r/Transalp

Hi

I test ride a 2026 Transalp e-clutch

The purpose was to find a motorcycle thats comfortable for a tall rider, and has enough wind protection for highway driving, but still light and powerful. On paper the Translap looks amazing, and adding smartphone connectivity, ridding modes and e-clutch look perfect.

E-clutch - an evolved quickshifter. All the quickshifter advantages, with smother shifting at lower rpm. And maintaining the motorcycle idle with no clutch needed is perfect for city commuting. Hope the competition brings a similar technology.

Tall rider comfort - the seat is comfortable and the riding position also. Plus the suspension is comfortable on bad tarmac roads. The windscreen needs to be at a higher position. Felt a bit of sail move on crosswinds at higher speed.

The engine has more than enough power for commuting and highway.

What I disliked:

1- Heat from the engine, lots of it, on my legs.

2 -Weird braking. On uneven tarmac surfaces, hard braking causes the front and rear of the motorcycle to slide.

3- Resonance vibration between 3500 -5000Rpm . This was so intense, after 40min riding, my wrists still felt numb. I cant imagine have to ride that motorcycle again.

The Transalp gives high expectations, however I felt disappointed. I don't fell is good enough to buy.

After some research i have some notes:

2- Im not used to Trail motorcycles, the long suspension travel, narrow mixed tires, is way different from ridding a naked motorcycle like Im used to do.

3 - The seller told me that may be an issue with that specific motorcycle. But doing my research I found out more riders complaining about it, and it may be caused by the crashbars.

What about you, whats your opinions about the Transalp 750?

I'm still paying off my first motorcycle and have 17 months of payments left. Now I want the Transalp 750 and can pay for it in 12 installments. I can afford both motorcycles. But it will be a bit of a struggle to pay for them, and I'll still have about $350 (I live in a cheap country) to spend freely after paying all my monthly bills.

My reasoning is that the time I've had won't come back, and since I'm still young, I can live for a year or so on a small budget to seize the moment and get the motorcycle I want.

In the worst-case scenario, I can sell both motorcycles and it won't be a problem, since I only use them for the pure pleasure of commuting to work and more.

So, should I finance the other motorcycle and have two debts?

Should I sell my first motorcycle to pay off my first debt and use the extra money to finance the Transalp?

Or should I pay off my first debt in installments and then, after 17 months, buy the Transalp?

I would like to receive advice from people who have been in a similar situation.

I have an opportunity to choose between a brand new 2026 Honda Transalp in either the classic Honda red white and blue OR the new stealth grey color. Same price but different dealerships ($12k out the door.) Both local to me. My hangup is with the tube tires…am I making it a bigger deal than I need to? Will I be off-roading it? Probably not…will I want to make it look like I do? Most likely. I’ll use it as my daily commuter during the spring, summer and fall. I’ll easily be putting on 5,000 miles per year going to work and back (so not counting the occasional road trip or weekend adventure.). My current ride is a 2023 Honda SCL500 and I love riding that thing. I’m just looking for something smoother and easier to ride at 60mph and above. Plus I want something that I can ride 2up with my wife.
So anyway…talk me into (or out of!) buying a new Transalp!

Reaching out to NYS transalp riders. Where do you put the inspection sticker. I know it’s supposed to go lower left fork bit it’s not smooth to put sticker on.

Thanks

im looking at getting the new 2026 transalp but im considering if its worth it, i want to do more intense off roading but if im looking at possibly having to replace the front and rear suspension then i feel like i would just buy a bike with proper stock suspension... right??

if anyone has any experience with replacing their old suspension or the 2026's suspension id love to hear about it!

I currently have a 2024 NC750X wiht under 2k miles on it, bought it last year, love the bike.. But.. (there is always a but) I keep eyeballing the 2026 Transalp. I am so tempted to trade in, but I worry I will not be happy with it.

I have to admit I will for sure miss the frunk :) But the extra power and having a real clutch instead of the DCT makes me really like the idea of doing this.

So my question, have any of you done this trade? Pros? Cons? Regrets?

Thanks.

P.S. I have zero complaints about my NC, but... the grass is always greener, right? ;)