Does anyone know off hand what year VT1000 body parts will interchange? I want to pick up a (maybe Spirit) rear fender for my 02 Sabre, and see a bunch that are 95-96-97 etc. that are a lot cheaper than those for a 02-03 etc.
I'm fairly certain that 00-07 will interchange no problem. I'm going to probably be chopping some off anyway but don't want to jack up my OEM one just in case I mess something up :grin2:
Thanks!
EDIT: I say "no problem" I know the seat mounting might be different, but I'm concerned mainly with the width and bolt spacing on the support bars for the rear fender.
It sure looks like the rear fender brackets are the same for the early shadows and sabres. I have a full rear fender with tail light and wiring harness from a 1993 Shadow VT1100C. PM me if you want to make an offer on it.
So I took a closer look at the differences between the rear ends of the Spirit and the Sabre - looks like there is more than just a different rear fender at play since the fender supports actually are completely different too. I don't know if the differences are purely cosmetic like the reflector, or if they are more mechanical (I understand they do not have the welded bolts for the seat bracket that the Sabre has). As long as the hole spacing and width is the same, it should be a straight forward swap - but now that I see the supports are actually two physically different units I've got second thoughts. Any input? I unfortunately don't have a Spirit to measure off of.
That helps a lot. I had come across that post but didn’t see the other link. So if a Sabre fender fits the Spirit rails, the Spirit fender should fit the Sabre rails... now if I can just talk the eBay guy down a bit on the fender I’ll pull the trigger.
No, unfortunately I never got around to it. Currently still rocking the looooong Sabre fender. Right now I'm considering either getting another Sabre fender and chopping it, or just investing in the Blue Collar Bobbers one. I hate that it's so expensive, but it's nearly 100% the look I'm wanting. Of course, their fender doesn't work with the stock seat, and their seat doesn't work with the stock fender (ingenious how they get you to end up buying both eh?).
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