HONDA VT1100C2 Shadow Sabre (1999-2000) Specs, Performance & Photos

In 2000, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer launched the Honda VT1100C2 Shadow Sabre, a cruiser-type motorcycle part of the Shadow line that was introduced as a hot-rod of Honda's cruiser line.

The bike featured lower gearing than other 1,099cc models for a stronger punch and was manufactured at Honda's Marysville Motorcycle Plant in Ohio for the domestic and export markets. The bike discontinued production after 2007, while the name was again used in 2010 for the new VT1300C custom motorcycles.

The bike came equipped from the factory with standard features, such as a two-piece dual seat with a passenger backrest, a chromed exhaust system, a chromed-finished engine, a round headlight with a chromed housing, bullet-style turn signals, and cast aluminum wheels.

For handling, the bike featured a 41 mm telescopic fork with 160 mm of wheel travel on the front and preload-adjustable dual shock absorbers with 100 mm of wheel travel on the rear.

As for stopping power, the bike packed a single 315 mm disc with a dual-piston caliper on the front wheel and a single 276 mm disc with a single-piston caliper on the rear wheel that offered optimum braking performance.

In the performance department, the 2000 Honda VT1100C2 Shadow Sabre took its muscles from a 1,099cc four-stroke V-twin liquid-cooled engine that delivered an output power of 67 hp at 5,500 rpm and 91 Nm (67 lb-ft) of torque at 2,700 rpm.