2023 Honda X-ADV 750 - First Ride
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2023
- Finally got the chance to go for a quick ride on the Honda X-ADV 750. A lot of people are raving that this is the best thing on 2 wheels ever made but is it true. It's certainly impressive albeit compromised and sure does leave a lasting memory. Let's see how this swiss army knife of motorcycles handles anything I can through at it in the half an hour I got to ride it.
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Bought it three weeks ago. It totally rocks!:) I came from a BMW c650 sport with a cvt gearbox....
Nice, enjoy it! :D
Good afteroon Alex! Thanks for the nice video, also we see your beautyfull state!
Thank you!
The footpegs, that came with the adventure pack (extra), change the bike. During 95% of riding time the footpegs are used by me. I just use the platform to stretch the legs on long highway segments. It is dificult to justify the price but I chosed this one instead of the africa twin just because is much more pratical as a daily driver. No problem doing split lanes, even with the side cases in place. Africa Twin is a much better bike but not made to use in the city traffic. I need a bike that could also ride on some gravel roads, the NT 1100 was not an option because it simply wouldn't be capable, with me riding it, to ride those roads. Tires: you are the first that discribes what I feel about the front end on dirt roads. It gets much more worst as the tire gets older. I made 9000 kms until now and I need to change the tires as soon as possible. They look ok but is getting more and more slippery. Best regards and congratulations for the honest review.
I call them by the seat of my pants and i get the bike, if you can only have one bike or you just want one single bikr to do it all it's great for that. About the front tyre I rode it straight after the adv350 from honda and noticed the difference immediately, something was off, i didn't trust the front end on that light dirt road, it never slipped but kept going which ever way it wanted. And the bike as a whole as the saying goes: “A Jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one”
exactly
I’ve always liked the x-adv although I’ve never actually ridden one, difficult to class as it reality it is a NC750X in different clothes. Honda do pegs that bolt in behind the footplates to allow you to stand off road. As to off road here’s a small excerpt about its win in a 7000km off road endurance race think it was in 2017 obviously would have had some changes and decent tyres.
Riding a maxi scooter in what many call the ultimate Trans-European off-road adventure rally may sound like a strange choice, but to Paris-Dakar veteran Renato Zocchi it made perfect sense. “Many would never imagine it,” he says, “to run with something no one would have chosen to do a race like this, side by side with the single-cylinder and twin-cylinder enduros.”
His results at the finish of the Gibraltar race - 1st in Class 2 (601cc - 950cc) and 7th overall - are a big win for Honda’s crossover X-ADV 750. Even more so when you consider Zocchi and his ADV scooter were competing against a field of hardcore adventure bikes in Class 2 ranging from the KTM 950 Super Enduro and 790 Adventure R to Husqvarna’s 701 Enduro and BMW’s F 800 GS Adventure.
Didn't know about that, made me curious and I'll look into it. On the other hand you can ride anything off-road hard if you don't care if you brake it or not and most modern machines can take a strong beating.
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Nice one. I do have a bit experience with the Integra 750, which is the same frame and engine. But yes, I believe it to be a scooter. Scooter are on frame design and siting position first. Remember that old Vespas are manuals too with clutch and everything. But I agree with you is a whole .. A bike meant for long distance touring with chain drive is a bit disappointing and on this price. A BMW C 650 GT is chain final drive too but it is incased and in oil bath and makes few times more km on one chain then the open one . . CVTs are regular maintenance free.. Just change the belt, variator or rollers every so km. Since I discover scooters some time ago, I don't wish to go back. No chain and no tubed spoked wheels for me. Yes, I had Transalp like you but long time ago /maybe 15 years/ .. Otherwise I do like the Himalayan with his mad max looks and style.
p.s. There are off-road optional side foot pegs for the bike.. They look like normal motorcycle ones, on the side of the bike.
Sorry for the long comment.
It's nice that there are aftermarket foot pegs but for the price of it they should have been standard, considering an extra 2000euro get's you on the back of a brand new Africa Twin :|
X-ADV 750 is my dream bike ☺️
Quite intriguing, thanks 👍
My pleasure :)
Hahaha what an interesting review!! Everyone enjoys the riding position and the capabilities on and off road. You are the only one to comment that the little brother is actually equally capable off road besides the space for your legs!!😁 Proper honest opinion. -
I rode it like 2 hours after the adv350, so it was very fresh in my mind. And I liked the 350 more off-road on the road it's still very good and it's just about half price. Maybe it's because I'm coming from the scooter world and Honda markets this thing as a high end scooter I compare it to a scooter. And compared to a scooter it's compromised. The transmission is not as smooth as a CVT the under seat storage is small for the size of the thing, the chain maintenance, etc.
Fain review, multam!
You convinced me in 2021 to get my SYM Cruisym 300i, and now I really want to switch to the Honda X-ADV 750. Next year I will probably switch to it.
Ride it first. TBH it did not impress me enough to justify it's price.
@@RideWithAlex I will definitely take it for a ride test first.
I'm in doubt whether to switch to the motor (NT1100) or stay on the maxiscuter and get something 750.
@@bongt2003 try them both. 🤷🏻♂️
Maybe you know by now, you can mount foot pegs behind the floor/boards to stand on when riding off-road.
Yes, but they could have been standard considering the price of the bike.
@RideWithAlex Agree. Without them it's like half the ability to ride it off-road is taken away. So to use it's full capacity off-road you have to pay. If that make sense.
Romania is a nice country
i am waiting for the 2024 model. :)
I'm tempted
Alex, I’ve always fancied one but a leap of faith as yet unmade. It doesn’t have tyre pressure monitoring (like the Africa Twin) which is nuts for a bike of this cost. Honda heated grips are also an extra and extortionate. And no cruise control which a ride by wire bike could easily accommodate. The new Transalp is similarly lacking.
It's a good bike but it should have been in the 9-10.000 euro mark not 13.000 :/
nice ride
Thank you!
How are you brother I love your videos and especially I am a fan of this bike what should I do now?🎉❤❤❤
Go to a dealer and test ride it 😁
Never rode wonder if they have toned them way down. These bikes won rallies in i think Spain years ago against all classes
It tuned feel all that turned down. Kinda feels like any 500 or maybe a bit more torque.
I am 195cm you think i could fit and drive without problems? Nice video as always!
Yea, there's enough leg room on it for tall riders.
@@RideWithAlex Thank you! 🙏
3 things I hate
1 the biggest is the price, it’s just ridiculous!
2 chain drive. One of the reasons to get a scooter is, is to get rid of the chain and the maintenance.
3 the weight.
Is it better to buy Sym Maxsym TL 508 new or this Adv used? Personaly i am more with Sym, you try them both, helo 😂
Tough question this one. If you like off road riding then the adv is better but if you keep it only on tarmac I think the maxsym would be better.
@@RideWithAlex i am more city ride and maybe sometimes higway trips, but not offroad, and i like most design of Sym then Adv and i think that Sym have more comfortable seat for driver and passanger
They should have put a belt drive instead of a chain. I’ve had two bikes that were belt drive, I never had any problems with them. I definitely liked the 350. The 750 engine is bulletproof. ✌️🇺🇸🇷🇴✌️
I think they used a chain because of the off-road thing :/
The solution is Regina Chain HPE…..chain is better solution for transmision years and years ago, cheap and reliability
It has a chain for offroad use, belts don't work offroad when rocks get stuck in them.
Eb = engine breaking
P = traction control I think
And there are some optional driver's footrest
Didn't get to read the manual before I left with it so rode by the seat of my pants :)))
@@RideWithAlex I know you are just being humble keep up the good work 💪
@@islamdrai2553 thank you! 😁
The P stands for power, has nothing to do with traction control
Is it a good choice for beginners?
Hard to say, if you can reach the ground well and are comfortable on it it could be, but if you want to learn motorcycles you need something with a manual transmission.
@@RideWithAlex i though the auto will be more easy so u can concentrate more on the road and the drive i think im tall enough to reach the ground but i never drive a 🏍️ before
@@D_Brahmia.Anis-23_Z you will never learn clutch control this way, but sure why not 🤷🏻♂️
Good morning, could you make a video with the QJMOTOR FORTRESS 350CC ?!?
THANKS !!!
If we get in this country for sure.
good day sir what is your height? thank you in advance
110kg
Nc 750x is quite a lot cheaper, can't see where the extra cost comes from.
Seen one fully kitted with panniers, crash bars and front lights for £13,500 in the UK, or buy a similarly equipped nt 1100 for the same price, honestly don't get it
Because in the Honda's line-up it sits as the top of the line "scooter" it's priced as the most expensive scooter Honda offers. Unfortunately Honda also builds motorcycles that many of them are better and cheaper.
go ahead with an NC750X but you will not sit like you are on a scooter ;-)
Spoked tubeless wheels, different main frame, TFT multifunction dash, with one more riding mode, upside down front forks long travel, dual disc front brake, adjustable windshield, rear aluminum swing arm, different shock absorber, keyless ignition, and access, to fuel and luggage, handguards, and other few less important things the X-ADV has and the NC hasn't. The DCT NC is 10150 euro. The X-ADV, 13350 euro.
IDK how to feel about this one, I feel like if someone wanted pros of a bike there are much better bikes, if someone wanted the pros of the scooter, there are much better scooters.
if someone wanted both, They could probably be able to afford getting a cheap 125cc scooter And a full bike for the price of this one alone. So really who is it for? people who want a master of none in exchange for not having to own 2 vehicles?
Kinda of yea, it is a Swiss army knife true and true. Perfect at nothing but you get just about any job done with it. For people that don't have the room for multiple bikes I can understand but tbh I would just get the ADV350 for half price :/
"much better scooters", sure, let me know which ones are "much better". Maybe only the Tmax but I would still prefer a Forza ;-)
@@sgrulido i just said the adv350. If i wanted and adv scooter i like the 350 more and it's half price and less maintanance
@@RideWithAlex ok but comparing a 350 with a 750 doesn't make much sense. I would consider an SH350i at that point.
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I did a couple of thousand miles on the Forza 750 and didn't love the bike.
Large engine capacity completely does not translate into performance - it was better to put a smaller engine.
The DCT gearbox shifts gears like an American car from the 80s.
Heavy bike. Very unintuitive menu.
Bike was the best for longer trips, but unfortunately it has a small fuel tank.
I sold it. X-ADV probably the same construction but off-road oriented.
Yes it shares a lot with the Forza 750, at least the drive train is 90% the same. Found the same thing, I can appreciate the engineering but hard to love it.
58hp
The price: 💀
It's a scooter as per Honda.
A bit too American for me.
Tmax is so much better
But even more expensive :( ridiculously expensive.
@@RideWithAlex worth it
No, not even close.
Tmax is slower, has less power, worse brakes, worse suspentions. Tmax can't off road, just a maxiscooter...
@@RideWithAlex but it only 560
Breaking speed limits in built-up area. Not cool!
Those tyres are road tyres so won’t handle that well in the rough