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Frame is good. Motor was scuzzed, that lovely clear coat paint they used.
That there is a sharp looking bike my friend. Very nice.

Yeah... how to destroy...err... rebuild and start bobbing a VT500 Shadow shaftie..74323
Ideas are welcomed... and APPRECIATED... First things first gotta polish that engine and repaint her!

Bike looks sick, got two of them sitting in my garage/shop.
Had a couple of questions-how hard was the front end swap? Does it matter what year on the Vt1100?
What kind of headlight are you using...

This guy is funny....

This is the old seat that came with the bike when I got it. It's different. 69746

Thanks guys. Really don't like the idiot cluster/gauges up there at all. Thinking of a low mount speedometer, with a scaled back set of LED's (neutral, hi/lo and oil). Not for sure on the seat and...

Not really a theme. Bobber. No front fender looking at ideas on the rear. Why? Like I said open to ideas.

Mocking tank and seat... ideas... opinions.... criticisms.... what not... lemme know...

Working on an 85 Honda Vt500c. Pulled the carb, filthy-cleaned it up. Now I am wondering about rejetting it. I have taken the power box off the exhaust and intend to run the pipes two into one and...

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Got a pic?
Spent a few minutes tonight drilling out one of the screws in the front master cylinder.
Fun fun fun.... And what did I find inside? Nothing. Nope. Nada. Zilch. Zero fluid.
Wow.

Actually here in Texas, we need only brake light lp light hi/lo beam and indicator. Planning on moving those indicators down a bit. Dont need a speedo. Planning on moving controls a little bit...

Yeah. Looked at the weld on universal from TC...
Rode a hard tailed Harley a while back-dunno if I'm ready to cough up a kidney yet...lol...

'85 Vt500C... shaftie... 50K on the clock... carbs were, lets say... philthy?
Going to a solo seat-mock that up this weekend-changing bars, cleaning up electrics. Losing the speedo and tach (anyone...

So, I painted the stock tank and front fender the other day-fender ain't going back on the bike.
Now I'm cleaning up wiring, carbs and other issues...
Anyone know of a source for struts to replace...

500, old Shadow shaftie... yeah... I have two... one I'm leaving... and this one...

She's mine.... Got lots of stuff to do to her. Finally. Anyone else ever trick one of these out?

First shot at repainting tank and fender for Shadow project... What do yall think?

You can swap out the mag wheels on Honda shafties, i.e. the Vt500c, for wire wheels? Thinking about it...
Thinking biggest concern is the rear?

Thats a pretty sick little ride. I understand the need for freedom completely. Working on a Honda shaftie... will post pics...

Well, hell... I'm gonna try it. WTF? See what happens here in Tejas.