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What type of motorcycle is Honda Transalp?

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What type of motorcycle is Honda Transalp?

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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. The Honda Transalp is the XL400V, XL600V, XL650V, and XL700V series of dual-sport motorcycles manufactured in Japan by Honda since 1987. The Transalp bikes series feature a liquid-cooled, four-stroke 52° V-twin engine.

Is Honda Transalp fuel injection?

It’s a fairly basic four-valve V-twin engine with fuel injection (dual 40mm injector bodies), housed in a steel frame with the engine as a stressed member. Long-travel suspension, vaguely off-road styling and a big comfy seat complete the package, which was built at Honda’s factory in Spain.

What year was the Transalp first sold in the USA?

A slightly less off-road biased cousin of the Honda Africa Twin, the Transalp was first released in 1987. This was one of the odder bikes that Honda ever sold – truly a jack of all trades sort of bike. The US only got the Transalp between ’89 and ’91.

Do they still make the Honda Transalp?

The Buzz Around The Transalp There have been new trademark filings for both the Transalp and the Hornet all over the world, to make sure that Honda can continue to use them. According to Cycle World, Honda already has the Transalp name registered for the UK and the European Union till 2026.

Will Honda make a Transalp?

That bike is now confirmed to be part of the company’s 2022 model range, with type-approval documents appearing in Europe showing it’s an Africa Twin powered street bike, just as we predicted back in February. The Transalp and Hornet may not be far behind it.

Will Honda make a new Transalp?

A New Honda Transalp will find its way back onto the scene in 2022 and with any luck wheel have an official launch at EICMA show this fall.

Was the Honda Transalp sold in the USA?

For those who need a refresher course, as in a look back at the Honda Transalp, it was a 600cc motorcycle that was available in the US only for 1989 and 1990 and was gone before people could truly make sense of it.