can!

[dashuntas.m]

I feel like ‘extreme’ internet opinions often forget about the average, real world consumer; the fact that this bike is a seemingly solid all rounder with a great price point, decent amount of tech and the Honda reputation will probably be enough for it to be a successful platform. It’ll also help to keep customers who started on the CB500X within the brand since they might not want to make the big jump to an AT

[Kevin]

The main question isnt 'is this the middleweight adventure bike to buy in 2023?' but rather : how available will this bike be in 2023? because supply issues have been an on going problem in most parts of the world and most have 6months upto a year of waiting lists. Remember the NT1100? all these new bikes suffer the same issue, way too high demand and zero supply.

[blackskunk]

Very good review as always. I had an Africa Twin 1000 and found the wind buffeting terrible and tried what most people assume is the problem, increasing the height. No different. So, I tried increasing the width by adding cardboard cut-outs roughly the same shape as the OEM accessory ones. Completely solved the problem for me. Even tried the usually successful Airflow (no good).
So, size does matter, the width not the length.
I do agree about the colours. It would have been good to have one red or blue like the XL650, or the two-tone blue/green XL600 (which I had, excellent bike)

[GCTO]

Great video, mate! Good to hear that it is a good allrounder. Will get mine in May…in black. Will be a good road addition to my 1100 AT. My beloved AT will stay for sure. She is my offroad horse.

[crazygrandad]

What we need are more adventure style bikes for short legged riders. I’ve a 27 inch inside leg. But prefer both feet on floor. So 850mm seat height is a no go.

[Xlac]

I wish the headlight was more Dakar like

[DanWidlo]

It was pleasure to meet You on press launch 😉 greetings from Poland

[JeffMax]

Bike specced like the one in this video is around €16.700. That’s 30% above base price of €12.899 where I live.
And then you are still left with a bike with tubed tires, no cruise control and only adjustable pre-load.
Not so cheap considering the competition.
Tuareg 660 still the best option imo

[birybenjamin]

Wow I've been waiting to see the real road review of transalp and I'm impressed!

[matthewlovejoy]

Bought one today..same colour scheme...fantastic bike..

[chrislynch]

Looks like a great bike here in Thailand. Where the paved road ends with no warning and you have miles of gravel roads then back to pavement. Where a road bike would bottom out very quickly, this seems to be a great design for a country, not known for it’s upkeep of roads.

[j.r.n.]

Great video and the graph for rider modes was super informative and helpful!!

[Planet_Wax]

Put the CB500X 19" and 17" wheels on that and you have the perfect road tourer. Simple as that.