All You NEED to Know: 2023 Honda X-ADV 750 In-Depth Review

[@jackalster77]

I've had over 30 bikes and currently own 6, from a ninja 400 to the current rocket 3 GT . Trust me, this is 100% a motorcycle with the advantages (automatic, with manual mode where you can change gears yourself, comfort and storage) of a maxi scooter. The most versatile bike ever.

[@j.bin_genex1927]

same r3gt+xadv here ,both great,r3 for toy ,but xadv is a great user indeed!

[@tango165]

Wish we had this in America!

[@StephanoHamez]

And Australia 🇦🇺

[@millennialfalcon7291]

You and me both! It's a shame how market is controlled, especially knowing that EU has stricter gas regulations ??? 👽 🔫

[@hagestad]

its basically nc 750x with smaller wheels and without front storage space. pretty useless for that price. Still cool looking.

[@realblackhiphop2010]

Ship it here from France or Africa I going to ship mine

[@cryptoknight3009]

And India cuz it's going to be so useful here cuz of our roads

[@RJadventure]

Great bike and love your reviews! Love mine... never regret it due to its practicality and storage. I fit it with original side panniers.. walla...more storage for all my adventure needs! However it is very pricy indeed! After using for nearly 1 year, I got the same key detection loss very often. Yes it is very irritating but able to ignore it by pressing any of the control button each time! My Klim Kurios Pro adventure helmet can fit under the seat although having a Cardo packtalk slim attached! No issue! However it might not fit will a bulky bluetooth set. DCT is awesome yet you can up or down shift anytime during the ride without changing to manual mode. This is very useful especially engaging tight corners and you want immediate engine braking. Pickup and braking is very good. Safe for overtaking and hardbraking when needed! I received a recall from Honda to change the handlelock system and it will take 2 days to fix that! Other than that, this is a lovely bike but a heavy one for me especially when reverse pushing it. You are right, you will either love or hate the look of the bike. Ride it first and you will fall in love with it!

[@erkutgurun]

Just ordered my 2nd Xadvç When you said you'll be also talking about the negatives, knowing there is no negatives, I was getting my fingers ready to type away a long paragraph why I disagree with you. However hearing the negatives you had to say, I totally agree. Especially with an adv bike selling the adv footpegs for a price. It's now also decided to do that for the handlebars!!! The stock handlebars are skinny and you have to get the covering parts from the accessories magazine. Shame on Honda on these points. BUT on all other 98% of the factors, this is the best bike I've ridden in the last 25-30 years and will continue this way for a long time if not forever.

[@zamriahmad3210]

100% agreed with you honda should come with the foot pegs as standard because the price isn't cheap

[@mtlnascarfan]

I'm sure that you can find after-market pegs at an affordable price like on Amazon or Fortnine.

[@neilmackinnon3371]

Filtering is allowed in the UK where I live. However, chatting with some traffic Police they suggested that when the traffic you are filtering through gets to around 20 to 25MPH then it stops being filtering and turns into overtaking and different rules / laws apply.

[@andrewgent9334]

We got told 30mph, after that you are 'making good progress' and to be honest, filtering at faster speeds you really deserve whatever happens.

[@neilmackinnon3371]

@@andrewgent9334 ahhh yes 'making good progress', I love that phrase. Interesting difference, Force to Force, I did get the impression there is no hard and fast rule on filtering.

[@bobnicholson4702]

Took delivery od my Special Edition (#36 of 56) X-ADV 750 last week. Done 300 miles thus far, what a hoot. Honda have done something magical with this scoot/bike/adventure. Loving it. I took the pegs OFF.

[@703035835]

You in the US??

[@apergiel]

The more digital electronic stuff that is forced on me, the more I appreciate analog, mechanical devices.Especially when something goes wrong in the boonies.

[@nickrider5220]

I guess there are motorcycles that look like adventure bikes, but in reality they're not - s1000xr etc, so why not a scooter ? The s1000xr gives the comfortable riding position to the s1000 platform, the scooter is already comfortable, so it's purely a styling exercise - after all you can take any motorcycle or scooter down a gravel road !

[@jonathantatler]

When did nearly a quarter of a tonne become a light motorcycle?

[@nicolaumb7494]

Always great to watch your reviews (although I miss Dave)...regarding the scooter, would you buy it instead of a Tuareg 660 (just to mention one of your last reviews)? Regarding lane splitting, here in Portugal 🇵🇹 it's legal and most car drivers leave enough space for you to pass. I do it every day. Nice rides🖖🏻

[@nunofduarte]

Unfortunately it is not legal, my friend. It is assumed as such, but no law refers that. If you have an accident while lane splitting you're most likely screwed.

[@nicolaumb7494]

@@nunofduarte agree, there's nothing that rules it, but if it wasn't legal our police would be hunting for it (you know them) ;) saudações motards

[@gkm3838]

The adventure bike title (ADV) is thrown around loosely nowadays and it's only a matter of time before the Honda Goldwing ADV comes out. Unfortunately this bike won't be coming here to Australia for some unknown reason but the 13+ litre fuel tank might have something to do with it.

[@andrewgent9334]

Tried one as I suffer with nerve damage in the left arm. Love the DCT, expensive as you say, the only thing I cannot get an opinion on is the headlight! The idea is to sell my 1200 Tiger and 300 Forza and replace with one. Still a toss up between this and the NC750X

[@j.bin_genex1927]

xadv betterthan nc

[@liamjohnson2474]

it's uncomfortable because you're riding it wrong. you are supposed to have your legs stretched out in front of you 😂🤣😂 learn how to sit and you'll enjoy those long hours heaps more lol

[@125ZJK]

I put riders foot pegs on mine. That drastically alters the ride

[@diaz4534]

Suoer vidéo ;) J'ai xadv 2022, il est encore mieux que le modèle 2018. Dommage pour cet essai, vous auriez dû installer les reposes pieds d'origines Honda, cela devient une véritable moto avec une position qui permet d'être debout en off-road, c'est incroyable.

[@spottypigg8577]

Lane splitting - here in the UK it's legal but we do have a few Aholes that will try block you.

[@MrAndrew1953]

Lane splitting is legal upto 25 kmh when traffic is stopped at the lights in Victoria,Australia. I wonder if Honda will bring it to Australia 🇦🇺? They should. So you would recommend footpegs over boards from the get go?

[@leoveroude4492]

Ontario Canada, lane splitting not legal. Dang. The X: floor boards would feel....weird...to me.

[@tightenssight]

Filtering is allowed in Norway. Great fun during rush hour in Oslo. Using mobile phone is heavily fined, drivers pay attention. Common to be given space. Great review. Thanks!

[@paulwatts905]

Pre 2021 model has a traction control button and you need the extra pegs to stand, i guess they aren,t fitted as standard due to the small amount of serious offroad use they will ever see , they are much more comfotable to use on road though.

[@marianam8643]

Really ugly bike. I want one.

[@GManWrites]

Lane splitting in British Columbia Canada is illegal, Canada is not really motorcycle friendly. ☹️

[@SamiNami]

Maybe the most fun bike I have ridden. Thinking of buying one.

[@silversurfer9090]

X-adv vs Forza 750 vs NC 750X. which one for a tall rider commuting? (1.90m height) I have done a test ride for the X-adv & the Forza but not the NC. I think the NC doesn't have a comfortable seat and I think the best seat is the one from X-adv for my height

[@nigelren3719]

Enjoyed your review of the best powered 2 wheel vehicle ever made. First my Arai Tour X4 fits under the seat. Your keyfob, same pocket as your mobile? I took the pegs off as they bumped into my legs when I was walking it backwards. It's designed to handle gravel roads, or potholed UK roads. Which it does superbly. Oh and you forgot the completely encased chain. I'm wondering why that wasn't on every bike I've ever owned.

[@spoongee6541]

LIL AFRICA TWIN

[@paulclarkson5494]

Once you get used to it they are brilliant. I love myne. Often returns over 70mg. It will also do over 100mph. Brilliant I love it and wifey likes bieng a pillion to

[@mike4314]

I really liked your break down of all the pros and cons. Well done. You seem well versed on different bikes on the way you explained things. Well done.

[@williamrae9954]

Far too expensive... if it was about £3k cheaper, it would be considered!

[@bobnicholson4702]

Great review. I had already decided to buy, this review has just confirmed my choice.

[@vanveen8472]

Honda redoes the Yamaha T-Max and it does look better, great commuter, seriously over braked with but ABS might fix that, loved the scooter while working but on a twisty road its very competent but not a lot of fun, and all that plastic does not age well

[@crowbiker4462]

Strange nose if it doesn't include active cruise control.....

[@SouthWest-jj8yu]

Always liked the XADV but not taken the plunge yet and keep with my bigger adventure bike. As to its off road you’re spot on in the right hands could be more capable. In 2019 Renato Zocchi won the class 2 (601cc-950cc) on the Gibraltar rally, a Trans-European off-road adventure rally beating KTM Husquqrvenas etc. I’m sure that would have been a modified XADV and Zocchi is a Dakar Rally veteran.

[@ronboe6325]

I was very keen on this bike until I saw you sitting on it - nope. I have at, least, a 36" inseam - no room for my grasshopper legs on that thing. A real bummer.

[@mtlnascarfan]

I absolutely LOVE the throaty growl of the engine!

[@TheHomeExpert5]

Why did they not put a storage compartment in a faux gas tank where all that empty space is for no reason? Wasted opportunity. That open space also makes it look effeminate.

[@robsonpolice]

Filtering and lane splitting in Brazil is part of the daily rides. It’s legal and some city it’s the way you move forward or you get stuck in traffic jam!

[@gawainemellors]

with your production values on this vid, are we to assume that you're back, I certainly hope so.... great vid......

[@H3F4ISTOS]

Bravo frate ! misto video. Am un Xmax acum dar ma gandesc sa upgradez pe Honda . Insa spatiu de stocare , este muuult inferior unui Xmax

[@kevinirle2931]

Great bike. Hope we get them in Australia one day. Enjoyed your review. Thanks

[@gabenarawofficial328]

Bissmillah

[@mbingham10]

Cant leave anything in the storage compartment here in the UK the Romanians will steal the contents shame really

[@jasonelliott9762]

Wish this was coming to the US

[@AndrewDasilvaPLT]

I want more Motos with dcts

[@ΠαναγιώτηςΣπαθαρόπουλος]

What’s your height my friend?

[@gamingvelociraptor8865]

Brilliant review thank you.

[@ronaldallen6403]

Does it have Ceuise Control?

[@blackskunk54]

Lane splitting is fine in the UK which is just as well as there is so much traffic and lots of hold-ups. The Honda Roadsync Torque settings where it does not remember it is allegedly a safety feature. Stupid and annoying. Riders are not babies. I have the Transalp 750 and it is the same.

[@LeeDavies-g4u]

Had mine 18 months for city of London use..kept my old Forza but never rode again after using the Adv. Had the genuine heated grips fitted which are controlled and displayed on the console…..My large Shoei helmet fits under seat….try installing it the same way up that you wear it..? Completely different animal in sport mode…noise is wonderful……. Good honest review…well done..!

[@LeeDavies-g4u]

Had mine 18 months for city of London use..kept my old Forza but never rode again after using the Adv. Had the genuine heated grips fitted which are controlled and displayed on the console…..My large Shoei helmet fits under seat….try installing it the same way up that you wear it..? Completely different animal in sport mode…noise is wonderful……. Good honest review…well done..!

[@peterhefele]

Great review, need to make a trip to the dealer. ABS, my 2012 Tiger 800XC did the same. They haven't learned. Be nice if it could be programmed to be fixed or a switch like you say. But it is HONDA, Father Safety

[@atomicgrasshopper4391]

Curious on why people are considering taking this off road and calling it an adv bike but are skeptical on more serious motorcycles like the Vstrom 1050 or the Tiger 850, calling them ,,just'' road bikes.

[@BernardAnderson]

I rode a 1998 Honda Pacific Coast for years (put about 85,000 miles on it); this bike seems to me to be a futuristic PC in its best urban/slightly off road form. Just my humble, perhaps whacky, opinion! Frankly, I want one. GREAT review. Many thanks.

[@stuartmorton662]

PC800 was a great bike I thought. Never owned one but would have loved to have one.

[@adrianleach1670]

Underseat storage on the ADV 750 isn't great so budget another £500 for a luggage rack/top box. I'm waiting for delivery of an ADV 350; no need for a top box on that ☺

[@michaelgommcommunications1370]

I like the size of the adv350 but the larger wheel did. Of the 750. Will the 750 wheels fit onto the 350 ?? Anyone know ?

[@TriggerTravels]

God that thing is ugly....

[@danielthomas8463]

Nothing in Australia yet👎

[@BillReitz]

I live in California so lane splitting is legal. I ride a BMW K1200LT so splitting is always an adventure. Many California drivers move out of the way in the lane, that's nice. Out of state drivers don't like making way.

[@skullmonkey0]

im from manila, the motorcycle riders here think that lane splitting is a GOD given right to them, but it's actually illegal!!

[@allenantonio4389]

sweet bike , too bad in usa we get nothing good

[@Donmcdo1925]

You can buy Footpegs online and install it on back portion of foot Board for more Comfortability on Off road riding.

[@redbull4fly797]

I like it, but it's quite pricey. You can get a slightly used NT1100 DCT for almost the same price.

[@Mark1Harris-o6e]

Emard Squares

[@coconutz247]

all your gripes deal with off roading. this is a toy for rich people. i ride a 1260 ducati multistrada and definitely would consider this for toddling around town. nice review

[@ThanhUber-m3i]

Hintz Rapids

[@mollyfilms]

The biggest takeaway from this review is there’s a cubby for my gate key remote. Yes we all now have somewhere to put our remote gate key! Yay!

[@scoc253]

*i wanna know if those front fork shocks are fully adjsutable? must be a very comfortable bike to ride for long hours?*

[@Jamesgarethmorgan]

That's not how a full face helmet fits in under the seat. There's one way to do it - and not the one he showed us. I have a full face SHOEI and it fits fine. Just not the way he tried it.

[@neintje8275]

Lane splitting is not allowed in the Netherlands but is tolerated, provided you do not endanger safety, please note that in the event of an incident you can be found guilty.

[@jamesonpace726]

13,000...? Yikes!

[@alexcarpen3201]

Salut! Foarte tare reviewul. Am vazut ca ai facut Africa pe motor. Te-ai incumeta sa faci drumul pe X adv? Ipotetic vorbind bine inteles. Spor la videouri si aventuri!

[@nightdipper5178]

California lane splitting is legal "if you do it safely", if you wreck it wasn't safe and not legal, if you didn't wreck it was legal.

[@rjonesii976]

Lane splitting is in California. I do it daily. Very enthusiastic about this bike coming to Cali

[@ankurpremmasih8207]

Lane spliting in India is the norm. we even take the bike from under a railway cross stop.

[@tombombadilofficial]

It looks like if Ant-Man was a Kamen Rider, this would be his bike.

[@rickp6391]

Definitely definitely not for me. Was just curious to hear your jokes and sarcasm.

[@markdennis930]

The 'urban mobility solution segment'. Utter drivel.

[@JPX8]

I think it rides fantastic, however I can't get over the fact how stupid it looks riding on it.

[@opa6662]

Good video untill that lane splitting. Just stupid. You should know that you dont have to lane split

[@magnusschimmel2614]

Yeah👍, erstes Video in dem man sieht was im X-ADV steckt. Überholen, Gas machen.

[@rebeccaharris2273]

Bring it to the USA 🇺🇸

[@wanphrangwanswett6305]

The only problem I have is, will I be able to ride it as my height is only 5.3 ft.

[@Bad_Design]

ahahahah how to sell 5k EUR scooter for 13k EUR by saying it is ADVENTURE. What adventure? Adventure scooter(!) with 50 hp on DCT with almost no clearance XD For the same price you can buy KTM 890 Adventure and it will be real fun.

[@duncangatland6021]

When it is running....reliability does not match Honda. But then two different beasts altogether

[@gs8259]

Wish they sold this in the states, sadly we only get smaller displacement adventure scoots.

[@intreal]

lmao, it's a motorcycle version of Honda Element!

[@emak4558]

It looks tiny beneath you. And it has a chain. Over grown scooter ?

[@marcus577]

They do have optional crash bars also with optional high intensity day running lights. I hired the 2018 version x-adv when I visited Madeira Portugal. Loved this so much but wanted style. So traded my RT 1200 for the Forza 750 fully kitted out for touring Southern Europe

[@debaia]

Travelo suspension: front & rear: 150mm

[@mauropires2220]

Hi here in Brazil, in between the lines for most of the places the cars stay away of the center of lines so yes, not only aloud to transit through but is safe too. Urban locomotion wise motorcycles are a real solution in Brazil, specially in São Paulo city.

[@Yonex333]

5:15, your right, but you can easy solve that by installing the center foot pegs, and it will be just absolutely great!

[@philc9305]

Put the new honda 90hp 750 in that scooter and bring it to the US.

[@robb8773]

I live in NY, where Lane Splitting in not legal, it is in CA and there are Bills in other states to try and make it legal like in CA.

[@Fatcatztravel1250]

Legal to lane split in South Africa. Interesting bike.

[@MaRkUs18088]

Im 173cm tall... Its enought?

[@Nine_883]

Fetterman got himself a scooter!

[@virginiacherry5157]

I wish this scooter would come to the USA I would buy 2 of them

[@magnumss]

Lane splitting is only allowed in California here in the states

[@mostiella129]

Do you know the difference between the TFT of 2020 and the 2022 and if it can be upgraded

[@emak4558]

Oh come on, your knees are far more crunched up that they were on the R1250 RT which you complained about , suddenly this squashed position is just fine for a couple hours ? Honda does not like negative reviews or ?

[@LongWayHome]

With footpegs you can angle your feet to be comfortable. With floorboards there is just one position. I think that’s it.