What kind of engine does a Honda VTX1800 have?
The Honda VTX1800 is equipped with and electric starter and an electric fuel pump delivering fuel to a pair of twelve-orifice injectors in the big motor that valiantly fights against the pair of 101mm pistons acting through a 112mm of stroke.
What to do if your Honda VTX won’t start?
In the video, he tests the battery, checks the fuses, and tests the starter solenoid. John also checks the start button and run switch and shows you how a couple of safety features on the Honda VTX 1800 could cause starting problems. http://www.partzilla.com/parts/search… In the video we’re working with a 2005 Honda VTX 1800.
Which is the best color for a VTX1800F?
New for 2008 The VTX1800F is available in Black and Candy Red Tribal. The VTX1800 is available in two distinctive build variations: Spec1 and Spec2. Bold sport-custom performance-cruiser styling. Bobbed-style front steel fender with straight-cut rear steel fender complement the drag-racing look.
What makes a Honda VTX 1800 a Fi bike?
Now that has worked for Honda and many other manufacturers for years, the problem that sets the VTX 1800 apart is that it is fuel injected (FI for short). FI means this bike has a lot of electronics and sensors that carbureted bikes don’t have. Electronics need a good power source and good grounds to function.
Why is my ground point on my Honda VTX 1800 not working?
Anyone who knows anything about electronics will tell you that it’s hard to run power through an insulator like powder coat. This means the bike’s ground points that are trying to connect through the powder coat are struggling. The next problem is caused by all the connections at the grounds.
Where are the electrical wires on a Honda VTX 1800?
There is no reason to be stingy with the grease because you are depending on it to provide a protective barrier around the connections, protecting them against the elements. With the coil reassembled squeeze it back under the front tank mount and into place. Don’t forget to reattach the 2 electrical wires to it, remember – black wire to the inside.
Where is the ground on a Honda VTX?
With the common electronics ground completed, doing this secondary battery ground will be a piece of cake. If you have a coolant reservoir between the motor cylinders on the left side of the bike (mostly all 05+ VTX’s) then you do not have this ground and you’re done!