Honda VTX Performance Cruiser Concept Displayed

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Honda VTX Performance Cruiser Concept Displayed at Rockefeller Center



Here are some photos of a VTX-based concept cruiser (known as "Concept 1") which was recently displayed at the Rockefeller Center in New York. The bike appears to be a "power cruiser"-style design, and has some interesting features, including a Rune-style fork and a rear wheel with no axle (check out the last picture).

Will Honda produce this bike? It depends on the public response, but remember how quickly the Rune was moved from concept to production once Honda saw how popular it was. If the concept does make it to production, expect it to lose the unique rear hub design and some of the CNC-machined parts. Email your thoughts to us about this power cruiser concept. Here is some of Honda's info about the bike:





Vehicle characteristics

* Based on a VTX1800 motor
* Custom billet engine cases
* Chain drive
* 2 into 2 exhaust with upswept carbon fiber mufflers One on each side
* Dual curved "road race" style radiators
* Trailing link front suspension Milled from billet aluminum
* Dual shocks mounted behind the integrated headlight
* Billet swing arm w/ inboard rear shock
* Split hub rear wheel with custom offset spoke design
* Front & rear wheels are machined from billet aluminum
* 240/40-18 rear tire
* Solo seat with separate back support pad
* Angular shaped tank is sculpted for leg clearance
* Carbon fiber tank cover houses the digital speedometer
* Analog tachometer is fared into the headlight
* Upswept angular rear cowl houses the LED tail light

[ChOOkiE]

For a cruiser it looks pretty damn mean.. not bad

[Bulbous]

those mufflers are mint!! could shelter a large family in those.....

pretty good looking for a cruiser though

[Blade_954]

Take those pipes off, fit some Vance & Hines shotgun's, then I'd buy it....

[Wrex]

It looks like a Transformer does it turn into a Cuppachino machine as well :?:

[Mr John]

I loathe cruisers but that's an awesome looking bike - That's the sexiest cruiser I've seen. No axle???? sexy.

[Ace]

very cool mr King, very cool

[Flakey]

Having the front axle that far back from the 'forks' would change the steering alot... :? Prolly makes for a smaller turning circle considering the amount of steering lock you have (or havn't).

[mastrmage]

I was thinking the same Flakey, kinda like power steering with less of a turning circle.

Likin the look and also agree with Blade, change the pipes and hell yeh, fucken siick. Oh and DEFINITELY get rid of the plastic number plate holder (or is that a mud guard?) .

[subdued]

i need tissues... to clean the mess i just ejaculated on the desk...


very sexy..

[Gordo]

it looks better than a harley, that's the only compliment I'd give it :roll:

[Hewie]

id give it a whirl ...............

[perdition]

hmm kinda cool - like a indutrial muisc version of the run , which also looks pretty funk and also the only cruiser i'd be seen dead on

[CRB]

fark yeah!! thats hell nice

[colscats]

it looks better than a Fartly, that's the only compliment I'd give it *:roll:

:shock:

[Cbr1k]

Its f*cked. There is nowhere to strap an esky!

[Ferris]

It kinda reminds me off the offspring of a locomotive train, a Herley-Divadson and an R1.

I'd have one. It looks horn. I'll bet it would pull the chicks harder than you'd pull a sailor off your mother, CAD.

Coz see, chicks (as a general rule, aiight, so all you biker chicks can ignore this, as its not aimed at you) know fuck all about bikes. As long as it looks good, they dig it. Hence all the noofas with Ducatis, and chicks that drool over the overpriced pieces of crap.

Thats why, even if the Concept 1 is a dog of a bike, if I had one I reckon I'd get more roots than I've had hot breakfasts. By women. Coz I don't swing that way. Look, I'm not homosexual, I just slept with a guy who is, alright?