Hey Eddie! 👋 Appreciate very much your support and we're very happy that you enjoy watching us. I'll need to figure out next topic so that Tanja joins me as I also love making those videos with her. 😀
@@veljkovic92 sounds great I look forward to watching your next video! Come to Thailand (we just arrived) and do some bike tour adventures through winter, you will have too much content and ideas HAHA 😂. Winter is difficult in Europe!
@eddiejaoude woah, nice place to be doing winter! I'd actually want to visit that place one day. Heard many nice things about it. Enjoy your stay and wish you lots of nice moments. 🙏
You have made a great choice. I did it too!! I tried for 3 test rides the Africa Twin. Great bike!! But better price, better handling, greater compactness, still good power... all this made me choose the Transalp. And I am extremely happy about it. I could have made a small funding of around 3000 euros to get the Africa Twin, but I'm glad I didn't and got the XL750. However... I had a Transalp 650 for 20 years. This is the right replacement!!
Hey, hey! 👋 20 years with Transalp! That's amazing. I heards lots of riders were so happy with their Transalps that they rode them for many years like you did and just upgraded to this new one. That definitely tells lots about the bike. Before ever knowing about transalp and before testing it I thought it will be lots sacrifice in terms of agility and fun factor but on that test ride I was shocked by how smoothly it does everything I would expect the bike to do. Definitely fell in love. 💛
@@veljkovic92 Look... I don't want to exaggerate, but the Transalp is a bit of a philosophy. I did almost 200,000 km with the 650. I did off-road even quite hard (crossing the Pyrenees all off-road, old military roads in the Alps of Piemonte (Italy), enduro races for twin-cylinders), but in the same easy way I rode with my wife and three bags on the Transalp without problems and without difficulty. The Transalp 750 is the same thing...only with twice the power and very well updated electronics. A great bike for which I renewed my promise of love... 😉
@@MrRoomby you basically passed the number of kilometers on Transalp i probably passed my whole life on all my bikes. That's very respectable and I salute you. 🙏 Did tubed tires cause any issues to you so far?
@@veljkovic92The new Transalp has been with me for about 3 months, so I have not yet covered the km and time necessary for an evaluation. I can only tell you that with the 650 (tires and inner tubes) in twenty years I have punctured a couple of times, no more... and never off-road, even if the tires deflate to 1.6/1.8. I must say, however, especially for off-road, that I have always installed reinforced inner tubes. And on asphalt these have never given me problems...
Love your videos Guys ! Keep going ,with a upgraded forks springs and rear shock and proper road tires this transalp can be very close to africa twin in fact 1000 africa was very know as weak suspension compare to 1100...So transalp already is already winner and sometimes less is more...
@@pistonhead31 thanks for watching and supporting! We love to see your comment. 👍 I actually might go for some of suspension upgrades in the future since I love Transalp and already see myself sticking to it. It's a worthwhile investment. Do you have some recommendation for suspension upgrades? A brand or a model?
@veljkovic92 I am waiting for good touring suspension on the Transalp. I will probably get Ohlins as I want to hold on to the Transalp. The AT is way too big for me, expensive etc.
@Shaun-o1l i also had Ohlins as number 1 option for me on previous bikes as well. Than I read from couple of riders that their suspension is on a harder side, more sporty and it's not so forgiving on bad roads. Now I don't know if that was only for the particular model I was looking for (mt07) or was it in general. Need to research more on this topic but I do expect it to be fully modular.
AT is heavier and useless in city traffic. Also it consumes a lot in city traffic (7-8 lt) and it get warms a lot. With Transalp 750 i go to work every day through traffic in Athens. Transalp is better all around motorcycle.
That's exactly what I heard from people who have more experience than me with those bikes. Bikes really don't need to be expensive to be functional and fun. The weight and size are often limiting factors. Transalp definitely hits the right mark to be one bike to do it all. After long research I didn't find any other bike that does all those things, for that money, like TA. I love riding in Greece, last summer visited the coast with Tanja on the bike. Wishing you nice and safe rides ahead. 👍👋
Hello, guys. Thanks for the topic, I guess it will help someone who is choosing between those two. Totally agreed regarding having wife and not making stupid decisions!:) Since you own Transalp for a while, I have few questions regarding topics you've mentioned: 1) Do you always change the preload of rear shock when you ride alone/with luggage/with Tanya? If yes, are you considering changing the shock for one with remote preload? 2) Do you have any concerns regarding tubed wheels?
Hellooo and thanks for watching. 👋 1) I also was thinking about the same thing. After some testing different settings on the suspension I ended up leaving it at stock preload settings when I ride alone (with top case empty or full). Also, if I ride with Tanja somewhere close or briefly I don't bother. But if we will ride more often during the week or we go on one longer trip than I'd put it 2 clicks stronger on rear preload (so at number 4, since 2 is factory setting). This 4 is actually good enough for the ride to be smooth and the bike to behave well in turns and that's with top case full. If we were heavier (I'm 85 and she max 70kg with gear) than I'd go for 5. 2) This is my first bike with tubed tires and I almost gave up on idea of buying Transalp just because I was scared what could happen in case of a flat tire (since I heard it can deflate in a moment). But on the other side I met lots of riders (including those on Transalps from the past), that never had issues. So, I would prefer to have them tubeless but since they are this way, I just hope I won't have problems on the road. And so far (after around 7k kms) everything is fine, thanks God. 🙏
Pozz iz hrvatske! Marketing radi čuda. Honde c125 super cub, crf 300L i cb 500x koje posjedujem isprobao sam puno motora . Sve preko 200kg + je nikakav off road, bilo kakav put makadam ...nije off road. Kad se spizdiš u kanal..ni crf od 150kg nećeš sam izvući... E sad , imati jedan motor koji je dobar za sve a ne briljira u ničem po meni je nova nc 750 x. Održavanje iste i potrošnja goriva je vanserijska. Više preferiram izvući 90% od motora ..nego ga voziti10% njegovih mogućnosti jer nitko od nas nije Kirian Mirabet...
@@vlaho1967Veliki pozdrav od nas! U potpunosti se slažem sa Vama. 👍 Mislim da ljudi koji imaju većeg iskustva shvataju upravo to što ste naveli, da motociklizam treba biti osećaj a ne novac, sloboda pokreta a ne borba sa težinom mašine. Iskreno, razmišljao sam ja i o NC750 ali sam odlučio za Transalp jer sam smatrao da mi znači 90ak konja za putovanja udvoje i tri kofera. Hvala na deljenju mišljenja, svako dobro želim! 👋
there is something wrong with the tank of the africa twin.i dont like it.the size,shape and the distances from seat to handlebars...i dont know,it didt felt natural to me.and i m not a short guy, i m an avarage 1.80 male.i felt better with the transalp.i m planning to buy the 2025 model,or the tenere,or the vstrom hahaha...we ll see
recently i was trying to recall how did it feel sitting on the Africa but i can't really remember anymore. :D Did you feel the distance from seat to handlebar is longer? Also, what's your riding style and what's your preference when you compare those bikes you mentioned? I also was thinking about all those bikes but since I mostly ride road and like the additional power of Transalp compared to Tenere (and seat is more suitable for road) plus lower weight than Suzuki Vstrom 800 I decided the Transalp is the only way to go.
@@veljkovic92 yes,i was a little awkward on it.i cant imagine who will go fast off road with that bike,which is its main purpose.yes,big distance between the seat and the front(dash/screen).i m a rider who 90% of my bikes had 21'' front wheel.but my rides are 95% on road and just some easy dirt roads here and there,just to enjoy the nature.for all the reasons you mention,transalp is the first on my list,with second the vstrom,couse i really liked it when i test ride it. but has some things i dont like ,high seat, i felt it higher even than tenere,very wide handlebars that makes me lean forward,no windscreen,and the most important i cant stand the looks,specialy the front with those headlights.i like the tenere it suits me,but not something special from the engine,too much wind noise and a little slow feeling when taking the curves in fast riding.i think transalp is the best choise.and i hope the 2025 model will have been imporoved in everything was wrong in the 2023 model.
@thodoris3790 I understand you... That vstrom really looks weird and I didn't trust I could make it have a proper wind protection because the way front fairings are made. Unfortunately it seems like Honda still didn't add cruise control and tubeless tires on the Transalp for 2025. They changed the headlight and softened the front suspension while hardening the rear one. Additionally they changed the front fairing around the dash and the windscreen a bit. Plus there are some new color options.Those are the main changes.
Great review! Thank you both. I never get bored of your amazing dynamics and banter between each other, love it!
Hey Eddie! 👋
Appreciate very much your support and we're very happy that you enjoy watching us.
I'll need to figure out next topic so that Tanja joins me as I also love making those videos with her. 😀
@@veljkovic92 sounds great I look forward to watching your next video! Come to Thailand (we just arrived) and do some bike tour adventures through winter, you will have too much content and ideas HAHA 😂. Winter is difficult in Europe!
@eddiejaoude woah, nice place to be doing winter!
I'd actually want to visit that place one day. Heard many nice things about it.
Enjoy your stay and wish you lots of nice moments. 🙏
@@veljkovic92 thank you!
دراجه مذهله.تسارعها ممتع ومريحه للسفر.لقد اشتريته مند اسبوعين وانا سعيد بذالك
Totally agree with you. It's one package for many riding scenarios.
You have made a great choice. I did it too!! I tried for 3 test rides the Africa Twin. Great bike!! But better price, better handling, greater compactness, still good power... all this made me choose the Transalp. And I am extremely happy about it. I could have made a small funding of around 3000 euros to get the Africa Twin, but I'm glad I didn't and got the XL750. However... I had a Transalp 650 for 20 years. This is the right replacement!!
Hey, hey! 👋
20 years with Transalp! That's amazing.
I heards lots of riders were so happy with their Transalps that they rode them for many years like you did and just upgraded to this new one. That definitely tells lots about the bike.
Before ever knowing about transalp and before testing it I thought it will be lots sacrifice in terms of agility and fun factor but on that test ride I was shocked by how smoothly it does everything I would expect the bike to do.
Definitely fell in love. 💛
@@veljkovic92 Look... I don't want to exaggerate, but the Transalp is a bit of a philosophy. I did almost 200,000 km with the 650. I did off-road even quite hard (crossing the Pyrenees all off-road, old military roads in the Alps of Piemonte (Italy), enduro races for twin-cylinders), but in the same easy way I rode with my wife and three bags on the Transalp without problems and without difficulty. The Transalp 750 is the same thing...only with twice the power and very well updated electronics. A great bike for which I renewed my promise of love... 😉
@@MrRoomby you basically passed the number of kilometers on Transalp i probably passed my whole life on all my bikes. That's very respectable and I salute you. 🙏
Did tubed tires cause any issues to you so far?
@@veljkovic92The new Transalp has been with me for about 3 months, so I have not yet covered the km and time necessary for an evaluation. I can only tell you that with the 650 (tires and inner tubes) in twenty years I have punctured a couple of times, no more... and never off-road, even if the tires deflate to 1.6/1.8. I must say, however, especially for off-road, that I have always installed reinforced inner tubes. And on asphalt these have never given me problems...
Love your videos Guys ! Keep going ,with a upgraded forks springs and rear shock and proper road tires this transalp can be very close to africa twin in fact 1000 africa was very know as weak suspension compare to 1100...So transalp already is already winner and sometimes less is more...
@@pistonhead31 thanks for watching and supporting! We love to see your comment. 👍
I actually might go for some of suspension upgrades in the future since I love Transalp and already see myself sticking to it. It's a worthwhile investment. Do you have some recommendation for suspension upgrades? A brand or a model?
@veljkovic92 Will text you on fcb 😜😉
@veljkovic92 yss making really good kits for really good price. There are few another brand also but yss quality/price works OK.
@veljkovic92 I am waiting for good touring suspension on the Transalp. I will probably get Ohlins as I want to hold on to the Transalp. The AT is way too big for me, expensive etc.
@Shaun-o1l i also had Ohlins as number 1 option for me on previous bikes as well. Than I read from couple of riders that their suspension is on a harder side, more sporty and it's not so forgiving on bad roads. Now I don't know if that was only for the particular model I was looking for (mt07) or was it in general. Need to research more on this topic but I do expect it to be fully modular.
AT is heavier and useless in city traffic. Also it consumes a lot in city traffic (7-8 lt) and it get warms a lot. With Transalp 750 i go to work every day through traffic in Athens. Transalp is better all around motorcycle.
That's exactly what I heard from people who have more experience than me with those bikes.
Bikes really don't need to be expensive to be functional and fun. The weight and size are often limiting factors.
Transalp definitely hits the right mark to be one bike to do it all. After long research I didn't find any other bike that does all those things, for that money, like TA.
I love riding in Greece, last summer visited the coast with Tanja on the bike.
Wishing you nice and safe rides ahead. 👍👋
The Transalp has a manliness and coolness about it. AT is too much.
Hello, guys. Thanks for the topic, I guess it will help someone who is choosing between those two.
Totally agreed regarding having wife and not making stupid decisions!:)
Since you own Transalp for a while, I have few questions regarding topics you've mentioned:
1) Do you always change the preload of rear shock when you ride alone/with luggage/with Tanya? If yes, are you considering changing the shock for one with remote preload?
2) Do you have any concerns regarding tubed wheels?
Hellooo and thanks for watching. 👋
1) I also was thinking about the same thing. After some testing different settings on the suspension I ended up leaving it at stock preload settings when I ride alone (with top case empty or full). Also, if I ride with Tanja somewhere close or briefly I don't bother. But if we will ride more often during the week or we go on one longer trip than I'd put it 2 clicks stronger on rear preload (so at number 4, since 2 is factory setting). This 4 is actually good enough for the ride to be smooth and the bike to behave well in turns and that's with top case full. If we were heavier (I'm 85 and she max 70kg with gear) than I'd go for 5.
2) This is my first bike with tubed tires and I almost gave up on idea of buying Transalp just because I was scared what could happen in case of a flat tire (since I heard it can deflate in a moment). But on the other side I met lots of riders (including those on Transalps from the past), that never had issues. So, I would prefer to have them tubeless but since they are this way, I just hope I won't have problems on the road. And so far (after around 7k kms) everything is fine, thanks God. 🙏
@veljkovic92 thank you, Stefan! As usual, well detailed answer :)
Wish you guys all the best and good roads!
Pozz iz hrvatske! Marketing radi čuda. Honde c125 super cub, crf 300L i cb 500x koje posjedujem isprobao sam puno motora . Sve preko 200kg + je nikakav off road, bilo kakav put makadam ...nije off road. Kad se spizdiš u kanal..ni crf od 150kg nećeš sam izvući... E sad , imati jedan motor koji je dobar za sve a ne briljira u ničem po meni je nova nc 750 x. Održavanje iste i potrošnja goriva je vanserijska. Više preferiram izvući 90% od motora ..nego ga voziti10% njegovih mogućnosti jer nitko od nas nije Kirian Mirabet...
@@vlaho1967Veliki pozdrav od nas! U potpunosti se slažem sa Vama. 👍 Mislim da ljudi koji imaju većeg iskustva shvataju upravo to što ste naveli, da motociklizam treba biti osećaj a ne novac, sloboda pokreta a ne borba sa težinom mašine.
Iskreno, razmišljao sam ja i o NC750 ali sam odlučio za Transalp jer sam smatrao da mi znači 90ak konja za putovanja udvoje i tri kofera.
Hvala na deljenju mišljenja, svako dobro želim! 👋
there is something wrong with the tank of the africa twin.i dont like it.the size,shape and the distances from seat to handlebars...i dont know,it didt felt natural to me.and i m not a short guy, i m an avarage 1.80 male.i felt better with the transalp.i m planning to buy the 2025 model,or the tenere,or the vstrom hahaha...we ll see
recently i was trying to recall how did it feel sitting on the Africa but i can't really remember anymore. :D
Did you feel the distance from seat to handlebar is longer?
Also, what's your riding style and what's your preference when you compare those bikes you mentioned?
I also was thinking about all those bikes but since I mostly ride road and like the additional power of Transalp compared to Tenere (and seat is more suitable for road) plus lower weight than Suzuki Vstrom 800 I decided the Transalp is the only way to go.
@@veljkovic92 yes,i was a little awkward on it.i cant imagine who will go fast off road with that bike,which is its main purpose.yes,big distance between the seat and the front(dash/screen).i m a rider who 90% of my bikes had 21'' front wheel.but my rides are 95% on road and just some easy dirt roads here and there,just to enjoy the nature.for all the reasons you mention,transalp is the first on my list,with second the vstrom,couse i really liked it when i test ride it. but has some things i dont like ,high seat, i felt it higher even than tenere,very wide handlebars that makes me lean forward,no windscreen,and the most important i cant stand the looks,specialy the front with those headlights.i like the tenere it suits me,but not something special from the engine,too much wind noise and a little slow feeling when taking the curves in fast riding.i think transalp is the best choise.and i hope the 2025 model will have been imporoved in everything was wrong in the 2023 model.
@thodoris3790 I understand you... That vstrom really looks weird and I didn't trust I could make it have a proper wind protection because the way front fairings are made.
Unfortunately it seems like Honda still didn't add cruise control and tubeless tires on the Transalp for 2025. They changed the headlight and softened the front suspension while hardening the rear one. Additionally they changed the front fairing around the dash and the windscreen a bit. Plus there are some new color options.Those are the main changes.