The VTX1800 featured the largest displacement production V-twin engine in the world at the time of debut, surpassing the Yamaha XV 1600 and winning the big twin battle, at least for a while anyway. With its long and low stance with inverted forks, dual-chromed shocks, shaft drive and sleek chrome-hooded headlight, the VTX 1800 was the natural production bike that would follow in its footsteps, albeit slight watered down in terms of its radical design elements.įive, very quiet years later at the turn of the millennium, Honda unveiled the V-Twin Extreme 1800, or the VTX1800. The Honda Zodia was a wildly popular concept bike that made its way across the world stage from motorcycle show to motorcycle show in 1995. Unknown to the public the development of the VTX actually started as early as 1995, the inspiration came in the form of the Zodia. Honda was curiously missing from the large V-Twin motorcycle cruiser market before the release of the VTX 1800 yet, the company’s smaller Shadow model had been a success, so why hadn’t the big Japanese manufacturer made a greater commitment?Īs we all know, bigger is better, especially when it comes to performance cruisers.
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