Nice bike. Everything you said I thought when I bought my vtx 1800. When I stopped it felt heavy and wanted to tip. Kinda concerned me that the bike was to big for me and my weight, but after I road it a bit, I adjusted naturally and now I don't feel the weight. Awesome bike. It's always nice when your horse has horsepower
Yup, I got mine in a trade. Knew nothing about it other than it out me in the back of the seat when I test drove it. It's an amazing bike. I do find it hard without an RPM gage. Seems like the operating RPMs are 2800-5k.
Thanks for watching and subscribe! Im sure yours will last 100,000 miles. I had 7 bikes but just sold my honda valkyrie and honda vtx1800 so im down to 5bikes. Im sure my honda vtx1300 that i still have will last to 100,000 as well
hello, for the muffler sound what i did is, i drilled 1/2" holes around the tail pipes in the back of the muffler.. the sound is much better and sportier...
Thanks for watching and subscribe! To me this was such a nice bike, pretty much perfect condition… that I didn’t wanna ruin its prestige by drilling holes!
😂WE ALL FOUND EACH ANOTHER.. A BUNCH OF PRIVILEGED VTX1800 OWNERS IS WHAT WE ARE FOLKS. MY 2002 has 50k mikes and it’s mint. I Will ride it till 100k plus. It’s a sport bike in acceleration but in a big Classic muscle cruiser SHELL. PS: it’s heavy tipping feeling goes away once you master it or practice in parking lots, and to me it handles way better than an M109R in the turns. Enjoy !! Enjoy !! Enjoy!!
That must be a CA bike, because I've never hit a rev limiter that easy, that's really strange. I know Cali bikes have smog, and limiting, but I'm not sure exactly what's affected. Welcome to the cult of VTX :D it's an addictive life! At 12k miles, that bike is just a baby, just getting broken in, it should have a long road ahead, and a future full of warping asphalt with a smile :)
Nice video. I look forward to getting mine back from the detail shop. So where are you that wild turkeys wander in the road? Sounds like my kind of place. The only turkeys around me in the big city are trying to hit you with their cars. 😉
Thanks for watching and subscribe! Yeah ive had a shadow 600 shadow 750 vtx 1300 and my vtx1800, but never a shadow 1100… my favorite is my honda valkyrie check out all My bikes on my channel!
Thumbs up on that. I bought a low miles 2003 Honda Sabre 1100 summer of 2021. Hands- down the best "Goldilocks" bike I've owned, not too heavy and not too light. Great handling and ride and really good low-end grunt for an 1100. Awesome bike for cruising twisty backroads in Tennessee.
I went from a 2002 Honda shadow 1100 and went to a 2004 VTX 1800c never the less it took a minute to get used to but I was thinking go big or go home... I have Ben riding street bike for about 25 years. Now I'm bored with the 1800 so I am rebuilding the motor and trans to be quiet a bit faster...
I started out a long time ago with a Yamaha 650 Special then a 750 Virago. Lot of miles on those. Went a lot of years without riding then got back into it at age 62. Bought a Yamaha V-Star 650 just to get back used to riding, but it quickly felt like a scooter. Went to a V-Star 1300. Later bought a Kawasaki Vulcan Classic LT 1700. After that a Yamaha Road Star 1700, then a Honda VTX 1800 Tourer. So I'm an old fart now, 5'10", 200 pounds. And that ain't muscle weight, LOL. Bottom line, if doing a lot of "city" driving, stop and go, traffic, I'd stay smaller. 1100 or 1300 range. If not much of that and mostly highway and back road riding, go big. Nothing rides as good and feels as stable at highway speeds as a heavy bike. And the VTX 1800 is amazing on the road. Also balances really well at slow speeds and stops. Not top-heavy or "tippy" feeling at all.
Biker friend to biker brother, I think Your question comes from fear. So don’t buy or get on anything you fear. But if you want TORQUE speed and MUSCLE grunt and want to really learn how to ride then all you need is to practice SLOW maneuvers, 18-27 foot U-turns, low speed Starts and full stops with only putting left foot down, tight circles, figure eights, lots of panic stops, and right turns from a stop, BUT you have to do this every every every weekend for 7 weekends back to back or 5 days straight for 3 hours at a time. Once you do this you will be 100% a better motorcyclist and can buy this bike . But if all you plan on doing is regular RIDING once a month or every other month on the street GOING STRAIGHT with a few normal turns here and there then don’t buy this bike. Again, don’t ride, use , or buy anything you fear. ❤ Only a Few bikes are as good as this bike. CVO category for a fraction of the cost. ❤enjoy !!
@@namnik1 easy answer: BUY the one YOU love the most!! Easy choice but RIDE them all first . Don’t buy from any dealer or seller that won’t let you test ride. I always leave 1000k cash in their Hands to cover any damage If I drop it. But I won’t buy a bike without a test drive . Especially these muscle cruiser types
I have a 2003 vtx 1800 r as well. I have to change the odometer reset. But when I looked up the parts for it (partzilla), it gives you two options. One is VTX 1800 R A, and the other one is VTX1800 R AC? Do you know the difference?
Thanks for watching and subscribe. I think its about 100-150 lbs, but when sitting on the bike (when its not moving) the 1800 feels way heavier. Like its 300lbs heavier
Sweet Ride I have a 2005 VTX 1800R and LOVE IT ! For the life of me WHY HONDA did you stop making these :(
Update: I now own a 2005 VTX 1800C. That thing pulls hard. Just picked it up on monday. Only to work and back so far. Man, it's such a beast.
Salute
Nice bike. Everything you said I thought when I bought my vtx 1800. When I stopped it felt heavy and wanted to tip. Kinda concerned me that the bike was to big for me and my weight, but after I road it a bit, I adjusted naturally and now I don't feel the weight. Awesome bike. It's always nice when your horse has horsepower
Thanks for watching and subscribe! Check out my other bikes too, i have a nice valkyrie too (7 bikes currently)
Love it. just bought a 02 c model. bought out of state. i wont see it till spring. i'm excited. watching these videos is all i've got till then.
Jon's videos are great he seems to have gotten away from flipping bikes though. Great vid & scoot sir!
Had a 07 1800r the best bike I've ever owned. Loved the POWER
NIIIIiiiiice. Honda can nearly do no wrong.
Ive always wanted one of these bikes. Looks and sounds like a beautiful bike
Thanks for watching and subscribe! I have 3 motorcycles currently
❤great review, l love my 1800N as well
beautiful! I owned an orange 2002 VTX 1800R for two years, wonderful bike and I really want another one.
Thanks for watching and subscribe!
Yup, I got mine in a trade. Knew nothing about it other than it out me in the back of the seat when I test drove it. It's an amazing bike. I do find it hard without an RPM gage. Seems like the operating RPMs are 2800-5k.
hello from russia from siberia) I also have VTX) only I don't ride a lot, we have winter six months a year (
Hello from siberia ✌️
Nice bike enjoy ! Mine is same color 2002 w/50k miles and almost, almost mint. But mint for 20 years old😎.
Thanks for watching and subscribe! Im sure yours will last 100,000 miles. I had 7 bikes but just sold my honda valkyrie and honda vtx1800 so im down to 5bikes. Im sure my honda vtx1300 that i still have will last to 100,000 as well
Love my 05 vtx1800f, incrediblly sexy muscle cruiser
I have 2002 with 8” rake
It handles like a dream
Cornering and slow speed is easy
Great Video thanks looking at a 2005 Honda vtx 1800r with 24246 Miles or here in Canada 39000 km on it :)
Loved mine
Solid. Trying to get My hands on a VTX1800 soon. 2down, 1up.
Salute
I was trying to sell mine for months and nobody wanted it. Its sold now
Just found one at my local dealer. 03 with the batwing fairing and radio. Picking it up this week. Already have a vtx 1300
@@larrywilliams9368 Niiice! Godspeed.
Salute
hello, for the muffler sound what i did is, i drilled 1/2" holes around the tail pipes in the back of the muffler.. the sound is much better and sportier...
Thanks for watching and subscribe! To me this was such a nice bike, pretty much perfect condition… that I didn’t wanna ruin its prestige by drilling holes!
Any loss of power drilling holes in muffler?
😂WE ALL FOUND EACH ANOTHER.. A BUNCH OF PRIVILEGED VTX1800 OWNERS IS WHAT WE ARE FOLKS. MY 2002 has 50k mikes and it’s mint. I Will ride it till 100k plus. It’s a sport bike in acceleration but in a big Classic muscle cruiser SHELL. PS: it’s heavy tipping feeling goes away once you master it or practice in parking lots, and to me it handles way better than an M109R in the turns. Enjoy !! Enjoy !! Enjoy!!
Stay tuned on my channel i might get a M109R one day
Its better in the turns but my m109r is much faster in a straight.
That must be a CA bike, because I've never hit a rev limiter that easy, that's really strange. I know Cali bikes have smog, and limiting, but I'm not sure exactly what's affected. Welcome to the cult of VTX :D it's an addictive life! At 12k miles, that bike is just a baby, just getting broken in, it should have a long road ahead, and a future full of warping asphalt with a smile :)
Thanks for watching and subscribe!
Nice video. I look forward to getting mine back from the detail shop. So where are you that wild turkeys wander in the road? Sounds like my kind of place. The only turkeys around me in the big city are trying to hit you with their cars. 😉
Thanks for watching and subscribe! That was a country town just outside of Rome NY
Can’t complain about my vtx 1800 wish it was louder need to get aftermarket pipes
Hang on to your stock pipes, I'm looking for a stock set for my pimped out '02 just purchased with a fine running engine too loud for my liking.
I like the 1100 shadow it has the best of both worlds.
Thanks for watching and subscribe! Yeah ive had a shadow 600 shadow 750 vtx 1300 and my vtx1800, but never a shadow 1100… my favorite is my honda valkyrie check out all
My bikes on my channel!
Thumbs up on that. I bought a low miles 2003 Honda Sabre 1100 summer of 2021. Hands- down the best "Goldilocks" bike I've owned, not too heavy and not too light. Great handling and ride and really good low-end grunt for an 1100. Awesome bike for cruising twisty backroads in Tennessee.
I went from a 2002 Honda shadow 1100 and went to a 2004 VTX 1800c never the less it took a minute to get used to but I was thinking go big or go home... I have Ben riding street bike for about 25 years. Now I'm bored with the 1800 so I am rebuilding the motor and trans to be quiet a bit faster...
@@anthonyrichards1965 Im only 5' 9" the 1800 is way too big for me lol!
I’m 5’8” and it’s just fine for me. So is my m109r. As for the 1100 shadow I had one of those too and it was a great bike!
The R models are definitely heavy, the F model is only weighing 718lbs dry weight
Thanks for watching and subscribe! I also have a real nice honda valkyrie
The VTX 1800F has a digital speedometer and tachometer.
Thanks for watching and subscribe! I prefer the analog one for this bike
Coming from a Shadow 750 ace. I have some years of experience. Do you think going to the vtx 1800 is to big of a jump?
Thanks for watching and subscribe! The bike is way heavier, and has way more power… but if you ride responsible then its not a big deal
I started out a long time ago with a Yamaha 650 Special then a 750 Virago. Lot of miles on those. Went a lot of years without riding then got back into it at age 62. Bought a Yamaha V-Star 650 just to get back used to riding, but it quickly felt like a scooter. Went to a V-Star 1300. Later bought a Kawasaki Vulcan Classic LT 1700. After that a Yamaha Road Star 1700, then a Honda VTX 1800 Tourer. So I'm an old fart now, 5'10", 200 pounds. And that ain't muscle weight, LOL. Bottom line, if doing a lot of "city" driving, stop and go, traffic, I'd stay smaller. 1100 or 1300 range. If not much of that and mostly highway and back road riding, go big. Nothing rides as good and feels as stable at highway speeds as a heavy bike. And the VTX 1800 is amazing on the road. Also balances really well at slow speeds and stops. Not top-heavy or "tippy" feeling at all.
@@JS-lw2lu Curious. I am deciding between a RoadStar 1700, Nomad 1700, and VTX 1800. Better of the three in your opinion? Thanks.
Biker friend to biker brother, I think Your question comes from fear. So don’t buy or get on anything you fear. But if you want TORQUE speed and MUSCLE grunt and want to really learn how to ride then all you need is to practice SLOW maneuvers, 18-27 foot U-turns, low speed Starts and full stops with only putting left foot down, tight circles, figure eights, lots of panic stops, and right turns from a stop, BUT you have to do this every every every weekend for 7 weekends back to back or 5 days straight for 3 hours at a time. Once you do this you will be 100% a better motorcyclist and can buy this bike . But if all you plan on doing is regular RIDING once a month or every other month on the street GOING STRAIGHT with a few normal turns here and there then don’t buy this bike. Again, don’t ride, use , or buy anything you fear. ❤ Only a Few bikes are as good as this bike. CVO category for a fraction of the cost. ❤enjoy !!
@@namnik1 easy answer: BUY the one YOU love the most!! Easy choice but RIDE them all first . Don’t buy from any dealer or seller that won’t let you test ride. I always leave 1000k cash in their Hands to cover any damage If I drop it. But I won’t buy a bike without a test drive . Especially these muscle cruiser types
I have a 2003 vtx 1800 r as well. I have to change the odometer reset. But when I looked up the parts for it (partzilla), it gives you two options. One is VTX 1800 R A, and the other one is VTX1800 R AC? Do you know the difference?
Thanks for watching and subscribe! That must be just a different color
The AC just means that it’s a California version
theres an 1800 at my local shop im PRAYING nobody buys it in the next 60 days because i am absolutely going to.
I've got the 1300 now, going to pick up a 1800 in the morning!! It's got the batwing fairing and radio already. Gonna turn it into a bagger
The yellow bike in the garage, is it an vtx 1300?
Thanks for watching and subscribe! Yes its a vtx1300. I still own the yellow bike, this one i rode in the video i no longer own!
What windshield is that?? You have a link to it??
Thanks for watching and subscribe! I dont know, but I recommend Memphis shades brand windscreen, very high quality!
what's the diff in weight between the 1300 and 1800?
Thanks for watching and subscribe. I think its about 100-150 lbs, but when sitting on the bike (when its not moving) the 1800 feels way heavier. Like its 300lbs heavier
How tall are you
How much does one of these bikes normally cost ?
Thanks for watching and subscribe, around $5500.
I bought a VTX 1800 Tourer in middle Tennessee for $4000, less than 26,000 miles, looked and ran almost like new. All depends on where you live.
Depends on location and mileage. There's a 2003 VTX 1800 near me with 40,000 miles for $3,000.
Even brand new, 1/3 the price of a Hardly.
Reliability and performance!!!!
08 1800c- 40k miles💪
Super nerdy lookin tho....unless your like 90..
😂😂😂