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Gracias amigo ;-)

Will make an update once there is free time to tinker and the frost goes away 🙂

Thanks for the input John - do you take your TA offroad? I heard some people have issues with longevity of the YSS shocks, but good to hear you are satisfied with their performance.

The front end definitely improved with the new springs, but I am going to try a thinner fork oil like 7,5W or 5W(as originally specified) as the front is still a bit harsh on sharp bumps - not because it bottoms out like before, but feels like the oil moves too slow to properly absorb the bumps. Weather has been awesome the last week or so. I did testride the new 450 Himi on asfalt and very light offroad. In my opinion is is not very well suited for my needs - peaky engine and odd riding position. The Cf Moto 450 looks far more promising. What I like about the Transalp is the low to midrange torque, making it very stressless to ride - suspension is the big drawback on the older bikes though. Dry weight Transalp 600 1987 - 175kg Himalayan 450 - 181kg CFmoto 450 - 175kg For my style of riding I would like a much lighter bike as weight is king - like a CRF300 or one of the 300cc 2-strokes. I rarely go over 80-90 kmh on the trails anyway.

Yeah - I love the old Alps - winter in Bulgaria has offered quite a few good riding days. I hope the snow goes away soon on your home turf ;-)

Thanks, the snow is probably soon gone, so might be a poor investment :-). No wind here, but around 40cm snow. Yep - I use Gopro 9 that I also use on the bike. What cams do you use? Have a great day

Thanks man!

@@keddesmart welcome, what did you say is the name of the lake

@@ratratten7432 It is the main reservoir for the village - find it on maps here.. 41.788824821271376, 25.914653275506677

Thanks for the additional info - I was planning a part 2 with new imports to avoid confusion

@keddesmart oops sorry!

No worries :D

But I only converted import from European countries. Cars from outside (or UK) are treated differently

Yeah - it is a beautiful trail with water flowing, however I am sure we went far beyond the actual trail and it was really steep - had to sleep a couple of hours when we came back and Futte is still ssleeping :D

Probably - I have not tried the KTM 390

Thanks, there are endless trails and backroads you can ride in Bulgaria. I see you are in Portugal - also looks great for motorcycle adventures. Have a great day 🙂

@keddesmart I see that Bulgaria is a beautiful country full of spectacular trails.👌🏻💪🏻 here in Portugal there are also top trails🔝🇵🇹 When can you try it? here's the invitation.🫡 thank you equally 💪🏻 big hug 💪🏻

@@RafaRiderandNature Great :-) I'll come to portugal when if have tried all the trails in Bg :D. If you come to southeast bulgaria, let me know

@@keddesmart I haven't tried the Bulgarian teilhos yet. ok friend, I'll let you know if you visit Bulgaria. and you let me know if you come to Portugal. Hug

Never tried the TKC 80. My previous combo was Mitas E-09 rear and E-10 front, but the E-10 wore quite fast and the lugs were also smaller to begin with. very pleased with en E-09's and good to hear the old Alps are still being put to good use 😀

Best to try them out and pick the one you like. I picked Transalps over the KLE because of better torque - the EX-500 engine is also a proven powerplant, however needs more revs as it's heritage is the highrevving 60hp GPZ 500. Different cams, exhaust and airbox on the KLE, so doing a 60hp conversion is not supereasy. Dont know about the Beemer and the Suzuki. The v-twin in the Alp vibrates a lot in handlebars and pegs, so if you are sensitive to vibration look elsewhere or live with numb feet and fingers ;-)

Yeah - more or less bulletproof.. I did have a few issues with the clogged cooling system and corroded cooling pipes, but luckily they were in stock at cmsnl. Was it you who had the knocking engine and did you find the root cause?..

@@keddesmart They generally have good stock available at cmsnl. It was indeed me with the knocking sound, it ended up being the valves adjusted wrong and timing off by one tooth on each cylinder. I ended up taking out the engine and putting in new gaskets & adjusting timing/valves properly, it doesn't look bad on the insides at all but I'm thinking about ordering new bearings and all the bits & pieces to do a proper rebuild so it starts fresh. I got it running pretty nice but it needs a new chain kit and a new cluster + front wheel speedo gear anyways so I was thinking about just ordering everything needed and build her back up properly

@@rukinaa Some of these old bikes have changed hands quite a few times and not all DIY repairs are good, but I am glad to hear you solved the issue and that you are giving the old girl some love 🙂.

@@keddesmart Not everyone puts the same amount of effort and money into these which is understandable. for some it's just a tool or a means to get from point A to B and when it craps out they sell it

I have no idea

No - Himalayan 452 is a Single Cylinder Royal Enfield motor called the "Sherpa 450" this is Royal Enfields first liquid cooled motor. The CF Moto has a Twin Cylinder motor.

@@DMGAFFER CF MOTO twin engine seems to be heavyly inspired by Yamahas crossplane twins. From reviews I'd go for the CF MOTO. I rode a new watercooled Himalayan 450 for a few days and while it was ok, the CF MOTO seems to be a better overall package.

Yeah, very beautiful. The old Alp did quite well 🙂

@@keddesmart I just bought one myself but it seems to be suffering from some kind of engine "knock", not quite sure what that's gonna entail yet

@@rukinaa Lots of Transalp groups on facebook with a lot of experienced Transalpists. Recently sold my 1994 and just today picked up 1987 model.

@keddesmart I got me a 1988 model and it's in very good condition asides from that engine knock that only appears at a certain rev count. I'm going to get a look at it tomorrow and most likely join a group for some advise if I can't find anything after checking valves and whatnot

Det er meget anderledes en DK - har kun været her kort tid, men er virkelig glad for at være her.

Depends where you are in the world. In Europe cmsnl.com is a good option for original parts and off course there is a large second hand market and quite a lot of aftermarket parts to be had.

I'm glad you liked the content 👍

Since the vibrations are caused by the engine, lowering cruising revs will lower vibration levels as well as available torque and power. However, the v-twin has some vibration at lower revs also. Gearing the bike for 197km/h also requires the necessary horsepower to to pull that speed - I doubt the 50 horses on the Alp will yield close to 200 km/h top speed as it already has trouble pulling to red line in 5th gear with stock sprockets. If you try out the 16/44 ratio, then please share your experiences.

Thanks for the feedback man - it is a wonderful do-it-all bike. I made the review because I found other reviews failed to adress the weak spots of the good old Alp.

@@keddesmart I've had my eye on the DR650 for quite a while now, but I'm a sucker for v-twins, and the first gen Transalp's engine with the the 'cooling fins' looks really nice without all the farings (which I'm planning to remove). One thing I've noticed is the relative lack of performance upgrades and general aftermarket bits and bobs, especially compared to the DR. It doesn't even get a mention on Procycle, for example. I'm guessing that's mostly because of its lack of popularity when it was released in the US. Still, certainly not a deal-breaker for me, and you get an awful lot of bike for your money on the used European market!

@@darraghchapman The bush pig is a good option if you want more offroad capability since it is about 30kg lighter, but my advice.. Buy a Transalp 😎😎

@@keddesmart ​ That's my thinking too. I enjoy greenlaning and doing the odd bit of light offroad stuff, but the reality is, 90% of my riding will be on (admittedly, Ireland's terribly maintained) roads. Really, the vast majority of people (myself included) have bikes that are far more capable than they are, but many still delude themselves into thinking that the extra 1cm of ground clearance or half kilo of weight will make all the difference 😂

@@darraghchapman Yep - the marketing of adv bikes with pro riders doing narly stuff on 200+kg bikes has fooled many people into thinking you can buy yourself ability.. Tons of videos with noobs crashing their expensive bikes showing the opposite. I am an ex motocross rider and here in my late forties I have had a lot of fun on the Alp. I did some singletrack/notrack in Swedens forrests where me and a buddy had to carry the Alp from a bog - definitely would have faired better on a lighter bike ;-), but 99% of the time the Alp is plenty good.

Rule of thumb for 600 Transalps.. If you have electrical problems, then change the rectifier first.. I suffered something similar like you. As the general failure mode of a rectifier is that the bike overcharges(16-18V). As mine was undercharging(12-12,5V) I asked in forums and and the general concensus among experienced Transalpists was that the alternater was defective. I measured the phases on the old alternator and it looked within specs, so instead of trusting my measurements I ordered a second hand alternator.. That did not solve the issue. Then I ordered a new rectifier and the bike overcharged. Long story short, the new rectifier was defective as well just at the other end of the spectrum. So I ordered another brand rectifier and finally the bike charged the specified voltage. Concerning your failure mode, it could be like this: You start with a fully charged battery and if the rectifier undercharges, then the battery voltage slowly drops below 12V, where you will begin to see misfiring and mayby weird behaviour of the instruments and in the end the bike stops running. So just beware that the rectifier failure mode can be either overcharging or undercharging. I am not sure what you meen by your " battery corroded", but if the failure mode was overcharging and you run a lead acid battery, then you "boil" of the acid - this is likely to damage the battery. What is battery voltage before you ride and what is it after the bike stalls? Rectifiers burn out all the time, alternators not so often. I've had a used alternator for sale for over half a year without being able to sell it. A functioning rectifier will be sold allmost instantly. Good luck with the old Alp, once the electrics are sorted the bike will run forever :-).

@@keddesmart Thanks for the in-depth reply! Really appreciated man :) I can't say for sure right now, and ever since this started I have ridden it less and less frequently. Maybe I will take it out on the weekend and check, as I bought the Konnwei KW650 to check the voltages and ripple etc. myself after my mechanic said everything was fine. When I bought it though, the voltages were right on spec, it was only when I did a charging test that I saw insane numbers on the ripple. Haven't tried it when it dies though, so will hopefully be able to do it on the weekend. Before it dies, there are zero symptoms by the way. It just, shuts off in a second. Poof. Everything turned off. Engine, electronics, everything is just dead. I can often just either press the electric started to get it going right away, or turn the ignition off and on, then the started, and it will fire right up. Then after a while it will die again, and the frequency of this happening just gets shorter and shorter.. until it gets to rest for a good 10-15 minutes.

Damn @Luggruf, that's frustrating mate! Anyway, from the failure mode I'd say you certainly have an electrical issue. I'd look for a faulty connector, short to frame or possibly loose ground connection. I don't know where you are located, but up here in Scandinavia the roads are sprayed with salt in winter time and that has a detrimental effect on electrical connections over time. If you can start right up again after stalling, then you likely have a charged battery and a functioning rectifier. I owned an EX500 Kawasaki that had funky electronic problems and took appart all electrical connectors(incl. CDI, rectifier), sprayed with WD40 into all the connectors and blew out metalic dust with compressed air. Any corroded pins in the connectors I cleaned mechanically before doing the above, that solved the issue. Also remove and reinstall all fuses, including main fuse by the battery and do the visual inspection, WD40 + compressed air Also I'd unscrew battery and ground wires, clean and reassemble. To me it sounds like it could be a poor connection that either heats up or vibrates into malfunction. Since you say the time between failure is getting shorter this could be the case. Let me know if you manage to bring the old girl back to life :-)

I'm glad you liked the video. Safe travels :-)

That's exactly why the Alp is the GOAT adventure bike 😁

We had at least 6 different companies making these conversions back in the day in Denmark. This specific conversion was made i low numbers by Vemmelev Maskinfabrik, mine was number 53 and as far as I know, less than 100 were made in total.

@@keddesmart thanks

@@AidenT1219 you're welcome

Depends which country you live in

@@keddesmart Australia

Sorry mate. I dont no about Aussie prices and tax conditions.. I am in Denmark which has psycopathic tax rates - here a used 600 Alp will usually sell for 3200-4000 Euro.. In neighbouring Germany an Alp sells for about 1200-1800 Euros.

@@keddesmart thank for that mate I will put it up for $6000 Australia 👍

Thanks for watching. I doubt it is a design choice based on cooling since the Alp is very lowpowered and also watercooled.

Yep, its not bad at all, no bottom end but good power as revs rise

Cool, thanks 👍

Thanks, glad you liked the content.!

Great, yeah it's a repair most people can do.

Thanks, form your specific model search for "44806MV1003" on google. I use www.cmsnl.com for Honda OEM parts. My Alp is production year 1994.

Maybe the same engine, the Fordson Super Major Engine have a really distinct sound. Allways reminds me of good times on my grand parents homestead som e decades ago.

Thanks, you definitely should participate if possible. There is so much interesting stuff there that you can spend hour after hour in the museum.

@@keddesmart Do you have to book a place or can you just turn up?

To my knowledge it is kind of organized chaos, but I dont think you have to book and if you arrive in a truck you'll just park beside all the other trucks in the parking lot. If you bring stationary engines you should probably come the day before as there is also ususally a nice little gettogether the evening before the show. There is always use for a helping hand in the last few days up to the meet and if i recall correctly they used to have a deal with a local bed'n breakfast just a few hundred meters down the road if you contact them in advance.

@@keddesmart Many thanks for the information.

@@davidjones8680 You are welcome 😀

Greetings Robert, thanks for the sub. I agree the engine collection is really special and the restorations are top notch. On that day the museum was so crowded that I could not film properly inside, so I may go and make a part 2 on a day with less visitors, to get a proper look at the engines. I worked there as a volunteer and have a major stake in the making of the Field Marshall/Fowler VF Crawler.

1987, that's the genesis Alp <3. Thanks for your feedback.

Thanks for the feedback. I dont really know how much(or little) Honda changed from the 600 to the 650.

Great, I'm happy you found it usefull :-)

You are welcome. I need to change clutch plates and fork oil within the next weeks, so more to come. Cheers

@@keddesmart Great, I just picked up a 1993 yesterday that’s in real good condition. I look forward to following along. I wish you a nice week :)

You too :-)

Good luck with the rebuild and thanks a lot for the feedback. Cheers

Great to hear you saved the old Transalp. How many turns are you're mixture screws out?If you are 4 turns out, maybe try like 6-7 turns out, just to see if the mixture screws have any effect, if not something is clogged up. Since popping is lean mixture, have you double checked all intake rubbers, airfilter etc, to confirm there is no air leak? If there is an air leak on the intake it is more serious as it will also lean out the mixture at high revs, causing possible engine death. Let me know what you find out.

You're welcome, getting nice feedback makes it worth the effort :-)

Thanks a lot, you're welcome. The good old Alp is pretty much bullet proof. I hope you enjoy yours as much as I do mine. Cheers from Denmark

No, it is a 4 cylinder engine just like the original. However from the engine number we see the original engine was changed in 1976 to an "Industri Motor", but with same specs as the original. The loader build year is 1964. By the way, I sold the Fordson yesterday.

Yes it is, I wrenched on old stationary engines and gensets for a while and it was indispensable for the heavy lifts. Sadly I am selling it as I'm moving from my homestead to something smaller. Have a great day.