HONDA VT750C Shadow (2004-Present) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Honda Shadow was a family of cruiser-type motorcycles manufactured by Honda from 1983 and powered by a liquid-cooled V-twin engine ranging from 120 to 1,100 cc displacement. Also, the 250cc Honda Rebel was associated with the Shadow line in certain markets.

With the Shadow line of motorcycles, Honda wanted to address the needs of the American cruiser market with the VT500C and VT750C machines. Due to tariff restrictions at the time for imported Japanese bikes over 700cc, the VT750C was reduced from 750 to 700cc and sold as the VT700C.

After the tariff was lifted in 1985, the Shadow line expanded to a 1100cc bike named the VT1100C, while the VT750C was replaced by an 800cc version in 1988 called the VT800C.

In 2004, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer launched the Honda VT750C Shadow, a cruiser-style motorcycle part of the Shadow line of motorcycles, powered by a V-twin liquid-cooled engine.

For suspension, the bike featured a 41 mm telescopic fork on the front with 130 mm of wheel travel and five-way spring preload-adjustable dual shock absorbers on the rear with 90 mm of wheel travel for optimum suspension performance.

In the braking department, the bike packed a 296 mm disc with a dual-piston caliper on the front wheel and a single 180 mm drum braking unit on the rear wheel for optimum stopping power.

The 2004 Honda VT750C Shadow took its muscles from a 745cc four-stroke V-twin liquid-cooled engine that delivered an output power of 43 hp at 5,500 rpm and 61 Nm (44 lb-ft) of torque at 3,000 rpm.