NBD - Honda Shadow 1100
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wagdog
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The pipes that are on it are aftermarket and were put on before I bought it. They have baffles, but I'm pretty sure they aren't packed.
It's not crazy LOUD (something I'm not a fan of), but it's certainly not quiet. There is a school of thought that says loud pipes are better for safety reasons.
mongooz
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there IS that school of thought, but the clowns around here with the open harley pipes.....yea they're loud so cars can hear them coming a qaurter mile away.....but when they go zooming thru an intersection and don't hear the cop or ambulance coming the other way.....things go very badly for the loud pipes.
just sayiin'
tiger roach
Urban Bovine Knievel
Sweet. Have fun, ride safely.
wagdog
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Yep, I'm not a fan of loud pipes. On the list of winter fixes in addition to 3rd gear are repacking the baffles.
wagdog
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Never enough training on bikes as far as I'm concerned. I took a motorcycle safety course when I was in the service in the late 80s - learned a great deal. Taking another one wouldn't be a bad idea.
Yeah, you can never be too safe with that kind of thing. A current class might give you hints on the recent ways people ignore bikes on the road so you can look out for them. There are no fender benders on a bike, so best bet is to be carful out there. This is the main reason I take my vision and coordination issues as a reason to never ride a bike...I can't be aware enough of all the idiocy out there.
OGG
Master of the Meh
Nice.
Those old Shadows were great cruiser bikes. Super reliable, economical, fun to ride, good looking...
I had a few different Shadow models over the years, they were all great, but I particularly loved my VLX. That was a sexy bike.
Never had an 1100 though, that's a whole lotta motor right there. Thing must be all kinds of quick.
Those old Shadows were great cruiser bikes. Super reliable, economical, fun to ride, good looking...
I had a few different Shadow models over the years, they were all great, but I particularly loved my VLX. That was a sexy bike.
Never had an 1100 though, that's a whole lotta motor right there. Thing must be all kinds of quick.
Guitar Heel
Demented Trick
Nice! I need to get a bike again.
wagdog
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It's got some giddy-up. Gets up to speed quickly and cruises right along on the hwy doing 65 comfortably. It's pretty heavy, so lighter bikes with smaller engines are way quicker. My days of going fast are long, long gone.
Sold my last one 12 years ago. Feels great to ride again, I really missed it.
Psychotronic
Bored Silly
Awesome. The Shadow 1100 was my first street bike.
Prages
User Error
It pains me to say, but I haven't had my bike out of the shed this year. It's still got an inspection sticker that expired in April. I've been thinking about selling it.
I'd really like to get a nicer, newer bike, but I don't want to do that until I come up with a better place to park it than I have right now. My poor little storage building is packed with the bike, some tools, a bunch of bicycles, etc, etc, etc. I'd have to do some major cleaning to get any bigger a bike in there.
Maybe next year I'll build a bigger storage building (or even a small garage) and then I'll let myself get a new bike.
I'd really like to get a nicer, newer bike, but I don't want to do that until I come up with a better place to park it than I have right now. My poor little storage building is packed with the bike, some tools, a bunch of bicycles, etc, etc, etc. I'd have to do some major cleaning to get any bigger a bike in there.
Maybe next year I'll build a bigger storage building (or even a small garage) and then I'll let myself get a new bike.
wagdog
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Lol, that's exactly how I ended up selling my last one (kawi 750) 12 years ago. It was stuck in my shed w/the lawnmower and whatnot and I'd ridden it 4 times the entire summer. Guy gave me the same $600 I paid for it several years before that, and it was gone. Regretted it ever since.