With a price point that is a shade under £10k, the new Transalp has set out a very competitive stall in the middleweight adventure segment, and regardless of how good it is to ride, it’ll likely fly off the shelves on that basis alone. But it’s not just another budget ADV machine with a parallel twin-cylinder engine, it’s comfy, quick and fantastically easy to ride. The negative points I mention above aren’t really the fault of the bike either, they are down to where Honda is pitching its latest adventure touring bike. Sure, they could have upgraded the tech and bolted on a quickshifter as a standard, but then that entry-level price would place it nearer the competition from KTM, Suzuki and Ducati. What you are getting for your money though is a very nice package, that I think is pitched perfectly for today’s market.
