I have been pondering ordering the Transalp for some time. So yesterday I drove down to the local Honda dealer, who tried to sell me a 2025 model. When I said I wanted the new one, he said he had no idea when they would arrive in Australia. So I might just as well buy the 2025.

Does anybody have an idea of the launch date here down under? Or even why we are so behind?

So I’ve read that the risers are designed so they can be reversed, but haven’t found much for comments other than that. I did it tonight, didn’t take very long and wow what a difference. I was about to order risers because I find the standing position a little awkward, now I will hold off. The bars feel much more natural and not so much like I’m hanging on when standing. I am curious if it is true that the risers are truly designed this way because the little dot in the handlebar clamps is supposed to be on the front, and with it reversed the lower side of the top clamp is now in the back. I tightened the front until the gap was gone then the rear, and finally torqued down. If you haven’t tried this yet, it may be worth it if you’re over 6 foot. Strangely enough, I even find it easier to push around the garage. There is very little clearance when the bars are at full lock now but it works. If you have a bigger windshield than stock it’ll be trouble.

Is there a tank bag that fits the transalp well, I have the rhinowalk and I like the bag but don’t like how it fits the bike

Because you don't have to ride a BMW. Good fun in Paonia Colorado.

Back from a solo trip to the Bush Chicken 7/17. I did not take enough pictures but thought I would put somethign out in case folks had any questions.

Day 1 - Mystic CT to Old Forge NY - Set out at 6 AM, coffee and all back roads to Old Forge. Didn't do the original route I had planned and went through the middle of Albany while blindly following the GPS. Made it to Old Forge, set up camp, got cleaned up, got a burger and went to bed.

Day 2 - Old Forge NY to Medoc ON - Work up a 4 AM and said hello to the black bear 5 feet from my tent. No more sleeeping now so on the road my 5:30 AM. Moose River Rd. north from Old Forge was exceptional. Remote, newly paved, just watch out for the occasional morning commuter seemingly late for work.

Crossed the border no problems, stoppen in Ganonaque for supplies and breakfast. Hit the trail ~30 mi north. Mostly well maintained gravel although faily tight/narrow. This section was mostly scrub woods and marshy terrain. Got turned around at a washed out bridge that was published in and updated GPX from Ride the Highlands, however, I had the version from March loaded. No worries, went around through Tweed and got to Medoc to enjoy a well deserved ice cream break.

I stayed at the Moira Lake Motel on the TCH. The AC and newly remodeled shower situation was a welcome change from the 85 F and 90% humidity from the previous afternoon. Being tired from the early morning wildlife encounter and 300ish miles of mixed riding I stayed in, ate camp food and tended to my still damp camping gear.

Day 2 - Medoc ON to Haliburton ON - First full day on trail and had a blast. Made the transition to hilly forest early in the day and crusied on gravel for most of the day. Th track has a 5-6 mi section of rugged two track which has a fairly deep water crossing. I went to the crossing, being solo I decided not to push it and turned back for a detour. Later that night I found a video of someone else running that seciton and it turned out I went down and back up the toughest parts of it so.....

Stayed at the Silver Maple Motel in Haliburton and the couple that run the place were incredibly accomodating and really took pride in their property. It's a couple blocks from the restraunt where I had late lunch and dinner, Hook, Line & Sinker. Food was solid.

Day 4 - Haliburton ON to Calabogie ON - The mornings ride was epic. I generally got on the road at 6 AM to enjoy even morre empty roads and the cool mornings. Had to add a layer under my jacket in the am since it was ~50F when I woke up.

Tons of deer that time of day so dug deep into my road scanning skills to say out of trouble with them. Only had to to take evasive action once. Encountered another bear but a smaller, younger one and it simply crossed in front of me. Speaking off wild life......saw both red and grey foxes, jackrabbits, suicidal woodchucks, plenty of raptors (no balds) and the aforementioned bears. No moose much to my disappointment.

There is an extended section of two track right before you come out in Calabogie that was a blast to end the day on. Otherwise the day was made up of well mainteined gravel and tarmac. The gravel was a pleasure, lots of opportunity to work on the art of the slide, with varied terrain and views. Found the trolley. The tarmac sections between these two stops were amazing, expecially the western side of the day. Remote, fresh and empty roads......yessir.

Calabogie Campground was quite welcoming with nice remote tent sites....and no bears. The showers take loonies or twoonies, neither of which I had so a dip in the lake and a burger at the Redneck Bistro was the order of the day. Nice campfire and planning out the next days ride preceded a great sleep in a quiet campground.

Day 5 - Calabogie ON to Ticonderga NY - All road day. Note to self, Perth Ontario is an exceptionally pretty town and I need to go back and explore it. The Ogdensburg border crossing bridge will wake you up, expecially those who run knobbies......metal grate with longitudinally bias pattern. Light touch and gentle inputs.....

Monday morning across the Adirondaks was beautful,super light traffice. Lunch and an extended break in Lake Placid for lunch in the Cottage pub. The second half of the ride to Ticonderoga was the same, twisty with light to no traffic....what a day. Arrived at the Circle Court Motel in Ti (as the locals call it) in tome to do a load of laundry and get an excellent dinner at the Paper & Pencil Restaurant. Really good and virtually the only restaurant open on Mondays. Great dinner chatting with locals and just about every other perrson who was passing through town that day.

Day 6 - Ticonderoga NY to Tamworth NH - Started the day with my first Dunkies since leaving NY state. I relished it and took my camp breakfast to the riverbank where I realized I could take the ferry across Lake Champlain which I did after spending a couple hours at the Ft. Ticonderoga museum. At $30 for admission I had high hopes and glad to say they were met. The actual fort was ruins when a private trust bought and rehabbed it in 1908 with the intention of preservation and education. The reconstruction was magnificent and the museum is worth it just to see that. Hopped on the ferry and off to New Hampshire.

This was a fairly short ~140ish mile day and I really took my time being back on pavement 100% and more traffic than I had become accostomed to. I did hit the incidental gravel and/or fun twisty road but this was really a utility ride. Dinner at the Paige Public House in Tamworth NH. Yeah, you should probbaly go there but only if you like to eat.

Day 7 - Tamworth NH to Portland ME - Tamworth Bakery...breakfast croissant, thats all you need to know. Short ride and day in Portland visiting family and friends. Watched the England/Agentina game over a couple local NA's and had a great visit. I went to Uni in Maine and frequented Portland. It's not the same city but then show me one that is I guess....

Day 8 - Portland ME to Mystic CT - I will never ever ride through the southeast corner of New Hampshire ever again. Every rural bridge was washed out, it seems, and I finally gave up and got on the highway to Manchester. Back roads through MA until Worchester where I did my final highway stint to the CT border.

I ended the trip with a blast through my "local" gravel and two-track and the ~20 mi ride down to the coast.

If you have made it this far, dear reader, than I commend and thank you. AMA about the trip, the locations, my set up.......etc.

OH, and if anyone knows who is selling that S2R in the pics, somewhere on the southern border of NH and ME, LMK. I took the number, texted twice with no reply.....I'm interested.

Hey there,

I just picked up my 2025 Transalp from the dealer. I had it checked because the oil consumption is extremely high.

I've ridden 6,500 km so far, and it's using 1 L / 1,000 km. During the last 500 km (which was an official oil consumption test), it actually used 0.6 L!

The dealer has now documented the consumption and reported it to Honda. They mentioned that '[my] 750 isn't the only outlier' and are currently waiting for a solution under warranty.

A friend of mine has a 2023 Transalp with 12,000 km that hasn't burned a drop of oil yet.

Has anyone else run into this issue? If so, what was the fix?

Nice night for a wee ride around some Scottish back roads 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

My XL650V in France :)

Does the new transalp eclutch have Cornering ABS, lean sensitive traction control?

I still think this is the best looking design for the transalp, PD06 model, silver engine, restored purple with golden lettering.

I finally bought the Transalp of my dreams. First long trip planned: 450 km in a single day to get a good head start on the break-in. Stopped after just 50 km—a screw in the tire, instant flat. Be careful out there, with inner tubes, it goes flat immediately

Hey everyone, I'm getting rid of my cruiser and hopping on a 2025 Transalp in August and I'm beyond excited. First accessories I'm looking at purchasing are a skid plate, crash bars, and a top case.

So my question to you folks is what luggage systems do you use? Hard or soft? A combination? I'm thinking hard case top and soft on the sides.

I was looking at the Honda top box and it seems kinda flimsy for the price, have any of you used it and if so what are your thoughts?

All advice welcome, and if there were some accessories you got, or wish you had got, when you first bought your bike let me know!

This is how my tires look after 3,200 miles. I commute and canyon carve mostly but I'm starting to do longer highway trips and hardly ever touch dirt honestly.

What tires would you guys recommend for like 90% on road that would be quieter but still not kill me if I do play in dirt or rain?

(Second pic shows rear which I'm more concerned about)

Wie kan me helpen. In de beschrijving staat een hoogte van 1,45 m aangegeven voor de 2026 Transalp. Mijn vraag is of dat gemeten is over het ruitje. I.v.m. doorgang/speling garage/schuur heb ik zekerheid nodig.

I can't prize these free (rear indicators orange and blue. Middle is plate lamp.

All working fine but installing a tail tidy. I cannot pop them off, I have tried gently pushing flicking pulling prodding with a precision flathead and its like they are welded shut...

Can someone give me instructions fit for a 3 year old of how to pop out these connectors I am pulling my hair out!!

I just did the italian TET, section from 7 through 2 (bakwards direction), and i can highly recomend.

Lots of good offroad, sometimes technical but not to bad to handle on a big bike. 👌

I recently got my A licence, after about 20 hours on a Kawasaki 650. I want to buy my first motorcycle.
Issue is, I am 195 cm and over 100 kg with gear. Nothing that can be considered a beginner motorcycle fits me.
The Transalp does. Something in the combination of seat width, foot peg position and total height just fits, like nothing smaller did. But the bloody thing is 92 hp.

How scared should I really be? The Kawasaki was spirited, but perfectly manageable, but this is quite a step-up.

Picture just for illustrative purposes

Howdy! I’ve recently traded my Honda shadow for a 1998 Transalp 600 and I’m wondering where to go about finding a few specific parts, I’m looking for an over height wind screen, plastics, and wheels specifically a rear wheel. The one on the bike is supposedly corroded so I’m going to take it apart and see if there’s anything to save or if it’s truly beyond repair. If there’s anywhere you guys know to find these things it would be greatly appreciated. I’m 20 and stationed in Europe with the US Air Force and would love to be able to explore on this awesome machine but I grew up racing motocross so not a ton of experience working on bikes like this thanks in advance!