Honda XL750 TRANSALP 2023 AUSTRALIA

Didn’t take long for you to want to ride it in sports mode everywhere 👍

I think its going to be a very popular bike. The money you save over a T7, throw at suspension and a proper skid plate and the XL750 will leave it for dead. Nice video, with a no bullshit review.

My favourite thing about this bike is the price. Other manufacturers are gonna have to work hard to justify their $20k+ machines when this exists.

Thanks for showing each one of you on the bike. Knowing the seat height numbers is one thing, seeing 2 people of quite different heights actually sit on the bike is another.

I just picked mine up this afternoon from Murray Bridge. Got the white and very happy with it. Got a great deal $14,995 rideaway with three months rego.

Thanks for this review and for the off-road section, greetings from a Transalp owner :)

Looks like B and B have a solid bash plate coming for it.

Greate review mate! I especially like how you demonstrated 2 up riding. No one else on YouTube is showing how 2 people fit on this bike so it's much appreciated.

Just a follow up on my comments below - I finally picked up my white Transalp a week ago (11th Sept) so that was better than forecast. Enjoying the bike - very smooth, and very relaxing at open road speed. The minor tingles through 'bars and footrests seem to be smoothing out with mileage, as do some of the whirring sounds from the engine. I notice there is some rubber involved at the base of the bar risers, which undoubtedly helps. I haven't received my (ordered) bear-grip footrests yet, which may tingle a little more, but after 600 kms I am no longer concerned about the vibration issue. It is really quite smooth overall. Mirrors remain as clear as any bike's ever did. Better than the Elefant. The height and weight are more cumbersome when manhandling the bike around, off it, compared to my 'old girl', which is lower, and over 20 kgs lighter (modified) but I am enjoying the ease of the bike when in the saddle. Low speed handling, nice gentle power delivery, again at low speed, great clutch take-up, and the open road speed revs very relaxing. The Elefant is doing 5,000 RPM at 110 kmh, after raising the gearing (4 teeeth less on the rear wheel sprocket) wheres the Honda is only doing 4,000 at that speed. 5,000 on the Honda is 140 kmh - similar revs to my Ducati road bike! I may even fit a rear sprocket (alloy, when available) with one more tooth. But 600 kms in, I am really appreciating the Honda. It isn't perfect, as discussed, but it is very enjoyable. A 250 km round trip last Saturday, and the bike started to 'win me over'. A perfect Spring day for a ride. I suspect I will do big mileages on this bike, but I will have to modify the seat foam, which is a bit firm for my 70-year-old posterior, after 100+ kms in the saddle! Not a 'biggie', and unlikely to be expensive. I intend removing the top 15mm or so of foam and replacing it with a softer layer. Thanks again for your informative, so-Australian test. I have been trying to get my Bendigo Elefant mate to take one for a test ride...

Thanks for a frank and candid review of this model Mark. Very refreshing, and innately Australian. "F*ckin 'ell" indeed! I was the first to test ride it in South Australia recently, and in spite of a few reservations, put down my deposit. Mine will be a replacement for my ageing Cagiva Elefant 750, although I will keep the Elefant. It too is a great machine. I am hoping the Honda's easier performance than the Elefant may help me not to do silly speeds on my Ducati road bike... A typo on your opening page - "capabale" rather than capable - but an enjoyable video nonetheless. As to the concern mentioned below regarding the Honda 'forgetting' its mode after being switched off? As the video stated, the modes are 'remembered'. All that reverts is the ABS (and TC?) if you had switched them off, which requires some toggling of the RH function of the 4-way switch. I understand ABS is a legal Euro5 requirement now, so not the manufacturer's decision to make it turn back on after stopping the engine. As the electronics are intended to assist the newer rider, they have made them a bit too intrusive, particularly the TC in Gravel mode, which is just silly! I suspect most experienced riders will set it up in User mode, and leave it there, and just readjust the ABS and TC when they hit the dirt. But a strange roll-out of a new and much-anticipated model, with Honda telling us it would be here "in about two weeks" in April, and I finally rode it 10 x days ago! And now I've paid my deposit, I have to wait until OCTOBER to get the thing, as I asked for a white one... A rather strange way to sell a motorcycle.

Did a lot better off road than I thought Im glad you put them threw the pace's on your reviews. Seems like a well rounded bike .

Mark, I truly appreciate your perspective on a bike like this. Most of the other Youtube reviews I watch are from guys who ride 1200CC+ bikes on the regular. I own a JDM Suzuki Djebel 250XC (picked up while stationed in Japan and brought to the U.S.) I enjoy watching your reviews as I feel we have similar perspective with your love for your DR. I just went to the local Honda dealer today and put a my name down on a Transalp. Thanks for the great content. P.S. You were the first Youtube channel I ever subscribed to, and you still are knocking it out of the park. Cheers!

I took one for a test ride today, what a nice all round bike, the engine is a gem & I love the induction roar. My current bike is a CRF1000.

Best honest offroad review of it yet. I test rode one and thought i would run it in user mode all the time, though some have stated the user settings reset every time you restart.

I took one for a ride last week at our local Honda dealership in Mosgiel, Dunedin. I absolutely loved it! In 176 tall and it was a great height for me. The engine is a ripper.

I have a 500x and rode the Transalp yesterday only 24km on the clock - loved it! Light nimble and lots of power and very comfortable - will be getting one

Best review of the Transalp on YouTube! On the other hand, I’ll hold you responsible if I end up getting one 😂

I've been away from the channel for a couple years... don't know why, but it was great to see Mark and Nay again! I've missed seeing you guys! So glad you're still at it! A couple of Marks were ultimately my inspiration for getting my DR (one was my Dad!) I've been loving that bike ever since! I've officially put more into the bike in upgrades than what I paid for it, but it's a trail machine! So putting things in perspective then, I've been watching Mark and Max since 2017, which is the year I bought my DR. Anyway, take care you two!

Excellent review. Straight up honest and to the point. Man o man I can see this bike permanently in your garage. 3 step process 1) get Nays approval, 2) buy the bloody bike, 3) come up with a cool bike name. See, easy peasy. 👍🏼

Great video. That's an awesome bike for the price