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Honda 650 Transalp what to look for when buying, any known problems, any recomended mods. Thanks Skip
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Honda 650 Transalp what to look for when buying, any known problems, any recomended mods. Thanks Skip
Well, I have got one, 84,000 miles and only the usual consumables or problems of my own making after trying to various mods or add farkles. I reckon its got another 84,000 at least in it too.

Have a look on XRV.or.uk I am a regular there and this question gets asked a lot. The answer is always the same - no known problems, no real need to modify it, and look for a nice clean well maintained bike from an elderly gent who only uses it on sunny weekends. Honestly they are great bikes.
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transalps engines are fairly robust, but check oil consumption.
Rear wheels rot really badly,
The reg/recs get too hot, heatsink them if you can, some even go for fan cooling using a computer fan.
The rear shock goes ropey, quite quickly (universal problem)

I have a really old, abused ta600/650 sidecar outfit, and as Brighty will confirm, They can go on interminably.
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No known problems except for the CDI unit. Just google or Yahoo for it, you will come up with lots of information.

I own a 400ccm Honda TA model 1992 (Japanese market) and tell ya - going strong. I exchanged the fork springs (got some Wirth which are stiffer) and that's all.
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