53US gal) Note: the reserve tank is an actual separate tank on these bikes and not selectable by a petcock.ĭry Weight (without fluids): 211 kg (465lb)Ī quote from the technical features part of the Honda VT700c workshop manual which I thought was interesting. Maximum Torque: 6.3 kg-m (45.8 ft-lb) 6,000rpmīrakes – Front: Dual disc with 2-piston callipersįuel Capacity: 12.5 Litres, 2 Litres reserve (3.3US gal.
This bike was first the Candy Glory Red and apparently has been changed to several colours until arriving at it’s current Black.Įngine Type: 694.5 cc, 4 Stroke – Water Cooled – SOHC V-Twin)Ĭlaimed Horsepower: 46.2 KW (62 BHP) 7,500rpm ***see note at end
Here is the original spec for this 1985 model VT700c Honda ShadowĬolour: Candy Glory Red or Black where originally available. The Honda response was to reduce the capacity of this bike to 694cc to avoid the tax but meanwhile the bike still delivered the same power as the 750cc apparently and is otherwise identical. It’s engine capacity is 700cc instead of what the rest of the world had at 750cc because of the then requirement in America that any bike over 700cc be taxed an extra high import levy ( a move squarely aimed at reducing the foreign pressure on the American manufacturers of big displacement engine bikes such as Harley Davidson).
It was built for the American market and at some stage imported to Ireland. I have very little back story for this particular bike save that it has gone to one weekend rally in the previous year and spent most of it’s time parked outside in the elements.Īs for the models back story this is a 1985 Honda Shadow model VT700c. So we went another way and decided to find a project bike that we could make into a good replacement.Īnd so we found this Honda VT700c shadow. As is briefly explained elsewhere on this site Bikerbabes Dragstar 125 ended up a category C (uneconomical to repair).Īs well as all the sh1t that comes in the aftermath of an RTC it meant that Bikerbabe ultimately was in the market for a replacement for her (fine example of it’s kind) Dragstar 125 for when she could ride a bike again.Īfter much searching and some failed negotiations, a direct replacement was proving just too hard to secure.
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