Yamaha Tenere vs Honda Transalp - Sub $11K ADV Comparison - Cycle News

I've spent thousands of miles on both. The Transalp is a way better travel bike. You can spend days and miles on it comfortably. Noticeable difference in power. Also with ride by wire you now have cruise control options you dont get with T7. The T7 is better out of the box for off road but more top heavy and if you are an advanced rider it will still need suspension work unless you weigh 140 lbs. The T7 is no fun on a 500+ miles day especially if you hit any wind or rain. Pretty much zero protection from the elements. To me the T7 is great if you are only doing a couple hundred miles a day closer to home hitting off road trails.

Had a Tenere 700 in 2020 now on Africa Twin . The Transalp is a great bike , but not for the same customers ( the why i went with Africa Twin ) . If you ride rougher terrain go with Tenere , easier trails and road go with Transalp .

I dont think the Transalp is a competitor to the T7. Its a bike for touring, gravel etc. I live in Illinois... bought the transalp.

I've been riding motorcycles since 1970. These bikes look like great adventure bikes that are obviously streetable trail bikes. I wish I could afford one.

the only competitor for tenere,is the tuareg660.which beats tenere everywhere.except reliability.

As a frame of reference, Ive owned several big GSs, an F800GSA, KTM 950 Adv, Aprilia Taureg, Triumph Tiger 1050, and a rally style build Husky 701 enduro. That being said, I bought a Transalp and quickly found the shock to be inadequate. Bought a shock and have been absolutely in love with the ‘Alp ever since. Offroad mode is useless on any modern ADV bike. Put the Alp on “User” mode and turn all the bs rider aids off. I don’t miss any of my previous adv bikes. Only thing I’d change is the dull flat black livery. With such a great heritage, Honda could’ve come out with some fantastic, retro liveries. Last thing I think potential buyers should know, is what Honda designed the original Transalp for. “A mid-size sports bike that offers all-round enjoyment from city to highway, from mountain passes to dirt roads.”

After testing the T7 and Transalp XL750, I went with the Transalp. I am short and ordered the lower seat. I also ordered front and rear springs. I also do not like having things in my line of view so the horizontal display of the Transalp was a good thing for me. The accessory bar on the Tenere drives me crazy.

Great review! I want to add Tenere to my XT250 this season. That should cover the entire range of all possible roads for me.

It looks like the new BMW f900 enduro has a button on the left that turns off traction control.

Still don't understand why people dont just adjust the rear brake pedal?? It works. T7 not sure why they come sloppy from factory

Tuareq 660 vs T7 would the better comparison. Transalp 750 is different on touring and not fair to compare either 😂

Could barely get a leg over the Tenere, but can almost flat foot the TA. Huge difference. Without even riding either, one I would own and one I would not.

Over here in aus bike sales is showing a 3-4K price difference in these two models which may sway people towards a transalp

Really good review, my local trails are deep sand and the T7 with springs for my weight and it eats it up. I consider the transalp but when I sat on it at the dealer it felt like a sport touring bike, but the seat felt 10x better 😂

I'm an experienced off road guy and bought a T7. The suspension was so soft it was super disappointing (and I'm only 170lbs wet). I put a flat spot in the front rim without even trying and every time I rode it (even on easy off road stuff) I wished I was on my smaller KTM 500. Even when I rode it on the highway it didn't impress me and I wasn't comfortable on long days plus if you're taking the Mrs she will not be comfortable on the back, so I sold it. I replaced it with a 701 but still prefer my KTM 500 so it's for sale now too. Now I'm thinking TA because I know its a more comfortable road bike, I know I'll likely restrict myself to smooth gravel roads on it, the Mrs will be more comfortable on Sunday rides and my 12 year old 500 will keep its place in the garage.

Ended up buying the transalpine. Got knobs on it. Love it. T7 good ripper doh. Buddy bought t7. Either way Honda bruhs and Yama bruhs are cooler than euro Bruhs

Compare the T7 to the Tuareg 660. Aprilia seems to have it beat in all areas except potentially reliability and dealer network. Priced a little higher but there’s good deals out there that bring them to the same price.

I'm not into ADV bikes, but these two bikes have me interested in the idea.

ok so on that t7 rear brake, i have bled massive amounts of air out of some of them.

Traction control can be turned off on the fly on the Transalp and you don’t have to pull over, and again just turning off by just the kill switch doesn’t change your settings on the Transalp. So get your facts right and stop talking and start riding.