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Hey all, here's the situation, I'm rehabbing a 2001 VT1100C2 that sat for 4 or so years. I haven't worked on a bike in over 20 years and have never owned or worked on any shaft driven bikes, like this one. I have service manual but I feel like i'm missing something. Problem: shifting gears...

Hey yall, I do 75% of my riding on Texan highways, around 75mph. I've got the VT1100 Spirit. This bike, not having a sixth gear, really protests going those speeds. No pulling power, and smack dab in the no-mans-land of the powerband, where peak torque happened 20mph ago and peak power isn't for...

I've read as many of the past discussions on final drive breather leaks as I possibly can. Generally they devolve into a rtm scream fest. I'm dealing with a 2005 vt750 Aero final drive that keeps weeping out of the top breather. With the bike on the side stand (as per manual) I fill to the...