Pic of my almost ready to go Crosstourer

Got most of the basic farkly stuff done... Just need a skid plate and crash bar. Ready for a test ride, RTE, or something suitably long.

Looking good! One bike I want to check out. Interested in hearing your thoughts on it.

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I want this bike with the DCT...

Sweet! A few more pictures would be nice!

Looks like a nice bike.

Great picture! Nice looking bike!

Beautimus!

I too, would like to see/hear more about this bike.

Jim

Kiyoti said:

...Like....:yes: :yes: :yes:
I want this bike with the DCT...

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Honda had one at the MC show on rollers. i got aboard, and fired it up (yes, indoors) and 'rode it' up to 60 mph. The DCT is indeed strange because its an automatic, although you can 'paddle' shift it. It will surely take some work to get used to it.

Stump,
Looking sweet.
Enjoy the ride.
Upt'North.

I plan on writing up a quick piece about the bike after my first longish ride. So far it fits and has the power you'd expect from a ride thats 100 lbs lighter and 10 Hp more than the ST. Nothing like 10 to 90 in 2nd gear! BTW, no DCT, just a manual.

Nice, will be waiting on your evaluation.. looks great.

+1 nice ride! Would love to hear your real experiences and impressions once you get it dirty.

Stump said:

I plan on writing up a quick piece about the bike after my first longish ride. So far it fits and has the power you'd expect from a ride thats 100 lbs lighter and 10 Hp more than the ST. Nothing like 10 to 90 in 2nd gear! BTW, no DCT, just a manual.

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The 1200X motor and the ST1300 are uncannily close in power output and output characteristics. The X motor is a great engine for the way a lot of us ride.

https://www.st-owners.com/forums/showthread.php?118630-What-does-the-VFR1200X-CrossTourer-and-the-ST1300-have-in-common&highlight=

Thanks for the HP info on this motor.. thought I'd read otherwise. But still.. It's a great tractable bunch of power!

dduelin said:

The 1200X motor and the ST1300 are uncannily close in power output and output characteristics. The X motor is a great engine for the way a lot of us ride.

https://www.st-owners.com/forums/showthread.php?118630-What-does-the-VFR1200X-CrossTourer-and-the-ST1300-have-in-common&highlight=

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Very nice looking bike!

dduelin said:

The 1200X motor and the ST1300 are uncannily close in power output and output characteristics.

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I've said it before; there's good validity in seeing the VFR1200X as the replacement for the ST1300. Having ridden the VFR in a demo situation, I became obsessed, lol! And so I bought one - now I'm faced with waiting a couple more months for the great awakening that is spring... Cabin fever is very bad this year, sigh.

...it'll be the replacement for my ST1300....or sit along side of.
It'll have the DCT....and give that added light off-road capability....not hard-core trails riding....just enough to not have to stop at the pasture gate when going somewhere and watch everybody else going on.

Interesting thread on the Crosstourer/VFR1200X forum, comparing the St1300 to the VFR.

http://www.crosstourer.com/index.php/topic,5634.0.html

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Interesting thread on the Crosstourer/VFR1200X forum, comparing the St1300 to the VFR.

http://www.crosstourer.com/index.php/topic,5634.0.html

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Did a 300 mile ride this weekend. A little bit of Interstate, highway, and backroads. The weather was reasonable, being a touch cool but nothing that being ATGATT didn't handle. The VFRX handled all the road types just fine, and my average speed over the distance was equal to the ST's which wasn't the case with the WeeXT. The Lil'Strom was consistantly 5 mph slower on any trip.

I noted that the saddle sucked.. but no worse than the Suzuki and lots better than the ST's. It is long enough to allow wiggling and sliding so I didn't ever feel I needed to do any changes to make the miles. I'm thinking a sheep skin pad may work. The pegs/saddle/handle bar configuration works for me, actually slightly looser on the knee bend making me happy and my knees very happy. The handle bars are a bit wide but not a cause of discomfort. The knuckle guards don't help with the wind and my thumb knuckles got very cold.... I'm gonna hafta think on it but I think some creative use of rubber edging will work to decrease the wind across my knuckles.

The suspension works but is harsh on old bumpy roads. Better than the ST's but not a supple as the Strom's on the tar snakes and frost heaves. On the Interstate I didn't notice anything bad at all and the bike stayed straight and true up to 110. I really liked the Crosstourer's planted feel at speed even around and passing big rigs. 70 to 90 is a problem.. You can't tell the difference in speed except for the speedometer reading. The bike handles the corners much easier than the ST ever did. It's comfortable and predictable in corners making is easy to go to the edges of the rear tire. It really feels lighter that it is in the corners.

The fuel mileage will take some getting used to... only in the low 40's so far. Hope breaking in will change that to the good some. But 200 miles between stops is fine for me on long trips as I usually stop at 150 mile intervals anyway. The fuel tank itself is wide but unobtrusive and my tankbag sits right where its easy to see the map window, easy to use my water bladder and easy to move to get at the fuel cap.

Still breaking it in.. Got another coupla hundred miles to the thousand mile mark yet. I'm liking the bike and really looking forward to some long miles this summer.