After a long wait, made up of small and fleeting apparitions ions in the form of drawings branched from Honda, that’s the main new feature of 2001 takes shape. The rumors transpired in the past that the same patent as Honda “Crossrunner” were true, and the bike you see in this article is the confirmation. In a market that is radically changing, in which the segments are evolving, merging with each other, are gradually disappearing Sport Touring bikes in favor of the Crossover, which seek to combine the motion best of both worlds-and off-road.
It ‘s a bit of what happened years ago in the auto world when SUV began to dominate the front pages, and then slowly gain market share more and more consistent. Here’s the answer to the changing market and Honda is called Crossrunner, A bike that wants to join the Flexibility and attitude to sport driving a naked, high performance, guidance raised and the appearance a bit ‘rude a big enduro. The Crossrunner is powered by a quadricilindrico V 90 ° to 782 cm3 with the known distribution system and VTEC credited with 101.8 hp at 10,000 rpm. This is an evolution of the VFR 800 VTEC engine, obviously too modern and avant-garde to be sent into early retirement.
The Cycling was developed to provide driving fun, even in pairs, raising the riding position of the pilot while still providing an excellent and protectiveness of the fairing, designed by well 120 tests in wind tunnel. The frame is a Aluminium twin spar extraction of clear road, so the bike keeps a low center of gravity of Sport Touring. The suspension is adjustable, swingarm rear swingarm and brakes with ABS and CBS as a standard equipment of one of the stars of the 2011 safe. The Honda will be available in three Crossrunner graphics, all two-tone: Graphite Black / Metallic Silver Moonstone, Pearl Fadeless White / Metallic Silver Bullet and Candy Blazing Red / Silver Metallic Moonstone.
