2012 Honda Crosstourer test: V4 and DCT as key assets
The maxi trail motorcycle segment is doing well in France but it is monopolized by one and the same machine: a certain Geesse … To compete with it, Honda is launching the Crosstourer and relying, among other things, on its V4 and its DCT transmission. Test…
Honda Crosstourer tech. Sheet
| Engine | |
| Type | 76 ° V-4-cylinder, 4-stroke, liquid cooled |
| Displacement | 1237 cc |
| Bore x stroke | 81 × 60 mm |
| Distribution | 4 valves per cylinder, Unicam |
| Volumetric ratio | 12 to 1 |
| Food | PGM-FI electronic fuel injection, 44 mm passages |
| Max power | Free World: 129 hp (95 kW) at 7,750 rpm |
| Max torque | Free world: 126 Nm at 6,500 rpm |
| Electrical system | |
| Ignition | Digital microprocessor controlled |
| Ignition timing | 8.4 ° AvPMH (idle) |
| Candle | IMR8E-9HES (NGK), VUH24ES (DENSO) |
| Start-up | Electric |
| Drums | 12 V |
| Headlights | 12 V, 55 W x 1 (crossover) / 55 W x 1 (highway) |
| Transmission | |
| Clutch | Wet Multidisk / * DCT Dual Clutch |
| Ordered | Manual / * 3 modes: D, S, Manual |
| Gearbox | 6 reports |
| Primary reduction | 1.738 (73/42) |
| 1st | 2,600 / * 2,250 |
| 2nd | 1,600 / * 1,700 |
| 3rd | 1,260 / * 1,304 |
| 4th | 1.076 / * 1.107 |
| 5th | 0.961 / * 0.967 |
| 6th | 0.897 / * 0.886 |
| Final reduction | 1,060 / * 1,063 |
| Final drive | By tree |
| Cycle part | |
| Frame | Double aluminum beam |
| Front suspension | 43 mm inverted fork, adjustable for preload and rebound |
| Suspension Ar | Pro-link with gas shock absorber, adjustable in preload and rebound |
| Front travel | NC |
| Travel Ar | NC |
| Front brake | Double floating disc 310 mm, C-ABS |
| Ar brake | Single disc 276 mm, C-ABS |
| Front rim | Radiated, 19M / C x MT2.5 |
| Rim Ar | Radiated, 17M / C x MT4.0 |
| Front tire | 110/80-R19M / C |
| Tire Ar | 150/70-R17M / C |
| Av pressure | 250 kPa |
| Pressure Ar | 290 kPa |
| Dimensions, weight, capacities | |
| Length | 2,285 mm |
| Width | 915 mm |
| Height | 1335 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,595 mm |
| Ground clearance | 180 mm |
| Caster angle | 28 ° |
| Hunt | 107 mm |
| Turning radius | 2.7 m |
| Steering angle | 40 ° |
| Saddle height | 850 mm |
| Full weight | 275 kg (front: 132 kg / rear: 143 kg) * DCT: 285 kg (front: 138 kg / rear: 147 kg) |
| Fuel tank | 21.5 liters |
| Consumption | 6.21 l / 100 km (WTMC standards) * DCT: 5.99 l / 100 km (WTMC standards, D mode) |
| Commercial information | |
| Availability | Immediate in the |
| Colors | White "Pearl Sunbeam", Metallic Silver "Digital", Black "Pearl Cosmic" or Red "Candy Prominence" |
| Price | € 13,990 as standard, € 14,990 with DCT |
| Guarantee | 3 years, unlimited mileage |
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