パワー増加
+42bhp
50bhp → 92bhp. Almost doubled. The new 750 makes more horsepower than the original Africa Twin XRV750 ever did, with 165cc less capacity.
Engine config
V-twin → Parallel twin
Honda kept the Transalp on a 52° V-twin from 1987 to 2012 — 25 years of the same architecture. The 2023 reboot switched to a parallel twin shared with the Hornet 750 — the V-twin era is over.
Production gap
11 years
The XL700V died in 2012; the new XL750 didn't arrive until 2023. The middleweight Honda V-twin you wanted — they didn't make it for over a decade.
重量増加
+24kg
184kg dry → 208kg wet. Like-for-like the modern bike is roughly 10kg heavier — emissions kit and electronics, but partially offset by the parallel twin being lighter than a V-twin.
実質価格変化
−£0.4k
£5,200 in 1996 ≈ £10,400 today. The 2026 XL750 is £9,999 with E-Clutch standard — about 4% cheaper in real terms, with full electronics suite and ride-by-wire.
ライダーエイド数
0 → 5
1996: nothing. 2026: ABS, traction control, 5 ride modes, ride-by-wire, colour TFT.
最安の入口
£1.5k
A clean 1996 XL600V today. 583cc Honda V-twin, simple, easy to service, surprisingly capable off-road. The bike that founded the middleweight ADV class.
