Test: Honda VT 750 S.

Okay, calm down, no one is forcing you. Most of you are the ones who wouldn't touch such a chopper (be careful, Honda considers it a stripped down bike on their website!) a stick. And your arguments against it are solid and valid: the bike doesn't even “fly” like it could with 750cc, the braking package is, well, below average, there is no wind protection, and because the handlebars are wide open and the rider sits straight in the saddle. , driving at more than 120 kilometers per hour will be exhausting (but 150 if you're already wondering). Honda did not invent hot water in the old school segment, but this VT is still not the same as the well-known Shadow model.

The VT 750 is sort of a cross between a chopper and a stripped down bike, so the pedals are closer to the rear rather than far in front, and the driving position isn't all that classic for a chopper, but is perfectly ready for everyday riding. Thanks to the good placement of the pedals and handlebars, the motorcycle is very easy to control, which was confirmed by Matyazh and Marko, two riders from the editorial office.

Well, this rocker in the photo is our photographer Alesh. He doesn't really care about our two-wheeled rockets, he only asks me from time to time how much the motorcycle test costs and if a Harley Sportster would be a good choice for him. It caught fire during a photo shoot, but we switched roles: I turned the clumsily placed ignition key, I grabbed it for Canon. We immediately came to the conclusion that this is it. Jumping for coffee, flirting with Ljubljana women from under a jet helmet, going to the sea.

On the CBR, which I can't imagine squeezing a newcomer CBF 600 into my hands would be a sin too. Pavle switched a motorcycle with metal (not plastic) covers on the steering wheel, with a pleasant sound and a consumption of five liters per hundred unhurried kilometers. Transparent?

Honda VT 750 S

Test car price: 6.890 EUR

engine: two-cylinder V, 52 °, four-stroke, liquid-cooled, 745 cc? , electronic fuel injection.

Maximum power: 32 kW (2 km) @ 44 rpm

Maximum torque: 62 Nm @ 3.250 rpm

Energy transfer: Transmission 5-speed, chain.

Frame: steel pipe.

brakes: front coil? 296mm, twin piston caliper, rear drum? 180 mm.

Suspension: front telescopic fork? 41mm, 118mm travel, rear dual shock absorbers, 5-step tilt adjustment, 90mm travel.

Tires: 110/90-19, 150/80-16.

Seat height from ground: 750 mm.

Fuel tank: 10, 7 l.

Wheelbase: 1.560 mm.

Weight: 232 kg (with fuel).

Representative: Motocenter AS Domžale, Blatnica 3a, Trzin, 01/562 33 33, www.honda-as.com.

We praise and reproach

+ classic look

+ working engine (torque!)

+ ease of use

+ gearbox

+ price

– brakes

Matevž Gribar, photo: Aleš Pavletič Matevž Gribar

• Basic data

  Test model cost: € 6.890 XNUMX €

• Technical information

  engine: two-cylinder V-shaped, 52 °, four-stroke, liquid-cooled, 745 cm³, electronic fuel injection.

  Torque: 62 Nm @ 3.250 rpm

  Energy transfer: Transmission 5-speed, chain.

  Frame: steel pipe.

  brakes: front disc Ø 296 mm, two-piston brake caliper, rear drum Ø 180 mm.

  Suspension: front telescopic fork Ø 41 mm, travel 118 mm, rear two shock absorbers, 5-stage preload adjustment, travel 90 mm.

  Fuel tank: 10,7 l.

  Wheelbase: 1.560 mm.

  Weight: 232 kg (with fuel).