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Honda Shadow 1100 (VT1100) Motorcycles

1985 VT1100C’85 Shadow 1100

  • Colors:
    • Black with Red
    • Black with Silver
  • The gas tank was two-tone black with red or silver; but the side cover was two-tone black with silver
  • The “SHADOW” side cover decal was silver
  • The engine was a 1099cc SOHC 3-valve liquid-cooled V-twin linked to a 5-speed transmission and shaft drive
  • The serial number began 1HFSC180*FA002001.

1986 VT1100C’86 Shadow 1100

1986 VT1100C

  • It came in one of two colors: Black or Black with Silver
  • The gas tank on the black bike was black, but on the other bike it was two-toned (black and silver)
  • The side cover was two-toned on both bikes
  • The “SHADOW” side cover decal was gold
  • The engine was a 1099cc SOHC 3-valve liquid-cooled V-twin linked to a 5-speed transmission and shaft drive
  • The serial number began 1HFSC180*GA100001.

1987 VT1100C’87 Shadow 1100

1987 VT1100C

  • It came in one of two colors: Black or Candy Wineberry Red
  • The gas tank stripe was silver
  • The frame was black
  • The spark plug wires were yellow
  • The engine was a 1099cc SOHC 3-valve liquid-cooled V-twin linked to a 4-speed transmission and shaft drive
  • The serial number began 1HFSC180*HA200101.

1988 VT1100C’88 Shadow 1100

 

1988 VT1100C

  • It came in one of two colors: Black or Candy Wineberry Red
  • The gas tank stripe was deleted
  • The frame was color-matched to the basic color (black or red)
  • The spark plug wires were black
  • The engine was a 1099cc SOHC 3-valve liquid-cooled V-twin linked to a 4-speed transmission and shaft drive
  • The serial number began 1HFSC180*JA300101.

1989 VT1100C’89 Shadow 1100

 

1989 VT1100C

  • It came in one of two colors: Indian Lake Blue Metallic or Candy Wineberry Red
  • The “SHADOW” logo on the gas tank was in script
  • The engine was a 1099cc SOHC 3-valve liquid-cooled V-twin linked to a 4-speed transmission and shaft drive
  • The serial number began 1HFSC180*.KA400001

1990 VT1100C’90 Shadow 1100

  • It came in one color: Indian Lake Blue Metallic
  • The engine was a 1099cc SOHC 3-valve liquid-cooled V-twin linked to a 4-speed transmission and shaft drive
  • The serial number began 1HFSC180*LA500001.

1992 VT1100C’92 Shadow 1100

 

1992 VT1100C

  • It came in one of four colors: Cascade Silver Metallic, Candy Spectra Red, South Pacific Blue Metallic, or Black
  • There were 24 color combinations and logos available under the Shadow custom color program
  • The engine was a 1099cc SOHC 3-valve liquid-cooled V-twin linked to a 4-speed transmission and shaft drive
  • The serial number began 1HFSC181*NM600001.

1993 VT1100C’93 Shadow 1100

 

1993 VT1100C

  • It came in one of seven colors: Cascade Silver Metallic, Candy Spectra Red, South Pacific Blue Metallic, Black, American Red, Pearl Coronado Blue, or Pearl Glacier White
  • There were 26 color combinations and logos available under the Shadow custom color program
  • The engine was a 1099cc SOHC 3-valve liquid-cooled V-twin linked to a 4-speed transmission and shaft drive
  • The serial number began 1HFSC181*PA700001.

1994 VT1100C’94 Shadow 1100

 

1994 VT1100C

  • It came in one of seven colors: Candy Spectra Red, South Pacific Blue Metallic, Black, American Red, Pearl Coronado Blue, Pearl Atlantis Blue, or Pearl Bermuda Green
  • The solid colors have only a standard logo
  • The two-tone colors were available with standard or secondary logo
  • The engine was a 1099cc SOHC 3-valve liquid-cooled V-twin linked to a 4-speed transmission and shaft drive
  • The serial number began 1HFSC180*RA800001.

1995 VT1100C’95 Shadow 1100

 

1995 VT1100C

  • It came in one of six colors: South Pacific Blue Metallic, Black, American Red, Pearl Coronado Blue, Pearl Atlantis Blue, or Pearl Royal Magenta
  • The engine was a 1099cc SOHC 3-valve liquid-cooled V-twin linked to a 4-speed transmission and shaft drive
  • The serial number began 1HFSC180*SA900001.

1996 VT1100C’96 Shadow 1100

 

1996 VT1100C

  • It came in one of six colors: Black, American Red, Pearl Atlantis Blue, Pearl Royal Magenta, Pearl Majestic Purple, or Pearl Hot Rod Yellow
  • The engine was a 1099cc SOHC 3-valve liquid-cooled V-twin linked to a 4-speed transmission and shaft drive
  • The serial number began 1HFSC180*TA000001.
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1997 VT1100C’97 Shadow 1100

 

1997 VT1100C

  • It came in one of five colors: Black, Black with Pearl Ivory Cream, Pearl Hod Rod Yellow with Black, Ocean Gray Metallic with Pearl Glacier White, or American Red with Pearl Glacier White
  • For improving the appearance, most of the oil and cooling lines were relocated
  • The engine was a 1099cc SOHC 3-valve liquid-cooled V-twin linked to a 4-speed transmission and shaft drive
  • The serial number began 1HFSC180*VA100001.

1998 VT1100C’98 Shadow 1100

 

1998 VT1100C

  • It came in one of four colors: Black, Black with Pearl Ivory Cream, Pearl Phoenix Orange with Black, or Blaze Yellow with Pearl Glacier White
  • The engine was a 1099cc SOHC 3-valve liquid-cooled V-twin linked to a 4-speed transmission and shaft drive
  • The serial number began 1HFSC180*WA200001.