QUICKSPIN I 2025 Honda XL750 Transalp
P108
You spoke up
and Honda
listened. The
2025 Transalp
features updated
suspension and
an improved
dash.
PHOTOS:
SIMON CUDBY
The Transalp suspension is
designed with a lot of sag under
its own weight, so there is room
to bump up preload if you want.
If you plan to ride the bike ag-
gressively, you might want to
even consider going to a stiffer
spring in the back.
The 2025 Transalp also gets
a new five-inch TFT display with
Honda's new RoadSync smart
-
phone app, which was recently
introduced on the latest Gold
Wing grand tourer and other CB
models. A new thumb dial on the
left handlebar, which controls the
bike's electronics, was designed
to help you navigate through the
new screen more easily.
The new dash and thumb-
actuated control module are
indeed much easier to navigate
than the previous versions.
The new dash is
much easier to
read, especially in
the sunlight.
Plus, the display is easier to see
in sunlight and simpler to read
overall. I found the 2024 display
to be overly analog, displaying too
much information on the screen
to read at a quick glance. Some
-
times simpler is better, and Honda
nailed it with this new setup.
To handle the varied off-road
terrain I'd be riding, Honda
equipped my bike with Bridge-
stone Battlax Adventurecross
AX41 tires and an aftermarket
skid plate, necessary mods for
anyone planning to take the
Transalp off-road. I scraped the
bottom of the Transalp on the
rocks multiple times and was
grateful for the skid plate. The
Bridgestones performed well
