HONDA VT1300 108,000 MILE REVIEW!

[@waltermatthews1155]

Had my VTX 1300 58 plate since 2011, love it coming up to 50,000 miles.

[@Chuck-vv3wu]

Good to see this vid, my main runabout is a R/E Himalayan ,absolutely great little bike, every now and then I’ll take my old 97fl softail out for a run, it really makes me appreciate the lazy old vtwins torque. Great vids Mr Brown.

[@sjcuk]

That was brilliant. I'm an ex biker and that short pov ride just brought the joy of riding back to me.

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@sjcuk Glad you liked it!

[@wallybuettner]

Nice review! Your bike was built in the Honda Plant I worked at for 37 years in Marysville, Ohio. Along with my Classic 350, I have a VTX1800c, your bike's big brother. They are huge, but easy to adjust to. moving between the bikes takes a few minutes, but it is nice to have a variety. The 108k on yours is good testimony to Honda durability. I agree with the stock pipes, loud gets old very quickly and hard on the ears. Stay safe, nice video.

[@brockett]

Nice video and chat about the bike. Always interesting VB.

[@johnfountain8588]

Had the VTX1800 Hell of a bike sold it for a Harley Ultra - Florida lifestyle now own a RE Int just as much fun Be safe Regards

[@ianlawrie919]

108000😮 wonderful to go for a good run to get the baccy👍 terrible encounter with the deer😢 poor Annette🤦‍♂️

[@splodge57]

108,000 miles, a long way to go to get your baccy. Just the right bike for the job, I like it. Cheers 😊

[@davidhawkins120]

Big cruisers are great, so comfy & stylish (mines a Virago 1000)👍

[@presstodelete1165]

Had a very simmilar experience with deer at sunrise but thanks to high verges the second one managed to clear both me and the bike.

[@GapBahnDirk]

What a beast. Congrats on making it past the McDonalds.... 😁😁

[@iandawson7723]

Talking about unusual names we had a vet around here called Peter Nut and his wife called Hazel , if you are watching this no offence though.😊

[@patrickgreenman8248]

I wouldn't want to push that bike very far!,not surprised at the mileage ,I had a VFR800 ,with over100k on it never had any trouble with it, those Hondas are built to last!!

[@frankmarkovcijr5459]

I bought 4 brand new Honda motorcycles and I did not care if they had a warranty because they were hondas.

[@daviddavies5347]

I am not making this up for BUT someone I was at school with and had the name Tickell and he had a sister Tess as in Tess Tickle! 🤣

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@daviddavies5347 She should have changed her surname by deed pole to "LER"!

[@daviddavies5347]

🤣

[@The_Incredible_Bulk1962]

I had a similar deer experience on my T140...just spent 3 months in hospital..been out 3 weeks..took the bike for a Sunday visit to an auto jumble in Chelmsford..heading home through the woods a herd af deer ran out..5 turned away but one went straight into the front wheel...BUGGER!!!🤬

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@The_Incredible_Bulk1962 I think it's a more common problem than people think.

[@Stefan_trekkie]

We spoke about the engine not long ago.. Just one thing about it is not as good as RE classic engines, you can't run it down at very low rpms .. I remember even with my smaller 400cc that is starting to rattle at 5th under 75 kph. .. I was dreaming for so many years for the old Africa Twin 650/750 .. Dream bike for a decade, but at 2-3 the price of what I could afford, just remained as a dream.

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@Stefan_trekkie You can run the 1300 with a closed throttle at 30mph, its revving lower than an Enfield will. Its a very long stroke engine with a huge crankshaft.

[@JIMWSMITH]

Love this bike. Would love to own one.

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@JIMWSMITH Go for it!

[@zedcharlie]

I know Annette. She.s still hanging around.

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@zedcharlie Is she still on track?!

[@zedcharlie]

@@Volcanicbrown1878 Well I tried to pull her. Very shady. 👍🏻

[@ianh.6825]

I heard that Annette Kirton did pretty well for herself. She married a chap called Dave Proffit.

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

Annette Profit! Very good!🤣🤣😊

[@frankmarkovcijr5459]

Motorcycles like that do perfectly well with nice inexpensive tires like Kenda's and Duros. Expensive grippy tires are for race replicas not for cruising motorcycles like that. You're certainly not going to make any speed records going around corners North speed records in any way shape or form.

[@frankmarkovcijr5459]

I ran into a wild pig in Florida during the daytime and they are only supposed to be out at night but it was during the day I almost dropped the bike but good thing I did not.

[@ruahinesrider]

Beast just purs along.

[@ruahinesrider]

I was 5'10 but after breaking & compressing my T3,T6,T7 between shoulder blades few years ago & so 5'9 .B❤ack plays up something wicked occasionally.I also twisted spine 30yrs ago & back arthritic & also helped height reduction.I got me a carbon fiber helmet to reduce weight & so I can ride for longer.

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@ruahinesrider absolutely effortless!

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@ruahinesrider It seems to be a common injury amongst bikers. When I was in hospital there were two other bikers in with the same injury.

[@dezmondwhitney1208]

A most interesting bike that one.

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@dezmondwhitney1208 The styling is pretty odd for Honda!

[@dezmondwhitney1208]

@@Volcanicbrown1878 I like the Royal Enfield videos. Seeing a bit more of this one and others would be good too I think. Cheers.

[@nickmarshall9192]

I was just about Annette Maybe she's pulled herself together at last!

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@nickmarshall9192 Or got married and pulled the curtain on her surname!

[@nickmarshall9192]

😂😂😂😂​@@Volcanicbrown1878

[@Triumph_2000]

What do I get for the 1000th view ❤

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@Triumph_2000 Well, you get your comment published!!

[@Triumph_2000]

😄 thanks mate, thats amazing keep up the good work 👍