Honda Transalp XL750 Offroad Test

[@exeterrider]

Hope you had a good week. Schoolboy error with the sound, but I hope you enjoy the video. Drop it a "like" ASAP would be really cool. Thanks

[@BlakesPipes]

Wonderful real life review. You almost sold me on it. Almost!

[@exeterrider]

I highly recommend it. I thought it read superb! I hope your getting in OK mate🍻

[@NooBiker]

Nicely set up review, buddy. Did you ever get to ride the original Transalp?

[@exeterrider]

Thanks, nope I never ride the original. I'd imagine it's different in every way 👍

[@ExeterCenturion]

I love watching videos like this. It was a fun day, apart from the ball slapper :)

[@exeterrider]

😆Seems to keep happening! 😄

[@WilliamAndrewPhilipBodie]

Now i wanna see the same test. but with the Honda NX500. Thank you very much for the test 😀

[@exeterrider]

Yes I'd like to try that myself. Maybe at some point 👍

[@RodKrisBisdakMotovlog]

Very nice video bro. Ride Safe lagi

[@exeterrider]

Thanks ✌️🙏

[@HippoDrones]

Great to hear your thoughts on it mate. Well done finding some lanes to play on 🙂

[@exeterrider]

Thanks 👍Lookng forward to seeing you this year bud

[@HippoDrones]

@@exeterrider You up at the ABR? I can't get to Saddlebags thing this year sadly.

[@exeterrider]

Ohh damn, was looking forward to seeing you there but it's quite a trek I know , but yes I'll be at ABR mate👍👍👍👍👍🍻🍻🍻

[@HippoDrones]

@@exeterrider yeah, am working unfortunately and not got any spare holiday, also was kind of expensive sleeping at that rave hotel I stopped at, so would want to find a cheaper place with a nicer bar near by for next time.

[@economicalrides]

Lovely bike. I thought you were actually being quite brave there Exmouth and I don't think I would have fancied that rocky descent on my own bike, so I think you made the right call. I really think that the Transalp is the sweet spot for a decent all-round ADV bike. It has enough about it to be a decent tourer but still not lardy enough to be hard work on a trail. Get the luggage on that bike and it would very much be a "Norman Deluxe" !!! Ideal for touring, trailing or running the odd little errand. It is definitely a bike I would buy if I had the money to burn. Literally a "Norman Deluxe". So I guess that means that I am currently running "the poor man's Transalp". I think I can live with that ! Thanks for being brave and showing us that you can have fun with a Tra*ny, getting down and dirty behind the hedges. Take care Steve and love to the Exmouth crew. Antoine et Dec en France ! 🐕

[@exeterrider]

Norman deluxe! that works, I reckon RE should bring out such a named bike. Its a lovely bike but if you had one the channel name would have to be changed. El outro to you and Ruby. Hope you all well : )

[@economicalrides]

@@exeterrider Too true. Four figure priced bikes only on my channel, although 9999 EUR would be too expensive for me as well. Still, I get probably more fun out of my two cheap bikes as most people get out of one expensive bike. I reckon I'm doing it right Steve. Take care mate and love to the posse, Garry & Ruby

[@exeterrider]

@@economicalrides yes I honestly think you are. The meaty says it all really 👍

[@economicalrides]

@@exeterrider Yes. It was great to see you so surprised by it, after you'd spent a bit more time with it. It really is all anybody needs to be able to get out and experience the joy of motorcycling. And it's cheap to buy and to run, making it accessible to many. If all future REs are rubbish, it doesn't matter to me. As long as they keep making these 350s they'll have me as a punter. Cheers Steve, have a fun day matey ! G&R

[@RevBombUK]

Looked good fun doing that, cant wait to get the tiger out on some lanes like that Love the rev bombs

[@exeterrider]

The Tiger will open new doors I reckon Rev. I'm pleased its all going good for you.

[@craigyllyn]

A really nice video. Loved the choice of lanes. Very cinematic especially from the camera angle 👍👍👍👍😊😊😊😊

[@exeterrider]

Thanks a lot!Yes the shot was good, and the sund messed it up a bit. Thanks graham.

[@kimetogo]

Never been off road myself but looks a bit of fun. Not a lot of chances to use it for what it's designed for around my local area. Thanks for showing the bike actually off road. Cheers

[@exeterrider]

Off roading is a nice change I find, it also sharpens the skills. Thanks mate 🙏👍

[@TheNorfolkThunderbolt]

I enjoyed that little jaunt out! Thanks for sharing!

[@exeterrider]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Stefan_trekkie]

That was the good thing about the old ones. They may had just 50hp and not be highway monsters but gravel like this and bad abandoned roads and secondary roads, you are a king on them. Had 3 of them, even the very rare version of 400cc 94' /the same as 600 but smaller displacement/ .. But this one have nearly double the power of the original 600 and high 6th gear for highway cruising. I believe that the old ones had better weather protection for the knees and legs, the new one is naked on the side and on the bottom. I miss my old 400.. Loved that bike, but officially belonged to a dead man with number of heirs abroad and was impossible to sign it on my name.. So I get rid of it... 15 years ago.. Maybe was a mistake, don't know. The new CF moto 450 mt seams very very good too.

[@exeterrider]

Hi Stefan, yes its pros and cons I guess with old and new. I do very much like the new one though. Its great to see Honda making a top notch machine again. The handling is superb!! I'm not a fan of CF Moto. A mate had one and it was constantly in the garage, 3 months wait for a rectifer as well. Another youtuber had the 800 and his camshaft has just split killing the engine! so for me they are over hyped, and now being part of KTM ....I'm not so sure

[@flatcapcaferacer]

My best advice fully growing up should NOT be a motorcyclists goal.

[@HippoDrones]

100%

[@exeterrider]

Amen to that!

[@lilynorthover8378]

Don't worry, it'll never happen 😁

[@exeterrider]

@@lilynorthover8378 phew! 👍😀

[@Saddlebags73]

Kum-bah-yah, ma lord 🤪

[@kenbrooks7794]

She's much better looking than the original version (in my opinion). Full marks for taking it on a bit of gravel to get the feel of its behaviour, I can get why you wouldnt want to try anything too gnarly, you wouldnt want to take it back with a long scuff up the side. 😊 TBF its probably a lot more manageable on the dirt than the A/T, certainly if my old 'un is anything to go by. Good bike, its got its work cut out to turn buyers away from the T7 mind. 👍

[@exeterrider]

I was surprised how easy it was offroad Ken, it just seemed to stand up and get on with it. Very refreshing really. I think it's much easier to handle than the twin.... I like both but.....

[@Saddlebags73]

Fine on the trails. How does she take curbs? 😉 Nicely done ER. Quite brave taking it off road 🫣

[@exeterrider]

ha, yes but only light offroad, but you know what its like ,the "go pro dumbing down" Still easy good fun and the bike handled so well and made it easy tbh. I could have kerbed it , my skillz are great : )

[@Saddlebags73]

Yes the cameras flatten hills and iron the bumps 😞

[@economicalrides]

I hate the way KZbin removes my comments every time I refer to a Transalp as a Tr*nnie. My previous one went straight to the naughty step. Presumably this one will too. Anyway nice bike. Though you were quite brave to do what you did with a press bike mate.

[@exeterrider]

Yes i kept it simpleish! It is annoying the way comments are policed.

[@lilynorthover8378]

That was really fun. Yep, I'd have one 🤣

[@exeterrider]

Me too😎

[@martythompson6509]

7k klms on mine now. Just a couple of points... Those tyres are 80/20 at best. Essentially road tyres. A set of proper tyres, like Michelin Anakee Wild or similar transforms the bike off road. Front forks are okay once sag is set. Rear shock isn't brilliant. Actually.. that's too polite.... The rear shock is a POS. My GPX750R from 1985 had better damping control. Either re spring and re valve it, or replace it with something decent. It's truly shit. The throttle response you get used to. I have no complaints now. For standing up, the cockpit is too cramped. Bars too close and pegs too far forward. But reversing the bar risers and rotating the bars forward make it better. Not perfect, but doable. It's way better off road than reviews suggest. It's very well balanced and not top heavy which makes up for a little less clearance than some competitors. I've been doing stuff that some wouldn't take their enduro bike through and it's coped admirably. You of course can't attack stuff at the same speed you would on a CRF450, but take a little more time and it will get through most stuff. If you really must have cruise, Veridian do a plug and play kit which looks almost factory for $299 USD. It's also brilliant on fuel. 400klms to a tank minimum. 👍

[@exeterrider]

Thanks for your input, I'm not sure why I said 50/50 tbh yes it's more like 80/20.still it did a great job offroad and was ready to manage. Thanks🙏👍👍😎

[@johndiehardmclean23]

So what would you buy if you were in the market Steve,this or the Honda NX500? 🤔 Both IMO as capable as the majority will ever need! 👍😎 Looked a perfect place to test it out,although i can see why you bottled it on the rocky part,as it's not your bike & that's nervy in itself! 😂👍

[@exeterrider]

Good question! For me it's the transalp, but it's all down to money and the piggy bank won't reach to a trans at the moment sadly!

[@jimsadler8704]

The Transalp is a fine machine, ER, but more road biased. Like all Euro 5 strangled bikes it has a snatchy throttle. Fitting a Booster Plug would solve that problem. I love the 20mph speed limit sign just after your river trip. Even the dumbest rider wouldn't go tearing along that lane. Or would they?

[@exeterrider]

Yes definitely mate, although I was surprised how it munched what was shown here. I thought I may have to battle with it but infact it was so easy and wanted more but I drew the line. Thanks Jim👍🍻

[@BeansOnToast_YT]

I see you're still making videos then 🙄 From 1:08 it sounds like you have upgraded your recording equipment to two cans and some string? 🤔🤣 My sound is always Abbey Road Studio quality and I have no friends ☹

[@exeterrider]

Ha yes, I should have ruddy checked it but was tight on time that day. Saddlebags73 rideout over dartmoor if you did want to go I will keep your iden top secret if you did go but guess you will be eating fine food in a posh Landan cafe somewhere. I also have no friends but have bought some on the internet.....really good friends to be fair and they said they love me like a brother. They want me to send some money over soon but said they will pay it back within a day so thats fine.

[@BeansOnToast_YT]

@@exeterrider You're better than me I struggle with both audio and video. Whatever was I thinking trying to produce talking vids from the back of a bike 😂 I only recently subbed to Saddlebags73 after his appearances on your channel. I do admire his ability to make a country lane in winter interesting, and then there's his dry humour. Thanks for the invite down, but I can't make it. I may be down to exeter in June, I'm not sure yet. I will have t modify my riding style, as I know from past experience that they don't put up with my nonsense down there. Best wishes to all on the ride 😂

[@economicalrides]

Hmmmm....maybe the robot heard that and has decided that I can use that word after all. The comment just reappeared. 🤷‍♂

[@exeterrider]

Damn robots.....bring back metal mickey, he had it right!

[@economicalrides]

@@exeterrider Blimey, that's a blast from the past Steve ! 😂

[@exeterrider]

@economicalrides my memory is great from the 80s, but I can remember what I did 2 minutes ago. I've been to the doctors about it but can't remember what he said.

[@economicalrides]

@@exeterrider Same here. As I get older I remember daft things from my childhood but can't remember where I left my car keys 😂 As we get older, our brains seem to slip into nostalgia mode thereby leaving no capacity for present day memory 🤷‍♂ Stopped brains !

[@exeterrider]

@economicalrides yeap, at least France has a good elf care system, so may be worth you getting checked out..... Infact that may not be a good idea, I reckon you could get carted off🤔😂

[@matthewsylvester3013]

Forgot how misty it was!

[@exeterrider]

It was, soon cleared though. Down near the river I guess👍