Here are new pics of a live test ride of the Honda Crossrunner from our guys at Motoblog.
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In an interview with Crossrunner designer Teofilo Plaza, the Honda Europe R&D reveals its design inspiration and what it set out to achieve with the new bike, and we like what we see.
Halfway between a sports bike and a maxi-enduro model, you can tell that the Crossrunner is a very elegant mix of Japanese technology and European design.
Honda has played to its strengths with the Crossrunner in building a bike with wide appeal – it has been designed to inspire trustworthiness in a larger number of people, with a compact feel and lower seat height for better stability and control.
Designer Plaza reveals that the Crossrunner took a large inspiration from a jet ski shape and feel, with the idea that the machine could be fun but not intimidating to use.
Despite the sports/fun aspect, Honda didn’t want to build another, overly aggressive Fireblade, but rather a sporty but elegant design, with a simple approach and frank, appealing looks.
So far, sales results would seem to indicate this has been the right approach with waiting lists for the new Crossrunner getting longer.
Honda has risked trying to hash together two opposing dynamics, but in actual fact the combination of trusty, sober style and a funny bike ride with a solid sporty feel has really worked.
Here are new pics of the Honda Crossrunner, and we’ll be bringing you more of our Crossrunner test ride soon.