Is the Honda XL 600 V Transalp a good bike?
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Where can I buy a 1999 Honda Transalp?
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What are the specs of a Honda Transalp?
3.5 Check out the detailed rating of off-road capabilities, engine performance, maintenance cost, etc. Compare with any other bike. 850 mm (33.5 inches) If adjustable, lowest setting. Report missing specs or required updates. Compare US insurance quotes from the nation’s top providers.
When did the Honda XL600V Transalp come out?
Year/model: 1990 Honda XL600V Transalp. Owner: Andrew Tabor, Scarborough, Maine. Here was a motorcycle that made perfect sense, a multipurpose, go-just-about-anywhere bike that was at home in town, in the country, in the mountains.
What kind of engine did Honda Transalp have?
The ’80s had been great for innovative new motorcycle models, lousy for sales. The core of the Transalp was that V-twin, sporting a single overhead camshaft in each three-valve, two-plug cylinder head, with two 32mm Mikunis feeding fuel into the combustion chambers.
What kind of riding style does a Transalp have?
Discretion is advisable on the dirt curves, but the suspension handles the whoop-de-doos quite handily. The Transalp design was 90 percent paved, 10 percent dirt, and if that was your riding style, it was the bike for you.
Which is better the Transalp or the Kawasaki KLR650?
First, pricing was not good; at $4,500 it was a thousand dollars more than Kawasaki’s KLR650. Second, the versatility was misunderstood; Americans seemed to like more focused motorcycles. We should add that the Transalp has been in the European lineup ever since 1987, growing to a 650 in 2000, a 700 in 2008.