Part of the reason I’m in my line of work is so that I can someday justify having a three-bike garage. I mean, if I could ever afford it or ever have a partner who questions my spending—two big “ifs”—at least I could try and argue I need them for my job. Unfortunately, I know most of my brethren don’t have that excuse.
Forget three-bike garages, it’s getting harder and harder to justify a one-bike garage given inflation, recession-wows, and generally financially stressful times. With all this in mind, I can’t believe I let my experience of spending four days on Honda’s XL750 Transalp fly under the radar for so long because it makes such a strong case to be a member of most gearheads’ garages.
Last June, when I needed a bike that could haul a week’s worth of stuff, be easy to manage in a super busy, unfamiliar city, and generally be comfortable on longish freeway stints, the Transalp gave me all that.
