sounds like we are being smug self congaratulating ..posters / however , I feel this bike is really owed more respect than it gets ... even down to the damn slow activity this site gets .... its down to numbers I know and they aren't large .. in trade terms... so I suppose we cannot expect much more ... shame -
True but having mainly ridden bikes with a sportier riding position I have just fallen in love with the more comfortable, upright riding position of the Crossrunner and the view it affords.
I now feel safer and if anything I think I make better progress on the Crossrunner than I did on my previous bikes as a result.
I test rode the Yamaha Tracer and Triumph XRX when I bought mine and although the other bikes were both great the Honda had more of the features I wanted and felt slightly more premium than the other two in terms of build quality.
There are quite a few excellent bikes out there in the same catergory all with their own plus and minus points but I think in general the owner of any of them would probably feel the same about their own personal choice.
Regarding the amount of uptake of the Crossrunner, I think it loses out in the UK in terms of the Britishness of the Triumph marque and in cost versus the Yamaha. But what the media don't seem to take account of when harping on about the low price of the Yamaha is the equipment that comes as standard on the Honda and the better purchase terms for those of us who are not fortunate enough to able to pay the full asking price in cash.
I had the pcp quote on all three bikes with heated grips, lower seat where necessary and a topbox and by virtue of a better px on my old bike and lower interest rate deal the most expensive of the three (the Crossrunner) worked out the cheapest to buy for me.
Now I am using my bike much more regularly and coming home smiling each time and although I am sure I would have enjoyed the other bikes I test rode do I regret my decision? .... Not one bit!
So congratulations to me, to you and to anyone who chooses the right bike for them and enjoys it half as much!
For me at least
