Added another one to the stable.

[patrick_777]

2007 Honda Shadow 750 Spirit.

Vance & Hines Straightshot Exhaust, Stage 1 jet, Cat's Eye taillight. Soon to have a 37t rear sprocket/chain, a new headlight and some tiny LED accent lights for nighttime. I'm not going all out chopper like Dupo though, any customization will be toward the musclebike arena.

Click the pics for bigger!

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The GZ and the Ninja aren't lonely anymore. More to come.

[alanmcorcoran]

Looks like a fun one.

[patrick_777]

What little I've ridden it, it's not as much fun as the Ninja, but it is a completely different style of ride.

[adrianinflorida]

Nice. I like the color, nice and understated.

I can't decide if I want to move up to a Shadow or Boulevard when the time comes later this year or early next year.

[Easy Rider]

Vance & Hines Straightshot Exhaust,

:facepalm:

[patrick_777]

Hey, I didn't put it on...and it IS baffled.

[adrianinflorida]

Hey, I didn't put it on...and it IS baffled.You could always drill some holes in it. ;)

[Easy Rider]

Hey, I didn't put it on...and it IS baffled.

Is it really? Will it pass the broom handle test......that is will a broom handle (or similar) inserted in the rear encounter an obstruction before it gets to the first bend in the pipes ? If not, then it has no "real" baffles.

[alanmcorcoran]

Will it pass the broom handle test......that is will a broom handle (or similar) inserted in the rear encounter an obstruction before it gets to the first bend in the pipes?

Say... Easy, I didn't know you'd spent time in the Big House!

[Easy Rider]

Say... Easy, I didn't know you'd spent time in the Big House!

:curse: :redflip:

[adrianinflorida]

Will it pass the broom handle test......that is will a broom handle (or similar) inserted in the rear encounter an obstruction before it gets to the first bend in the pipes?

Say... Easy, I didn't know you'd spent time in the Big House!
:popcorn:

[BusyWeb]

Wow...
I feel some muscle power on this bike.
And clean design...
Hope that we members are going to have some detailed reports.... :roll:

[Water Warrior 2]

Good looking addition to the stable. Are you trying for one of each manufacturer ? lol.

[patrick_777]

Ha! Yeah, a Japanese full house.

[Dupo]

Welcome to the shadow owners club.

Those V&H straightshots are the shit. V&H are prob the loudest of the aftermarket pipes. If you get addicted to the sound ... Big City Thunder makes some awesome baffle replacements.

[patrick_777]

http://www.postimage.org/aVz0weS.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVz0weS)

http://www.postimage.org/aVz0Gdr.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVz0Gdr)

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[alanmcorcoran]

That one looks like a nice middle ground between the GZ and the Beast. I sat on a few of those at the KYSH dealers when I was shopping. I think there was a similar one with slight different styling... Aero? memory fails me.

I'll have to keep an eye out for used one. Carb or FI? How big is the gas tank?

[Water Warrior 2]

Forget the bikes, I want the garage and driveway.

[patrick_777]

Alan, you are right. It seems like a very confident step between a GZ and a roadbeast. It's a Shadow Spirit, carbed. Also the last of the chain drives for that model.

Did I mention that it was cheap?

[Sarris]

Looks like a Harley.

:whistle: :neener: :whistle: :neener: :whistle: :neener:

[patrick_777]

But this bike actually works.

[adrianinflorida]

Looks like a Harley.

:whistle: :neener: :whistle: :neener: :whistle: :neener:
No, \/ Now, it looks like a Harley \/


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[patrick_777]

Oh that is HILARIOUS!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Dupo]

Its amazing to see a stock spirit then look out the window at mine and see how far away i have mine from the original look.

Stock or custom, they are awesome bikes.

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/1057/18661b823d1712381478630.jpg

[Sarris]

Your rake is awsome.

:chop:

[Easy Rider]

Your rake is awsome.


I prefer an awsome rack, actually! :shocked: :whistle:

[adrianinflorida]

Your rake is awsome.


I prefer an awsome rack, actually! :shocked: :whistle:
Here you go, to each his own, I guess. :)

http://www.chatsworth.com/uploadedImages/Files/racks-applic-rgb72.jpg

[patrick_777]

I have better pictures of racks than that one.

[Easy Rider]

I have better pictures of racks than that one.

Certified nerds......both of you!! :poke2: :crazy: :crackup

[adrianinflorida]

But the one I posted was of a very nice pair, I thought.

[patrick_777]

Reviving the old thread. Added some Progressive 412 shocks today.
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And made my own ghetto bike lift.

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[BusyWeb]

Reviving the old thread. Added some Progressive 412 shocks today.
And made my own ghetto bike lift.

That's a beautiful bike...
BTW, what is the Progressive 412 ?? shock absorber?? or seat??
Let me search at internet.. ha ha ha

[bonehead]

Way to use the ole noodle there Patrick, great idea.

[patrick_777]

I have issues.

http://www.idlerants.com/images/bikes.jpg

'05 SV650

[burkbuilds]

We all have issues, at least your issues look like fun!

[dhgeyer]

Oh boy do I ever have issues. Issues and issues and issues. Motorcycle Consumer News, BMW Owners News, Concourier, American Motorcyclist, Cruiser Magazine, and others in the basement I've forgotten all about. Seven years. That's a lot of issues. And that's just from one hobby, never mind all the others. Ya gotta have real issues to have that many issues.

[Water Warrior 2]

Therapy, lots of therapy and meds.

[alanmcorcoran]

Better a collection of motorcycles than a bevy of indiscreet cocktail waitresses, D-list skanks and porn stars. A much cheaper distraction and much less likely to result in having dental work (and SUV aeration) performed by one's wife with a golf club.

I must have missed #4. Do you have one each of the Japanese manufacturer's now?

[dhgeyer]

Better a collection of motorcycles than a bevy of indiscreet cocktail waitresses, D-list skanks and porn stars.

Yup, motorcycling is cheaper alright. On the other hand, riding a cocktail waitress requires very limited safety gear, is more fun while it lasts, and is unlikely to get anyone killed outright. It produces very little emissions, and is not known to be harmful to the environment (assuming one takes reasonable precautions to prevent contributing to overpopulation). It uses only renewable energy sources. Both hobbies involve adroit handling of curves, speed control, balance, and some degree of physical and mental skill. On the down side, the babes usually require more preventative maintenance systems (or PMS). But, honestly, which would you rather be doing right now? :whistle:

Nice collection of bikes, by the way.

[patrick_777]

Click for bigger.

The jacket is new also. A First Gear TPG Ranier from NewEnough's closeout. $149. I think it was one of the last XXL yellows.
It isn't as yellow as I wanted it to be, but it's damn warm and cozy in 33 degree weather. :tup:

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[patrick_777]

I must have missed #4. Do you have one each of the Japanese manufacturer's now?

I just got it a little while ago. I actually am missing a Yamaha. This SV650 was a deal too good to pass up.

[Water Warrior 2]

Patrick, nice SV and new jacket. Just got my First Gear Kilimanjaro jacket today.

[patrick_777]

Updated with clubman bars, mirrors, new grips and a centerline racing stripe.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2720/4307910846_61d7cc1be4.jpg (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2720/4307910846_61d7cc1be4_b.jpg)

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[BusyWeb]

I hope that I want to have same issues like you have now...
MMS, wanted but can't afford... ha ha ha
Lovely color, YELLOW....

PS: When you gonna have an Yami... ha ha ha

[Water Warrior 2]

Sure would like to take that for a spin around the block.

[alanmcorcoran]

Is it just me, or does that bike scream "Let's do something real stupid together!" If I go out wrapped around a pole, I'd prefer it be on something like looks like that than my GZ. Of course, my back hurts a little just looking at it.

Make a video so us chickenshit conservative riders can live through you (for a little while, anyway) vicariously.

You might need a helmet with a bright yellow mohawk... just sayin'.

[patrick_777]

Needless to say, the front wheel has come off the ground more than once.


PS: I'm not necessarily saying it was on purpose.