2024 Honda XL750 Transalp | Dirt & Road Test 

Thank you so much bud! Appreciate that.

That is true. They really can put em together

Honda simp

I have had many bikes and a couple of Hondas. They are not as exciting as other brands but everything is so smooth and you get the feel that everything is thought of.

Agreed! Go Honda!

How is it offroad? and do you actually bottom out fast? And what do you weigh? 😂

Motorcycles are fun first. Then we start racing em, then they get real fun, but later can be a lot of stress. Happy to see a fun bike come out!

Hey thank you and congratulations on the new bike

Appreciate this!

Appreciate you saying this! So does honda probably

User mode is saved for me. I think you only got resetted ABS and Traction Control values in case you disable them completely (for safety reasons).

Awwww thanks bud!

Thank you! Cheers

If there's a second choice which way are you leaning

@@steve_kamrad5216 vstrom 800de

I plan to do the fuse switch. Its my only complaint about this bike. I hate TC especially on rock or grass. Mine bucs so much its dangerous.

TransAlp needs to rev out to appreciate it, T7 has lot of torque down low by comparison.

@@churchofbrap876 I understand that. I would like to see them overlayed on the same graph with some of the other competitors like the V-Strom 800, Tuareg 660... It would be interesting.

Appreciate it!

It is kind of like a heavy dual sport in a lot of ways but still pretty from a XR650L but yeah it's really capable like a KLR650 but with a wayyyyy better motor

McCruise has a control.

Yeah it's an older version. The ceramic dimples on the sleeves really make this thing Bullet proof

@@steve_kamrad5216 Shame they don't still offer that design as I really prefer it to what they have now.

I haven't ridden one yet but it's considerably more expensive than the transalp but also quite different components wise. If I get to ride one soon I'll reply

@@steve_kamrad5216 By the time you add to the Transalp what the 800DE comes with the Transalp cost is the same. Plus once you put 5he extras on the Transalp still has a garbage nonadjustable suspension.

Because the 800DE is a much better bike. Reviewers don't like to talk badly about Honda. I'm a life long Honda fanboy, but they lost me with the Transalp. It's a nice tall street bike though.

@jonwoodworker but have you riden one? Cause I was there with 10 other journalists and we all had a blast because the bike is overall really good, I've also riden the 1989 transalp which I talk about in the written article. If your a Honda fan, this thing should be easy to be a fan off

@@jonwoodworker geez mate, ya gotta let it go, you’re starting to sound like a stuck record. You like your 800 de, that’s awesome. From all accounts the Transalp is a pretty darned good bike too. Don’t disregard that 800 de will also need the garbage plastic handguards, and bash plate replacing, plus adding the engine crash bars like the Transalp.

Gotta come here to get em

Yes. Maybe perfect.

japan

Interesting. The first years of the old model was built in Japan and later Italy.

Lol. Cheers

Hmm quality looks good for me. Check your internet connection or that the settings on your youtube app are set to highest picture quality.

Looks like cell phone video

The tiger 850 sport is the deal of the decade. But the TA is gonna be more fun and less serious as well as better offroad

No

It is much narrower than all the KTM's. Making it feel more nimble and easier to flat foot the ground.

Buy both?

The T7 and Transalp cost about 13.000 EUR including taxes here in Sweden now 2023.

That's taxes and tariffs, the t7 in the US is a fantastic deal

Yeah, and honda always leans toward the safe side of these things, but other manufacturers have a 2 button reset and also the dash flashes ur status, I mean, I'd love to see the bike retain ur user settings after its keyed off. Once keyed off it resets ur settings within user mode, so it goes back to a "road" mode and "user" mode goes allllll the way back to default which reactivates abs and tc. Which no other manufacturer does.

Massively improved KLR650 twin!

Bit almost half the price after taxes.

I’m deciding my next bike. AT was my first choice, but I think it’s very heavy, so after some research, the 900 Rally pro is now my option. I saw your Tiger off road racing video (with some scramblers and off road bikes), I’m not planing on nothing similar, more gravel road and some more technical, but not heavy. I would love to consider the Transalp, but from what I’ve read is almost as heavy a the Tiger and lacking many equipment (which is std on the Tiger) and the suspension should be upgraded.. and when you add all that you end up with a expensive bike. Please convince me I’m wrong and the TA is as good as a bike as the Tiger. The exhaust header, isn’t it too low?

@Rod990ktm all the bikes have low pipes these days and the best thing to do is just invest in a good skid plate and ride smart. The TA feels like a much lower and smaller bike than the tiger 900, even the new one, and the cost difference is huge if you're just going to be playing in some gravel and dirt. The Tiger, especially the 2024 is super premium but also an amazing road bike. Like 2 bikes in one, but of you just want a fun, low worry adv bike, I'd throw a leg over the transalp daily before the Tiger 900. Both are fun bikes but the Tiger feels serious, like driving a Lamborghini over a mustang or something. Both are fun but if you hate the idea of the weight on the TA, the Tiger is more top heavy and the geometry of the tiger is not the best for beginner riders in mud and sand. But if you want a sporty bike that can tour and adv ride and is super nice and reliable the tiger is a great option especially with the bumble in HP this year. Like you said the AT feels big and heavy, so does the tiger, not as much, but sizing down to a TA you'll be really comfortable and when someone drops their full size "adv bike" you'll be having more fun. But it really depends on the use case scenario. If you want to move 100 pounds of gear into the woods and travel for weeks? The bigger bikes do it better but after doing a few hundred adv and ds rides with my old tiger 800 I prefer to set up camp and ride and come back to a shower somewhere. You can buy a lot of hotel rooms and move clothes and some gear really easy compared to being loaded up. So just keep those things in mind. If you were going to build the AT later... decat headers, an exhausting, a tune and suspension from racetech you could build put a sweet af TA and not worry about hauling a tent. If you're looking to go full adv? Get the lightest tent and sleeping pad you can.

Thanks. I really appreciate your answer. I’m coming from a 2007 KTM 990 and then a 2014 1200GSA… I’m now looking for a 300 - 500 kms riding area and going off road. As per your comments the TA may be a good option. I agree at not carrying much stuff, I’m minimal on that area. I’m not getting younger and the less weight is always welcome to maneuver the bike on tactical trails. I will need to research for Tubeless wheels upgrade if I consider the TA. Maybe the AT Wheels fit? Thanks again

@Rod990ktm oh well you should go back to the 990 then. Not really but kinda. A 790 adventure r might be the right ticket too. Coming from those two "premium" bikes, you might want to stay in the "really good suspension" and layout kind of area then. Buuttttt the Tiger 900 RP might actually be the right choice, and the tubeless wheels on the RP really handle some shit.

Not a street bike, and it's an engineered by Honda adventure bike, so no, it's not a street bike.

Not the case.

@@steve_kamrad5216 I phoned Honda Canada and they could not tell me. The Honda website does not say, nor does the Owners Manual. So I guess my only way to find out the true HP is have mine run on a dyno. In Europe reviewers & motorcycle magazines report theirs is 102 or is it 103 hp. Everyone in N.A. says 92 hp for there.

The US version is 83hp, everybody else gets 93hp from what I understand.

​@@cranedaddy678wish that was true, but early Canadian owners have confirmed that the Canadian model is the same as the US one

@@alozborne that sucks!

Yeah more reliable and less expensive

Is that what your guide dog thinks too. Careful, someone moved the chesterfield!

You should make a video and post something to your page.

Always easier to criticise than demonstrate.

@@steve_kamrad5216 You are funny. I watch many many videos on this bike and I received my new one 2 days ago. Please be an adult and accept the feedback. Your video is lacking compared to others. So now you have some feedback and maybe will be able to improve on yours. There is nothing bad about yours but it does not stand out after 1 year of so many others having already done reviews. I have heard from RU-vid video teachers and they all say make it stand out in 1 way from everyone elses or the algorithm will not get it out there to people. I wish you well in the coming new year and have fun. Never get defensive as it makes a person look 100% unprofessionsal and immature.

@human1513 those who can't do... criticize, congratulations on having someone who created something and gave an informed, unbiased review interact you. Hope this one on one conversation leaves you feeling fulfilled and satisfied.

Thanks you!

I can't half as$ em so I go full in