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[@kellybgliding]

He is doing really well. Proud father moment..

[@coreyboothe2627]

I had a Yamaha Virago 1000 back in the late 80’s which was Carbureted. I used to crank it at 6 am every morning after work and let her warm up for about 10 good minutes before my morning rides. Always ran like a top after warmup. Great videos with your son. 👍

[@vetter847]

Really enjoying these father/son riding videos!

[@brianseibles6944]

Love the father son time teaching him the right way to do it is the only way to do it😊

[@gasmann6746]

He sounds like a good kid listening to your instructions well. Can’t wait to see Rob get a hold of him ..👍🏻🇦🇺

[@geraldgoodiii6993]

I was hoping that would happen. Since it seems Jon and Rob are good friends by now

[@macmac3770]

Big John, excellent father/son time imparting your experience along to Cam. Glad you’re contemplating attending a class with Lt. Rob and get those slow- speed skills down pat. His methods are no doubt some of the best out there and his mannerisms and care in helping folks obtain those skills is fantastic. Good job Cam!

[@tomcropper3800]

I am with you, I think the bike needs a tune up and those carbs cleaned and adjusted. You’re an awesome father John!

[@brettcreech3490]

I had a 97 100 Shadow ace and Shadows are cold natured sometimes you have to choke it for a bit but not long. That is actually an enriched not a choke . You don’t want to wash out the rings.😎

[@darkhorse1989]

What a great scence. Father and son riding. I cant wait till my son is back home next summer from college. My first bike was a honda ace 750. Love seeing this

[@professor767]

You're teaching him right, John. Good work. Don't forget to change the engine coolant as well. Those low bars look uncomfortable for him. Sounds like the clutch needs to be adjusted to engage sooner. Great video.👍🏾

[@Country-Marshal]

Great video, John. You're doing it right. Build up the skills in a safe environment. Progress to being comfortable and capable, then move to the next challenge. Parking lot, then neighborhood streets, then main drags, then brief highway, one or two exits, get off on backroads then go back around an exit or 2. Once he's comfortable add more exits. No Parkway or Turnpike for 2 seasons. Rob will do wonders for him too. An added bonus is the time you'll share together getting him up to road riding. In a few years you can look forward to all the road trips together. Your an amazing Dad. And an obviously proud one too. Great Job Cam. Dad knows what he's talking about, trust in him, you can't go wrong. Be safe brothers.

[@wayneoswald3906]

I agree with the seafoam, those carbs can be a pain to take off and put back. My 99 shadow 750 doesn't need choke unless it's colder than 60° or so and after about a minute warming up runs wonderful

[@ehiggins7476]

Awesome, both of yous sharing the best passion in the world, Motorcycles!

[@willkearney5002]

John my man, great to see these father/son moments. Congrats again my guy. May i suggest a LED HEADLIGHT. That bulb is dim, most likely an incandescent bulb.

[@patriciabramble6704]

I/ we love how you are ensuring he learns the basics and he is showing willingness to learn.

[@GeorgeLongus-g3b]

Keep on rockin and ride in a good way.

[@freefree2021]

Those bikes are pretty bullet proof, I'd run thru the basics spark, air and a bottle of seafoam.

[@haroldblanton1555]

Dan Dan the fireman, I have learned so much from him. Great for any riders.

[@richardrussell500]

The spark plugs will tell you what is going on inside of the engine... proper timing, blowby and air/fuel ratio. also, check the fuel filter. I would run a can of Seafoam in the tank to clean out the carb. Proud father :-)

[@weeepa1446]

Great job as a father, he's going to be a great rider 👍 👍💪💪

[@kam08479]

I had a bike once that ran perfect all the time. Except when it was first started either first time of the day or the 10th time of the day after it cooled down for awhile. I always had to let it idle for approx 3-4 minutes to get the engine temp up some. If I would crank it up and start out a driveway, parking lot etc and did not let it warm up it would run just fine until I put it in a lean to turn onto the street and it would stumble. So when on a big bike and your going slow in a lean and it stumbles for a second it’s like that bike is going down. And it would only do this once after each start up in a lean if not warmed up.

[@brettcreech3490]

Preaload and keep it loaded.😎

[@J3B24]

Maybe install a carburetor Dynojet kit on the Shadow. If anything, at least a good carburetor cleaning by taking it apart and cleaning all of it. Awesome video as well. Really cool to see you and your son bonding and the fact that you both enjoy riding. Give him time and he will become a great rider. He has a great teacher.

[@russellhalleran9080]

Good to see some great teaching. Well Done! Cam enjoy and ride Safe!

[@abeastrules]

Probably just need to clean the carbs. Before I sold my Ninja I had to clean the carbs because I didn't ride it much and the gas might have went bad. I took the loss from the sale.

[@josephmirigliano8728]

Awesome video really enjoyed watching this video. Both of you are safe and enjoy.

[@CYCLEFANATIX]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@s.s.goldwing9797]

He is doing a great job, but I can’t wait to see him experience one of Robert classes! Suggest to him to watch a couple of his practice videos😊 he’s going to do great seems levelheaded👍 can’t wait to get to meet you someday as well John😀

[@CYCLEFANATIX]

Thanks 👊👍

[@allanespiritu3]

Awesome series of videos with your son. Going to be a few years before I can start teaching my son to ride but I’m looking forward to it. With regards to the carb sounds like it needs a good cleaning and tune or possible replacement. A well tuned carb should start and maintain idle even in the cold but unlike EFI will need to warm up more to run optimally

[@whitewalls4409]

Wow I'm so jealous of your blue laws! I never heard of it until your video. I really wish we had blue laws here in Wisconsin.

[@CraigAquilina-fw3nn]

john I would say get that that clutch adjusted,and get him some different handlebars,the handlebars are making him look very uncomfortable,just a suggestion. just a question where in bergen county are you,im from hackensack,but I live in florida for the last 20 years,

[@volodymyrgonor5688]

it's crazy to me to see my hometown in your video. Good old Radburn

[@88azturbo]

I sold my 2007 Honda Shadow Spirit C2 (pretty much the same bike) last year after buying my 2022 Road Glide. That Honda was a fantastic motorcycle! Mine didn't much like cold start ups either. Pay attention to the fuel petcock getting gummed up and it's vacuum diaphragm failing causing it to piss fuel out the weep hole. I put a jet kit in the carb and it ran great! Rode that bike to work every single day for about 6 years and 44000 miles.. You'll see many miles on that Honda

[@Wessoncustoms]

Carb can be pretty finicky at times but ive had the best luck with Mikuni carbs and pretty easy to tune.

[@philipwoodacre1644]

it probably just needs a good service.then you will be golden !!!

[@hernandez9038]

Sounds like dirty carb, run some sea foam through it

[@DeBa1226]

Bro that’s some great work there in the parking lot. Love that!

[@mpcabling]

That's normal especially if it's cold out .. after 10 mins it should wake up.. its running to good to have a problem.. worst case clean the jets, check float height.. you'll be good 👍

[@davidgrant99]

It’s been sitting for a long time, so the carburetor is probably all junked up, especially the Jets, haven’t gone through and clean the Jets and make sure that the seats are good and the O-rings

[@roddawe2505]

Yeah like number one. Don't run red lights like Dad did! Right Dad? 😮 who me? 😂 . Luv your videos 😊.

[@geraldgoodiii6993]

I wanted that bike so damn bad when I was 20. In the white and silver color .. the shadow Aero with the big ass fenders. Landed up on a Suzuki c50 but man.. that shadow is sweeet. I’ll keep my RG now lol But damn.. as a kid .. OMG AMAZING RIDE

[@klchristian1522]

Good father- son time

[@joesainato8051]

Great video and bonding experience. I’d run some seafoam in there and see if it’s cleans it up. If not I’d clean the carbs

[@CYCLEFANATIX]

Thanks for the tips!

[@WhoElse627]

My 02 sprortster takes 20 seconds with the choke on n she runs like a TOP💪🏼🤙🏼

[@marcusturner5291]

Nice video keep up the good work Cycle Fanatix

[@geraldgoodiii6993]

I gotta get that black and white jacket

[@JonV-r7q]

Others have used that parking lot for donut practice also. LOL!!!!!!

[@CYCLEFANATIX]

Lmao yeah !!

[@xanbiker]

Might still be a good Idea to run some carburetor cleaner through it.

[@PaulBerry-bm6lk]

Good video. He's getting it. It takes time

[@raybrdjr]

the carbs need cleaned is all thats wrong if its bogging like that. jets prolly got varnish on em over the years

[@MikeAudi]

I had an old vtx 1100 and I had to have it all warmed before it ran good.

[@f.t.w1066]

Practice makes perfect..👍👍👍

[@williampierce5615]

It needs a jet kit.

[@210033032]

I’ll stick with my Thorogood boots. American made and union made!!!!

[@gregbabcock9396]

Isn’t the traffic worse on Sundays because no one is working?

[@juanhuttoe4517]

Have the carb cleaned.

[@twowheelz4life205]

John, your son needs to turn his head and look through the turns. He's just looking at his front bumper or what's right what is in front of him. Look to where you want the bike to go.

[@The_baggerbond]

What kind of sunglasses are those?

[@John2710]

What is the brand of the karoo b&w jacket?

[@brettcreech3490]

Run some sea foam through it.

[@Imsaved777]

No fuel gauge, how stupid can that be?