HONDA VFR800X (2017-Present) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Honda VFR800X, also known as the Honda Crossrunner, was a versatile touring motorcycle presented at the 2010 EICMA motorcycle show in Milan and launched in the summer of 2011.

The bike's engine was derived from the successful Honda VFR800, which was a sports-touring motorcycle. Compared to the VFR800, the VFR800X had a lower seat, a wide handlebar, longer travel suspensions, and Pirelli Scorpion tires, which were better suited for soft roads.

In 2017, the Japanese motorcycle maker released the Honda VFR800X, a touring machine that debuted in 2011 and continued production until the present (2024). it was the seventh consecutive production year.

In the visual department, the bike packed standard features, such as a half-fairing with a single headlight unit, a small windscreen, a two-piece dual seat with pillion grab rails, a four-into-one exhaust system with a silencer placed on the right-hand side, 11-spoke alloy wheels.

For suspension, the motorcycle packed a 43 mm HMAS cartridge-type adjustable telescopic fork on the front and a Pro-Link swingarm with an adjustable gas-charged HMAS shock absorber on the rear, providing excellent suspension performance.

As for the power figures, the 2017 Honda VFR800X boasted 105 hp at 10,250 rpm and 75 Nm (55 lb-ft) torque at 8,500 rpm from a 782cc four-stroke water-cooled V4 engine managed by an Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) system.