For some time now, Honda’s been leaving all kinds of Transalp 750 breadcrumbs for eager moto enthusiasts to find. First, there were the recent trademark filings on the name, in multiple markets. Then, there were the teasers for the upcoming Honda Hornet, which is widely expected to be a 750 that shares the same engine—which is also suspected to be a new twin design, separate from the existing 750 currently found in the NC750X, Forza 750, and X-ADV.
Fast-forward to September, 2022, and Swiss motorcycle publication ActuMoto seems to have captured a Honda Transalp 750 test mule out in the wild, somewhere in France. From the story they tell, stumbling upon the bike was purely a happy accident while they were returning from the 2022 Hard Alpitour rally (also commonly referred to as HAT).
