Ace: slightly less full front fender than the Aero, large fork covers; big chrome tank emblem; footpegs not as far forward as some others, but farther forward than the RS. Chain drive.

 

The Ace, Aero and Spirit came in 750 and 1100 varieties, some 750s were chain drive, some shaft, 1100s were shaft drive. Also VT600/VLX in north america, There were smaller versions and different names in other places.

These may help:

Honda Shadow - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Honda Honda Shadow

www.motorcycle.com

Honda VT1100 Shadow

www.bikeswiki.com

I'd like to have a Steed 400 VLS with the Factory springer. apparently a Japan only model:

File:Nv400 mod5.gif

www.bikeswiki.com

 

So, then what is an VT1100C2? Is it a Sabre or Ace or ??? So hard to tell.

This is what I see posted as VT1100C2..but is this a Sabre, Ace or ???

 

That's a Spirit (VT1100C, 1997 - 2007)...big, skinny 19" front wheel (110/90R-19 tire) with a small fender and a bobtail rear fender with a fat (170/80R-15) rear tire. I would call it a Dyna Wide Glide style.

I believe a VT1100C2 is a Sabre.

VT1100T is an A.C.E Tourer, hard bags, windshield, fat front tire (130/80R-18), (170/70R-16 rear tire)

 

On 1100 models that have the "twin pin" motor will have alloy wheels except 01'-02' Aero otherwise wire wheeled 1100's are lower powered "single pin" motor variant. (HD sounding)

 

Thank you all for the info above. I reached out to the seller to inform them they may need to relist or correct their listing to be correct. I also learned that there are SO MANY variations of the Shadow, seems a bit too much variation. Wow!

 

If you can get the VT number from a sales post or seller and the year then if you go onto a parts website such as partzilla and go to Honda Motorcycle parts pretty much everything for the Shadow 600, 750 and 1100 will have a majority of the names next to the Alphanumerical Honda shorthand designation.

here’s 1999 for a random example.

1999 Honda OEM Motorcycle Parts | Partzilla.com

Find everything you need for your 1999 Honda motorcycle here at Partzilla.com where we offer you a price match guarantee on Honda OEM parts.

www.partzilla.com

 

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