At the moment the motorcycling press is full of comparisons between these 3 bikes, with all of them being very polite and typically PC about each of the bikes. If your memory is as long as mine then it is not long ago that the BMW R1150GS was being criticised for being heavy and overweight. Yet now Honda and Triumph have entered the fray with these offering, both being significantly heavier than both the R12000GS and R1200GS Adventure and it hardly gets a mention.
Anyway, yesterday while searching YouTube I came across a couple of videos focused on these 3 motorbikes which make interesting viewing. EricBusa comments are backed up and based on his ownership of a 30th Anniversary R1200GS but he is fair in this short video summary. What is more surprising is this second video which RiDE Magazine have posted which better illustrates the story alluded to by EricBusa. Just watch and be amazed at how badly the Honda handles the poorer road surfaces. Both videos conclude that person preference will dictate whether you’d favour a R1200GS over an Explorer and both are extolled as “best of breed” but why anybody would buy a Crosstourer on this showing is beyond me, especially taking the premium price into consideration.
The question I have is this... Why have the motorcycling press (virtually dominated by Morton Press in the UK) not shared this important failing in the performance of the Crosstourer with us in any one of their many magazines? Especially RiDE magazine who appear to be happy to post it on-line (while not making it easy to find)?
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