It goes without saying that the 1980s was a weird and wonderful time for motorcycles. Many people would say that the '80s marked an era of experimentation for motorcycles, with a lot of strange new bikes hitting the scene. Indeed, some of the world's most iconic bikes were born in this decade, and would go on to set the standard even for motorcycles of today.
Machines like the Kawasaki GPZ900R, BMW K1, and the Honda XRV 750 Africa Twin would all go down in history as bikes greatly influenced machines of today – but not the Honda Ascot. The Honda VT 500FT was a strange and quirky machine that saw a rather short production run from 1983 to 1985. Named after the famed Ascot Park, the bike had flat-track racing in its very DNA. That being said, the VT 500FT wasn't really a flat-tracker. Neither was it a scrambler, nor a cruiser. So, what was it, really?
