Everything old is new again … so it’s no surprise that Honda’s Transalp adventure bike rides again!
“Specially engineered to provide manoeuvrability for tight turns on mountain paths and comfort for adventure touring” — so says Honda’s Transalp marketing material. And with a red-hot price of $14,499 plus ORC for the base version, and powered by a perky, parallel twin-cylinder 755cc engine with 270 degree crank, there’s sure to be plenty of new Transalps wandering this wide brown land of ours before long.
Here at MotorcycleBiz, we’ve been keen to get our hands on a Transalp and dive into the suspension components to find out what it takes to go from leisurely tourer to serious Aussie adventure bike.
Thankfully, one of our customers was quick to purchase a Transalp and was prepared