BMW F 900 R versus Honda XL 750 Transalp

Make
Model
Make
Model
Make
Model
BMW

BMW F 900 R

Naked
Honda

Honda XL 750 Transalp

Reise-Enduro
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Gallery
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Gallery

Year of construction / RRP / Test report

Built von 2019 bis 2025~
Built von 2023 bis 2025~
RRP 9.400 €
RRP 10.490 €
Ausführliches Test-Video von Motorradtest.de
Ausführliches Test-Video von Motorradtest.de
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Competitors

Pros:
  • Engine
  • Basic price
  • Comfort
Pros:
  • light motorcycle
  • simple but well-made bike
  • pithy sound
  • comfortable chassis
  • plenty of space for driver and front passenger
  • favourable price
Cons:
  • Windbreak
  • Pillion comfort
Cons:
  • USB and QuickShifter only for an extra charge
  • no cruise control

Dimensions & Weight

Wheelbase: 1.518 mm
Length : 2.140 mm Height : 1.130 mm
Seat : 815 mm
Weight : 211 (max: 430 ) kg
Wheelbase: 1.560 mm
Length : 2.325 mm Height : 1.450 mm
Seat : 850 mm
Weight : 208 kg

Engine

Motor design: In-line motor 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 895 ccm
Hub: 77 mm
Hole: 86 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: O-Ring Kette
Aisles: 6
Motor design: 4-stroke, 8 valves, Unicam, parallel two-cylinder 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 755 ccm
Hub: 64 mm
Hole: 87 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6

Performance

Maximum speed: 216 km/h
Performance: 105 HP at 8.500 U/Min
Torque: 92 NM bei 6.500 U/Min
Tank contents: 13 Litre
Consumption: 4 l
Reach: 310 km

Performance: 92 HP at 9.500 U/Min
Torque: 75 NM bei 7.250 U/Min
Tank contents: 17 Litre
Consumption: 4 l
Reach: 433 km

Chassis

Frame type:
 Bridge frame in shell construction (steel)
Front suspension:
 Upside-down fork, Ø 43 mm (travel 135 mm)
Rear suspension:
 Directly hinged central strut, spring base hydraulically adjustable, rebound damping adjustable (travel 142 mm)
Rear suspension:
 Aluminum two-arm swingarm
Tyres at the front: 120/70 ZR 17
Rear tyres: 180/55 ZR 17
Frame type:
 Bridge frame (steel)
Front suspension:
 Showa 43mm SFF-CA Upside-Down Fork (Travel 200mm)
Rear suspension:
 Mono shock absorber (travel 190 mm)
Rear suspension:
 Swingarm with Pro-Link deflection
Tyres at the front: 90/90-21
Rear tyres: 150/70-18

Brakes

Front brake
 Double disc brake, floating brake discs, 4-piston radial caliper (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
 Single disc brake, 1-piston floating caliper (∅ 265 mm)
Front brake
 Double disc brake with two-piston brake calipers (∅ 310 mm) Rear brake
 Single disc with single-piston brake caliper (∅ 256 mm)

Ideal for a sporty short trip

If things go the way they did with their predecessor, BMW has a potential bestseller in its range with the F 900 R. Why not: The machine is quite cheap for BMW ratios and at the same time quite good.

You just have to know what you want. This bike is ideal for a sporty excursion without great travel ambitions. Whose wish this was always: Test drive please!

The test bike was provided to us by Bergmann and Söhne in Pinneberg near Hamburg.

Price / Colours / Years of Construction

  • Price: 8.800€
  • Years of construction: since 2020
  • Colours: red-silver, blue, black
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