The Moto Ref

CFMOTO 450MT vs Honda XL750 Transalp on track

One standing-start lap of the Ref Ring, our 3.4 km circuit with no home-crowd corners. Every braking point, apex speed and straight is computed from the published specs, so the stopwatch has no favourites.

One lap of the Ref Ring

3.4 km, nine corners. Simulated from published specs, played back 3.7x faster than real time.

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CFMOTO 450MT

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Gap

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Honda XL750 Transalp

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Speed through the lap

0 to 206 km/h, shaded zones are corners

Race notes

The Honda XL750 Transalp laps the Ref Ring in 1:49.71 on paper, 9.30 seconds quicker than the CFMOTO 450MT at 1:59.01. That gap is worth about 337 metres at the flag, and the biggest single chunk of it, 2.45 s, comes at Spec Sheet Straight.

Through the corners it is 8 apexes to 0 between the 450MT and the XL750 Transalp. Top speed goes 156 km/h to 195 km/h. A faster lap is not the same thing as the better buy, which is why the full comparison scores value, practicality and ownership too.

Simulated lap times from published specs with stated assumptions, not measured track data. The circuit is fictional and the physics are listed under the race. Read about both bikes: CFMOTO 450MT and Honda XL750 Transalp.

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