The Honda Shadow VT1100 Engine: Why It Lasted 200,000 Miles When Harleys Didn't

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Why did so many Honda Shadow VT1100 engines quietly reach 200,000 miles without ever needing a rebuild while countless other cruiser engines didn't? The answer has very little to do with luck—and everything to do with engineering. In this video, we uncover the remarkable story behind one of the mos