Honda Shadow 1100 Road Bike

...life is my motorcycle the Honda Shadow 1100. Imported from America by my local motorcycle shop, I took delivery of my baby in 1997 although she was built in 1986. I still own the bike six years later and have no plans to sell her in the near future. The Shadow is a V-twin custom style motorcycle. With its 45-degree liquid-cooled four-valve V-twin shaft driven engine and its electric start you are promised a smooth and comfortable performance and ...
...a comfortable position. Since Honda fitted a split pin to the crankshaft there is little vibration coming from the engine. V-Twin engines used to be well known for this problem and many people refused to buy motorcycles with this engine as the vibration given off made riding difficult. The acceleration is a little slow for those who prefer the racing style motorcycles like Ducatti, but I prefer not to be knocked backwards each time I open the throttle. ...

Night_Rider 14.04.2003 (05.01.2005) · Read full review
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