The Honda Shadow Sabre (VT1100C2) refers to a

cruiser A cruiser is a type of warship. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, and can usually perform several roles. The term "cruiser", which has been in use for several hu ...

-type motorcycle, that is part of the larger family of

Honda Shadow The Honda Shadow refers to a family of cruiser-type motorcycles made by Honda since 1983. The Shadow line features motorcycles with a liquid-cooled 45 or 52-degree V-twin engine ranging from 125 to 1,100 cc engine displacement. The 25 ...

. It was introduced in 2000 replacing the earlier Shadow A.C.E. It was retired after the year 2007. The ''Sabre'' name is being used again in the new 2010 Honda VT1300C custom line. The Shadow Sabre was, at its introduction, the

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(or in motorcycle jargon, the ''street rod'') of Honda's cruiser line. As such, it has lower gearing than other 1100cc Shadows, for a stronger punch off the line, while retaining exactly the same (dual pin crank) engine as the others. The Sabre, as with the other Shadow 1100 models, were made at Honda's

Marysville Motorcycle Plant The Marysville Motorcycle Plant was a Honda manufacturing facility located eight miles northwest of Marysville, Ohio. The assembly plant opened in 1979 as American Honda Motor Company's first production facility in the United States. It was on the ...

in Ohio, for the domestic and export markets.

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Shadow Sabre The Honda Shadow Sabre (VT1100C2) refers to a Cruiser (motorcycle), cruiser-type motorcycle, that is part of the larger family of Honda Shadow. It was introduced in 2000 replacing the earlier Shadow A.C.E. It was retired after the year 2007. The ...

Cruiser motorcycles Motorcycles introduced in 2000