Can the Honda Transalp actually handle Twisty Mountain Roads? (pt.3)

Honda made the XL 750 Transalp and advertised it as a road bike, despite having long travel suspension, 21in tubed spoke front and 19 inch tubed spoked rear wheels. No tubeless option and not even a 19in front wheel option like on the Suzuki vstrom 800 re. Despite this seemingly off-road design, I decided to take Honda at their word and put this midsized Africa Twin to the test as a road bike.
This is the first installment of my 24 Hours with the 2024 Transalp 750 in which I treat it like a road bike and only a road bike. I want to fine out, “if you never took this bike off road, is it still a good bike”. And I don’t mean to play nice. I rented this bike with my own money so I own no curtesies to anyone. I have no car, only have the means for 1 motorcycle, and it’s my main form of transit.
We commuted in Tokyo city and did high speed highway touring, but today we ask, Can it be a sport bike in the twisty Kanto mountain roads? Could I drag pegs, and if I can’t scrape pegs, could I get a knee down? At least, can I use the full tire and have no chicken strips?
Still to come, What is its real value for money? And would I actually buy this as my one and only pavement prowler for everything I can imagine?

[@geewed]

Nice set of objective reviews. Helped convince me to take test ride… sold to that man!! So thanks. What is the rear luggage case you have on there?

[@KairyuRider]

@@geewed this is the cheaper tail bag I found on Amazon made by a company called kijima

[@jasonyoung8411]

Love your content and my TA750. You hit all the points that are in my head about the bike.

[@KairyuRider]

I'm glad you enjoyed

[@snarrdental]

I have a tenere 700 and I’ve never bonded with the bike. I recently got the Transalp and I love it. It’s such a better road bike than the tenere. I did like tenere engine.

[@KairyuRider]

Yamaha I'd great on the cp2, I just sold my mt07. But the t7 is to much a dirt bike for my taste.

[@rezangyal]

What do you think about the v strom 800 RE with the 19inch wheels?

[@KairyuRider]

I haven't ridden that, I can find anywhere in tokyo that will let me. But I the 1 hand I think it's way to heavy. But as a former vstrom 650 owner, I think it's probably amazing. I wish the transalp had a 19-17 wheel set up. But I reference it in other videos in the series.

[@veljkovic92]

Very nice representation of your thoughts, as always. Transalp is definitely a great bike, the only thing missing is that cruise control that should be mandatory on bikes with this power already. :) Have you ever thought about Honda Rebel 1100 maybe?

[@KairyuRider]

My wife desperately wants the rebel1100 as her next bike when we have the money for 2 bikes again and someone to watch the baby.

[@TheWanderingGeezer]

As with all bikes. It’s all about the rider not the bike.

[@martythompson6509]

The TC is horrible in my opinion. It intervenes way too early and when it does you almost lose your teeth on the handlebars. I turn it off everytime I start mine.

[@KairyuRider]

In sport mode, I was well into a slide before the tc did anything and its sorted out perfectly. But looking at your profile photo, we may have a different riding style😅