I just bought a 2004 Honda Sabre 1100 

That’s my height and weight too haha. I think it will be a great bike for you. It definitely has more power than a Rebel 500 as I moved up from a CB500F, but since it’s a cruiser the power is easy to handle having prior experience. It’s also not super heavy like other cruisers so it feels more agile than most.

Thank you for the reply

No problem!

They are good bikes for sure!

Yea your bike is the hot rod of the vt1100s there quick

@@louisvilaros9066 it was really fun for sure. I’ve since then sold it for emergency funds. Planning to get something within a year or so if all goes well.

I agree with the 6th gear, I always find myself trying to shift up when there’s nothing left when I haven’t rode it in awhile. I’d only rode a Harley street bob before, so it’s hard for me to compare except that the Harley shakes you to death lmao

@@BlackRiverRider The new Harley's with the M8 motor don't shake very much, they also don't have the same potato, potato sound. Harley added a balancer to smooth them out, They are more like metric bikes than a traditional Harley, again...my opinion. VT1100 is all I need at a much lower cost too......although.....I love Harley. The "C3" VT1100 does have the single pin motor which mimics the Harley sound so close that Harley sued Honda over it. The Honda "Aero" 1100 has this motor, 2002 and earlier I think,

Oh wow. Yeah I don’t know that much about Harley’s. I just remember cranking his up from cold and it felt like the handlebars were going to shake off haha. It was a very nice bike though. Maybe one day I can afford something really nice.

Thanks! I have since sold it, but it was a good bike while I had it. It was carbureted though.

As nice are Harley’s are, you can’t beat beat a good Honda.

Nice man! Yeah I like cruisers but they just aren’t quite my thing. I needed the money for my baby at the time but intend to buy something like a Versys or Tracer 900 next. It was fun while it lasted. Thanks for watching and ride safe!

Just a little background, I’m 5’ 9” about 180lbs and it felt pretty quick. I’ve spent a few years riding dirt bikes so I have decent experience. In my personal opinion it’s not the best bike to learn on, but it’s definitely manageable if you have self control. The thing about cruisers due to the nature of their V-Twins is that they’re very forgiving compared to sport-bikes. It basically just comes down to how much you trust yourself to take your time and learn without getting careless. The good thing is, it’s a light bike for a cruiser so it’s easier to keep your balance at low speed and put your foot down if you need where most drops occur. If you haven’t done so yet, I would highly suggest taking a local MSF course first before going on the road like I did. There’s many more factors to consider than just the motorcycle and that course will give you the skills and confidence you need to be safe and get the most out of riding. If you find that it’s too much power after, then sell it before it gets into you trouble. Hope this helps!

@@BlackRiverRider Im definitely not going fast on it yet, and not doing anything crazy until I know what I’m doing. I wanted to get a sportster but I got on one and it was really uncomfortable, got on the Sabre and felt good, the power is not the problem because the only place I would ride faster would be on a state route that is straight with out any sharp turns. If I wanted to be crazy and go fast I would of got a sport bike lol. Other than that I just want to ride local and follow speed limits, Ive had my fair share of tickets and a crash on a car and I know better now and I know to have respect with anything with an engine that I know can harm me if I drive fast. Thanks for the help and your opinion I appreciate it. Definitely gonna take a safety course soon

Anytime man! Take care and be safe.

It seems to be a fairly popular bike. Thanks for watching and ride safe.

What I would give for mandatory vacation like that haha. I’m sure either bike will be good!

@@BlackRiverRider Hope so, some of the salesman did tell me that i need to start not so heavy bike, another man said start with what is right for you.

If you can counter steer properly the weight doesn’t really matter other than stoplights. The Shadows are usually pretty light though and solid bikes so hard to go wrong with them.

Sweet! Ride safe man! I’ll try to keep them coming as much as I can.

I sold it about a year ago or so. That’s cool though man, I bet it catches a lot of people off guard haha. I’m going to probably be buying the VTX1300 in my recent videos

This one had Factory suspension. No idea about other ones.

I sold mine about 2yrs ago but I still ride a vtx1300. I’m trying to get out more to go riding with people but getting the time to do it is pretty hard lately so I have to just go whenever I can.

The one on this bike was a throttle lock called the BrakeAway

Maybe one day I’ll have a lot more. Thanks for the kind words man!

Agreed. This is an old video, my newer ones have improved a bit.

You know it! Haha

More like the Black River near the Cape Fear River in NC, just west of Wilmington. However the blackwater near Conway would be from the Waccamaw River that stems from Lake Waccamaw which is about 30min from me. It’s all the same really.

Nice! I’m here in Conway. Love the area up there in NC. Thanks for the video

@@devinbreeding5412 thanks for watching and commenting!