7 Surprising Honda Shadow Facts
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- In this video, we're spilling the beans on not one, not two, but MANY surprising facts about the Honda Shadow that make them legendary bikes.
You can find many of the aftermarket parts featured in this video on shoptjbc.com/
So, whether you're a seasoned rider or new to the motorcycle scene, drop trou' and join us as we explore why the Honda Shadow series deserves a prime spot in your garage. Hit that play button and let's rip! 
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Bought my first motorcycle 3 1/2 years ago. I’m 6’2” and 210lbs, but I spent that first year riding a 250cc Yamaha across the country twice. Watching RUclips videos, many of those creators were using your parts, lead me to my second motorcycle, the amazing Honda Shadow 600. Between spending that first year on a 250, and the last 2 1/2 years on the Honda Shadow 600, I’m sure you can guess I’ve been told more than a few times I need a bigger motorcycle. I’ve ridden over 40,000 miles in 3 years, with trips on the Honda to Mexico and Alaska. I can assure everyone that the Honda Shadow 600 can handle it all just fine. I’ve never felt uncomfortable on the Shadow. I’ve spent about $800 on tires, but otherwise, oil, filters, spark plugs, brake shoes… probably less than $500 in maintenance. I’ve never broken down, and I’ve been a long way from help on more than a few occasions. It’s 2024, and me and my 2007 Honda Shadow are still going strong.
Best comment I've gotten in a long time!!! Hell yeah!! Thanks for sharing man!!
You rock ! ., I've got a SR250 Yamaha Exciter , the little Yamaha is a single cylinder and I've ridden it all over my County and nearby Counties . I've just bought a 750 Honda Shadow Spirit and hand bent a 2-1/2 foot Sissy bar for it .
Amazing. Ppl really overlook smaller displacement bikes nor understand its capabilities. I’m on. Ktm 390 right now after riding 750plus cc all my life !
same here i love my 600!😎✌️
You know what Honda stands for? Harley owners need dependable alternatives 👍💯😂
Definitely
Haha! That's gold!!!
@@TJBRUTALCUSTOMS you know how to tell when somebody's paid too much money for their car ? Play don't have enough left over to PAY ATTENTION 😂😂 I ride 90% of the time the other 10% is pickup truck
Just got my first bike, 1988 Honda Shadow VT800C. ❤
Yesterday, I went out to my garage, looking for something to do. " Hmmmm... I guess I'll work on my Shadow." After careful consideration, I realized there was nothing that needed to be done to it. So, I just went for a ride. 😁
Hahaha!!! I love it!
One thing that is an endless task on my 04 is trying to keep the rust/corrosion on the wheels in check, but yeah, otherwise change the fluids and plugs on a regular schedule, and it's a fire-and-forget bike.
@@edwardkeeter762Hey bud, try wiping your wheels down with a light coat of Fluid Film. Stuff is great. It is lanolin based and will work on anything. Doc
@@edwardkeeter762 I use Mother's Mag wheel polish on mine. It leaves a coating of some kind that impedes the rusting.
@@edwardkeeter762hello! What kind do you recommend for it?
I'm picking up my first street bike next weekend and driving it 9 hours back, its an 05 shadow 750 aero. Only 1500 (from family). Super stoked to start making it my own
I stopped riding right after I started back in the 80s so I could raise a family (money was tight). Two years ago I retired and the first thing I did was shop for a Bike. After looking at a few different makes on Marketplace, I found a 2002 Honda Shadow Spirit that has 20200 miles and was reasonably priced.
Best purchase I've made in years. I love this machine. I ride all day and aside from Regular Fluid changes, I've never had an issue. This the most dependable motorcycle out of my little group of riding buddies. Great video, by the way.
Rode my 1998 Shadow 750 ACE from Toronto, On- Whistler BC through the rocky mountains, some days I would hit 1000 miles on a stockish (Bars, exhaust only mods) and It handled the trip flawlessly, only wish it had more passing power on the highway.
I'm a Virago guy but I like your Honda. It doesn't look like everyone else's Honda 👍
Keep the shiny side up :)
So glad I found your channel, I let my nephew ride my Shadow, and was afraid he totaled it, now I have a new project.
I had a 2001 Honda Shadow Spirt 1100 and loved it. Very nice looking and very dependable.
Right on!
I grew up riding dirt bikes. I’m 36 and want to get back into riding so I got a 99 750 ACE. Great video. This dude is easy on the eyes. I’d hit it. Big time. Anyway yeah great video .
Seen a short on FB super glad I found ya . You rock
I had a 1989 Shadow 600 with flame paint job. I loved it. Only complaint is the bike has a high center of gravity and like to fall over easily. You can't go wrong when buying a "Hondo". I have a 2023 Honda Grom now. Love it.
My re entry bike was a Honda VLX Shadow 600. I put 40K miles on that bike until I moved up to my Triumph Bonneville T100.
I picked up an 04 Shadow 750 Aero this year and I flipping love it. Really the only flaw in it is the g****mn oil dipstick, which is unreliable and hard to read. A sight glass would be an infinite improvement. Otherwise it's damn near perfect, especially with an aftermarket exhaust to let it really growl. It won't win many drag races, but otherwise it has plenty of power/torque for real-world riding and even touring, and in exchange for that, you get 56MPH. These bikes deserve so much more respect than they get.
2:58 - Thank you for this. I high sided mine last season (almost immediately after finishing the bob) and have been putting off the rebuild expecting the worst. Gave me a little hope it salvagable.
I gave my Shadow Spirit to my Son in law for work after I had done 120 thousand ks ,in that time I had it,I averaged 40 thousand ks from tyres and replaced a battery, apart from regular oil change, never even replaced plugs fuz or light bulb,I bought a FLHTK ultra limited, but the shadow is my favorite reliable bike I have owned in 50 years of riding
for future reference, if it hasn't already been stated, dousche actualyy helps remove skunk funk. Jussayn :) Great Vid!
Thanks for that!
Bro just subscribed checked out the shop and I will picking some stuff up I have a 08 750 shadow sprit thanks for showing just how awesome this bikes are 👍😎
Hey,just subscribe to your channel like what you do, brother. I picked a 07 honda shadow vt600cd back in February, and I'm loving the bike. Your adle comment was an eye-opener for me, which made sense enjoying your channel. You're super funny. I can't wait to see more
Congratulations dude!! Enjoy the ride! And thank you for the comment!! 🙏🏽
We agree with you master!!a question velocity stack and back draft exhaust for pilot jet 48 or 50
I made a big mistake by trading my 2003 Honda Shadow VT750 with 250K miles on it, for a 2023 Kawasaki Vulcan 900, the 750cc Shadow could hit 110mph with 500 lbs of passenger on it, the 900cc Vulcan can barely hit 85mph with 500 lbs of passenger on it. What's more the Honda will run for 1M+ miles.
Ha yeah its hard to beat a honda!
i bought an 87 vt1100cc shadow in july of 88. $3600, 3rd owner, had 620 miles on it when purchased.
1990 i took it to the local dragstrip, it ran 13.65seconds, at 96mph, in 1/4mile, never used 4th gear.
91 i took it racing again, but after a wheelie at the starting line, i put wheelie bars on it.
i ran semi pro ET 91, 92, 93, 94, and 95. 2400+ wide open passes during those years.
i still have it, and an 89 model, but dont ride it anymore, i ride an hd fatboy daily.
i am 6'5, gone from 170 to 240, and i'm now old. lol
the shadow was a blast, shaft drive, buck horns, and reliable as the day is long.
I’ve been persuaded! Once I’m back on my feet I’m getting one to chopperfy!
Thanks for the video
Got my first bike. Shadow 600. Just ordered some parts from you a few days ago just waiting now 😂
Mine lurches and kinda makes a grinding noise when I’m coming out of a stop in 1st gear. Other than that it runs great? Is my clutch slipping? Any suggestions?
I've had an '06 750 spirit since 2015. Only had 2k mi. when I got it. Now only has 11k. very comfortable for long rides and dependable.
Excellent bike!!!
Rocking my 98 1100 spirit with 65,000km running like a champ! after a recent slow speed dump, in would be wicked if someone made a "dyna styled" crash bar for the shadows ;) ;)'
Informative, funny, good shit. I'm already chopping after teo weeks, cos theres bugger all else I can do on her except ride and pollish her.
bouth my vt 750 c2 this year and i'm really liking it. Changing rear sprocket to 38T from 41 soon and will see how it works out. lots of folks recomend it.
Congratulations!
Personally I hate that sprocket change crap. Turns the bike into a pig when taking off. I don't get how people can't handle the minimal vibration of a honda at high speeds. Try riding an old triumph or a rigid harley your kidneys, lumbar discs and teeth will rattle out 😆.
To each his own I guess but any time I've had a bike with a goofy sprocket I put it back to stock. Bike takes off quick and rides great. But what do i know. 🤷🏻♂️🍻🍻 cheers mate! And have fun!!!
@@TJBRUTALCUSTOMS Thanks.
I have it since January and still learning and discovering stuff :D if i will not like it esp. since i'm a little bigger guy :D i willl go back to stock one.
Love my VT600!
Best Bike for driving & to work on it.
greeeez from Austria 🇦🇹🤘🏻
I sold some Honda shadow parts to TJ brutal customs, UPS damaged the package and lost the axle bolt. Whoever ordered it from me was very rude, saying that I never sent the part. UPS paid me back and then I had to pay this rude and hateful son of gun who accused me of someone else's mistake. This company owes me an apology. I hope you have learned to treat people with respect and stop making up your own scenarios within your mind. You cannot mistreat people simply because YOU FEEL they have done you wrong. You need proof and factual information, not feelings.
Need a dual carburetor tuning vid please !!!
Already on the channel dude. Search dual carb
#8 - Replacing the stock rear 44T sprocket with a 40T or 39T one will make the Shadow 600 highway (130 kp/h cruise speed) capable... right?
#9 - All you have to do to get a nice sound out of a Shadow 600 is the holesaw mod and get the baffles/db-killers out
6:38 Damn right, lost count of how many times i used my 98 Shadow 600 to deliver parts to a shop for a harley i used to own.
Old jimmy two times got that 2nd shadow.. calls it shadows shadow. They migjt call it a poor mans harley but thats cus it wont break the bank on repairs😂
Only 2 bikes ive owned that didnt fail me. My honda Vlx and my honda Cb400t rather upset i sold them.
Proof Is in the pudding
I just wish they had kickstarts, modded my rebel to have one awhile back and never worried about changing batteries for 5 years. Had a lot of battery issues in winter prior. You can bump but tough on wet surfaces and always feels like a clown show..
Have you thought about making things for early Goldwings? Gl1000/Gl1100 specifically
Best years and trims for the shadow? I’m looking to buy my first bike soon
I need your help! I’m sooo stumped man I’ve replaced almost everything on my 98 honda shadow 750 replaced engine, carbs rebuilt, fuel pump, fuel filter, new spark plugs, has spark on all plugs, still sputtering when I give it throttle please help thank you!!!
I'm sorry man I can't diagnose via comments section, but it sounds like you might need to tube? 🤷🏻♂️
There are pros and cons to air cooling but to say that being water cooled automatically make them better is not accurate. My 1970 BMW R60/5 has 215000 miles on the original motor and it is very air cooled. My Honda trail 90 that we bought new in 1976 and is still in service with who knows how many miles and 3 generations of riders thrashing it still runs fine. 1992 Nighthawk with almost 100k still runs fine.
2 years ago I got a 2006 Shadow 600 Deluxe with 9k mileage and my only complaint is when I go 60 in a 45 I still have cars passing me
Gotta tune it up mang!!
@TJBRUTALCUSTOMS yea probably it's been a slow process for me to work on it with my life schedule but it only has 9000 miles when I bought it and now has a little under 13000 miles but it did sit in a basement for 10 years collecting dust when I bought it and the person rebuilt the carb before they shipped it down to me but also since I got it after the first 6 months I spent 6 months tracking down a fuel leak problem I thought was the carb but turned out being the fuel pump, been watching your videos the last few days to learn more on tuning and stuff since last time me and my step dad worked on tuning his old bike he gave me for graduation 11 years ago it ended in him catching it in fire
What can you say about using pure copper gasket on shadow 750
I don't understand the question. They work great?
Just had a mechanical failure on my Shadow 600 the fuel pump died. Only 70000km on the clock and the thing just quitted. Bypassed the pump and she works just fine. Even gets all the fuel out from the reserve tank! No reason for that pump but to interrupt my journey....
hey tj man i got a question and idk if im just being dumb or not, sorry if its a dumb question but i figured i’d ask, my shadow has a problem its a single carb but the slide wont move the throttle cable is connected there’s no slack in the line or anything, it ran fine awhile ago but one day it just wouldn’t move, is this a problem with the vacuum? i’d appreciate if you could get back to me, thanks man
Pull it apart man. Could just be some dirt in there🤷🏻♂️
@@TJBRUTALCUSTOMSso found out what was the matter, there was a small tear in the rubber boot for the slide, fixed that and it still wouldn’t start so i ended up bypassing the afp bc i seen in a video that it goes bad easy boom fired up with ease thank you man
Love my 97
I own a 1984 Honda magna and would like to make it into a bobber... no not a fishing one... I know nothing about wiring or engine work. can you lead me in the right direction on what to do? I would like to do it all myself, but I need guidance.
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I have Honda blue coolant I bought for my 2008 Honda accord can I use that coolant in my 2002 shadow 750?
Jesus christ no. Please no. Go get some motorcycle coolant like coolanol
@@TJBRUTALCUSTOMS thank you 🙏🏼 sorry if that was a dumb question this is my first liquid cooled bike. I’ve had all air cooled before this
I wish you would review the 06 shadow saber 1100
The shadow sabre is a bad ass bike. I would get an other one in a heartbeat
I sold my shadow and bought a harley but damn, every time I see a TJ ad or video it makes me wanna buy a 600vlx to chop up
want to
they dont like to cruise at 80 mph, maybe 74mph is ok. The engine gets warm and temperamental after half hour or more at Texas open highway speeds. 2 people have told me this, I have not ridden one myself. I did have three old CX500 and they would all cruise all day at 80mph, provided your hands didn't go numb lolz.
Shadows can be got cheap, had a 08 750 that cost me $1500 with under 4k miles. After 5 years I got stupid and traded it for an FJR. Found a 03 VLX for $1,000 in great shape with low miles. Great, fun bikes
Where the Hell did you find a Hamms beer? 😂 lol
I wonder if I could use the shadow radiator as an oil cooling device for my shovelhead? Hmmmm.
I don't know about the 600 I'm about 230 lb and 6 ft I would definitely take a 750 Honda Shadow I own a Sportster 883 Sportster I know you mentioned it before but what is the best year 750 Honda Shadow to look for
I want to build that bike. Which model you start with?
I think you'd want a 600 or the 750 Shadow RS, as those were both chain drive models and l think otherwise most shadows are shaft drive.
@@edwardkeeter762thanks
This is a Vt600 2007.
I love hondas, i love choppers. Im constantly debating back and forth whether to build a sporty or a shadow... but the shadows always just look a little wrong to me 😅 i hate to say it. Something about the proportions is wrong.
Selling my spottster and either getting vlx 600 or vulcan 800.
I'm obviously biased but the 600 is the jam! 😎🍻
I own a 2000 vt750. The battery covers from Ali is ugly af and is the only option i can get. Love the work you done with the battery cover. Did you make it yourself? If not, where can i buy one?
Do you by any chance have plans for making a bolt on mid control kit for the 600 shadow?
Bought my 07 Shadow Sabre for $1,600. Only had 17k on it!
Oil change every 2-3k miles seems like a lot of maintenance I’d have to change my oil every month
That's correct. There's not a lot of oil capacity and the oil is in the clutch, it gets dirty fast. You could change the oil every 6k miles, but, you're just hastening the engine wear and eventual failure
Do what works best for you. not everyone can afford it, I get that.
@@TJBRUTALCUSTOMS makes sense, thanks for the reply!
@@noahperius8291 no prob man! Thanks for watching!!!
With the 750 Spirit DC got more love and parts. Im over here hating myself sometimes having a spirit 750 and wishing I had bought a 600. lol. womp womp
Got a nice shadows 750 bobber avaliable for all you fine gents 😅
😎👍😎
Except…the sabre
Fuck that red-headed stepchild of awful engineering
I had a 1982 750 V45 Honda Sabre and road it for years and bought a Yamaha SR250 and still have it , but I also got a 450 Nighthawk for longer rides.
I fuckin love you dude #hondashadowsforlife
Is that a rolex?
I have a lot of Honda Bikes, and I would NOT say the Honda Shadow is the best of them.
In fact, a lot of things Honda did with the Shadow series was try to copy a Harley look, and thereby Honda adopted a lot of bonehead Harley things, abandoned a lot of things Honda did right on it's motorcycles throughout the 80's.
The keys are hanging off the side instead of front and center on the forks. It seems like a small thing but that annoys me every single time I ride the bike. I have to take off my motorcycle key from my big bunch of keys every time I drive it, and go out of my way not to forget my keys in the bike when I park at a store.
A lot of parts on the bike are plastic. Those fenders that use to be metal? Yeah, you will be shocked and appalled to find out, they are plastic. Covers on the bike like for the heads or side cover... on the engine... are... plastic.
There's a lot of bonehead safety kill switches on the bike that can and will fail and keep your bike from running. The battery is way undersized and too small.
The bike is too heavy to push start and jump on.
The front pegs are way too far forward, instead of being right under your feet where they belong. The seat though nice and low to the ground and one of the reasons I bought the bike... is uncomfortable... not really a fault of it's own, but because the foot pegs are too far forward. The pipes are all on one side, which cooks one foot, and freezes the other. I've never burned my leg on a pipe until I got a Shadow, and now I get off of it always on the right side, not the left, which is awkward when it's leaning over on the kickstand.
There's no real cargo carrying capacity on the bike. It has a tiny box to carry some basic tools and a manual, but both were missing on mine, and there is a plastic divider between both areas, so you can't use it entirely for tools. You have to take the seat off to get to the battery if you ever have to jump it off.
I could go on and on, but to sum up the Honda Shadow, it's almost not a Honda. It has one thing going for it. It is pretty. And that is about it. I bought it because it was a pretty bike. I would not call it a well designed bike. If you can forgive it for a whole lot of wrongs because it is pretty, you'll be happy with it. But it's like dating a woman who is bad and has a whole lot of character flaws, that you overlook for no other reason because she is pretty. It's a tenuous and perhaps unhealthy relationship.
A lot of Honda Shadow owners will come out defensive to protect the value of their bike and defend their decision of buying their bike... oh, this is the greatest bike in the world.. but you can't know just how bad it is, unless you came from driving other much better designed Honda motorcycles from the 1980's (or 1970's) like I did. Your immediate thought when getting on a Honda Shadow for the first few weeks would be... WTF Honda, seriously, WTF and you would be irked every time you road it until you just accepted all the flaws, and drove it anyway because it was pretty.
If you want a Harley looking bike, but without the cost and better built, then I would recommend a Honda Shadow without a doubt.
However, if you want a better bike and don't care about any Harley look or sound, there are a lot better, easier, better designed, easier to work on motorcycles out there... you just might have to go back 50 years to find them.
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As soon as I bought my Shadow, I had to replace a failed vacuum actuated fuel petcock that was making the bike not start at all intermittently, and a failed thermostat that was keeping the fan from running. I was only able to identify these problems from having decades of having to identify and fix problems already under my belt, though it's always a hairpulling and frustrating situation. But I dare say both parts failing, and the guy being clueless about mechanics, is why I got a very good deal price wise on the bike...
We beed more sabre 1100 parts
Cheeseburgers are good, mmmmmkkkkkkkkkk
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oil change every 2-3 thousand miles????????? WTF? Even Honda wouldn't do it it often.
Use paper be old school doesn't require batteries
Hydrogen peroxide/ dish soap.
Yer not tho
If you are riding a hardtail its because you are looking for attention.
Or you could buy a Harley, instead of a wannabe Harley. Just saying. Used Harleys are very affordable these days. Talk all the shit you want, but there is something about riding a Harley that no other bike can equal. Maybe it's just a badass guy mentality thing, but I'll take a HD Wide Glide over any Honda Shadow.
Just chopped my 750 ace