2016 HONDA VFR1200X
FULL TEST
P102
Life's An
Adventure
EVERY DAY, LIFE IS AN ADVENTURE, NOT
JUST ON THE WEEKENDS, SO WE WANTED
TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE LIVING LIFE
ON ONE OF HONDA'S NEWEST ADVENTURE
BIKES—THE VFR1200X
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY
KIT PALMER AND DREW RUIZ
I
n May, 2016, the VFR1200X made its
unceremonious debut in the United
States. Known as the Crosstourer in
other parts of the world, the VFR1200X
first rolled off Honda's assembly line
in 2012 after being announced at the
EICMA Show in 2010. Four years later,
we finally get it in pretty much the
same dress since its everywhere-but-
here introduction in 2012. I used the
word "unceremonious" when the bike
first touched U.S. soil back in May,
because Honda did little to hype the
VFR1200X. That's because they
wetre busying hyping another motor-
cycle at the time, the Africa Twin.
