1983 vt750

[Orpen]

i was wondering how hard it would be to do an engine swap. Anyone with experience that could lend me some instructions and some tips i want my bike back and i can do alot of mechanical stuff

[Alan Naylor]

I think the first question is why you're doing it? For most of these machines, especially around the age you've got, unless you happen to have a spare engine sitting around, there's no good reason to do so. It's, literally, cheaper to buy another bike then to replace most of the parts/replace the engine of a Shadow from the early 80's. You can get a running Shadow 700-950 size from 1983-1985 for around 1k, pretty easilly.

That said, tearing downt he bik isn't too difficult if you've got a bit of mechanical inclination, the tools and space to do it, and a good book. Getting it back together and running is something else entirely. It's definitely a project. I've got my 84 700C in the garage right now, carbs off and half disassembled.

[VT750Shadow]

Took about 4 hours with 2 of us puttering around. No major problem if you have a good engine to put back. Got mine on Ebay for less than $100. Still going strong.