{{Infobox motorcycle | name = Honda Shadow 600 | manufacturer = Honda | image = 2001 Honda VLX 600.jpg | production = 1988–2008 | class = Cruiser | engine = {{cvt|583|cc}} OHC 3-valve/cyl. liquid cooled V-twin | bore_stroke = {{cvt|75.0|×|66.0|mm}} | top_speed = 150 km/h | power = | torque = |rake_trail= 35° | wheelbase =1600 {{cvt|55.5|in|order=flip}} | length = {{cvt|2355|mm}} | width = {{cvt|840|mm}} | height = {{cvt|1120|mm}} | seat_height = {{cvt|690|mm}} | dry_weight = {{cvt|453|lb|order=flip}}<ref name=Motorcyclist2006/> | wet_weight = |fuel_capacity = {{cvt|2.9|usgal|order=flip}} }}
The '''Honda Shadow VT600C''', also known as the '''Honda Shadow VLX''', is a cruiser motorcycle made by Honda from 1988 through 2008. It has a {{cvt|583|cc}} liquid cooled V-twin engine, a four-five(from1999) -speed transmission, 35° rake, chain drive, and a single-shock softail-style rear suspension. The VLX engine is borrowed from the Honda Transalp. The VLX is the initials for V-twin and lowered, and an X for extended rake. The Honda Shadow VT600C was also produced in Brazil from 1998 to 2005. Brazilian model Honda Shadow VLX has a five-speed transmission.<ref name=Motorcyclist2006/> Motorcyclist magazine's Aaron P. Frank included the Shadow VTX in a 2003 list of "America's 50 best bikes used", saying no better middleweight cruiser could be had for $3,500, and that the engine "is asthmatic, but runs forever".<ref name=Frank2004/>
==References== <references>
<ref name=Motorcyclist2006>{{Citation |magazine=Motorcyclist |date=March 2006 |pages=67–76 |title= 2006 streetbike buyer's guide: photos, specs, prices and a few choice words of wisdom for every street-legal '06 motorcycle sold in the U.S. |publisher=Bonnier Corporation }}</ref>
<ref name=Frank2004>{{Citation |magazine=Motorcyclist |date=October 2002 |title= America's 50 best bikes used |first=Aaron P. |last=Frank |pages=27–41 }} </ref>
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{{Honda motorcycles (2000s)}}
VT600C Category:Cruiser motorcycles Category:Motorcycles introduced in 1988 Category:Motorcycles powered by V engines
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