According to the shop manual, the fuel capacity is 12 liters (3.18 gal) with a 2.5 liter (.65 gal) reserve.
3.4 US Gal.
Your 1986 VT700 Shadow holds 3 quarts when you change the filter
The Honda Service manual says that its capacity is 3 liters (3.2 US quarts)
The 1986 Honda 1100 cc engine oil capacity is three pints. The manufacturer recommends that you never overfill the engine oil.
Engine oil capacity for the 1986 Honda VT1100c Shadow is approximately 2.2 quarts of engine oil Engine oil capacityfor the Honda VT1100c is approxmately 2.2 quarts
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The 1986 Honda Shadow VT700C is rated at 56 bhp
Capacity for each leg for VT700 and 750 For 1986 and on it is 442.5 - 447.5cc (14.99 - 15.16oz)
I have a 1986 Honda VT700 Shadow and it uses 10W 40 for most temperature climates. I would think that an '85 would take the same. Hope this helps
After his motorcycle was destroyed by vandals the students rebuilt it for him in the auto shop, his new paint job included the words " El Principal " on the tank.
Yes, it does.
I had an 1986 Honda shadow VT1100 (loved it) and I ran mid grade with no problems. You can run 87 octane with no problems.