2017 Honda VFR800X Crossrunner Review

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The VFR800X Crossrunner is Honda’s take in the upright-position sport touring class. Although a pioneer in the segment - the first VFR800X appeared in 2011 - Honda didn’t come up with so many updates.
Yes, it still has that iconic V4 engine and good build quality. But is the VFR800X Crossrunner still able to impress, considering the fact that it has some fierce rivals like Yamaha Tracer 900, Triumph Tiger 800 and Ducati Multistrada 950? We took a 2017 my VFR800X out to find out.
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  • @topgun8683
    @topgun86836 жыл бұрын

    Looks good with all the accessories and that sound is sweet !

  • @akadvtime1900
    @akadvtime19006 жыл бұрын

    Great video as always!

  • @MatBettinson
    @MatBettinson6 жыл бұрын

    Honestly, you guys are a rare slice of quality. So many others will waste lots of time talking about numbers which we can easily look up ourselves. Also very much enjoy you getting out and about in Europe. Great stuff!

  • @Canada1608
    @Canada16085 жыл бұрын

    Excellent review and channel!

  • @mattdavidson3651
    @mattdavidson36516 жыл бұрын

    Excellent review. I really enjoy your videos - top notch production values.

  • @DriveMagRiders

    @DriveMagRiders

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Matt. We ll keep it on!

  • @madke666
    @madke6666 жыл бұрын

    Always great videos

  • @V4Rider
    @V4Rider5 жыл бұрын

    Nice review! V4s aren´t about max hp... VFR´s are made to make a ride especial, an engine with character and that last forever! It put´s a smile on my face every time I ride mine 😃

  • @worldhello1234

    @worldhello1234

    4 жыл бұрын

    If you like exotic engines, you should take a look at the Suzuki RE-5. :)

  • @vgama

    @vgama

    Жыл бұрын

    @@worldhello1234 I think they are not on the same page. Although the Suzuki may have a very exotic engine, the VFR has a modern and usefull engine on the day to day.

  • @99len
    @99len5 жыл бұрын

    great review - thanks!

  • @alwynmcmath
    @alwynmcmath6 жыл бұрын

    Nice review. Good job 😀

  • @RRRRefuelRideRace
    @RRRRefuelRideRace Жыл бұрын

    Nice review. Got my like.

  • @LookattheBiggerPic
    @LookattheBiggerPic6 жыл бұрын

    ...your vids are getting really high quality and I am finding myself wishing they were a bit longer so I could enjoy longer... I'm happy with my R1200GS but it is good to see Honda making a quality attempt at a road only ADV bike... Great presentation! BTW, was wondering at the Clover ADV suit you had on?

  • @ARuotaLibera
    @ARuotaLibera6 жыл бұрын

    very nice and amazing sound!

  • @DriveMagRiders

    @DriveMagRiders

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yes, it is!

  • @worldhello1234
    @worldhello12344 жыл бұрын

    Borat, V4 + Vtech, that is special. :)

  • @Yield-om6ft
    @Yield-om6ft6 жыл бұрын

    LIKE LIKE AND LIKE. YOU ARE ONE OF THE BEST MOTO KZread'S CHANNELS.

  • @DriveMagRiders

    @DriveMagRiders

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @edrifa1
    @edrifa16 жыл бұрын

    la mejor, la tuve 1 año y es lo mejor !!!!!

  • @alz2713
    @alz27136 жыл бұрын

    I like his channel. His accent reminds me Borat:) Very nice:)

  • @biofractal78

    @biofractal78

    6 жыл бұрын

    Al Z I couldn't stop thinking about that. 😂

  • @kevinng8061

    @kevinng8061

    6 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha

  • @LocoMarioPL

    @LocoMarioPL

    4 жыл бұрын

    "You can have my sister. She's very clean".

  • @MustafaMustafa-uy5xx

    @MustafaMustafa-uy5xx

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ha ha

  • @paxwallacejazz
    @paxwallacejazz3 жыл бұрын

    I don't know it should have 135hp not 105

  • @nikvfr1
    @nikvfr15 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!

  • @TheMudslug
    @TheMudslug5 жыл бұрын

    Great review. I do like your reviews trying to find a bike to do New Zealand to UK ride.

  • @MrKristyon

    @MrKristyon

    5 жыл бұрын

    an amphibious one?

  • @jkxxfmw8790
    @jkxxfmw87906 жыл бұрын

    谢谢你,很棒的视频!

  • @johnclemente85
    @johnclemente853 жыл бұрын

    Which bike would you recommend to buy Honda VF800X or Triumph Tiger 800

  • @johnclemente85
    @johnclemente853 жыл бұрын

    Which bike would you recommend Honda VF800X OR TRIUMPH TIGER 900

  • @MajorHazzard
    @MajorHazzard5 жыл бұрын

    Just viewed this. A Good review. .... but.. how did you get the bike to stand up in the sand? at the end.

  • @HJM1974
    @HJM19746 жыл бұрын

    This bike was just too top heavy for me. Swopped it for Street Triple RS and loving it :)

  • @falconaim5701
    @falconaim57013 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful bike ....is it comfy bon long rides ..how's that seat

  • @kevinpedley8130
    @kevinpedley81305 жыл бұрын

    Hi, thanks for the video. I'm still trying to find out if engine heat is a problem on the Crossrunner, especially in traffic. I can't find much information on the internet. Have Honda resolved the problem? I remember a friend having a vfr many years ago and his eggs were always cooked whenever he rode in town.

  • @G91YS

    @G91YS

    4 жыл бұрын

    I have that bike and no issue whatsoever with the heat... ?

  • @copper426
    @copper4266 жыл бұрын

    Did you find they clunk into gear

  • @sorinmateiu9857
    @sorinmateiu98573 жыл бұрын

    Frumos apreciez mult,ce tasta trebuie sa apasam pentru limba română????

  • @jeroberkley8852
    @jeroberkley88524 жыл бұрын

    03:26 man that's an excellent soundtrack. Anyone know the name of it or who made it? Hope it's not original work for the review :P.

  • @s.p.9582
    @s.p.95826 жыл бұрын

    Greetings from the U.S. Great review and thanks for sharing! Your English is excellent! I've always admired the VFR800X but it's never been made available in America :-( So, I tested a FJ-09 (Tracer 900) and a 2015 Versys 650 LT. I ended up buying the Versys. I still admire that VFR but the Versys is probably a WHOLE lot easier to work on (engine-wise) and the Versys is lots of fun!! Like a big bmx bike :-D Ha ha! Take care guys.

  • @rockafella1690

    @rockafella1690

    6 жыл бұрын

    S. P. What made you buy the Versys over the FJ09?

  • @robertpolkamp

    @robertpolkamp

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@rockafella1690 Exactly! I rode my FJ09 to Alaska and could not even imagine it on the versys 650, possible of course.

  • @martinsero685
    @martinsero6853 жыл бұрын

    Bravo bravissimo

  • @user-zb7iz9sn5g
    @user-zb7iz9sn5g5 жыл бұрын

    Где русская озвучка? Мы ведь тоже смотрим.

  • @garyadriazola8612
    @garyadriazola86126 жыл бұрын

    No existe un motor mejor que este 4 cilindros vtec de Honda.

  • @rogeliodegino749
    @rogeliodegino7496 жыл бұрын

    can i use long off road honda vxr800x

  • @wildforg7564

    @wildforg7564

    6 жыл бұрын

    Rogelio Degino no this crossrunner is a 100% road bike. The vfr 1200 crosstourer has the spoked wheels with a larger front and thinner tyre sizes and longer travel suspension making a great all purpose bike for touring with off road capabilities.

  • @MARKINAU8
    @MARKINAU86 жыл бұрын

    I am juggling between this one and 2017 v strom 650 xt, which one would you prefer?

  • @Ikiru06

    @Ikiru06

    6 жыл бұрын

    VFR800X

  • @jurajslota410

    @jurajslota410

    5 жыл бұрын

    12 vs.8

  • @Bambisekin
    @Bambisekin4 жыл бұрын

    Nice moto crossrunner

  • @akashsutar6580
    @akashsutar65806 жыл бұрын

    I have one question for u sir...!! Is the Honda VFR800X CROSSRUNNER for adventure touring???

  • @shambu2012

    @shambu2012

    6 жыл бұрын

    no, Crostourer more fits for that...

  • @robertpolkamp
    @robertpolkamp5 жыл бұрын

    Another fine motorcycle from Honda NOT available in the USA, instead we get its neutered brother the NC750X... I don't know who's in charge at honda USA but they are not riders themselves. I'm growing old waiting for the CB1300 and now the VFR800X we'll likely never see.

  • @aaronharris5275
    @aaronharris52755 жыл бұрын

    Bike sounds lovely. Currently scouting out reviews to see how this compares with a bmw f800 gs or one that is around £4500-5000 prices 2019

  • @ionutd84
    @ionutd843 жыл бұрын

    Salut! Ce inaltimea ai? La 1.85, zici ca e buna protectia la vant, pozitia in șa?

  • @DriveMagRiders

    @DriveMagRiders

    3 жыл бұрын

    Salutare. Am 1.74. Sunt 4 ani de cand am mers cu VFR, nu mai tin exact minte, dar ar trebui sa fie bine.

  • @ionutd84

    @ionutd84

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@DriveMagRiders merci! Am un versys 2011 si vreau ceva mai mare, mi-e greu sa ma decid intre mt09 tracer si aceasta de mai sus. Nu detine nimeni in zona mea niciunul dintre aceste modele...

  • @willyb8163
    @willyb81634 жыл бұрын

    I sat on a 2014 interceptor 800 and I don't know about the riding position you're feet go way back and my legs felt a little smashed up, still not as bad as the 600rr I couldn't even fit on that or I would just buy that and I don't want a liter bike so what else is there maybe I'll get this crossrunner thing it looks more comfortable, not as cool looking but less attention from cops on this bike

  • @zadigolindecifrabileironia5932
    @zadigolindecifrabileironia59325 жыл бұрын

    Loving Texas s stress

  • @Audfile
    @Audfile5 жыл бұрын

    Do you have to be 6'7 to ride it?

  • @bikefreak5787

    @bikefreak5787

    4 жыл бұрын

    Audfile I am 5'8 (175 cm) without boots. No problem at all 🇩🇰🙂

  • @user-wy5kd2kk3q
    @user-wy5kd2kk3q4 жыл бұрын

    Сколько стоит такой байк?

  • @OfficialSafraChannel
    @OfficialSafraChannel3 жыл бұрын

    BORAT

  • @stefanoarese5479
    @stefanoarese54796 жыл бұрын

    La mia CRV 800 e’ veramente fantastica un 4 cilindri da sogno

  • @HockeyVictory66
    @HockeyVictory665 жыл бұрын

    It looks a lot like my NC700x but with a much better motor. I wish they would sell these in the U.S. withe DCT transmission. I don’t love the parallel twin on mine.

  • @cbr125rcanada
    @cbr125rcanada6 жыл бұрын

    WHY in the world doesn't Honda bring this bike to North America???

  • @MatBettinson

    @MatBettinson

    6 жыл бұрын

    Seriously? No VFR800s in the US? Wow.

  • @cbr125rcanada

    @cbr125rcanada

    6 жыл бұрын

    We have the VFR800 in Canada, just not the VFR800X (which is perplexing).

  • @robertpolkamp

    @robertpolkamp

    5 жыл бұрын

    Instead we get the neutered NC750X with a completely flaccid engine.

  • @Yuriy_Ne6o
    @Yuriy_Ne6o5 жыл бұрын

    Акцент как у Нико Беллик из GTA 4

  • @devinheath8090
    @devinheath80906 жыл бұрын

    Please compare that to the FJ09. Lol

  • @netkongen
    @netkongen6 жыл бұрын

    You sound like Borat lol

  • @user-wf1yx2nz1g
    @user-wf1yx2nz1g5 жыл бұрын

    нихрена не понятно ,но интересно )

  • @user-wy5kd2kk3q

    @user-wy5kd2kk3q

    4 жыл бұрын

    Хочу такой байк!Красивый!

  • @cataierco
    @cataierco Жыл бұрын

    RIP

  • @vr7144
    @vr71446 жыл бұрын

    I am tall 5,9 is this bike big for me?

  • @bikefreak5787

    @bikefreak5787

    4 жыл бұрын

    Otpisani I am 5'8 No problem at all 🙂🇩🇰

  • @aspirinchung1363
    @aspirinchung13633 жыл бұрын

    bmw isn’t bmw without boxer.

  • @aurelianpintilie
    @aurelianpintilie5 жыл бұрын

    Baga ceva informatii in limba romana , nu toti suntem asa eruditi ca tine sa vorbim o limba straina, ce banii nostri ,,nu are stema `` ?

  • @wristcandy5451
    @wristcandy54512 жыл бұрын

    Boring looks like a suit

  • @Mangalex28
    @Mangalex284 жыл бұрын

    Can't hear anything he says at the beginning because of the loud music. Then can't hear anything because of the poor mic quality + music on top of it...

  • @sandwaves5642
    @sandwaves56425 жыл бұрын

    Well then - outdated bike. KTM 790 Adventure has about same power, but cheaper and lighter. So, yes Honda still has their Africa Twin but that one is also about to get absolete. And the Tracer 900 is still better by all means.

  • @stever6542

    @stever6542

    3 жыл бұрын

    Honda all the way...mate

  • @sandwaves5642

    @sandwaves5642

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@stever6542 And it would have been - if they had the interval for valve clearance check a bit less frequent.

  • @enduroforever4878
    @enduroforever48785 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!

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