Honda Crossrunner - US Market - Who Wants One?

[gore-tx]

[mrbreeze]

Dear Santa;

All I want for Christmas is this:

[AKjitsu]

I spent a week in the Dolomites with a Crossrunner and my clear impression was “why did they even build this thing?”. Want to know what the ergos are like? Put a full-on sportbike an paddock stands and hop on. Now that your heels are firmly planted in your ass, add some ape hangers. The low speed handling of this bike is the squirreliest and most unstable I’ve experienced in twenty years. And it wasn’t just me. This was a rental bike and both side bags were rashed all to hell. If there’s some point to this bike it completely escapes me.

[mrbreeze]

Originally Posted by AKjitsu

I spent a week in the Dolomites with a Crossrunner and my clear impression was “why did they even build this thing?”. Want to know what the ergos are like? Put a full-on sportbike an paddock stands and hop on. Now that your heels are firmly planted in your ass, add some ape hangers. The low speed handling of this bike is the squirreliest and most unstable I’ve experienced in twenty years. And it wasn’t just me. This was a rental bike and both side bags were rashed all to hell. If there’s some point to this bike it completely escapes me.

sounds like it had been wrecked more than once. Perhaps that would account for the instability? The pegs don't look high to me, but now that you mention it, they do appear to be back pretty far.

[bross]

Originally Posted by mrbreeze

sounds like it had been wrecked more than once. Perhaps that would account for the instability? The pegs don't look high to me, but now that you mention it, they do appear to be back pretty far.

According to Cycle Ergo, the CrossRunner does have a more cramped seating arrangement than the VFR, but way more upright. Weird.

http://cycle-ergo.com/

[gore-tx]

Originally Posted by AKjitsu

I spent a week in the Dolomites with a Crossrunner and my clear impression was “why did they even build this thing?”. Want to know what the ergos are like? Put a full-on sportbike an paddock stands and hop on. Now that your heels are firmly planted in your ass, add some ape hangers. The low speed handling of this bike is the squirreliest and most unstable I’ve experienced in twenty years. And it wasn’t just me. This was a rental bike and both side bags were rashed all to hell. If there’s some point to this bike it completely escapes me.

I rode one in the Summer of 2011 and I absolutely loved it! The riding position seems a lot like a supermotard to me. I've always loved the VFR and I thought Honda had done an awesome job with the V-tec on the Crossrunner.

[zuma]

I've had a few rides on a Crossrunner, love the bike in every way except for the footpeg position. I dare say an aftermarket set of pegs could be fitted to fix the problem.

I haven't experienced any low speed handling problems when riding a CR, each ride involved some time negotiating urban roads too. I suspect the rental bike may have had a hard life.

[gore-tx]

Honda will announce new models for the US on February 8th. Will we finally see the Crossrunner? I hope so!

[mrbreeze]

apparently not...

[bobobob]

Originally Posted by mrbreeze

apparently not...

I guess Honds figures the big trailie/tourer market is only so big in cruiser 'merica
and decided to leave the fastest growing motorcycle segment to BMW, Triumph,
Yamaha, Ducati and Moto Goosey.

[cug]

Originally Posted by bobobob

I guess Honds figures the big trailie/tourer market is only so big in cruiser 'merica
and decided to leave the fastest growing motorcycle segment to BMW, Triumph,
Yamaha, Ducati and Moto Goosey.

Na, they probably decided that the DN-1 was selling so spectacularly well that a slightly polished version was long overdue ...