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Driving report Honda Shadow 750

Big bike feeling

Do you know this chocolate bar that is so fluffy and light that it also floats in milk? The same applies to the Honda Shadow …

Swing on it, feel good, drive off ?? no other credo fits the Shadow better. Why? Because it makes it so easy for us. At just 660 millimeters, your wide saddle hovers so slightly above the ground that you automatically pinch your buttocks when you drive over any 30 zone asphalt hump. That this mid-range cruiser weighs just over five hundredweight? you hardly believe it. With the new, driver-friendly curved handlebars, changing direction is as uncomplicated as changing the indicators in a car. Fittingly, there is a wonderfully bassy rumble from the new »Shotgun« exhaust system. Unbelievable, but these 750 cubic centimeters, declared as a B-movie, come across as a really big cinema. And all this with a power-to-weight ratio that makes every super sports driver burst into laughter: 46 hp push the 258 kilograms forward, exactly 5.6 kg / hp.

Anyway, with species-appropriate exercise that is always enough. The V2 hangs well on the gas and is satisfied with 4.3 liters on 100 kilometers of country road. The 750 conveys an honest, urban biker feeling. However, those who are spoiled for comfort are on the wrong boat. Bad bumps are passed hard on the back, the Shadow has lost little on country roads of the third category.
Despite its comparatively small displacement, the engine tends to prefer low and medium speeds. This means in numbers: 80 to 90 km / h on the country road. Then every kilometer feels like a day’s vacation. And if things get sticky: You can rely on the brakes. Although the front disc brake requires a courageous pull on the lever, and the rear has to be braked with the 180 drum brake, the result is quite satisfactory.
For 7460 euros the fan gets a full big bike feeling with very balanced, neutral handling properties and that wonderfully light feeling that the easy-to-drive machine is also swimming in milk if necessary.

Data Honda Shadow 750

engine
Water-cooled two-cylinder four-stroke 52-degree V-engine, one overhead, chain-driven camshaft, three valves per cylinder, injection, ø 34 mm, regulated catalytic converter with secondary air system, five-speed gearbox, cardan.
Bore x stroke 79.0 x 76.0 mm
Displacement 745 cc
Compression ratio 9.6: 1
Rated output 33.5 kW (46 hp) at 5500 rpm
Max. Torque 64 Nm at 3500 rpm

landing gear
Double loop frame made of steel, telescopic fork, ø 41 mm, two spring struts, front disc brake, ø 296 mm, double-piston floating caliper, rear drum brake, ø 180 mm.
Spoked wheels with aluminum rims 3.00 x 17; 3.50 x 15
Tires 120/90 R 17; 160/80 R 15
Bridgestone G 701, G 702 tires tested

Dimensions + weights
Wheelbase 1640 mm, seat height * 660 mm, weight with a full tank * 258 kg, payload * 192 kg, tank capacity / reserve 14.6 / 3.5 liters.
Warranty two years
Colors: red / white, black
Price including utilities 7460 euros
Price test motorcycle 8060 euros

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