Ride365 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 23 hours ago, Heavy said: Theory is that Honda is trying not to step on Africa Twin sales by equipping the Transalp too well. Basic suspension, no CC, no IMU, etc. That makes some sense, but perhaps they could make one higher tiered model with a price to match? Kind of like what Yamaha has done with the MT-09, when compared to the MT-09 SP. Kind of surprised Yamaha hasn't done that with the Tenere 7, in particular since the outdated Super Tenere doesn't sell so well these days. That engine in your bike is worth buying just for that reason alone, but I understand that both the Yamaha and Suzuki parallel twins are pretty nice as well......but Honda nailed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 13 hours ago, Heli ATP said: ...and quickshifter, etc etc etc. 😁 Up and down on is standard on the Transalp. Down is perfect, up works best with lots of RPM and throttle. There is never enough time or money to do it right the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 34 minutes ago, Ride365 said: That makes some sense, but perhaps they could make one higher tiered model with a price to match? Kind of like what Yamaha has done with the MT-09, when compared to the MT-09 SP. Kind of surprised Yamaha hasn't done that with the Tenere 7, in particular since the outdated Super Tenere doesn't sell so well these days. That engine in your bike is worth buying just for that reason alone, but I understand that both the Yamaha and Suzuki parallel twins are pretty nice as well......but Honda nailed it. Sure is a sweet powerplant. Not the same HP as the Tracer, but I'm satisfied. This is the first year Honda brought the Transalp to North America. I'm sure they will bring different iterations in time. 3 There is never enough time or money to do it right the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miweber929 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 12 hours ago, Heavy said: Sure is a sweet powerplant. Not the same HP as the Tracer, but I'm satisfied. This is the first year Honda brought the Transalp to North America. I'm sure they will bring different iterations in time. In a time when I can walk into pretty much any local dealership and buy a new ‘23 or ‘24 700 Tenere the Transalp is still hard to come by and still are selling for full MSRP when I have seen them. I think Honda has a winner on their hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 On 4/23/2024 at 8:28 AM, miweber929 said: In a time when I can walk into pretty much any local dealership and buy a new ‘23 or ‘24 700 Tenere the Transalp is still hard to come by and still are selling for full MSRP when I have seen them. I think Honda has a winner on their hands. Ya, they're very popular. I think I lucked out when I got $600 off on mine, plus they installed a bunch of accessories no charge. 1 There is never enough time or money to do it right the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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