Honda VT750 Shadow

Honda VT750 Shadow - Editor Summary features reviews, specification list, ride guide and more. Review Centre reviewers ovewhelmingly endorse the Honda VT750 Shadow as a classic comfortable cruiser. Written January 2006.

Honda VT750 Shadow

Overview

The retro looks of the Honda VT750 Shadow encase a powerhouse 745cc liquid-cooled 52-degree V-twin engine. For many riders that is more than enough to keep them moving on the motorway. A very low seat height, shaft drive and the looks of a classic cruiser from the golden era means this machine is not short of admirers.

Review Centre Reviews - Honda VT750 Shadow

Reviewers at this site have found this bike a delight. Easy to ride, comfortable, elegant, quiet, safe and stable, good to look at, ease of maintenance, low running costs and reliability are some of the buzzwords from this cool machine's owners.

While it will not beat a sportsbike for speed and does not have the oomph of some of the bigger motorcycles according to our reviewers the VT750 Shadow is a cruiser delight.

Online Reviews

OneWheelDrive.Net said of the 2004 Honda VT750 Shadow Aero:

"It's the gentler and more poetic connectivity with the world around you that is the draw to cruisers such as this."

MCNews.Com said of the Honda VT750D Shadow 2002:

"Another very affordable motorcycle in the increasingly popular mid-size cruiser segment of the market."

Specification - Honda Shadow 750 - 2005

• Colours - black, candy rubidium red
• Engine - liquid-cooled 4-stroke 6-valve SOHC 52 V-twin
• Bore x Stroke - 79 x 76mm
• Compression Ratio - 9.6:1
• Max Power Output - 33.7kW/5,500min-1 (95/1/EC)
• Max Torque - 64.2Nm/3,000min-1 (95/1/EC)
• Idling Speed - 1,200min-1
• Oil Capacity - 3.2 litres
• Fuel Tank Capacity - 14 litres (including 3.6-litre reserve)
• Ignition System - fully transistorized electronic
• Starter - electric
• Battery - 12V/10AH
• ACG Output - 333W
• Headlights - 12V 55W x 1 (low) / 60W x 1 (high)
• Transmission - 5-speed
• Primary Reduction - 1.763 (67/38)
• Final Reduction - 3.091 (34/11)
• Frame Type - double-cradle, steel tube
• Dimensions (LxWxH) - 2,510 x 940 x 1,090mm
• Wheelbase - 1,640mm
• Turning Radius - 3.3m
• Seat Height - 660mm
• Ground Clearance - 130mm
• Dry Weight - 239kg
• Kerb Weight - 255kg
• Max Carrying - 193kg
• Suspension Front - 41mm telescopic fork, 140mm axle travel
• Suspension Rear - dual conventional dampers with 5-step adjustable spring
• Wheels Front - steel rim/wire spoke
• Wheels Rear - steel rim/wire spoke
• Tire Pressure Front - 200kPa
• Tire Pressure Rear - 200kPa
• Brakes Front - 296 x 6mm hydraulic disc with dual-piston caliper and metal pads
• Brakes Rear - 180mm leading/trailing drum