2024 Honda Shadow Phantom Review | Daily Rider 

I would beg to differ the rebel has that sport now

@@gigi9467 Huh?

It's a heavy underpowered lead sled, no thanks. Honda makes must better bikes than the Shadow like the new Rebel1100 BASE MSRP: $9,499 or the DCT version MSRP: $10,099

@@johnpaulgarzaniti5065 yea i agree although i got thr 500 cuz its just for weekend errands if i was looking for somthing quieck it definitely would’ve been the 1100

Honda's biggest cruiser sin was killing the Magna 20 years ago. That was the "quick" Shadow. That little 750cc V4 could run with the VTX1800.

He is not tying at all. Based on past posts Zack and his colleagues do not like cruisers

@@user-dk6od3ly9f Not sure you understood the post. Zach isn't going to rave about it, but he's clearly not bashing it either. He's reviewed it in an objective manner and gave it some charitable statements.

That's called being a professional. He may not be a fan, but can still acknowledge the general qualities of a motorbike.

@@clayman1980 Exactly! I wish more people were like that. I have my preferences about, well everything, but I can still respect and acknowledge the qualities of things that aren't my thing.

I've also heard Zack say "anything on 2 wheels is cool" he knows it takes all types of riders to make the wheels go round.

🤣🤣 scrape, scrape, scrape

Sounds like a Japanese cook touching up a nice blade on a stone. Hahaha

Yeah, shaft drive can be an attractive feature for folks who like minimal maintenance. Big bonus for this bike's intended demographic IMO

Which bike?

Shadow aero

I've got a 13' and also think it's a great beginning bike. Of course I still haven't really rode anything else but, I love it.

The sad thing is here, in France, Honda stopped selling thoses bikes a long time ago. Now we only have the Rebel and that's it. This Shadow Phantom looks amazing and would be a perfect bike for beginners, especially since HD stopped selling the 883 Iron.

14 phantom owner here. Mines customized retro. I have other bike', but the shadow is a fav for quick trips. Sadly, nolonger sold in 🇨🇦

Interdasting !

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Awwwww 😢

What?! You’ll have to speak up sunny, old bikers don’t hear us good as they used to

I’m a little old but still working and active and I have had a lot of motorcycles and been a lot of places and fixed a lot of broken crap and still am riding (not one of these but I would happily own one) and wanting motorcycles. I just want to say that, looking back, my favorites have not been the most sophisticated or fastest or most adventure butch bikes that I have lusted over, bought, brought to heel and then thought, well, nah. The favorites by objective experimental observation have turned out to have been 50-75 (+/-) horsepower standard style bikes. This is not senility, it is perspective. And this is a great and not at all boring motorcycle. Little g (it *not a GREAT motorcycle). But definitely great. Boring depends on where you are and why you are there. This bike would be potentially excellent for almost any noncompetitive on-road adventure or commute or coffee shop. IMO, etc etc. Everybody gets to have an opinion as long as they ride motorcycles. Otherwise, no.

Heck 40 Ain't😮 OLd, Lol

Honda used to have a few bigger displacement bikes. There even used to be a Shadow 1100. They dropped all their bigger bikes, with the exception of the Fury. That was a mistake. Should've kept the VTX line or worked on the Shadow line... instead they chose to keep making the chopper styled Fury, which has never sold well. I digress. I agreed Honda should've made some changes other than just cosmetic. One glaring thing I see, that they should have absolutely done, is advance the timing by 4 degrees. That's been a mod that Shadow 750 owners have been doing since the 90's for a significant power boost with no harm done. They could have even changed the pistons out for a slight compression increase. They sit a 9.6:1 which is very low by today's liquid cooled standards. 10:1 or even 10.3:1 would be more ideal, and again, would result in a huge power output increase. With 4 degrees advanced timing and 10.3:1 compression, these 750's could be making 65hp instead of the 45 they make. Honda had a golden opportunity to do that with this refresh of the bike.

gear indicators are the most useless fidget ever

Have you tried a Vtx1800f3?

I'll jump on the bandwagon and tell you to take up a ride on a Yamaha Raider (1854cc) if you ever get the chance. And let it rip.

I see so many HondaShadow 750cc cruisers modified heavily to be bobbers or other customs. Apparently it's a great platform for those changes. I often see cruiser manufacturers ensure their bikes are compatible with some of the plentiful Harley-Davidson aftermarket foot pegs, handlebars, windshields, and so on. See also, Yamaha Bolt which is all set to nearly become a Sportster 950.

photos ?

Since we have the Rebel a honda magna shadow sounds pretty good right now.

My first bike was a 96 Magna 750. That V4 is something special

I had a V45 sabre. Best engine there is.

I've got a '99 that's done over 150k miles (in km it's about to roll back to 00000) and it only now needs new clutch plates and springs. Phenomenal motor.

I had a Shadow 125, a werid little bike, same size engine and frame as it's bigger 750cc brother, but 13hp and 12,500rpm screaming. Was a fun, albeit slow first "proper" bike, and since then I have moved over to the naked segment, although it was a good experience.

@@peteleivo2247 I actually still have a 250 single for this reason. Feels fun to wail on it.

You ever scared that it gets stolen while you're at work? Or is that a non factor to you?

@@x1LuCkySob Thankful that it is a none factor for me. 100% recognize that not everyone can do that but where I am, I have had no issues.

Yes! Suzuki information is exactly what I came looking for! 💪🤣

Lol, about Suzuki? I bet this bike could be beat by a Suzuki GZ250 lol.

Zachs Beard iS😅 Graying!

@@bryanmathew2079 distinguished

Hey Zac, I had CC on for this video, and when you mention the price, it says $88,000 for the motorcycle. Can you please tell us that’s inaccurate.

I have a 2008 Spirit C2 as my first bike and I fully agree with you! A blast of a motorcycle!

I ended up getting a used 2020 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 with 48 miles...... couldn't afford the dealer tax on a new shadow....

Got a 2010 Rs. My neighbors are Harley guys, and tried their hardest to get me on one. Just wasn't in my budget, all the decent Harleys were 6-8k and all the shadows were 2-4k.

@@MrMuertoloco the RS has the mid controls, right? Much more sporty 👍

@@anthonysilvestri4946 mids and chain drive. It has EFI but from what I can tell its basically an electronic carburetor. There's no O2 sensor for feed back and the efi controller I bought has adjustments similar to a carburetor, I have an idle adjustment, an adjustment that effects AFR when you twist the throttle and a WOT adjustment.

I got an 86 vt1100c and it's pretty much stock except for the dual straight side pipes that where there when I got it. It's an absolute time capsule. Buckhorn bars, speedometer, and tachometer dials on the handle bars, big square very 80s looking warning lights (look up a dash pic on Google), 2 step seat with factory sissy bar (also a glove box with tool kit), horns mounted on the forks right out on the front and the list goes on... 31k miles and going up. I'll have a hard time selling it off

@@cyberrednec Sounds like an awesome bike and a real lucky find 👍

Reality is you can get 1200 Sportsters to someone's beloved tourer for under $5k used today and they will hold value unless you try to sell it when snow is on the ground. Money only comes into to play when you have to buy new. Most Shadow 750s sell for $2-3k up in the NE. I love all bikes and my next will hopefully be a 70s CL175 that I could mount to a RV bumper.

You can't go wrong with a Shadow.

@@jonh901271 unless you are doing long distance highway touring...which this will due but there are much better options for the same or less money

​@@rhodeisland_roadking The Shadow will last twice as long as a Hardly Capable and never break down! 😂

@@anthonysilvestri4946 It will last longer because most Shadows never see 30k miles and you would never rebuild one anyway. Different tools for different jobs. There is a reason almost no one does serious miles on a 750 Shadow. I've owned imports and HDs and they all have their place. It's not like it's the 70s anymore even though you can rebuild a Shovel or Evo indefinitely.

Would a Honda Fury better fit your needs?

@@MotoDash1100 The Fury is the opposite of the Shadow in a number of ways, so it would be fun to see a Daily Ride on it. It says "Look at ME!" and "I'm not practical at all!"

I see what you're saying But an adv will always be a better package as an all rounder than anything else A naked woul be second

I'm not sure but I heard that they will be coming back for 2024