2009 Honda VTX1300C Ride Review 

Ahhh yes, such a fantastic bike and best therapy, everything just seems better after a ride!

I had the exact same year and model. Bought it brand new in crate in June 2006 for about 7300 dollars, what a bargain. Had it 5 years and then multiple bikes since, not sure any of them were as good except for my 2014 Victory Cross Country which I still own. Now am getting a hankering to get another, this time windshield or Tsukayu fairing, floorboards, bags and oem exhaust, do not like loud pipes and having to screw with the carb. Wish they still made this model new with FI and touring model and in Marysville, OH.

I've got a 2004 too....just posted on the video and saw your comment...I'm gonna copy and paste what I said so you see it in the reply lol I just bought a 2004 VTX 1300 with less than 20k miles on it. Yes, you read that right, 20 years old, less than 20k miles. Plot twist: I bought it from a guy here in Texas who sadly got flooded in the recent rains. It took on about a foot and a half of water. He's a friend and too old to ride these days so he told me "$500 and it's yours", so clearly I couldn't turn THAT shit down. Clearly I have my work cut out for me, but I'm happy to do it. Here's the thing, I've RIDDEN for 15 years, but I've never ONCE turned a wrench on a motorcycle. Plenty of cars, and I'm an HVAC mechanic by trade, so I likely have the "mechanical knowledge and skill set" to do the work that needs to be done. That said, I'm always happy to take advice. I've found the owners manual online, but CLEARLY I'm gonna need some parts, and what I DON'T see in the manual are PARTS BREAKDOWN AND PARTS NUMBERS. Curious if anyone here knows where I can find what I guess would be called the "SERVICE" manual, with breakdowns and part numbers. This was a great video btw, you made me even more excited to get mine cleaned up and on the road!

That is a great tip! Thanks, that thing takes some effort to get out!

Thanks for checking out the video, yes the gold Wing has a comfortable seat for sure!

I have a Mustang seat on my 05c, Its heaven.

I just bought an 07 1300R with Cobra pipes. Sounds good but I really like the V&H Longshots better. I've heard em on Kawasaki 1500s and it was the best sound. Just wondering how much they cost but I'll probably stick with my Cobras.

Thanks, they are great sounding bike's!! Thanks for checking out the video

Definitely a favorite bike!!!

That's a great find! Should be a fun project! Sounds like you will have the skills needed to tackle the project. The key will be cleaning every electrical connection and treating it with electrical grease. If the ECU and or tip over switch were under water you may want to replace them. There are lots of online services manual options some free some paid, I have always used the free ones, and asked my local dealer to provide part numbers I was missing they seemed happy to provide them and were always super interested in the projects. They are quite simple bikes with a simple and robust wiring harness! Good luck with the project!

Ah yes, fantastic bike!

Thanks

Thanks, yeah that bike was loud when you got on the gas!!!!

Sweet bike!! Thanks for checking out the video

Nice bike! All balls racing to the rescue! They make great bearings!!!

Where'd yo uget the hyper from? Estimated HP?

I think you will love it, the sunny weather will be here soon! Great bikes!

I love the power of that bike! absolutely perfect! the longshots sound good! thanks for checking out the video!

I LOVE LOVE my 05 1300c.

Totally agree, such a great bike

About 30 miles away! Livermore California!

@@TRCAdventures WOW! I like CA, Tahoe lake, Yosemite park and other fantastic places. I have been one time to Santa Clara. Fantastic bike and I want to buy it. May be 1300 or 1800. I don't really desided. Thnak you for the video. I am impressed👍

Ah yes that 750 is a good sounding motor!!

Some great upgrades, and yes I wish it had a 6th gear or a change in gearing for the highway would be nice!

Yeah you really can't beat it! Fantastic bike. Thanks for checking out the video

@@TRCAdventures Hello 👋🏽 I inherited an 06 vtx1300r w 11k miles good condition garage kept mostly stock several upgrades like cobra seats HD progressive f&r shocks just did an oil change, radiator flush, new fuel lines, new radiator hoses and brake fluid flushed done by Honda dealership. Will also have a local shop here in Vegas reseal the fuel tank and clean out the carb in a few weeks. She’s in storage for the winter atm and the plan is to sell her spring time tax season time early 2022. Any idea how much I could get for her roughly? asking for a friend 😉 ps I’m a total noob when it comes to motorcycles and don’t even have a motorcycle license but I do have the title to my name now and my friend who gave it to me was the original owner

@@lstruggy $3000 they don't sell for very much you're better off keeping her

@@lstruggy I just bought one with 5k miles In immaculate condition fully upgraded for 2800

@@lstruggy you won't fund a better bike in that price range

I have not ridden the V start but from what I hear the V star will feel a bit more powerful as it revs out a bit more than the Honda, the V star has a better fuel injection system that has an automatic cold start system the Honda has a cold start knob, very similar bikes, the Honda has a shaft drive and Yamaha uses a belt drive, shaft drive is arguably better but a belt is better than a chain so both are good! Lots of other small differences but they are known to be great bikes. Hard choice!

The biggest difference, outside of fuel injection (which is a huge plus for Vstar) is the engine type. Yamaha is a very oversquare (for a cruiser) engine, which means it does make more horsepower but most of its the power and torque happens at mid revs and up. You need to rev it out more to keep the engine in its happy place and it does not like lugging. VTX1300 on the other hand has an undersquare, long stroke engine (which makes liquid cooling an odd choice, air/oil cooling would have been enough I think) which doesn't rev out as much and therefore does not make as much horsepower but all of its torque happens down low. It is more typical cruiser engine in its power delivery, more Harley like than Yamaha is.

The VTX 1300 is a great bike, easy to ride, and was my brother's first street bike, it would make a good first bike as much as it is a good bike for experienced riders. They do great for road trips too!

Cobra, make sure to order the quite baffles!! they can be quite loud with out them

That would be interesting to see!!! Thanks for checking out the video

That is an amazing find, only 4,000 miles wow! Such great bikes

I just got one this month 2006 w less than 6000 miles. Absolutely love it. Can't wait for spring

For most these bikes don't see that many miles, but it is one of the few bikes I have seen with ove 300k miles on it.

I would definitely agree with that!