HONDA VTX1800 (2001 - 2006) Review

Year: 2005

I bought it used. But in excelent con.5700 miles. For such a large bike it has great balance. It launches as hard as you want it. Better cruiser than the 85 superglide i had by far.

Buying experience: I paid 5,500$ for mine with 5700 miles on it with lots of extras cobra pips air box led lights. Very well taken care of

Version: R SPEC 3

Year: 2005

I have no "worst" features concerning this model. I bought it for the purpose of riding to wherever I wanted to go. With as little luggage and extras as possible. Reliability and ergonomic comfort were priority. Honda missed the mark concerning several pieces of equipment that should have been O.E.. But they gave you a machine that is reliable as hell, inexpensive to maintain and can be "dressed" to fit any level.

Buying experience: Sold by the son of the former owner, who was a Disabled Veteran, who had passed on. Only 16K miles. 2018 bought for $3500.00.

Version: F2

Year: 2006

Well balanced, wish it could have more power and lighter in weight. It's a big bike for big guys!. But overall it's a great great!! Bike!!!, I love it like that.

Year: 2005

Beats a Harley by a mile, a long mile!

This bike has been a true warrior. I have just over 70,000 miles on her and I have just not had to start replacing things due to wear and tear. Had to redo the fork seals, clutch and had the charge regulator break off but all that didn't happen until recently. Extremely reliable, wicked fast and easy to work on.

brilliant, its got a 240 section conversion!!!!

I ride with the VTX Road Riders Association. We are a VTX owners / enthusiasts club. Our members have either the VTX1800 or the VTX1300. I personally ride a 1300 and I have to say it is a fantastic ride. The ratings in the MCN article are close to being spot on. You can sit in the saddle all day long on these machines and still feel fresh at the end of your journey. Many of our members have chosen to customize their machines by adding aftermarket parts and accessories, making each bike very individual. One of the only bug bears we have is that, trying to get hold of Honda VTX custom parts here in the UK proves to be very difficult and expensive. We often have to buy from the states as in many cases it works out cheaper to do it this way. Our dealers in the UK either charge over inflated prices for parts or import them for anyway, again at inflated cost. I appreciate that we don't have the vast amount of VTX's here as in the states, but it would be good if some UK dealers considered their policies on aftermarket cruiser parts. In the meantime, we have to live with it, but it doesn't stop us enjoying the bikes and all that they have to offer. If anybody wants to know more about our group, please go to www.vtxrra.co.uk or email me at gary@vtxrra.co.uk

Great bike!