FIRST MODIFICATIONS TO YOUR FIRST MOTORCYCLE - HONDA SHADOW

[@crypto_que]

Whenever you buy used bikes with extra gadgets wired, always completely remove them. My first bike came with lights under it & they drained the battery even when turned off. After the battery would no longer hold a charge I took it for service for something unrelated & they explained the ground was bad, & removed a mile long jury rigged "harness" for the aftermarket lights. Congratulations on your new bike!

[@richardrussell500]

Good to see a young man learning how to wrench... it is becoming a lost art. Instead of fixing things, this younger generation throws it away for a new one. Looks fantastic. Good stuff :-)

[@kennethlindahl9206]

I got a 04 aero a few years ago. First thing I did is to take off the windshield and give her a thorough bath and wax too. Then the backrest came off and the fog/passing lights went on later got new mirrors and I am done.(that is what I keep telling myself) I left the foot boards, heel toe shifter, engine guard and the pillion and luggage rack because they are too useful to me. Mine is the purple and black paint version very, striking. She is in bed for the winter.... I miss her!

[@kennethlindahl9206]

Ps I highly recommend the foot boards and heel toe shifter!

[@zekerzfourez906]

Oh for sure, cant go wrong with the footboards

[@GH-cp9wc]

Hard to beat the value of a Honda. Ride safe!

[@jjlinc1326]

Dig the video, ‘03 750 shadow was my first bike as well.. just a little food for thought.. cobra pipes sound great on the shadows and give it a more “Harley like” sound

[@tennesseebound6597]

Looks a lot better! Great working with your son ❤

[@DeBa1226]

Wow! Just a few turns of a wrench and that bike is cleaning up nicely!!

[@choppergirl]

I just consider the extras as free bonuses or cheaper additions I can always take off. They are not deal breakers at all for me, and sometimes very welcome. Like the bonus of a windshield, or sissy bar, or rack. A lot of times I'll see an add on and never knew it existed, and then go searching for the new after market part on ebay. That said, I don't add much to my bikes except things to expand their cargo carry capacity.

[@ScottZimmerman-p8f]

Great looking ride. Have a blast and be safe. Respect your motorcycle. Heat those reflectors up and pop them off.

[@twowheelz4life205]

I was thinking that very same thing!

[@JesseDemayo]

Looks way better

[@nailsanders9572]

Makes me want another Shadow… looks great

[@violetspider_]

The new phantom looks great. No fuel gauge though 😂. I mean it wouldn't of taken much to put one on but 🤷

[@nailsanders9572]

That’s what I’m talking bout…. That’s always fun

[@btoso32]

What a nice bike for the young whipper snapper! I started on a shadow 8ish years ago. Great bike!

[@marcusturner5291]

Nice video keep up the good work Cycle Fanatix

[@johnburk5748]

Congratulations and good luck to your son

[@curtishoke143]

That cool you get to ride with your son cherish all the fun y'all have together, buy him a Harley soon🤩

[@cincoljay]

Nice job. Looks very nice

[@Lukerides11EGC]

New sub. Been riding my Shadow 12 years. Absolutely love it! Enjoy!

[@CYCLEFANATIX]

Welcome aboard!

[@everettjohns886]

Looks so much better now it's decluttered. Good job Cam. It's a good first bike. Shiny side up and keep the front wheel on the ground. Cage free

[@whitewalls4409]

I thought it looked good before but now it really looks great! Nice work guys!

[@nailsanders9572]

Beautiful, ride looks great

[@rl6490]

CLEAN!!

[@bigal7561]

Please don't call it a starter bike. It's deserves better that that. I started riding Harley''s when I was 15 and I'm 68 now. None of the many Harley's I rode back in the day could touch a shadow. I remember if you put those plastic saddle bags on your bike you were not right in the head. It and gypsy leather was not cool. I've rode shadows up in the mountains, on switch backs, across the painted desert and week long rides. They aren't gold wings but if you want a Winnebago with two wheels, cool for you. Plus you can mod this bike to look like anything you can think of they just don't cost a fortune. Triple the cost on one and everyone would be talking about this great touring beast called a shadow. I had to leave the Harley and big bike days behind. Got that annoying cancer and with one lung,, hard to pick up a bike on your own. So I got into restoring a bike from my college days. 1975 Honda CB 360t that I took down to zero and restored everything. including all bearings shocks, electrical, shocks, elec ignit. and so on. Took it to my first show ever (small town car show) and won best in show. So that's what I'm going to do. Ride it around town and take it to shows in the covered trailer I bought just for that. It will hold 3 bikes. I don't take the 75 out for long rides. Not a single flaw in the beautiful paint or anything else. It's perfect and I did everything by hand and KZbin. Ha. truck load of 0000 and elbow grease. Took 6 years because when they took my lung I was in and out of hospitals for 2 years and 7 surgeries but I got it done. Now I need a bike like a shadow. It's the right size and I can load it to take along with trips for ride arounds. May take the wife to sturgis when the party's over. Ha. I do my home work. The shadow is solid regardless of the model. I can go with my friends on a weekend ride or even longer with this bike and if I do something stupid and lay it over, I can still get it up (but not in a good way.....Ha). Love to see you guys working on one together. the one I'm looking at tomorrow has a lot of stickers and stuff that I will remove and have a matching quality paint job that will match my cb360t. I subbed your channel and hope you have a lot more content because this was good.

[@josephmirigliano8728]

Awesome video John I really enjoyed watching this one. It’s great to see you and your son together working on bikes you both ride safe and enjoy.

[@CYCLEFANATIX]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@geraldjlemoine]

Vegy oil works for taking sticker glue off paint.

[@davedarling2008]

Don't forget to get a GOOD look at the tires, for dry rot. That's the biggest issue for older bikes with very low mileage. Enjoy the new ride!!!

[@PaulBerry-bm6lk]

Good video. It looks good

[@BlueGravity777]

Goo gone works great for stickers better than WD40.

[@Philo-Rides]

Cool vid John and Cam. My son's got my Sporty now. He services it himself. We have fun doing maintenance to it.

[@juanhuttoe4517]

Looks great. Look forward to see what comes next.

[@Rockt-p6m]

Man, that went from goofy to great looking bike in no time. Good job. And nice to see a fine father and son team at work.

[@CYCLEFANATIX]

Thanks 👍

[@jo5195]

Great first bike and in my case good last bike , stay up and stay safe

[@klchristian1522]

Although you're a good rider, I hope that your son takes a MSF type course too

[@johnblackwood1337]

I've got an 09 Arrow that looks identical to that one. Mine has about 18,000 Mi on it and I'm getting ready to rip the front end off and work on the forks. I bought it with 14,000 Mi on it and I don't think it had any oil in the shocks when I bought it. I'll find out next week. I love my bike though. For the money it was hard to beat. Everyone says those 750s aren't good on the interstate. I can pass everybody on the Road! It's no rocket by far but it'll get you from point A to point B and feeling pretty good about it too. I may end up with Ape hangers on mine when I get it stabilized.

[@edwardfaris8516]

Looking good guys..maybe the new channel will be Cycle Fanatix's and son? 🤔

[@kellybgliding]

Looks really good 👍🏾

[@freefree2021]

Looks good, has a great rear fender for a solo seat. Ride safe!

[@edmilkovitz297]

Looks much better, clean look . Time for some practice

[@professor767]

That's a nice bike. I'm partial to Hondas, riding one now, had them for years. May be a good idea to change the coolant in addition to the oil. He may also want to install some bar risers to raise the handlebars a bit for smoother handling. Many aftermarkets carry them for that bike. I had mini-apes on my CB750. Be careful though, John, that bike is bullet-proof and you may just not want to get off it once you cruise on that light bike with the low CG. 🥰

[@garvinboyce2937]

Looks like a totally different bike safe travels..

[@darrenmccue5510]

Proud Daddy moments all the way 🙂

[@EZ4U2Say11]

Flip the risers around makes handlebars more comfortable

[@brettcreech3490]

Good job and very nice bike.

[@tax905972]

That's funny because when I get my bike inspected, those stickers fall off.

[@robertdavis9763]

That bike looks clean without all that stuff on it lol

[@gphilipc2031]

Oh yeah ... Da NY Syndicate ... Inspection or Rider Fleecing?

[@hobbytube765]

Tip : use brake cleaner for left residue or even the whole sticker works ewery time

[@thomashicks1392]

Like all ur videos but i have been thru the msf classes to learn to ride i want my first bike to be a HD road glide do u think im jumping out there too fast with my choice of motorcycle thanks in advance

[@shmaksenjakson2108]

Which year model and engine is this beast look much cleaner 🫡

[@GruntHarley]

Come on you had to take the AAA sticker off that gave the bike some character 😂 . I didn’t know NJ had no bike inspection. We have them here in Mass but sticker goes on the plate and not on the bike at least. Chrome engine guard will tie everything together nice work de cluttering it. Bike looks a lot sharper now. Ride safe ✌🏼

[@keithclever5810]

Nice starter bike. Depending on the price I would be interested in 2 speakers.

[@bmannering]

I like the one piece batwing like the one that came with this bike. If you aren't using it and still have it, let's make a deal.

[@getyourmotorrunning...]

Best thing for glue is white spirits. If paper type stickers place a tissue over and wet with white spirits

[@nickfilomeno1041]

That was my first bike looked identical lol same color and everything I hollowed out the two into 1 exhaust welded it back together it sounded mean lol

[@cageannette625]

My dad used to hum whole songs, guitar solos and all when we worked together.

[@paullukianovichjr.7010]

Where in jersey? I’m in south jersey. Marlton area. Ride an 07 shadow spirit.

[@CYCLEFANATIX]

North jersey

[@paullukianovichjr.7010]

Well if you guys are ever down here. Lemme know. I’ll ride with ya guys

[@willnolan8026]

Where did you get those handlebars? I have a 2011 Honda shadow aero that I bought with t bars already installed and I want something identical to yours

[@conceptcs]

That's a nice windshield. What brand is that?

[@ssproductions790]

Wd-40 isn't petroleum based, it's fish oil based last i checked. May be wrong with the newer ingredients though

[@pabiker65ultra56]

I'm the one that inquired on them when you first got the bike

[@JohnBraman413]

i would have at least left the bags on for some storage.

[@michaelmiller559]

What exhaust system is that? I've been look for an aftermarket 2 to 1 system and haven't had a whole lot of luck

[@GearHead-Moto]

Buffer and compound without wash 1st? Could have caused some damage.

[@smokinjoe7625]

Oil change fluid flush ?

[@AMERICAFIRST54]

Is it called a Shadow because it looks like a imitation Harley?

[@1ofthe1sChosen]

Anybody know where I can get a speedometer for a 2007 shadow spirit? The heat has peeled the dial.

[@JoeGoeMotorcycleAdventures]

Wow, what a difference! That was a terrible looking windshield. The shape of it was awful. Looking good! 👍

[@CYCLEFANATIX]

Thanks 👍

[@williampierce5615]

Let the viewers know if that bike has any gear wine from the shaft drive. Normal im told.

[@CYCLEFANATIX]

No, I really don’t hear anything. We’re gonna do some maintenance on it soon.

[@charleswilcher7915]

you can not resell that amp when u cut the wires i have one on my bike

[@abruptlyblunt]

now that it's 7 months later i was curious how your kid feels about riding a 600 lb cruiser with only 44 hp???

[@420deerenation]

If he decides to get rid of the bags would love to get them off him for a deal

[@darkhorse1989]

My first bike was a Honda American classic they called it the ACE 750. Stripped that bitch down put some pipes on it and I loved it

[@MikkelHougaard]

Awesome bike, but damn turn the idle Down

[@AngelLLopezjr-mz6bu]

On blaster is better trust me

[@wheelz9429]

You put the polisher with the pad face down on ya drive 🤦‍♂️

[@davidgearardo1788]

I’m at the point in my life if it’s not stock I’m not buying it, too many people putting unnecessary chachkis and farkles stripping bolts, etc.

[@pabiker65ultra56]

Do you want to sell the Stereo Hit me up video

[@kevinkinney5445]

Where & Why would someone get & install those TJ Ghetto Blaster Speakers? Some peoples taste is all in their mouth.

[@hansossendrijverr]

Hey Bro give your son a harley davidson Biy a new one for your selve and give your bike to your son

[@KenMrKLC]

You are killing me cutting all the speaker wires! I know you don’t care about it but that system is prob lots of money. Definitely lost value cutting all the wires.

[@AngelLLopezjr-mz6bu]

Walmart 20$