EICMA: Honda V4 Crosstourer Concept
Honda gives us a sneak peak at its next-gen big-bore adventure tourer, the VFR1200-powered V4 Crosstourer ConceptIn addition to the production-ready Crossrunner, Honda also chose Italy’s EICMA show to present its take on the next generation of large-capacity adventure
tourers, the V4 Crosstourer Concept. As the name suggests, it’s only a concept bike for now, but Big Red has obviously put a significant amount of effort
into taking the V4 powerplant and Dual Clutch Transmission currently found in its VFR1200F sportstourer, and creating a machine that’s plainly gunning for
models such as BMW’s R 1200 GS and Yamaha's XTZ1200 Super Tenere.
The current Varadero has remained essentially unchanged since its last major revision some seven years ago, so a replacement model is well and truly due. “The
V4 Crosstourer Concept will utilise the same powerplant as the VFR1200 to bring the benefits of this world-beating engine to a new type of customer,” says Honda.
“This will be the first time an adventure tourer has been fitted with a compacy and powerful V4 engine,” it adds.
spoked wheels - but stands apart with its engine format and Dual Clutch Transmission, the latter effectively giving the market its first auto 'go anywhere' all-rounder.
V4 Crosstourer Concept looks set to capitalise on this trend, and – together with the Crossrunner, also unveiled at EICMA – places further emphasis on the expansion of Honda’s V4-powered range.
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