HONDA VT1100C2 Shadow Sabre (2004-2005) Specs, Performance & Photos

In 2005, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer launched the Honda VT1100C2 Shadow Sabre, a cruiser-type machine that came in the same package as its predecessors but with an additional new Black/Flame color that joined the classic Black.

The VT1100C2 Sabre was part of the larger models in the Shadow family and was first introduced in 2000, replacing the Shadow ACE model. The Sabre was discontinued in 2007, while its name was again used by the 2010 Honda VT1300C custom line of motorcycles.

The bike delivered class-leading, low-end, and mid-range power with excellent acceleration, topped by street-rod styling with chromed fork-leg covers, deeply valanced fenders, and machined cast aluminum wheels with a satin finish.

The 2005 motorcycle came fitted with standard features, such as a one-piece dual seat with a low seating position, a wide handlebar, a round headlight with a chromed housing, bullet-styled turn signals, a chromed exhaust system, a chrome-finished engine, and cast aluminum wheels.

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

In the braking department, 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.

As for the power figures, the 2005 Honda VT1100C2 Shadow Sabre had 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.