Hello everyone, my name is Matthew. I've been looking at riding for about 2 years now, but still have not gotten a motorcycle. Just to give you an idea of what I plan to do/want out of a motorcycle, I plan to use it as a commuter to/from school, which is a pretty short distance. Some longer trips would also happen, 100-200 miles though. I'm 20 year old male in college, and really like the shadow look.
Anyway, the reason I'm on the honda shadow forum is that one of my good friends is selling a 1984 Honda shadow vt500, with 37k miles. He's done some work on it, replacing fork seals, oil, steering bearings, and turn signals. He good with bikes and I trust him. He selling it to me for $1000. What I wanted to ask though, do you think this is a good bike for me? Would the 500 be comfortable for slightly longer highway rides? Is this a good beginner bike? In terms of maintenance, is this bike good, and are there common problems these bikes have? Really, any input would be appreciated. Thanks.
Here are some pictures of the bike.
Anyway, the reason I'm on the honda shadow forum is that one of my good friends is selling a 1984 Honda shadow vt500, with 37k miles. He's done some work on it, replacing fork seals, oil, steering bearings, and turn signals. He good with bikes and I trust him. He selling it to me for $1000. What I wanted to ask though, do you think this is a good bike for me? Would the 500 be comfortable for slightly longer highway rides? Is this a good beginner bike? In terms of maintenance, is this bike good, and are there common problems these bikes have? Really, any input would be appreciated. Thanks.
Here are some pictures of the bike.
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