HONDA VT750DC Black Widow (2002-2005) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Honda Shadow was a motorcycle part of a family of cruiser-type machines manufactured by Honda since 1983. The Shadow line included bikes powered by a V-twin liquid-cooled engine of various displacement engines from 125 to 1100cc.

In 2001, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer released a modified version of the VT750C model, named the VT750DC Shadow Black Widow in Europe and known as the Spirit in North America.

A few years later, Honda Launched the 2005 Honda VT750DC Black Widow, a cruiser-type motorcycle with a sleek and aggressive design and a blacked-out color scheme with sharp lines.

Also, the bike packed a low-slung seat, a drag-style handlebar, and forward-mounted foot controls.

In addition, the bike packed standard features, such as a teardrop-shaped fuel tank, a round headlight with a chromed housing, bullet-style turn signals, a chromed exhaust system with trumpet-shaped mufflers, a one-piece dual seat, and wire-spoked wheels.

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

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

As for power, the 2005 Honda VT750DC Black Widow made use of the 745cc four-stroke V-Twin liquid-cooled engine and offered an output power of 43 hp available at 5,500 rpm and 61 Nm (44 lb-ft) of torque with a peak at 3,000 rpm.