Once again, I must salute the esprit de corps of the good folks at Sondrio, Italy’s, Stilmoto Honda dealership. No sooner had I entered the shop — after a year’s absence, no less — than Danielle and Matteo were offering up their new Transalp 750 demo for me to ride in anticipation of it coming to Canada in the near future. And, as always, they did so with absolutely no restrictions, so you’re getting these first impressions directly from the Bernina Pass, exactly the type of road the Transalp was designed for.
“THE ORIGINAL TRANSALP BECAME THE VERY DEFINITION OF THE DO-ANYTHING, GO-ANYWHERE MOTORCYCLE”
an author, a recording artist, hell, even a motorcycle designer — which is harder: hammering out your first bestseller/chart-topper/runaway segment topper, or its follow-up. Unless you’re the Beatles or Massimo Tamburini, the answer is almost always the same. Remaining at the top is a damned sight tougher than getting there. One-hit wonders, whether they were a-ha (who brought you the ultra-catchy ) and Craig Vetter (he who designed the Windjammer and then a whole bunch of crap best left forgotten)
