Nice video. I am 5' 9" tall with a 32" inseam. I fit it 100% good sitting and standing up. And can flat foot it with running shoes on. I am considering getting 15 mm (~ 1/2") lower foot pegs as my riding boots I will use have about that much more in their sole thickness. It is so light feeling also. I will set the preload springs in the rear and forks to get the proper sag if possible for my 160 lbs., 72 kgs. Standard sag for most motorcycles (street and off road) is 30% of total travel. I have seen many shorter riders use the left footpeg to get on and off all types of bikes. I put a larger kickstand foot onto mine so it does not sink in the sand, soft soil or pavement on a very hot day. It slips onto the foot and is clamped into place via 3 screws I put thread locker onto.
Comfort-wise it is a very good machine. Great video mate. Thanks for sharing it. I test rode it a few weeks ago and will upload my video soon. Cheers. Tale care.
The cruise control is not even an option on this one. I think the same. It is a must. I rode this bike and will upload the video soon. Drop by mate, you may like my content.
an adjastable rear shock with a knobe,comfort seat a little higher would be not bad,double stand,a black bash plate,higher screen,an aftermarket exhaust and some time a paint job for a better color.thats all i m gonna do
İ had been riding honda rebel before i bought transalp...the engine is excelkent but still for two months i could nt get used to the sitting and riding position..i get neck ache and my hands maje me feel as if they r no longer my parts...i think i ride it as i rode my chopper..
173cm …but only 29 inch inseam 😅….experienced rider but realise my short legs at 58 years old cause issues . Standing up on my 300 rally 885 mm seat height and also this bike is perfect , but planting a foot at the lights or a sloping intersection or roundabout is not the easiest . And a warning if you are wearing wet weather gear or Kevlar trousers with knee pads …the ability to stretch a leg when coming to a stop is restricted a tad . A low seat on this bike is advisable for anyone with a 29 inch or less inseam ..for these reasons .
Will be my first motorcycle.I am between this transalp and V Strom 800 RE for two up riding. I think at 1,88cm (6,2) i will better fit at transalp and it will be more comfortable for my passenger too But it has tubes.. Tubeless costs 1.000€ i think. V strom is agile and good too.. dont know.Whats your thoughts. nice video.
Sorry for the slow reply, I haven't tested the Suzuki yet so hard to do a proper recommendation there. I've found the Transalp good two up so far, although we've maxed out the preload. I would have prioritised testing out the V-Strom if I'd liked the styling more, so in my case that was the main reason I didn't - as well as it being quite a bit more than the Transalp for the DE version. If you like the styling and the loadout of the RE however, it makes a lot of sense and pricing is similar to the Transalp - although at the moment there's deals going on the DE from what I've seen here in Australia.
Great info, I'm presently selling my Yamaha tw200 to get a transalp...maybe 650 v strom.. Height, weight ,inseam, all the wxactly the same as me ! Have you doubled anyone yet ?
How is it to ride on city roads with those imperfections, does it absorb well and make for a confortable ride or is the suspension hard on the beginning of the travel? I'm looking for a bike that focus on confort, because there are at lote of potholes, imperfections etc on my country. So far, i'm dabling between Honda Transalp, Yamaha Tenere 700 (with lowering links), triumph scrambler 1200 X (the lower one), perhaps the ducati scrambler (but the travel is only 150mm, i think it will be stiff). Thanks a lot
I found it quite comfortable for the spirited riding I was doing, on some quite poor road sections, at 75 kg or so plus gear. Nice and forgiving overall. The T7 is a bit more sportily sprung from memory at the rear and the lowering link will likely make it harsher, however you've got more adjustability there. I haven't tested the Scrambler 1200 from Triumph but had heard they were a bit too soft for many riders with the new ones likely to improve that, and the Scramblers I tested from Ducati were all the road versions, but I actually found them very good. If I owned a Ducati it'd be the Scrambler 1100 for sure.
@@MotoJournoKris Thanks for the info Kris. The 2024 Ducati lineup doesn't show any 1100 scrambler, i'm assuming they discontinued them, is that right? I don't see the Desert Sled neither. So, as far as new bikes go, it's the 800 only. But yeah, that 1100 seems quite nice indeed. But between that 800 ducati scrambler and the new honda transalp, it is a intresting comparison. They both are very nice options for diferent reasons. The transalp would be higher up, more confort overal with suspension travel and 21 inch wheels, but less agile and heavier. And the ducati scrambler 800 would be lower and lighter (almost 20 kg / 44 lbs lighter). For city, both are nice. For highway, the lack of wind protection would hurt the ducati in longer stretches. So, yeah, i guess i need both? hahahahaha thanks
It's only 192 kg from memory (425 lb), so you might just be within that with rider, pillion and luggage with their recommended max loads (which is quite low) including the extra weight of the luggage and fittings.
How’s the height of it compared to the 500x? I really like the 500x and i fit it alright but I wanted a bit more than the 500 I didn’t even know this bike was coming
There's a little height difference between the two, the Transalp is about 20 mm taller, although I did think it felt lower than expected. I should have jumped from one to the other to check, as there was one on display at MotoHub too.
Transalp by a long margin, I'd say. Even just rider comfort is significantly better on the Transalp seat-wise. The T7 as good as it is, has a fairly narrow seat that over long periods (if you're not mainly standing on the pegs) will be uncomfortable. The Transalp seat, while not amazing, is pretty good for longer rides.
I can flat foot most bikes with an 830 mm seat height with a 32 inch inseam, so you should be able to flat foot bikes quite a bit taller thanks to the extra four inches of reach.
It seems to be changing now, but pant waist and length used to be inches here (and we've been metric for a long while), so it made for an easy reference point.
I'd say this is pretty utilitarian as the segment goes, I don't think we'll be seeing much more basic than these going forward just due to legislation out of Europe. Hard to say whether there'd be demand for a retro themed ADV though, but maybe we'll get an Africa Twin variant with that much more dirt-bike inspired styling?
I want to like the bike. To me, the Transalp is the most boring bike in the looks department. It’s as if the design dept. went home early on this. CB500x looks far far better but lacks the bells and whistles of the Transalp. Grrrrrrrr.
I get what you mean, I find the CB500X a bit too bitsy like most of the adventure bikes, so the XL750 is more elegant in comparison. But lots of people prefer that more aggressive styling.
Some larger guys had a sit on the bike when I stopped for a coffee and we were all having a chat about the Transalp, they were quite impressed by the ergos from what they said at the time. But that was just sitting on the bike.
Why are all the on off road bike testers such dinky little dudes? My son is 12 and is bigger than this guy, its difficult to understand how a 6 2" plus guy will fit
I'm 6'6" and these fit fairly decent. Good position where knees are not hitting a stupid faring or body panel. With modded seat and lower pegs I think it would be comfortable for even me.
Nice video.
I am 5' 9" tall with a 32" inseam.
I fit it 100% good sitting and standing up.
And can flat foot it with running shoes on.
I am considering getting 15 mm (~ 1/2") lower foot pegs as my riding boots I will use have about that much more in their sole thickness.
It is so light feeling also.
I will set the preload springs in the rear and forks to get the proper sag if possible for my 160 lbs., 72 kgs. Standard sag for most motorcycles (street and off road) is 30% of total travel.
I have seen many shorter riders use the left footpeg to get on and off all types of bikes.
I put a larger kickstand foot onto mine so it does not sink in the sand, soft soil or pavement on a very hot day. It slips onto the foot and is clamped into place via 3 screws I put thread locker onto.
I sat on one today and it was for sure a nice feeling place to be.
Quite a nice simple styling when looking down at the bike from the seat.
I sure wish we were getting the white in the states. Maybe next year.
Great Thanks for adding this information especially about the low seat@ 830mm
Comfort-wise it is a very good machine. Great video mate. Thanks for sharing it. I test rode it a few weeks ago and will upload my video soon. Cheers. Tale care.
Interested to hear what you think!
@@MotoJournoKris You will see it. :)
Excellent run down of these features.
Thanks!
Thank you for the detailed explanation!
I would like cruise control and tuneless tyres . The rest is good .
The cruise control in particular should have been an easy addition at no real extra cost!
The cruise control is not even an option on this one. I think the same. It is a must. I rode this bike and will upload the video soon. Drop by mate, you may like my content.
an adjastable rear shock with a knobe,comfort seat a little higher would be not bad,double stand,a black bash plate,higher screen,an aftermarket exhaust and some time a paint job for a better color.thats all i m gonna do
Yea I think I'd be going the same!
of course all these,means over 2.5k in euros.but i think then we will have a killing machine....@@MotoJournoKris
Worth it I reckon!! A fair bit of that would be needed on any bike anyway. @@thodoris3790
İ had been riding honda rebel before i bought transalp...the engine is excelkent but still for two months i could nt get used to the sitting and riding position..i get neck ache and my hands maje me feel as if they r no longer my parts...i think i ride it as i rode my chopper..
I found the ride like a naked bike, so more sporty than I was expecting. It does feel smaller than it looks.
Yea, that's a great way of putting it!
173cm …but only 29 inch inseam 😅….experienced rider but realise my short legs at 58 years old cause issues .
Standing up on my 300 rally 885 mm seat height and also this bike is perfect , but planting a foot at the lights or a sloping intersection or roundabout is not the easiest .
And a warning if you are wearing wet weather gear or Kevlar trousers with knee pads …the ability to stretch a leg when coming to a stop is restricted a tad .
A low seat on this bike is advisable for anyone with a 29 inch or less inseam ..for these reasons .
Will be my first motorcycle.I am between this transalp and V Strom 800 RE for two up riding. I think at 1,88cm (6,2) i will better fit at transalp and it will be more comfortable for my passenger too But it has tubes.. Tubeless costs 1.000€ i think. V strom is agile and good too.. dont know.Whats your thoughts. nice video.
Sorry for the slow reply, I haven't tested the Suzuki yet so hard to do a proper recommendation there. I've found the Transalp good two up so far, although we've maxed out the preload. I would have prioritised testing out the V-Strom if I'd liked the styling more, so in my case that was the main reason I didn't - as well as it being quite a bit more than the Transalp for the DE version. If you like the styling and the loadout of the RE however, it makes a lot of sense and pricing is similar to the Transalp - although at the moment there's deals going on the DE from what I've seen here in Australia.
Great info, I'm presently selling my Yamaha tw200 to get a transalp...maybe 650 v strom..
Height, weight ,inseam, all the wxactly the same as me !
Have you doubled anyone yet ?
How is it to ride on city roads with those imperfections, does it absorb well and make for a confortable ride or is the suspension hard on the beginning of the travel? I'm looking for a bike that focus on confort, because there are at lote of potholes, imperfections etc on my country. So far, i'm dabling between Honda Transalp, Yamaha Tenere 700 (with lowering links), triumph scrambler 1200 X (the lower one), perhaps the ducati scrambler (but the travel is only 150mm, i think it will be stiff). Thanks a lot
I found it quite comfortable for the spirited riding I was doing, on some quite poor road sections, at 75 kg or so plus gear. Nice and forgiving overall. The T7 is a bit more sportily sprung from memory at the rear and the lowering link will likely make it harsher, however you've got more adjustability there. I haven't tested the Scrambler 1200 from Triumph but had heard they were a bit too soft for many riders with the new ones likely to improve that, and the Scramblers I tested from Ducati were all the road versions, but I actually found them very good. If I owned a Ducati it'd be the Scrambler 1100 for sure.
@@MotoJournoKris Thanks for the info Kris. The 2024 Ducati lineup doesn't show any 1100 scrambler, i'm assuming they discontinued them, is that right? I don't see the Desert Sled neither. So, as far as new bikes go, it's the 800 only. But yeah, that 1100 seems quite nice indeed. But between that 800 ducati scrambler and the new honda transalp, it is a intresting comparison. They both are very nice options for diferent reasons. The transalp would be higher up, more confort overal with suspension travel and 21 inch wheels, but less agile and heavier. And the ducati scrambler 800 would be lower and lighter (almost 20 kg / 44 lbs lighter). For city, both are nice. For highway, the lack of wind protection would hurt the ducati in longer stretches. So, yeah, i guess i need both? hahahahaha thanks
Two bikes is definitely better than one!@@renatobfa
What is the max load capacity it can carry? Rider a pillion and the luggage?
It's only 192 kg from memory (425 lb), so you might just be within that with rider, pillion and luggage with their recommended max loads (which is quite low) including the extra weight of the luggage and fittings.
What’s about tall Riders..?
Kriss,i m in the same height as you,legs too,how is the wind protection with a full face helmet at speeds 120-140km?buffeting and loud air sound?
I was surprised how good it is with my GT-Air 2, especially as the screen doesn't look that big!
How’s the height of it compared to the 500x? I really like the 500x and i fit it alright but I wanted a bit more than the 500 I didn’t even know this bike was coming
There's a little height difference between the two, the Transalp is about 20 mm taller, although I did think it felt lower than expected. I should have jumped from one to the other to check, as there was one on display at MotoHub too.
Which is more comfortable for a pillion T700 or Trans750?
Transalp by a long margin, I'd say. Even just rider comfort is significantly better on the Transalp seat-wise. The T7 as good as it is, has a fairly narrow seat that over long periods (if you're not mainly standing on the pegs) will be uncomfortable. The Transalp seat, while not amazing, is pretty good for longer rides.
What model riding shoes are you wearing?
Those are my Alpinestars CR-X Drystars, I've done a video on them here: ua-cam.com/video/eblu3UplTsw/v-deo.html
My inseam is 36inches can I flat foot any bike
I can flat foot most bikes with an 830 mm seat height with a 32 inch inseam, so you should be able to flat foot bikes quite a bit taller thanks to the extra four inches of reach.
Is it too small for a 6.4(196cm) rider?
I wouldn't have thought so!
Nice, to bad the US version will have the HP cut by 9%. Adv rider has all the info Honda does it again.
Yea, it's a bit strange you keep getting the detuned versions in the US!
Isn't it due to our lower octane fuel?
Could be, you're running a lot of ethanol, but I'd have thought they could tune for it. I should look into it, would be an interesting video.@@CTR_Dan
Will that apply to canada too ? It wouldnt surprize me if they cut it even more 😭
@@MotoJournoKris
It’s due to the noise standards and how they measure them.
Ok now. We need you to take a weekend trip with luggage and a "girlfriend/wife/functional equivalent"!
Not sure I'd be able to wrangle a bike for a weekend, but will take the missus into the dealer to check one out and see what she thinks.
180 cm and 32 inch inseam? Pick a measuring system and stick with it.
It seems to be changing now, but pant waist and length used to be inches here (and we've been metric for a long while), so it made for an easy reference point.
Too bad they would not go retro/utilitarian for these types of bikes. The look never follows function for Honda adventure bikes.
I'd say this is pretty utilitarian as the segment goes, I don't think we'll be seeing much more basic than these going forward just due to legislation out of Europe. Hard to say whether there'd be demand for a retro themed ADV though, but maybe we'll get an Africa Twin variant with that much more dirt-bike inspired styling?
I want to like the bike. To me, the Transalp is the most boring bike in the looks department. It’s as if the design dept. went home early on this. CB500x looks far far better but lacks the bells and whistles of the Transalp. Grrrrrrrr.
I get what you mean, I find the CB500X a bit too bitsy like most of the adventure bikes, so the XL750 is more elegant in comparison. But lots of people prefer that more aggressive styling.
What if you are a fat guy? 285lbs.
Some larger guys had a sit on the bike when I stopped for a coffee and we were all having a chat about the Transalp, they were quite impressed by the ergos from what they said at the time. But that was just sitting on the bike.
Why are all the on off road bike testers such dinky little dudes? My son is 12 and is bigger than this guy, its difficult to understand how a 6 2" plus guy will fit
Best off asking taller motorcycle content creators to cover it, if you think it's lacking.
I'm 6'6" and these fit fairly decent. Good position where knees are not hitting a stupid faring or body panel. With modded seat and lower pegs I think it would be comfortable for even me.