A couple of interesting new Hondas
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juniorfjr
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I could do a honda. :clapping:
Khunajawdge
Toto El Mundo!
It "looks" an awful lot like a Yamaha Tenere, except no shaft drive.
AVGeek
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Looks kinda porky to me...
Crash Cash
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Top Case
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The Crosstourer IS shaft drive.
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Look at the pretty pictures!
escapefjrtist
Searching for Dry Roads
Looks like Honda took a page from Ducati...wonder how much this one will cost!
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RaYzerman19
Go Wings!
Doesn't look a whole lot different than their Varadero or CBF1000, 'cept they put the 1200 V4 in it.
Bungie
FrostBack #2 - IBA # 44620
I got very horny for the Varadero when it was first brought into Canada a few years ago. So much so that I went to Toronto for a test ride. One ride cured me of that desire. Unbelievably heavy. Great bike though. Throw in Honda's premium pricing on that model and I walked away from it.
These new Honda's are basically new VFR's and at over 500+ pounds. Pass.
Now the new Triumphs.. well.. their under 500lbs. Maybe I'll run down to Stayner and take one for a test ride next year for *****'n grins.
teerex51
The Italian Scallion
An old thread, but I'm hoping to add fresh information to it.
I bought the Honda VFR1200 Crosstourer DCT (double-clutch tranny) on impulse last year, after test-riding a friend's brand new one. I had plenty of misgivings about shifting gears without a gear lever and a clutch lever, but they quickly evaporated in the first ten minutes of my ride.
Of course, you can't take your test ride too far when the bike's owner is riding just behind you, so it was kind of a leap-of-faith when, a few weeks later, I walked into the Honda dealership and scored a pretty sweet deal.
It was late July, just days away from the traditional August shutdown. In Italy, if you haven't sold a bike by then, chances are you'll need to wait until spring of the next year to take it off your books.
The bike is heavy, no doubt about that, but it becomes light as a bicycle as soon as you start moving. The V4 engine is amazing—in fact, the whole powertrain.is. It's a killer package on the twisties and a tough bike to pass.
I've ridden with several friends on R1200GS's and this thing is one level above the Beemer on those very roads where the GS rules.
This is owed to the Honda's agility, the great engine and the DC tranny which literally catapults you out of tight bends. Gas mlieage is around 40 mpg (I used to get the same from my 2005 FJR).
Brakes are good but need a bit of effort.
The bike came equipped with Bridgestone Battlewing BW501/502s (110/80/R19 front and 150/70/R17 rear) that lasted 7,000 miles but started producing a front-wheel shimmy already at 3,000 miles. By the time I had the tires replaced with MPR4 Trails, the rear one was badly scalloped but probably had another thou in it. But I was heading for Austrian twisties and I wanted reliable rubber—which the MPR4s definitely provided in spades.
The bike's clearly too heavy for serious offroading, but even so I wound up following a crazy German friend (on an ancient R80GS) up and down a mountain on treacherous loose-rock trails and didn't lay the bike down (but I developed a massive case of acid reflux—sheeesh!). Now, with the new MPR4s, the Crosstourer is an even more serious canyon carver and waltzes effortlessly in and out of switchbacks.
The seat is comfortable, about as high off the ground as a GS's, and I can go on long rides (12 hours or so) without adverse effects, YMMV of course.
Final verdict: I'd buy this bike again. A real fun package and, if you're the competitive kind, one hell of a game-changer.
Here's a few piccies for you. My Limited Edition model came with three SW-Motech aluminum bags, but I often replace the rear one with a leather roll.
I also replaced the original muffler with a Remus Okami can, which looks terrific on the black bike and sounds sweet.
Here's a short video on the
I bought the Honda VFR1200 Crosstourer DCT (double-clutch tranny) on impulse last year, after test-riding a friend's brand new one. I had plenty of misgivings about shifting gears without a gear lever and a clutch lever, but they quickly evaporated in the first ten minutes of my ride.
Of course, you can't take your test ride too far when the bike's owner is riding just behind you, so it was kind of a leap-of-faith when, a few weeks later, I walked into the Honda dealership and scored a pretty sweet deal.
It was late July, just days away from the traditional August shutdown. In Italy, if you haven't sold a bike by then, chances are you'll need to wait until spring of the next year to take it off your books.
The bike is heavy, no doubt about that, but it becomes light as a bicycle as soon as you start moving. The V4 engine is amazing—in fact, the whole powertrain.is. It's a killer package on the twisties and a tough bike to pass.
I've ridden with several friends on R1200GS's and this thing is one level above the Beemer on those very roads where the GS rules.
This is owed to the Honda's agility, the great engine and the DC tranny which literally catapults you out of tight bends. Gas mlieage is around 40 mpg (I used to get the same from my 2005 FJR).
Brakes are good but need a bit of effort.
The bike came equipped with Bridgestone Battlewing BW501/502s (110/80/R19 front and 150/70/R17 rear) that lasted 7,000 miles but started producing a front-wheel shimmy already at 3,000 miles. By the time I had the tires replaced with MPR4 Trails, the rear one was badly scalloped but probably had another thou in it. But I was heading for Austrian twisties and I wanted reliable rubber—which the MPR4s definitely provided in spades.
The bike's clearly too heavy for serious offroading, but even so I wound up following a crazy German friend (on an ancient R80GS) up and down a mountain on treacherous loose-rock trails and didn't lay the bike down (but I developed a massive case of acid reflux—sheeesh!). Now, with the new MPR4s, the Crosstourer is an even more serious canyon carver and waltzes effortlessly in and out of switchbacks.
The seat is comfortable, about as high off the ground as a GS's, and I can go on long rides (12 hours or so) without adverse effects, YMMV of course.
Final verdict: I'd buy this bike again. A real fun package and, if you're the competitive kind, one hell of a game-changer.
Here's a few piccies for you. My Limited Edition model came with three SW-Motech aluminum bags, but I often replace the rear one with a leather roll.
I also replaced the original muffler with a Remus Okami can, which looks terrific on the black bike and sounds sweet.
Here's a short video on the
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LagerHead
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Nice review, teerex. And those pictures. Wow! I am truly envious.
MCRIDER007
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Yes, very nice review. I am surprised that the Honda didn't include inverted forks in what appears to be a very nice package.
teerex51
The Italian Scallion
It did, too
The rear shock could be better, but—as a former FJR owner—I'm kind of used to it. I eventually put a Wilbers shock on both FJRs.I owned. So far so good with the OEM one, but I won't hesitate to replace it if it starts fading away like it did on the FJRs.
MCRIDER007
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Opps......my bad.....I should have looked at your pictures instead of the pictures that were posted in 2010.It did, too43mm upside-down forks, with with hydraulic damping, preload and rebound damping adjustment.
The rear shock could be better, but—as a former FJR owner—I'm kind of used to it. I eventually put a Wilbers shock on both FJRs.I owned. So far so good with the OEM one, but I won't hesitate to replace it if it starts fading away like it did on the FJRs.
MCRIDER007
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It might be time to update this thread since Honda just announced that this bike will be available in the US in May 2016. Anyone have new information or insight?
SLK50
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Here's the new Honda I'd be interested in. Not as a replacement for an FJR, but a replacement for the old Vstrom.
Africa Twin (aka CRF1000L)
Specs
Chain Drive, 18" rear 21" front spoked wheels, 1000cc 270 degree parallel twin, ABS comes in regular or DCT transmission. And best of all: only 511 lbs wet weight.
Woo hoo!!
Africa Twin (aka CRF1000L)
Specs
Chain Drive, 18" rear 21" front spoked wheels, 1000cc 270 degree parallel twin, ABS comes in regular or DCT transmission. And best of all: only 511 lbs wet weight.
Woo hoo!!
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Bungie
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