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Just bought my first bike...

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Hello everyone. Michael here. I just bought my first bike. Its a 1988 VT800. I got it for a great price from a guy that also bought it to learn how to ride.

I am pretty excited. I plan on riding it the way it is until I am comfortable with it. Then I am going to redo it and pay homage to my grandfather who flew B17s in the war. His plane was called "The Careful Virgin" so I thought it was appropriate since I am a virgin rider.

Hopefully I can learn a thing or 2 by reading things on here.
 

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2005 shadow engine noise

I have a 2005 Honda Shadow Spirit 1100 with 7,400 miles. The concern that I have is that when you get into 5th gear and throttle up above 50 mph , I get what sounds like some type of rattling from the engine. The bike runs great at lower speeds from 4th gear and down. Have had the bike to the dealer concerning this as they say that they checked it out and just ride the bike.
Has anyone else encountered this type of issue with their bike ?
 
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