Honda Crosstourer Articles
Honda Crosstourer: boldly going where pavement has gone before
“The Crosstourer will deliver all the fun and excitement of a sports tourer; with the comfortable upright riding position and manoeuvrability of an adventure machine.” There you have it. The Honda Crosstourer, revealed here in production form is a taller, more comfortable take on the VFR1200. Traction control, combined ABS and a Dual Clutch Transmission capable of operating in fully-automatic ...
07 November 2011
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Video: Honda’s EICMA bikes explained
Honda had highs and lows at last weeks EICMA show in Milan. High being the CBR600F, a more practical version of the Hornet that sits somewhere between that and the CBR600RR in the Honda range. Low being the V4 Crosstourer, a “concept” based on Shamu that won’t be going off road even if it looks like it wants to. In the middle somewhere is the VFR800X Crossrunner, a reborn VFR800 apparently e...
08 November 2010
Honda Crosstourer Concept: Shamu grows legs
The Honda Crosstourer Concept, which looks very production-ready, adapts Shamu’s 1,200cc V4 and aluminum beam frame to an “adventure” tourer by sprouting longer suspension, flat bars, aluminum luggage and a tiny little beak that just makes the huge fairing look even more bulbous. With a wet weight of 591lbs and horrendously jerky fueling, Shamu belongs in the ocean, not on trails. A BMW GS t...
02 November 2010
Honda Crosstourer Concept: V4 adventure
This is the model Honda’s been teasing with all those sketches of a mid-capacity “crossover.” The Honda Crosstourer Concept uses a smaller version of Shamu’s 1200cc V4, shaft drive and Honda says it’s been designed to offer the performance of a naked bike with the comfort and practicality of an adventure tourer. We’re disturbed between the similarity in name between this and the Accord...
01 November 2010