{{Short description|Cruiser-type motorcycle part of the larger family of Honda Shadow}} {{Infobox Motorcycle |name = Honda Shadow Sabre<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.hondamotorcycle.com/models/2000/custom/sh_sabre/index.html |title=Honda Motorcycles: Shadow Sabre home page |publisher=Honda |accessdate=2009-12-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001109072600/http://www.hondamotorcycle.com/models/2000/custom/sh_sabre/index.html |archivedate=November 9, 2000 }}</ref> |image = Honda-shadow-sabre-1100.jpg |image_size = 230px |caption = 2001 Honda VT Shadow Sabre 1100 |aka = |manufacturer = Honda |parent_company = |production = 2000–2007 |model_year = |predecessor = Spirit, ACE |successor = |class = Cruiser |engine = {{convert|1099|cc|cuin|abbr=on}}, SOHC, 45° V-twin, three valves per cylinder<br>Bore × Stroke: {{convert|87.5|x|91.4|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}<br>Compression ratio: 8.0:1 |top_speed = {{convert|107|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.mcnews.com/mcnews/articles/TestBike-Index1-2001.pdf|title=Test Bike Index|publisher=Motorcycle Consumer News|accessdate=2009-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714063510/http://www.mcnews.com/mcnews/articles/TestBike-Index1-2001.pdf|archive-date=2011-07-14|url-status=dead}}</ref> |power = {{convert|51.4|kW|hp|abbr=on}} @ 4,500&nbsp;rpm at the crankshaft {{Citation needed|date=June 2011}} |torque = {{convert|93.4|Nm|lbft|abbr=on}} @ 2,750&nbsp;rpm at the crankshaft {{Citation needed|date=June 2011}} |transmission = Manual sequential 5-speed<br>Shaft drive |suspension = Front: 41&nbsp;mm fork<br>Rear: Dual shocks with five-position spring preload adjustability |brakes = Front: Single 316mm disc with twin-piston caliper<br>Rear: Single 276mm disc with single-piston caliper |tires = Front: 120/90-18<br>Rear: 170/80-15 |rake_trail = 32.4°, {{convert|161|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} |wheelbase = {{convert|1650|mm|in|abbr=on}} |length = {{convert|2440|mm|in|abbr=on}} |width = {{convert|965|mm|in|abbr=on}} |height = {{convert|1160|mm|in|abbr=on}} |seat_height = {{convert|691|mm|in|abbr=on}} |dry_weight = {{convert|259.9|kg|lb|abbr=on}} |wet_weight = {{convert|277.6|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/roadtests/1100_1200_v_twin_cruisers/photo_17.html|title=The Tweener Twins: 1100s and 1200s Compared|publisher=Motorcycle Cruiser|accessdate=2009-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113171247/http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/roadtests/1100_1200_v_twin_cruisers/photo_17.html|archive-date=2010-01-13|url-status=dead}}</ref> |fuel_capacity = {{convert|15.9|L|abbr=on}} |oil_capacity = |fuel_consumption = {{convert|19.34|km/L|abbr=on}} |turning_radius = |climbing_ability = |related = }}

The '''Honda Shadow Sabre''' ('''VT1100C2''') refers to a 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 ''Sabre'' name is being used again in the new 2010 Honda VT1300C custom line.<ref>http://powersports.honda.com/2010/sabre.aspx {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711013135/http://powersports.honda.com/2010/sabre.aspx |date=2011-07-11 }}"</ref>

The Shadow Sabre was, at its introduction, the hot rod (or in motorcycle jargon, the ''street rod'') of Honda's cruiser line.<ref>{{cite news|last=Colker|first=David|title=Honda Throttles Up to Rescue Sales Title|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-dec-29-hw-48419-story.html|access-date=7 March 2014|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=29 December 1999}}</ref> 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 in Ohio, for the domestic and export markets.<ref>{{cite news|title=Thousands of Motorcyclists Return to Marysville for 11th Honda HomeComing|url=http://www.theautochannel.com/news/press/date/19990720/press026953.html|accessdate=8 March 2014|newspaper=The Auto Channel|date=21 July 1999|quote=All three days during Honda HomeComing, visitors will have the opportunity to tour the Marysville Motorcycle Plant where Gold Wings, Valkyries and Shadows are exclusively built for a worldwide market.}}</ref>

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Shadow Sabre Category:Cruiser motorcycles Category:Motorcycles powered by V engines Category:Motorcycles introduced in 2000