2023 Honda Transalp launched

[team duvet]

Winner, winner, chicken dinner

https://www.visordown.com/news/new-...transalp-adventure-tourer-officially-revealed

TD

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Lunched, what's it taste like?

 

[team duvet]

Lunched, what's it taste like?

Now corrected, got giddy. Apologies.

 

[team duvet]

Nice

https://youtu.be/MSGm8tizmXA

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Now corrected,got giddy .

Apologies.

No need

On the Honda UK website, today

https://www.honda.co.uk/motorcycles/range/adventure/xl750_transalp/overview.html

 

[peepingtom]

Shame they didn’t make it’s as good looking as the Africa twin. There’s no need for such blandness

 

[retroman]

Looks tedious

Oh dear.

I'm sure it will be a great bike to ride. Just looks so bland and boring.

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Shame they didn’t make it’s as good looking as the Africa twin. There’s no need for such blandness

My thoughts too, looks a bit soft and fluffy...........especially compared to the Ducati/KTM/Yamaha middleweight Adv Bikes

 

[Old Codger]

Any idea of a price yet ?

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Any idea of a price yet ?

My guess is £9k ish

 

[Arsey]

I think it looks good.
They haven’t de tuned the motor from the Hornet.
Makes virtually identical power at 90bhp and actually a smidge more torque.

The Hornet is £6999.

I can’t see why this will be much more so I’m going to guess at £7999.

I reckon it’ll be a belter.More power than the TenaLady and much cheaper than the KTM etc.

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

I think it looks good.
They haven’t de tuned the motor from the Hornet.
Makes virtually identical power at 90bhp and actually a smidge more torque.

The Hornet is £6999.

I can’t see why this will be much more so I’m going to guess at £7999.

I reckon it’ll be a belter.More power than the TenaLady and much cheaper than the KTM etc.

That’s one thing it’s favour… 90hp

But power isn’t everything

Styling is a bit bland, but would like to see it in the flesh first

Hopefully Seat/Screen & Suspension is better than a Tenere 700, out of the crate

Tenere 700 looks a lot more purposeful though

 

[Deleted account 240831001]

If I was looking for a similar capacity bike with definite off road capability I’d look no further than a Desert X and that doesn’t even take into account the fact that in my opinion it’s a much better looking bike than the Honda.

 

[Quattroformaggio]

Yawn.

Not aimed at the comment above, by the way.

 

[Arsey]

If I was looking for a similar capacity bike with definite off road capability I’d look no further than a Desert X and that doesn’t even take into account the fact that in my opinion it’s a much better looking bike than the Honda.

And probably £6k more

 

[MarkShelley]

The fuel economy converts to 65mpg. That is decent. I really like the styling. I find many bikes, particularly KTM’s, over designed, similar to many of the latest cars. I expect it will steal a lot of sales from their own NC750X

 

[richardbd]

It was all going so well until I got to the bit about tubed tyres...

 

[Clifton]

It was all going so well until I got to the bit about tubed tyres...

Same here, I will never again buy a new motorcycle (or car) with wheels that require inner tubes. Hell my SXS's even use tubeless wheels and tyres!

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

The fuel economy converts to 65mpg.

That is decent.

Pretty decent for 90 HP

 

[richardbd]

Same here, I will never again buy a new motorcycle (or car) with wheels that require inner tubes. Hell my SXS's even use tubeless wheels and tyres!

Yep - for off-road bikes I get it. For dual-sport no...