Honda Shadow Sabre

Honda Shadow Sabre[1]

2001 Honda VT Shadow Sabre 1100
Manufacturer Honda
Production 2000–2007
Predecessor Spirit, ACE
Class Cruiser
Engine 1,099 cc (67.1 cu in), SOHC, 45° V-twin, three valves per cylinder
Bore × Stroke: 87.5 mm × 91.4 mm (3.4 in × 3.6 in)
Compression ratio: 8.0:1
Top speed 101 mph (163 km/h)[2]
Power 37.5 kW (50.3 hp) @ 4,500 rpm
Torque 88.2 N·m (65.1 lb·ft) @ 2,500 rpm
Transmission Manual sequential 5-speed
Shaft drive
Suspension Front: 41 mm fork
Rear: Dual shocks with five-position spring preload adjustability
Brakes Front: Single 316mm disc with twin-piston caliper
Rear: Single 276mm disc with single-piston caliper
Tires Front: 120/90-18
Rear: 170/80-15
Rake, trail 32.4°, 161 mm (6.3 in)
Wheelbase 1,650 mm (65 in)
Dimensions L: 2,440 mm (96 in)
W: 965 mm (38.0 in)
H: 1,160 mm (46 in)
Seat height 691 mm (27.2 in)
Weight 259.9 kg (573 lb) (dry)
277.6 kg (612 lb)[3] (wet)
Fuel capacity 15.9 l (3.5 imp gal; 4.2 US gal)
Fuel consumption 19.34 km/l (54.6 mpg-imp; 45.5 mpg-US)

The Honda Shadow Sabre (VT1100C2) refers to a cruiser-type motorcycle, that is part of the larger family of Honda Shadow. It was introduced in 2000 replacing the earlier Shadow A.C.E. It was retired after the year 2007. The Sabre name is being used again in the new 2010 Honda VT1300C custom line.[4]

The Shadow Sabre was, at its introduction, the hot rod (or in motorcycle jargon, the street rod) of Honda's cruiser line.[5] As such, it has lower gearing than other 1100cc Shadows, for a stronger punch off the line, while retaining exactly the same (dual pin crank) engine as the others. The Sabre, as with the other Shadow 1100 models, were made at Honda's Marysville Motorcycle Plant in Ohio, for the domestic and export markets.[6]

References

  1. Honda Motorcycles: Shadow Sabre home page, Honda, retrieved 2009-12-30
  2. Test Bike Index (PDF), Motorcycle Consumer News, retrieved 2009-12-30
  3. The Tweener Twins: 1100s and 1200s Compared, Motorcycle Cruiser, retrieved 2009-12-30
  4. http://powersports.honda.com/2010/sabre.aspx"
  5. Colker, David (29 December 1999). "Honda Throttles Up to Rescue Sales Title". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  6. "Thousands of Motorcyclists Return to Marysville for 11th Honda HomeComing". The Auto Channel. 21 July 1999. Retrieved 8 March 2014. All three days during Honda HomeComing, visitors will have the opportunity to tour the Marysville Motorcycle Plant where Gold Wings, Valkyries and Shadows are exclusively built for a worldwide market.
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