New Honda Transalp Spotted In Leaked Images

Honda is getting ready to unveil its new adventure bike, the Honda XL750 Transalp. And now, leaked images show an almost production-ready bike, purportedly being shot somewhere in Europe for a commercial. In fact, the spy shots of the bike being shot was splashed across the Internet but were subsequently taken down. The upcoming Honda Transalp has already been trademarked in Japan, as the Honda XL750 Transalp, so it’s only a matter of time till we get to see the actual bike, possibly as early as November, at either the Intermot in Cologne, Germany, or the EICMA Show in Italy.

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The previous Honda Transalp was in production from 1987 till 2008, with several engine displacements, ranging from 400 cc to 680 cc.

The new Transalp has an obvious similarity to Honda’s flagship ADV, the CRF1100L Africa Twin, at least in colour combination, sporting the classic HRC colours of red, white and blue. What is not clear is the powerplant. Initial reports indicated that Honda will be using a new 850 cc parallel-twin engine based on the Africa Twin platform, but some reports peg the displacement at either 750 cc or 800 cc, with the same parallel-twin also doing duty on a new Honda Hornet. Going by the XL750 name however, we estimate the new engine to have displacement between 750-800 cc, although at this point of time, no specs are available.

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The leaked image gives a clear view of what the production model Honda XL750 Transalp may look like. More details expected in the next few months.

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The Transalp name is not all-new though and the previous iteration was manufactured from 1987 till 2008, with different engines with displacement ranging from 400 cc to 680 cc in the final Honda XL700 Transalp. In its previous generation, the Honda Transalp was more of an adventure touring model, suited for tarmac rides, although the new Transalp may change somewhat to make it slightly more off-road capable. More details on the new Honda Transalp, as well as the new Honda Hornet, are expected to be announced in a few months from now.