[ballisticpc]

Hello guys and gals.. I picked up a 1985 Honda VT700 Shadow. I finally got it to run after replacing the coils. I'm currently looking for a left side cover for the bike. Color does not matter as I have to repaint the tank anyhow. I have owned several CB700SC Nighthawks over the years. Crashed the first one I had when a lady decided her station wagon was a great road block. She was going across the roadway to another parking lot to drop her daughter off. She pulled out then saw me and instead of punching it and getting out of the way she stopped dead. Me doing 55 or so mph thought she was going to keep going. I ended up hitting her right behind the rear tire and the Nighthawk and myself went for a flight. Shattered ankle bone but otherwise unscathed. That was the first and last bike I ever had registered. I have had the others as projects. Anyhow thanks for letting me join in the shadow site. Im looking for parts and probably will be looking for other information as I get this Shadow on the road. It sat outside since 2013. Which isn't a long time but some parts got toasted in the dormant state it was in. Both the clutch and brake masters will need to be replaced due to corrosion. Among other parts like turn signals and whatnot. Below is the bike was missing the keys I do have a title for it.

 

[D's Spirit]

Howdy ballisticpc!

Good luck with the re-store!

 

[ballisticpc]

I am thinking about doing a bobber style bike with it. I have seen a few cool looking bobbers made out of the VT700. Like this one.

Or this one...

 

[punxsybob]

Welcome ballisticpc .I also had a CB700SC , great bikes. Now have an '01 Spirit 750 and love this bike too.
Have fun with your restoration project.

 

[jomana sharp]

nice ride !

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[swifty2014]

VERY COOL bike.
A big problem with the 1983-84 is the 2 spark units on the rear fender.
But guys find a workaround.

 

[ballisticpc]

I was out messing with it tonight. I replaced the front brake master and the clutch master. Rebuilt the clutch slave. Seem to be having a stuck choke. It moves a little but Im not familiar with how the chokes work on these carbs. I guess I'll get a crash course on it... Saw a video on youtube but it wasn't super clear. The guy was removing the carbs and just uncrewed the nuts from the choke cables. If it wasn't idling a little high I wouldn't worry about it. Also when I removed the tank there are 2 hoses that go to a tank in the rear. What is that tank? I see there is a fuel sender there but Im not sure what that tank is for. Is there a fuel pump in there?

 

[ballisticpc]

I just found the service manual here and now I feel complete. Going to check the fuel pump and make sure everything is functional.

 

[swifty2014]

That is the reserve tank about 1/2 gallon of gas. The sender on top with 2 wires is a low fuel light.
A red light on the dash will light up if it is working.
The fuel pump is down below that after the shut-off valve and filter.

 

[ballisticpc]

Main fuel tank feeds the reserve tank. I was wondering how in the hell the bike was running with no tank on it. I poured fuel into the carb and it fired up. But stayed running..

 

[swifty2014]

Yes that comes in handy when you want to sync your carbs or do other tuning with the tank out of the way.

 

[Troy Jollimore]

Chances are that sending unit no longer works. Check it out first, but there are threads here, and elsewhere on the Net, that outline how to replace the little thermistor that’s inside the sensor. A new sensor is around $100, IIRC. Though for Bobber projects, most just eliminate that tank altogether.

 

[Rocketmouse77]

Welcome
Looks like you've already discovered how easy it is to get help here...

 

[PeriodicNewk]

Hey! I’m brand new here also, about to make my intro post and got distracted by yours. I’ll be doing very similar to my ‘83 750 that you’re doing. Already started taking it apart because the frame needs cleaning and probably new paint