The Honda X-ADV750 – crossover between scooter and bike

Honda X-ADV 750 – 745 cc and 43 kW

Scooter convenience on a motorbike chassis

The X-ADV 750 runs 745 cc and produces 43 kW. It is the same twin as in the NC750X: plenty of torque low down, built for everyday use rather than headline figures. It is ridden on the full category A licence.

What sets it apart from a scooter is the chassis: long suspension travel, larger wheels and an upright riding position that owes more to an adventure bike. Hence the term adventure scooter – or crossover, because it combines both.

We stock the 2026 model year, including the Special Edition. Details of individual machines – colour, mileage, equipment and price – are in the vehicle list further down this page.

Honda X-ADV with DCT – no clutch lever

There is no manual version

The X-ADV 750 comes with a dual clutch transmission as standard: no clutch lever, no gear pedal. It shifts by itself, or by button if you prefer. Honda does not offer a manual variant of this model – unlike the NC750X, where you can choose.

Day to day that is the biggest difference to a conventional motorbike: in traffic the left hand is free, hill starts stop being an issue, and in stop-start conditions the constant shifting disappears.

Other Honda models without shifting are on our automatic motorbike page.

Used, demonstrator and demo machines

Our second hand and demonstrator stock

What you see in the list are our used machines, demonstrators and demo bikes. If nothing is listed, we have none in stock for immediate sale at the moment. But as soon as their demo period ends, as-new machines become available for sale on a rolling basis.

Please get in touch. As-new demonstrator, demo and good second hand machines come in all the time – often as part exchanges, before they are advertised, or once their demo period has ended. Tell us what you are looking for: we will contact you as soon as something suitable arrives and are happy to reserve it for you.

We take your current machine in part exchange. Bring it in or send us photos and details – we will make you an offer and set it against the purchase price.

Honda offers five accessory packs for the X-ADV 750. They can be ordered individually or combined; we fit and set up everything here in Volketswil ZH. If you only need a single item, that is fine too.

One detail that matters more in practice than it sounds: the One-Key system. It lets you open the top case with the same key as the machine – no second set of keys, no hunting at the petrol station.

Honda X-ADV servicing and running costs

Our own workshop, Honda trained

We service the X-ADV 750 in our own workshop: scheduled servicing, oil changes, brakes, tyres, final drive and preparation for the Swiss roadworthiness test. We keep the service book up to date, which protects the value when you come to sell.

The dual clutch transmission needs no special treatment, but it does need clean work by people familiar with it. Running costs also cover what comes up between appointments: a tyre before a tour, a battery after the winter, converting the 35 kW version to full power.

Everything about servicing, repairs and running costs is on our motorcycle service page.

What an adventure scooter is

Between scooter and adventure bike

The term adventure scooter describes exactly what Honda built with the X-ADV: the controls of a scooter – no clutch, no shifting, storage under the seat – combined with the chassis of a motorbike. Long suspension travel, larger wheels, an upright position with a view over the traffic.

Others call it a crossover or the SUV among scooters. The comparison holds: as an SUV combines the height of an off-roader with the comfort of a saloon, the X-ADV combines everyday usability with roads where an ordinary scooter grounds out.

In practice: farm tracks and unsealed roads are no problem, nor are kerbs and potholes. For genuine off-road an adventure bike remains the better tool.

Where the Honda X-ADV makes sense

Commute, weekend tour, alpine pass

Commuting. This is where the X-ADV 750 is at its best: narrow enough to filter, no shifting in stop-start traffic, storage under the seat. On the run from Volketswil into Zurich you notice that every morning.

Weekend touring. With panniers and a taller screen it handles several days away without complaint. The upright position spares your back, the long suspension travel the rest.

Alpine passes. Torque low down suits tight hairpins, and the automatic takes the constant shifting off your hands – on roads with endless switchbacks that is a real difference.

Getting back into riding. Anyone returning after years off, or moving up from a scooter, finds here the easiest route to a full-size machine – and the 35 kW version opens it up to riders on a restricted licence.

The Honda X-ADV compared

Honestly: not the right machine for everyone

Against the NC750X: same engine, different concept. If you want a conventional motorbike – tank between your knees and optionally a manual gearbox – go there. The X-ADV is for those who value scooter controls and storage.

Against the Forza 750: the Forza is the more comfortable road scooter with a lower seating position. The X-ADV has more suspension travel and the tougher build – as soon as rough roads enter the picture it has the advantage.

Against an adventure bike: the Transalp goes further off-road and can be shifted. But if you mainly ride tarmac and still do not want to give up suspension travel, the X-ADV serves you better.

Every model with automatic transmission is compared on our automatic motorbike page.

Courses and training for X-ADV riders

From the learner permit to safety training

What decides a hairy moment is rarely the engine: braking on a wet surface, swerving, where you look. More speed and more lean never come from courage or risk but from coordination and timing – ride faster than your technique allows and you will come off sooner or later.

That the X-ADV has no clutch takes one task off your hands – every other one remains. All the more reason to train what actually counts.

Training happens away from the road: off-road the surface is uneven, the speed lower and the window of reaction wider. Afterwards you carry the technique across to your own machine.

Courses and dates at the MX-Academy: small groups with individual analysis, led by Chris Möckli, twice European champion, supported by Honda Switzerland. If you still need the licence itself, the process is on our motorcycle licence page.

Buying a Honda X-ADV at Honda Motorrad Zürich

Advice, test ride and handover

We are a Honda Dream Dealer in Volketswil ZH, a few minutes from Zurich. Available machines are in the list on this page – with colour, mileage, equipment and price, straight from our stock.

Test ride. With the X-ADV it is particularly worth it: the combination of scooter controls and motorbike chassis is hard to describe, you have to have ridden it. We charge a contribution towards costs, which we credit against the purchase.

Part exchange. We take your current machine in part exchange – motorbike, scooter or another make. Details on our trade-in page.

Handover. Accessories are fitted before you collect the machine, and it leaves the workshop checked and set up. After that we remain your point of contact for servicing and maintenance.