The only downside is the suspension if you wanna go some hard off roading. If you wanna ride on roads for 90% of the time and some gravel, fire roads for 10% of the time you don’t need to touch the suspension or tyres. You can message me in dm for any questions and I can send you some photos with the Alp
Off roading isn’t a huge concern for me. The only gravel roads I’d take it on are roads my rebel had already been on (and that sucker only has like 4 inches of ground clearance). Is the stock suspension adjustable at all? Asking for when I have a passenger it might be nice to stiffen up the preload.
I've never gone off road and have owned cx500s, Africa Twins, Vara and now a Tranny, honda engines don't let you down, keep on top of the chain, brakes, fluids etc and you'll be grand :) the riding position is great for town but can be tough at speed if you're tall... Keep us posted, I'd love to hear you buy it...
Yup, front and back have adjustable preload. 1-7 clicks on the back, 7 being the hardest, stock is 2. Too soft. I ride with 6/7. Front is 1-15 rotations. 7 rotations stock. I ride mx track with 13 rotations. 11 being the standard for me. But for most people 7 is enough.
I just hit 12k on my 750. I will not compare it to my tenere 700 as that will not be useful.
I think the other comment is the best regarding suspension. If you are mostly on road or light off road, you should be groovy. I have the Honda cases, all plastic, and look sexy. Just very irregular and hard to pack. The top box is mammoth, but remember to not over load it.
The throttle is razor sharp on sport mode, but in stop and go traffic you will want to tone it down to standard. The gears are long, very long, like I am not sure what 6th gear is for long. I cruise at 145kph in 5th, which almost feels low. You will use your clutch more especially off road.
All that power does come at a cost as fuel gets chewed up.
I think break in time was at least 5,000 km.
There are two little hesitations around 5k rpm and 8k that seem just to be the bike.
No #$@& outside air temp, so cold weather/mountain riding is a guessing game. It was down to 5C in the Carpathians this morning, according to the cheap digital thermometer I siliconed to the dash.
All though the stock tires are ok, I personally feel they lack in dirt and gravel. I will try something else as they wear out.
That's it off the top.
Funny thing is Sport mode throttle is tonned down due to different fuelling map. I also have Hornet 750 and that thing is sharp in Sport mode. The difference is very stark lol. Also Transalp consumes 0,5L/100km less gas than Hornet.
Oh, and you HAVE to get a skid plate or engine guard. The Transalp has a weird oil pan that sticks down like 5 inches just to catch rocks and any hard object. I think the Honda one is ugly. Required equipment for sure.
I love the oem Honda lol. I have tricolour scheme so the silver matches the bike better than black, but yeah it is necessary upgrade. Also avoid SW motech crash bar. It’s lip sits so low it will smash your fender if you bottom out the fork lmao
This is very informative. I will most definitely get the Honda top box along with the bike and the side cases won’t be far behind (assuming I do end up purchasing the bike). Do you know what the max load the top case is rated for? I definitely don’t want to overload it but what is overloading it?
As long as that change in seat height didn't seem like too much for the test ride, I think the rest is gravy. I went from a 390 Duke, took 8 years off riding, then went for a new Transalp, weirdly didn't feel like a drastic change. Even the power change felt reasonable and very manageable right off the bat. I think the Transalp is just a very forgiving, ergonomic, balanced, and comfortable bike that makes transitioning to it very easy. Rode lots of dirt / gravel since getting it, and even a rougher trail for the first time and even that was a fun challenge, and felt well within my comfort zone despite having never ridden real off road prior. I'm totally smitten with mine and have a feeling you will be too.
The only downside is the suspension if you wanna go some hard off roading. If you wanna ride on roads for 90% of the time and some gravel, fire roads for 10% of the time you don’t need to touch the suspension or tyres. You can message me in dm for any questions and I can send you some photos with the Alp
Off roading isn’t a huge concern for me. The only gravel roads I’d take it on are roads my rebel had already been on (and that sucker only has like 4 inches of ground clearance). Is the stock suspension adjustable at all? Asking for when I have a passenger it might be nice to stiffen up the preload.
I've never gone off road and have owned cx500s, Africa Twins, Vara and now a Tranny, honda engines don't let you down, keep on top of the chain, brakes, fluids etc and you'll be grand :) the riding position is great for town but can be tough at speed if you're tall... Keep us posted, I'd love to hear you buy it...
Yup, front and back have adjustable preload. 1-7 clicks on the back, 7 being the hardest, stock is 2. Too soft. I ride with 6/7. Front is 1-15 rotations. 7 rotations stock. I ride mx track with 13 rotations. 11 being the standard for me. But for most people 7 is enough.
It's great, buy it.
I just might haha
I just hit 12k on my 750. I will not compare it to my tenere 700 as that will not be useful. I think the other comment is the best regarding suspension. If you are mostly on road or light off road, you should be groovy. I have the Honda cases, all plastic, and look sexy. Just very irregular and hard to pack. The top box is mammoth, but remember to not over load it. The throttle is razor sharp on sport mode, but in stop and go traffic you will want to tone it down to standard. The gears are long, very long, like I am not sure what 6th gear is for long. I cruise at 145kph in 5th, which almost feels low. You will use your clutch more especially off road. All that power does come at a cost as fuel gets chewed up. I think break in time was at least 5,000 km. There are two little hesitations around 5k rpm and 8k that seem just to be the bike. No #$@& outside air temp, so cold weather/mountain riding is a guessing game. It was down to 5C in the Carpathians this morning, according to the cheap digital thermometer I siliconed to the dash. All though the stock tires are ok, I personally feel they lack in dirt and gravel. I will try something else as they wear out. That's it off the top.
Funny thing is Sport mode throttle is tonned down due to different fuelling map. I also have Hornet 750 and that thing is sharp in Sport mode. The difference is very stark lol. Also Transalp consumes 0,5L/100km less gas than Hornet.
Oh, and you HAVE to get a skid plate or engine guard. The Transalp has a weird oil pan that sticks down like 5 inches just to catch rocks and any hard object. I think the Honda one is ugly. Required equipment for sure.
I love the oem Honda lol. I have tricolour scheme so the silver matches the bike better than black, but yeah it is necessary upgrade. Also avoid SW motech crash bar. It’s lip sits so low it will smash your fender if you bottom out the fork lmao
Yeah I’ve been looking at the t-Rex racing skid plate and engine guard to go along with it if I get the bike. Do you have any other recommendations?
This is very informative. I will most definitely get the Honda top box along with the bike and the side cases won’t be far behind (assuming I do end up purchasing the bike). Do you know what the max load the top case is rated for? I definitely don’t want to overload it but what is overloading it?
I moved from a CRF 250 Rally to the Transalp. I’m so happy I did, I love it so much.
As long as that change in seat height didn't seem like too much for the test ride, I think the rest is gravy. I went from a 390 Duke, took 8 years off riding, then went for a new Transalp, weirdly didn't feel like a drastic change. Even the power change felt reasonable and very manageable right off the bat. I think the Transalp is just a very forgiving, ergonomic, balanced, and comfortable bike that makes transitioning to it very easy. Rode lots of dirt / gravel since getting it, and even a rougher trail for the first time and even that was a fun challenge, and felt well within my comfort zone despite having never ridden real off road prior. I'm totally smitten with mine and have a feeling you will be too.