Crossrunner VFR800X (2011 - 2015) review
Honda's reworked VFR800 in a new 'Adventure' guise
Just got back from a pretty hard-core 120 mile ride on the new Honda Crossrunner and these are my findings. Are you sitting comfortably?
Last night at the unveiling and press conference there was a bit of a murmur going round the assembled hacks. It was a bit like the Emperor's New Robe except the throngs weren't quite so wiling to play the sycophants.
Most people in the room weren't looking at the Crossrunner as a brave new concept or a new twist on an everyday machine as Honda were touting it. They saw it as a slightly tweaked VFR with a spot of lippy and some new knickers. Me too, to a certain extent - I mean, there's no denying that beneath the new skin lies a VFR800 that's been around for over a decade.
Just got back from a pretty hard-core 120 mile ride on the new Honda Crossrunner and these are my findings. Are you sitting comfortably?
Last night at the unveiling and press conference there was a bit of a murmur going round the assembled hacks. It was a bit like the Emperor's New Robe except the throngs weren't quite so wiling to play the sycophants.
Most people in the room weren't looking at the Crossrunner as a brave new concept or a new twist on an everyday machine as Honda were touting it. They saw it as a slightly tweaked VFR with a spot of lippy and some new knickers. Me too, to a certain extent - I mean, there's no denying that beneath the new skin lies a VFR800 that's been around for over a decade.
