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Hi guys, (I already posted a few weeks ago but I did not explain the problem correct.) I have a problem. My bike ran perfectly but then I decided to weld my speedometer to the bike. My headers are original but I also welded them a little bit longer with extra material and I put some DB-killers...

Hey, New rider and Shadow (2000 ACE) owner here :) The bike starts with choke on, but shuts off as soon as I touch the throttle (with choke on) - There is no issue when I touch the throttling with the choke is off. Is this normal? Any help is greatly appreciated.

My 1994 shadow vt1100c has about 21k miles on it and its never been left outside and looks (and runs) almost like new. Being from the upper mid-west I don't tend to ride the bike during the winter months. When I try to start the bike after its not been run for a couple months it's very, very...

Dose anybody know of a good relocation kit for the 1100 choke? The current lever on the handlebars has started to get rough over the past year and I was hoping to get a new kit that could relocate it elsewhere, the plunger ones seem like it would be better but I can’t find a specific kit for the...

Hi all, Does anyone know the exact name of the carbs on this bike? My choke lever is all messed up and I'm trying to figure out if I can convert it into a push/pull choke instead. Anyone done anything similar to that model? Any help to point me in the right direction would be greatly...

We recently picked up a 2002 VLX600 (our second Shadow, I rode an '84 VT500C for many years) and I'd love a second opinion on some behavior it's showing: It runs fine on even a small amount of choke, and once warm, will idle and rev fine in neutral with no choke at all. But as soon as you...

So last night I noticed my bike (1986 Honda Shadow 500c) has been running rich. I don't need the choke for a cold start and you can smell gas from the pipes. What could be causing this an dhow can I fix it. Thank You.