Honda Vtx 1800 motorcycles for sale in Salem, Oregon

2002 Honda VTX 1800

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Salem, Oregon

Year 2002

Make Honda

Model VTX 1800

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2002 honda VTX 1800, Everything about the VTX s design screams attitude, from the sculpted chrome headlight and aluminum bar hangers to the shotgun exhaust and teardrop taillight mounted on the chopped rear fender. :// /2002/11/article/2002-honda-vtx1800/ Handling that V-Twin and the inherit characteristics of a stretched out custom is no easy task. By default, customs and cruisers lack the geometry and chassis configuration that allow sportbikes to handle so well, but the VTX sports a compliment of respectable components to try and help it through the corners. A massive tubular steel frame is the backbone of the chassis, working with a 45mm inverted fork with 3.5 inches of travel up front and dual shocks sporting 3.5-inches of travel each out back. Braking chores are handled by a slimmed-down version of Honda s Linked Brake System (LBS). The VTX s braking system features two, 296mm three-piston front calipers and a single 316mm two-piston rear caliper. Squeezing the front brake lever activates the two outer pistons of the front calipers. Step on the rear and an inline pressure valve delivers proportioned application of the front caliper center pistons and two pistons of the rear caliper. You feel cool just sitting on the VTX. And the general public backs up that sentiment. Very few motorcycles have elicited the number of looks, smiles, thumbs-up and overall interest that we encountered during our outings on the VTX. The seating position isn t too extreme and fits the rest of the bike; a wide handlebar splays out the rider s arms, with forward placed footpegs that require the smallest stretch for shorter riders. Lever pull is light, and throttle action is downright buttery. Thumb the starter and the big twin chugs to life, a muted, mellow tone emitting from the big exhaust. With its V-twin design and considerable girth, it d be a fair assumption that the VTX would rattle the fillings out of your teeth. Fair, but incorrect. Vibration damping techniques are used throughout. The engine uses rubber mounts and incorporates a dual-offset-crankpin design, then delivers power through a damped shaft drive assembly. To eliminate what would otherwise be a substantial amount of rocking couple in a V-twin of this size, the VTX is equipped with two counterbalancer weights that spin on the primary shaft, a space-saving move that, according to Honda, reduces secondary-source vibration by 60 percent. And it works. It definitely shakes and shimmies at a standstill, but the vibrations that make their way to the rider are muted, just a little reminder that there s a monstrous V-twin down there itching to stretch its legs. :// /2002/11/article/2002-honda-vtx1800/