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If I was gonna buy a new bike, that would be the one.

I dig it!

I don't mind that bike one bit.

Wonder if there are any cool pieces that will bolt onto a 6th-gen? :idea3:

I like it. It's unique, good motor, good components and looks like it would be fun to ride. Not sure about the photo on gravel roads. Looks like a great all-round bike to me.

That exaust would look better on the veefalo than the stock tuba they put on there!

I like it! It would be a better bike on the roads here in Mississippi than my 6th gen was. A bit more suspension travel and a more upright seating position. (But I'd take my VFR back in a heartbeat, if I could.)

David

I really, REALLY want to like it. I do. I just wish they would have left off the VTEC...

Yep, I reckon they're a good thing.

Thx for posting Keny but I think we've seen most of the pics already - isn't it time Honda bought out some different pics and decent video so as to whet our proverbial whistles a little more? A quick search for crossrunner videos reveals nothing new since the launch. :mellow:

This same old strange video is as good as it gets!? linky

I think a large displacement, shaft drive off roader makes perfect sense...

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[image: View Post]Kel, on 28 December 2010 - 03:19 PM, said:

I think a large displacement, shaft drive off roader makes perfect sense...

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thats a good one :fing02:

Found this artist's forecast of the crossrunner (b4 it was released) on another site.

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Crossrunner concept

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I must say...that looks perfect for urban warfare/commuting.

Looks like it has the same type of front fork and brakes as the 6th gen VFR.

I think the footpegs need to be lowered about 2" to make it useful for off roading. The bike is easier to control with legs extended and feet below the center of gravity of the bike - Honda failed on that one by re-using the VTEC rearsets.

[image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on 30 December 2010 - 08:42 AM, said:

I think the footpegs need to be lowered about 2" to make it useful for off roading. The bike is easier to control with legs extended and feet below the center of gravity of the bike - Honda failed on that one by re-using the VTEC rearsets.

I think Honda didnt have in mind a thru offroader, just a cool looking all prupose ROAD bike.
I do think its a slightly higher and detuned VTEC under then new clothes. By getting the bike slightly higher would explane the slightly longer wheelbase (longer fork legs)

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[image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on 30 December 2010 - 08:42 AM, said:

I think the footpegs need to be lowered about 2" to make it useful for off roading. The bike is easier to control with legs extended and feet below the center of gravity of the bike - Honda failed on that one by re-using the VTEC rearsets.

I think Honda didnt have in mind a thru offroader, just a cool looking all prupose ROAD bike.
I do think its a slightly higher and detuned VTEC under then new clothes. By getting the bike slightly higher would explane the slightly longer wheelbase (longer fork legs)


When I say "off road", I mean anything other than asphalt. I'm not talking about riding trails or MX with it, just saying that lower footing gives more control in slippery conditions like wet/snow/gravel/dirt/etc.

the new Givi Trekker semi-ally bags would be perfect on this bike
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[image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on 30 December 2010 - 10:17 AM, said:

[image: View Post]keny, on 30 December 2010 - 08:57 AM, said:

[image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on 30 December 2010 - 08:42 AM, said:

I think the footpegs need to be lowered about 2" to make it useful for off roading. The bike is easier to control with legs extended and feet below the center of gravity of the bike - Honda failed on that one by re-using the VTEC rearsets.

I think Honda didnt have in mind a thru offroader, just a cool looking all prupose ROAD bike.
I do think its a slightly higher and detuned VTEC under then new clothes. By getting the bike slightly higher would explane the slightly longer wheelbase (longer fork legs)


When I say "off road", I mean anything other than asphalt. I'm not talking about riding trails or MX with it, just saying that lower footing gives more control in slippery conditions like wet/snow/gravel/dirt/etc.


Well I did mean whit road, tarmac and hard based non tarmac roads, just like the Kawasaki Versys is designed for. The tire size says mutch alredy even there is DS like rubber in that dimension awable.
I do have to sa if the 6th gen is any as good on a gravel road as my 5th gen, it might work there to at lower speeds.

Pipe is too big in my mind... but other than that I like it.

Must have been a bunch of 6th gen parts still lahying around

It just needs a set of these:

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They are amazing in the rain, rode from Cleveland OH to Silver Springs MD on a set, rained the whole time... and not that "sprinkley stuff"

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I don't like it.

To me it just further reinforces what I've been asking myself all along regarding Honda's VFR team: What in the world were they thinking??

That bike is based on a design that's been around since 2002. The wheels, rotors, and who knows what else have been around since 1998. I don't see how they expect that bike to be competitive.

I wonder how it would look with a 6th GEN tail on it. :idea3: Undertail exhaust w/TRAX bags might be kind of cool. My 4th Gen is going to wear out sometime!

I don't get it. It doesn't really off-road, it's not really a naked, it's less freeway-friendly due to the aerodynamics, it's not really a hooligan bike. I mean, I guess it's more ergonomic, but since when does ANYONE bitch about the 6th gen's ergos?

Mike

I know it is reported to have 7 hp lower than the 6th gen (another report indicates as much as 10 hp down) but I dont believe they detuned the engine, i think it is just the more restirctive exhaust and single can...