Honda 750 Transalp

[KungFooBob]

It was the press launch this week and the reviews are hitting the web.

All the ones I've seen have been pretty favourable.

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/bike-rev ... salp/2023/

[Bustaspoke]

It was the press launch this week and the reviews are hitting the web.

All the ones I've seen have been pretty favourable.

All the reviews I've watched of the Hairnet are positive,even that Lamb Chop bloke liked it,so I imagine it will be similar for the Transalp.

[Scootabout]

It was the press launch this week and the reviews are hitting the web.

All the ones I've seen have been pretty favourable.

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/bike-rev ... salp/2023/

That's a very positive review. The engine, especially, seems to be very good. At £3,500 more, but maybe not much more to offer except another 18kg, I'm wondering whether the Africa Twin will continue to sell?

[KungFooBob]

It was the press launch this week and the reviews are hitting the web.

All the ones I've seen have been pretty favourable.

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/bike-rev ... salp/2023/

That's a very positive review. The engine, especially, seems to be very good. At £3,500 more, but maybe not much more to offer except another 18kg, I'm wondering whether the Africa Twin will continue to sell?

Yeah the @ has a very similar Power to Weight ratio... but that's only half the story. The @'s torque makes it more suitable for lugging a passenger or luggage about over the TranSlap.

[Scootabout]

Yeah the @ has a very similar Power to Weight ratio... but that's only half the story. The @'s torque makes it more suitable for lugging a passenger or luggage about over the TranSlap.

Sure, but do you think many people who regularly ride two-up choose the Africa Twin? I wouldn't have thought so, but I might well be wrong.

[KungFooBob]

I regularly ride two up.

I chose an R1200GS.

The pillion seat was biggerer than the @.

[G.P]

A VERY positive review from Neevsey.

[Scootabout]

FWIW the French Moto Magazine has reviewed the Transalp alongside the Suzuki V-Strom 800 DE, Africa Twin, V-Strom 1050 DE. They rated the Suzuki the winner, although all had their virtues:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/aVfU3qqV7TH6h1SP7

[Taipan]

Shame they didn't offer a DCT version of this. I think it would have killed off the NCX if they had though and dented Africa Twin sales a bit as well...

[The Spin Doctor]

Shame they didn't offer a DCT version of this. I think it would have killed off the NCX if they had though and dented Africa Twin sales a bit as well...

I think the NC750X is aimed at a very different sort of rider.

[Bigjawa]

This is closer to the original AT than the AT is now, but 9.5k, nah, I'll stick to my GS thanks.

[Couchy]

Transalp looks cheap in the flesh and at £9500 it’s too expensive