Honda XL700 Transalp

[young1]

Has anyone ridden one of these? If so what do you think? What are the positives / negatives?

And any idea how far they can be lowered for a shorter rider?

Mike

[marks]

Has anyone ridden one of these? If so what do you think? What are the positives / negatives?

And any idea how far they can be lowered for a shorter rider?

Mike

I've never thought of you as particularly short but a transalp would be a big improvement over that big orange pig you currently ride

[drbandit]

Its already low... Its a great backroads/metal/ some trails bike... and even better on the tar. On lots of metal surfaces it tracks better than my 08 DR650??? Should I say that?
Does weigh more but they are all heavy . Just use Mitas E07s..
This was our last ride: It was awesome. http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=494890

Many thanks to Cooneyr.. Your input was spot on..

[young1]

Thanks drbandit for the feedback. Interesting comments re your DR650 and tracking in the metal. So it handles the metal okay then? Not too much of a handful when it comes to power delivery etc?

Mark we are looking at options for Leanne and saw one of these in the local Honda dealer, it was not a bike that I had considered before. So don't worry that wonderful piece of Austrian engineering is not leaving!

[cooneyr]

Its already low... Its a great backroads/metal/ some trails bike... and even better on the tar. On lots of metal surfaces it tracks better than my 08 DR650??? Should I say that?
Does weigh more but they are all heavy . Just use Mitas E07s..
This was our last ride: It was awesome. http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=494890

Many thanks to Cooneyr.. Your input was spot on..

Looks like you fellas has an awesome trip going by the route you followed. Happy to help.

Cheers R

[dino3310]

i think the Transalp would make a lovely ladies bike Mike, if she can handle the weight and height.
its a great bike, a little to road bias for me but still a great bike with a bit of style and grace.

[Old Grant]

I recently upgraded from a 650 Transalp to a 700 and it was a real upgrade. I was concerned about the 19" front wheel but for a very small loss ih rideability in tough going the improvement on the tar is huge. In short, "a bloody good bike, I love it"