[RAZR51]

Pics of Honda's new adventure bike....782cc Vtec V4.....Faster and Faster: 2011 Honda Crossrunner: First official pics, specs

 

[mikstr]

(couldn`t find the puke icon....)

oh well, they found a way to recycle the overly complex and underperforming VFR V4.......

 

[drthompson65]

Still V4 Crap.

 

[SifuGR]

honda "crossdresser" & we don't know who would want one

too funny, that is probably going to be the worst selling model in the history of honda

 

[toxic]

It will never end up in my garage... but I don't hate it entirely.

I wish it had more of an actual dual sport purpose. It's just a lifted VFR.

 

[banda]

Honda's in a world of hurt.

I am one of very few motorcyclists who really liked the vtec 800 motor. I thought it was great in the VFR.

I am a committed naked bike buyer. I have owned oodles of them.

I am pretty sure I'm not going to buy a Crosstour, Crossrunner, Crossword puzzle, Cross dresser, Crossing Guard, whatever it is. And I don't know why. A sit-up naked VFR based motorcycle sounds great, and this one isn't any uglier than the last several bikes I've owned. I just can't see myself buying ANY motorcycles in the near future. Well maybe a MX bike to replace my MY'00 YZ426, but only if I start spending more time racing.

 

[TrickLidz]

Crossdresser!! Man, what a waste of energy. Glad all I got was ads when I clicked on the pictures!!

 

[DesperateSP2]

Just got back from the Milan Bike Show (report and LOTS of pictures to come later ) and saw the thing in the flesh.
It's nothing more than a VFR800VTEC (same engine, same frame, same radiators, same swingarm) with a Hornet 600 headlight, new plastics and a bigger tank (21L).
To say dealers are unenthusiastic about having to peddle it the public would be an understatement.

 

[Busy Little Shop]

Cut my wrist and it will bleed Honda red but this silly thing proves they don't know what to do with a V4...

 

[RAZR51]

They also have a 1200cc version called the Crosstrainer or Crosstourer...

 

[HRCules]

Honda's moto division is in a tailspin 'cause the passion is gone and the accountants have taken over. They can't see the forest for the trees . Cases in point : the dual-clutch transmission is a revelation but the bike it's in is an overweight dud . And the Fury cruiser is a suprisingly bold (albeit late) stylistic move but has acres of plastic and an anemic engine instead of a fire-breathing , 1800cc drag monster mill . Of late , Big Red has settled for middle of the road . Sad .

 

[mikstr]

Honda's moto division is in a tailspin 'cause the passion is gone and the accountants have taken over. They can't see the forest for the trees . Cases in point : the dual-clutch transmission is a revelation but the bike it's in is an overweight dud . And the Fury cruiser is a suprisingly bold (albeit late) stylistic move but has acres of plastic and an anemic engine instead of a fire-breathing , 1800cc drag monster mill . Of late , Big Red has settled for middle of the road . Sad .

But doesn`t the engine for this beauty trace its lineage back to those fine V4 Hondas which (were) conquered (on) tracks many years back....

 

[HRCules]

Yeah , this whole obsession they have with the V4 is , I think , based on the Japanese philosophy or mindset of respecting history and past designers . Ironic considering their simultaneous desire to discover the next best thing . Yamaha's crossplane I4 is a historical game-changer and offers the same desirable power characteristics (if any ) as a V4 without a penalty in weight , packaging , complexity , or cost . I just wish they had placed it in a prettier and lighter chassis . I'd have one if they had . I guess it's too much to ask them to include geared cams too !

 

[BALLZ]

Really sad attempt by Honda to make an adventure bike.

Glad I bought the Yamaha Super Ténéré

That Crossdresser Honda is just plain stupid looking. Harley rake out front and samsonite luggage bags :woot: I suspect that rake out front is due to the long V4 engine configuration. I won't mention the beek out front :wtf

 

[Chuckracer]

I'll continue to pound miles on my KTM Adventure, thanks.

 

[Old Baldy]

Bland, bland, bland and no clear market for this thing.

Soichiro Honda will be turning in his grave, with some of these recent Honda appliances.
This garbage from a company that used to have such strong purpose of engineering excellence, performance focus, quality and world beating dominance.

I'm sure it will go the way of the DN-01 and others of this ilk.

 

[dj_wawa]

I'm sure it will go the way of the DN-01 and others of this ilk.

I kind of like the weirdness of the DN-01, especially since I'm a closet fan of CVTs (because of their engineering mostly)

 

[Busy Little Shop]

I kind of like the weirdness of the DN-01, especially since I'm a closet fan of CVTs (because of their engineering mostly)

The DN-01 maybe weird to some but to the engineer its an exciting experiment
in theory (LL = HS) namely does Long and Low = High and Short... if that rings
true then you're open to designing a race bike that is long and low like F1 and it
will turn just as quick as a high and short bike... just think of the possibilities...

 

[Old Baldy]

I kind of like the weirdness of the DN-01, especially since I'm a closet fan of CVTs (because of their engineering mostly)

I HATE CVTs on any vehicles meant for fun. Technically clever, efficient, etc...but boring as crap.

 

[dj_wawa]

it seems that the measure of fun is inversely proportional to efficiency, I just happen to appreciate both