Honda Shadow ACE Tourer > Reviews > 1998 Honda 1100 ACE Tourer

Author's product rating:   

Comfort	Excellent
Handling	Satisfactory
Looks	Excellent
Features	Excellent
Fuel consumption	Satisfactory

Advantages:	Attractive Cruisor .   Smooth accelleration and easy handling .  Great suspension and ride .
Disadvantages:	Heavy .   Engine vibration above 85mph .   Drags pegs on sharp turns .

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

The Honda Ace Tourer is an excellent motorcycle package for someone looking for a cruiser style bike with excellent retro looks, and a proven hydraulic valve V twin engine. It has excellent acceleration for its weight of over 600 lbs. Handling is easy at slow and high speeds up to 85 mph. Top speed no matter how you slice it is 100 mph. Good hard bags with top lid access and plentiful rubber gaskets keeps your gear dry and safe. The ACE comes with a great windshield, wide plush seat and large wide handle bars that keep you in good riding position for many enjoyable miles. A great interstate bike with sufficient power to pass and adjust your position on the highway. MPG 41 town 44 Hwy
The draw backs to the bike, if you want to call them that, are typical of most cruisers. Top end engine vibration is more than I expected from a shaft drive motorcycle. Up to and including 75 mph you are smooth and glassy. After 75 mph the V twin has a tendency to complain and vibrates a bit much for my taste. A sharp curvy road is a challenge to the ACE mainly due to its low center of gravity and low positioned foot pegs which scrap the ground every sharp turn at moderate speeds. Higher foot pegs and engine guard would be a big plus in corning, but would subtract from the comfort.
I would recommend this bike to those less adventurous and satisfied with a nice comfortable ride, rock solid mechanics, minumal maintenance and great looking accessories.