Honda X-ADV Packs In Plenty Of Adventure.
The 750 cc Honda X-ADV is an Adventure motorcycle with a difference. It looks like a Maxi-Scooter but has the performance of a middleweight bike. The Dual Clutch system is also a twist on the norm.
It would have been impossible to imagine a bike without a clutch lever when I first started riding motorcycles. How times have changed and technology advanced. Honda now has a couple of Automatic motorcycles, opening up biking to a whole new user; one is the X-ADV.
The Honda X-ADV is a 750cc machine classified as an Adventure bike but looking like a Maxi-Scooter. This cross over design is possibly the future platform Honda wishes to use when integrating electric motors into their range. It is a good looking machine offering many benefits to the rider, such as the TFT screen, Riding Modes and long-travel suspension.
You get an excellent riding position where you can have your feet in a few locations to allow comfort and riding style. I liked the choice of having my legs down like my normal motorcycle riding position, then being able to sit back on long stretches of road and put your feet forward, taking the stress off knees. Shielding you from the elements to a degree is the small windscreen, that despite its size, cuts wind blast a lot but not much rain. It is effective against spray from the road and other vehicles, so your visor or goggles do remain clearer, a considerable benefit.
The bike can be taken anywhere, into a city with congested roads, along open B-roads and even off-road. I tested it in all situations, and it performed well on the streets, but when I ventured off the tarmac, its tyres hamstrung it. The X-ADV has the ability and technology to offer superb riding on dirt, mud, and gravel, but it needs the correct tyres to allow this at the highest levels. For improved traction off-road, the bike requires knobblies and then combined with the excellent suspension, it will enable complete adventures.
Through the 5 inch TFT screen, you can adjust the engine performance via riding modes. One mode is for Gravel specifically to
aid the rider and give them more active involvement in the experience when off-road. Sport Mode opens up the 750 cc engine for full power delivery and, as I found out, an exhilarating ride with rapid acceleration. Riding modes can easily be selected via the button on the left-hand bar controls.