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Post by Wing Nut on Sept 14, 2012 14:53:55 GMT -8
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Post by Papabear on Sept 15, 2012 8:49:19 GMT -8
Holy hell man? $500 really? that's a great deal. Even if it needs work.
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Post by Papabear on Sept 15, 2012 8:50:28 GMT -8
Got an old school Harley seat
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Post by Wing Nut on Sept 15, 2012 9:02:31 GMT -8
hmmm maybe interested in that,
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Post by Wing Nut on Sept 15, 2012 9:02:57 GMT -8
i gotta bring shoes some cards after work, and come look at that jeep anyway
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Post by Wing Nut on Sept 16, 2012 10:07:50 GMT -8
its nowhere near this loud in person, but here's my lifter noise issue,
think i got my stator wire problem fixed, which is good,
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Post by Wing Nut on Sept 18, 2012 12:35:07 GMT -8
so i got the carbs back on, runs much better meow,
and i just finished removing the baffles in the mufflers.
here's a before and after
BEFORE
AFTER
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Post by Wing Nut on Sept 26, 2012 18:19:39 GMT -8
hell yeah! lifter tick is GONE!!! 100%
i won't really go into the process as its specific to the 1100 Shadow but if anyone wants to know, i'll be glad to go into more depth!
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Post by Wing Nut on Oct 1, 2012 16:30:27 GMT -8
so i got 'er all together, got a bath, new battery, re jetted the carbs, picked up a seat from a lady in washington, she was nice enough to invade me half way! perfect seat off of an 06 bike, doesnt even look used, crappy thing is, either my stator or my Regulator Rectifier, or both, are bad, got it home and it wouldnt start back up, not charging the battery,     |
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Post by libertyordeath1776 on Dec 17, 2012 22:27:39 GMT -8
i like that bike man, i am really interested in one of these.
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Post by Wing Nut on Dec 18, 2012 21:00:11 GMT -8
shoes'll be able to pick one of these up for about the same money as a 600 VLX,
awesome power and awesome ride, but they are prone to having charging issues, like the one above, i think its a 100$ fix, lots of write ups.
the only thing i don't like about these is they have a dual pin crank, no Harley sound or shake,
they do have 10 more HP though than the single pin 1100's do...
if shoes haven't ridden before i would start with the 600 VLX, its small enough to be a beginner bike but big enough that shoes can ride it comfortably for years,
i'm so attatched to the 600 that i'll probably never sell it, lunch the looks, lunch the sound, lunch that handling,
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Post by libertyordeath1776 on Dec 19, 2012 18:57:50 GMT -8
i have been looking into the 600. i really like that bike as well.
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Post by Wing Nut on Dec 22, 2012 20:31:53 GMT -8
probably one of the easiest bikes to mod,
easy to hardtail or lower without adding any funky lookn shit to the bike,
those 10" mini apes only cost me 40 bucks from jp cycles,
very versatile bikes and not as hard on your wallet as HD
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Post by libertyordeath1776 on Dec 26, 2012 7:43:33 GMT -8
what about ease to ride, when i have a hobby i usually go balls deep. talking about i'd be down to ride to vagas and back for the weekend just because.
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Post by Wing Nut on Dec 26, 2012 8:27:31 GMT -8
the larger bikes are WAY more comfortable, not saying the 600 wouldnt handle it, but shoes'd want to re gear, (http://powersport-superstore-inc.amazonwebstore.com/JT-Sprockets-Steel-Rear-Sprocket-40T/M/B001AVVYFS.htm?traffic_src=froogle&utm_medium=CSE&utm_source=froogle) and get a more comfortable seat,
good thing about that is shoes'll still get 60~ mpg, not sure what the larger bikes get yet,
the 1100's are shaft driven, which is good,
and shoes'll want to get something to keep the bugs out of your teeth, i'm not big on windsheilds or farings so i have a small skull bandanna thing
but a long ass ride would be less fatiguing with some sort of windshield, or so i've been told
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