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06-17-2010, 8:12 PM BillRod Joined on 11-09-2009 Richton Park, IL 33 miles SW of Chicago Posts 350 Honda VT500 Motorcycle I was reading a vintage motorcycle magazine and there was an article on the Honda VT500 motorcycle. They referred to it as the closest thing to a maintenance free motorcycle from Honda. It is a V-twin but the engine sits in the frame like a harley and it is almost 100 pounds lighter than a GL500. It is water cooled and supposedly has hydraulic lifters and a CDI ignition. It is also in the 1982 age bracket. I see a lot of parts for the bike on Ebay and they are not cheap at all. It is a nice looking bike and should be fun on twisties. Anyone have experience with this bike or opinions? BillRod 71 years old (April 1939) Richton Park, Illinois Just bought 1982 GL500 Naked 13,000 miles Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it is supposed to do.    Report

06-18-2010, 7:43 AM DougD Joined on 05-29-2009 Dundas Ontario Age 43 Posts 201 Re: Honda VT500 Motorcycle Yeah, the Ascot and the Shadow both use the same VT500 engine. My buddy's had one for 17 years, I've ridden it occasionally. As far as V-Twins go it's a sweet motor, it's an offset crank so it doesn't buzz or shake as much as the single pins. Good power and revs nice, pretty much the same as a CX. Very narrow motor too. It's got 6th gear Overdrive so nice and relaxed at highway speeds. Pretty much a nice low maintenance do-everything bike. I think the only problem he's EVER had with it is the CDI box fried recently (see question posted in Off Topic forum). Not a big deal, $100 ebay fix. Some interesting stats I found on these bikes: 1985 500 Shadow: 48hp / 403 pounds Modern 750 Shadow Aero: 37hp / 577 pounds So for power to weight ratio the 500 almost doubles the so called modern 750. These are great bikes. Any other questions? 80 CX500 Deluxe - Sold 86 Interceptor 500 93 Kawi Concours 81 GL500 - The Silver Thing, gone but not forgotten    Report

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