Honda Transalp 750 vs Suzuki Vstrom 800 DE - Part 1 | KNOX

Honda Transalp 750 vs Suzuki Vstrom 800 DE - Part 1 | KNOX

The Middle weight adventure bike segment is one of the most contested parts of the new bike market.
In this 2 part series we put the latest offerings from Japan head to head against the beautiful English lake district backdrop.
This is Honda Transalp 750 vs Suzuki V-strom 800 DE in an epic 2 day adventure motorcycle trip.
Patience will be tested, bikes will be dropped, laughs will be had, and most importantly memories will be made as we carve out mountain pass, trails, beaches and sodden campsites all in the quest to figure out which one comes out on top.

Hope you enjoyed this one, and we look forward to publishing Episode 2 next week!

In this video, Aaron was wearing:

Mossy was wearing:

[davekane]

Gear vid production. Good to see some classic British weather too, so many trips end up like this 🙂 Nice to your kit being put to the test along with the bikes so thanks for info at the end on that too. Look forward to part 2

[Englishbikerdan]

Great production as always! Mossy is always hilarious! Cheers!

[straightup]

Thanks guys great efforts on the 2 bikes im most interested in 👍👍

[festol]

Mr Mossy! Great see you here! This channel is great, since the GSXR comparision and other honests reviews!
Love to see regular bikes reviews and "old bikes" reviews! Great article from this video! Congrats!

[richardallen]

Liked the video...wise move to camp near a pub in that kind of weather...From previous reviews, most have said that the Honda is better on the road, and that the Suzi is better on the off road/trails. I currently own the Suzi, and find it to be a snappy riding machine on road, with lots of torque and the ability to go whichever direction you want, when you push on the handlebar. Better tires than stock would make it a much better off road machine. Depends on riders taste and use though.

[martinbernstein]

Just subscribed. Enjoyed the riding shots, and really enjoyed the banter. Grandpa is a character. Hope he’s in more vids!

[geanviljoen]

Beautiful videography and great video !!! I saw you guys ran the Dunlop trailmax Raid tire, wanted to ask how these tires are across all the different terrains (Because you guys sure did cover them all) because I am thinking of putting them on? Keep up the great videos !!

[yagian]

Cinematography is a level above all other channels. The banter wasn't bad either 😄

[Jamess-]

Suzuki the best brand in the world, 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[johnholbrook]

The bike that weighs the less comes out on top for me.

[mjonno]

Good stuff. Hoping for more details on the bikes and comparison in future episode.

[troyruscheinski]

What tires were you running? The same on both?

[chadmckenzie]

watch enough reviews on these bikes and you see an obvious split. Most American reviews praise the 800de and say it doesnt feel as heavy as it is. Most say the 800de is better offroad and it should be with better suspension. The British fellows love the Honda. If they think the 800 is heavy to pick up Id reckon they havent picked up a T7 or africa twin lol

[Raghav-oqxo]

Best video mate. Always in love with British summer.

[Fret-knot]

It's a fair enough excuse for stacking it... I'm sure that I saw Pamela Anderson on that beach once, as well.

[jimdoolan]

What's with the sump need a good skid plate i have the new SUZUKI DE800 and sx250 to nice bike looking forward to your videos on it
Cheers from new Zealand 🇳🇿 😊

[jonwoodworker]

It's amazing how a reviewer can spend minutes complaining that the Transalp electronics are worthless, then say the bike is "mint." Then the same reviewer stated how heavy the 800DE was and didn't even ride it. In my experience and watching all the reviews the 800DE is easier to pick up than the T7 and as easy to pick up as the Transalp. All the Euro reviewers seam very Transalp biased and don't use ADV bikes as ADV bikes. The 800DE was the clear winner in the sand in this video review. Electronics are better, torque is better, suspension is better, but forget that...the Transalp is "mint." Lol

[craighoward]

Beautifully shot, but not a lot of actual information. There's something interesting about abs and traction, but... kind of light on info. I'll look forward to more content rich reviews on the Transalp, and maybe in Pt 2 of this.

[podunkman]

So you can't cheat the weight? Is the Transalp easier to drive because it is simply lighter?

[xchalibur]

I don't know why but when the weather is like in this video it's my time to go on for a ride.