VT750C2

Honda’s broad range of custom cruisers offers top-notch riding style and comfort combined with easy accessibility for a wide cross-section of riders.

With an eye toward further expanding the appeal of the VT750C while bringing it up to date with the enhanced performance and lower emissions available through the latest fuel injection technology, it was felt that the time had come to develop a new variation on the VT’s classic cruiser theme. One that incorporates a more lean and mean looking street rod styling and a lower, more extended riding position that helps a rider feel more ‘in’ the bike than ‘on’ it. With its combination of boulevard blasting looks and sportier feel, the machine was christened ‘VT750C2’ as an indicator of the fun and excitement waiting for anyone with the urge to take its throttle in hand and head down the highway.

Motorcycle Details

Features of the 2008 VT750C2

- PGM-FI electronic fuel injection

- Sleek one-piece gunfighter-type seat.

- 21-inch front wheel for a narrow, custom look and light steering feel.

- Sleek 2-into-2 exhaust system features bullet-style mufflers for a classic street-rod style.

- Incredibly low 650mm seat height.

- Shaft final-drive system provides smooth and reliable low- maintenance operation

Engine/Drivetrain

The VT750C2 is powered by an old stalwart in the Honda stable of engines, a responsive and hard accelerating liquid-cooled 52° V-twin with some new technological touches that bring it right up to date.

Essentially the same unit that has provided strong, dependable power to all Honda’s 750cc V-twin cruisers over the years, its SOHC three-valve cylinder heads mount dual spark plugs for assured combustion efficiency and an instant thrust of power. The long-stroke single-pin crankshaft engine configuration combines with extra crankshaft and ACG mass to provide a solid, staggered feel of power pulses and a lower rpm torque peak that enhances the feeling of V-twin power. Large-diameter main shaft and journals provide greater structural strength and ensured reliability.

This engine also contributes to the VT750C2 longer and lower proportions, with shorter heads allowing the frame’s central backbone to be lowered along with its seat and fuel tank. Its one-piece aluminium cylinders feature cast-in fins despite it being liquid cooled to provide a traditional air-cooled look that also contributes to the attractive uncluttered simplicity of its design.

Chassis/Suspension

Representing a new generation of Honda’s popular line of ‘Long and Low’ American Custom cruisers, the VT750C2 offers riders the lowest seat height available in a large-displacement cruiser, and at 652mm, its new one-piece gunfighter seat is certainly the lowest in the 750cc class. Combining with its semi-drag-type handlebars and its easy reach to the ground, the VT750C2 providing a laid-back cruising experience without peer.

At the heart of this design is a lightweight and rigid double-cradle steel frame constructed around a large-diameter round-section single tube backbone and pressed steel pivot plates that combine to lower the overall height of the chassis, and by extension the fuel tank and seat. The design also features a cast sub-frame for the seat rails supporting the sleek new bobbed rear fender.

Specifications