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whoops four months late, this forum doesn't hardly ever let me know when I get a response :/ Steering head is actually about half an inch higher than stock. It's sitting at 30 degrees and five inches. No it does not steer quickly...it's quicker to turn in stock but it's not a nimble bike by...

Finally got a chance to ride for more than a few miles...had a little errand to run and took the Shadow 750. Handling is so muted over what my CX500 was that I kept turning wide. Going to have to work on that. She did well other than that but I think even that's more me than the bike...

Thanks! I think most of them fall short because people are afraid to chop up the frames...getting my butt where I want it means I have to. It's easier for me, though, I always build on bikes that anyone else would have written off.

Not much of an update...but I got a fresh dunlop on the back and mirrors. These were the last things needed in order to be mechanically road legal. I'm going to start working on registration shortly...trying to decide if I should bond it or VT it. They're about the same cost with this bike...

I have actually had really good luck with cheap eBay mufflers. I really don't mean to snub people running akro and yosh and stuff but when it comes to a muffler...it's a tube with some holes in it. I can see shelling out some more money for titanium or carbon fiber but at the end of the day if...

Thanks guys!

Not much of an update beyond what I posted in the video, but I was able to get some decent pictures today. I still think it needs a touch more angle, but I don't think it looks as bad today as I did yesterday...

So I wasn't happy with the way it sounded and went out and got the cheapest mufflers I could get off eBay lol...you can skip to the last three minutes or so, I stuck several of the before and after clips together for a more direct sound comparison.

Finally got to spend half an hour on it. It actually handles pretty well. I expected some quirkiness but it's fine. Turn in is obviously not like a sportbike but it's not muted like a cruiser...which, really, when the geometry it's about how I expected it to be. I'm sure there's a technical...

A matte turquoise has crossed my mind.

I've always hated the whole "look at my Jim Beam coolant reservoir" type stuff but my reservoir is busted (the leak) and I had to improvise. I have a proper aluminum one coming lol I also went shopping last week! Some meth addict was selling a Predator 7kw generator for $50 and as it turned...

You get an oil change! And you get an oil change! And you get an oil change! And you get an oil change! And you get an oil change (and a tire fill with slime)! Also sorted out my coolant leak...couldn't get a decent picture but it was a hose clamp not quite tight enough on the forward water...

It was a beautiful day so I rolled both bikes out of the shop (plus I expected to have some company that it pays to have something interesting to talk about or else we talk about politics). The CX500 is a skinny little thing but it still makes the Shadow look like a toothpick. I even...

I remade the bezel. Took my time and did less with the grinder and more with the die cutter. Still not perfect but it looks a LOT better I think. Got it wired up as well. Going to play around with making a little flyscreen this weekend mostly to cover the cable clutter and the white backside...

I wanted a simple speedometer with basic functions and didn't require a lot fiddling about with calibrating and sensors and stuff...so I got this cheap Chinese model. Don't know how well it'll work, but it's the right size. I made the bezel out of some aluminum I had on hand but I think I'm...

Alrighty...I don't particularly "like" this but it works and clears everything is easy to secure and it's mostly hidden. Unfortunately my 4-cell 26650 LiFe battery didn't have quite enough amps. I could have made an eight cell battery but then I'd have had to have built a solid BMS and it...

well...it would, wouldn't it? It's a bike that in stock trim weighs about 3/4 of what a GL1800 weighs and has 1/3 the horsepower and half the torque.

First start on the Shadow 750 project! Punchlist: 1. Speedometer 2. Headlight 3. Tail light 4. Paint 5. Chain guard and bracket for holding the rear line off the chain. 6. Fork seals 7. Probably a bunch of stuff I'm forgetting....

Yeah they cleaned up okay, it was just gross. With a little B12 and air both throttles completely blew out. More work on the 2006 Honda Shadow 750 Spirit (I've been calling it an Ace but I learned this morning this is allegedly a Spirit). Got my exhaust set up, ground down, re-welded in...

yuck.