Honda Shadow 1100 Bobber In Depth

[@usMarinecuv902]

Skip to 9:20 for exhaust

[@PILATUS1968]

yeah i did too much blah blah not enough popopopopopopop

[@usMarinecuv902]

@@PILATUS1968 ha yeah should have started with the rev bomb. Theres a little clip of that if you would like.

[@eljefeguapobarbon]

Contemplating a similar build, rode HDs for years and loved them but love cheaper chops/bobbers like yours! I have always believed it is more fun to own/build your own. I can't remember where I read it but a builder said "I would rather own 5 $5,000.00 bikes than 1 $50,000.00 bike." Couldn't agree more🤙🏼

[@EMGge]

Just for future readers, the Harley shocks off a 883 sportster are compatible with this 1100 at half the price.

[@hozaayE]

does this apply for the 96 1100c?

[@victorvonzell360]

Carry on Young Marine now give me a couple more months and let this Old Marine show you how to Build a 2007 Honda Shadow VT1100c. But on the real side I like what you done with it. And the information on the jet kit is helpful now I have to dig up the kit I have not put on mine and see if I need to but a new one as you suggested. And as for blue collar bobber ya they do cost money and I went with BC Bobbers out of Alameda California the make great stuff for the Shadow 1100 as far as I can see.

[@alejandrorocha9632]

Cool build , strongly recommend a rear fender, I took my shadow bobber out for a test spin, not expecting to hit any puddles but I hit one. And I live in the Central Valley of CA, you’re in the land of 10,000 lakes!

[@usMarinecuv902]

Yeah, I've been riding without a rear fender for about 3 years. Anytime it rains or the road is wet I just accept it lol

[@alejandrorocha9632]

I suppose it all depends where you go. I was strongly considering not putting one until the back tire ripped my backpack up and left a “skunk mark” on my sweatshirt. My bike sits super low- scrapes on turns low

[@4MATAStudio]

Nice build man I'm planning to do much of the same to mine. I have a 97 spirit 1100. I have been going back and forth on getting the blue collar bobber seat kit but I just can't pull the trigger on paying that much for the seat. At any rate great build!

[@usMarinecuv902]

Yeah it is a lot of money, but it's the only bolt on kit that I know of

[@4MATAStudio]

@@usMarinecuv902 Yeah I think I'm going to try my luck with one of the universal kits from amazon and see if I can do some mild fabrication to make it work. Thank man.

[@ashigargalo]

@@usMarinecuv902 i have a 98 spirit 1100 (same as yours) and she's a Bobber. I build it myself. The seat was to expensive so i build my own, Looks better and more comfortable then the ones we get on eBay . Nice build

[@evilbunnies4205]

Can you post your build I also own a 98 shadow 1100 and want to go with the bobber look. @ashigargalo

[@jcbartman1618]

That’s looks awesome brother!

[@usMarinecuv902]

Thanks man

[@sr_73_]

Finally someone did a decent job with the vt1100c.. Most of these guys on here keep those ugly stock risers. Its the simple things that make one hell of a difference!!!!

[@usMarinecuv902]

Thanks, it's a work in progress. I'm trying to decide what else to do with it

[@antoniocavalli5474]

Looks good. But need to sort something with these pipes, put slip ons or something, sounds a bit rough in my opinion.

[@usMarinecuv902]

Keep in mind this video is 2 years old. Here's a video with the pipes that are on it.kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmOTm4d-qqeBf7s

[@commonsense6839]

Looks good. I'm working on bobbing 01 shadow 600. Painting the tank would make a huge difference. My tank was a similar color and logo. I painted it flat black and it made an amazing difference in the look.

[@usMarinecuv902]

Nice, tjbrutal customs has a lot of good parts for the 600s and 750s. I've been wanting to paint the tank just haven't gotten around to it. Right now the bike has to sit outside, so i don't really want to pay for fresh paint that is going to sit

[@commonsense6839]

@@usMarinecuv902 don't blame you if it sits outside. Thanks for the tip. I've ordered several items from TJ, his stuff is top notch.

[@commonsense6839]

Here's a picture of mine if interested imgur.com/a/qQoB7cn

[@williamfunes2740]

@@commonsense6839 your bike looks great. You should make a video. Would be nice.

[@commonsense6839]

@@williamfunes2740 thanks man, I plan on making a video once the bike is done. All this covid crap has delayed things a bit.

[@IgorBganka]

Looks awesome! What the rear tire size?

[@CrazyPlumGaming]

Is this the 11 inch wide or 13 inch wide seat? Bike looks great.

[@MichealPena-j8n]

Awesome video

[@exploringwithdave5926]

Get stainless steel screws for the mirror.

[@PILATUS1968]

i like what u ve done i have a 95 ACE prefer the crusier look thou i leep mine original seens to catch more attention for a 25 yr old bike.

[@usMarinecuv902]

The aces look nice stock with a few changes. The spirits need some help in the looks department, but they have the mag wheels and a 14% taller gear ratio so they're a good starting point for a build.

[@elijahroque2760]

I wanna do this to my bike just unsure on really the process of doing the rear I don’t have many fab tools or skills. Did you just remove the rear fender or did you also cut ?

[@usMarinecuv902]

I just removed it, but you need the solo seat kit at the same time because the original seat mounts are on the fender. Assuming your bike is the same as mine. Although I'm pretty sure most shadows are that way. The little "subframe" that holds the fender on just bolts on/off. Some bikes you'd have to cut them off which isn't hard at all. Buy a $30 harbor freight grinder and a face shield ha

[@elijahroque2760]

@@usMarinecuv902 thank you yea I have a 97 shadow ace but the rear subframe is short thank you for the help much appreciated

[@jajatus2002]

Did you use a kit to turn it into the bobber or did you just cut off the tail before the shocks?

[@usMarinecuv902]

On this bike you don't have to cut the tail the rear fender supports unbolt the seat is from blue collar bobbers

[@jajatus2002]

@@usMarinecuv902 awesome!

[@williamfunes2740]

Question: without the rear fender, does your back get dirty? Seems like it's kicking up all the dirt onto you or if you go over a puddle?

[@usMarinecuv902]

I don't notice dirt getting on my back unless of course its wet then you're getting sprayed in the face from the front tire and when you slow down to about 10 mph it's the perfect speed for the water to go right on your ass. I wear a backpack when I ride, so it takes most of it, but even with just a shirt on I don't feel anything on my back on a dry day.

[@gabrielmondragon2416]

Where did you get the z bars and the clamps to hold it down

[@usMarinecuv902]

The bars are from road 6 customs and I love them. The risers are $40 ones from ebay and I don't recommend them. I've been having issues with the bars slipping in the risers

[@JL-kg2zl]

With 10 inch and 12inch bar did you have get new cables and lines?

[@usMarinecuv902]

Nope, I'm running all stock cables and lines.

[@JL-kg2zl]

@@usMarinecuv902 fantastic, thank you so much.

[@caseyrider7980]

Get you get the seat bracket from blue collar bobber or did you make one

[@usMarinecuv902]

It's from blue collar bobbers

[@caseyrider7980]

@@usMarinecuv902 what size bolts did you use for the seat springs

[@usMarinecuv902]

@@caseyrider7980 I can't remember, I just brought one of the bolts with me to the hardware store and eyeballed it.

[@caseyrider7980]

@@usMarinecuv902 okay thank you

[@leefisher1964]

have you figured out your tune yet?

[@usMarinecuv902]

No, I'm currently running a 45 idle jet, two needle shims, and a 185 main jet. It's still running rich on the top end. In going to try to cut up the airbox and if that doesn't work then I'll go down on the main jet again. (Edit) cut the part of the filter cover that protrudes down into the filter and switched to a 180 main jet and still too rich. I'm going to take a shim off of each needle and see how that goes.

[@ttaye925]

what will you do when its rains ? put a rear fender on ? I just took the fender off my bike but now idk what ill do when it rains. Thanks

[@usMarinecuv902]

Well, you get wet haha. I'm going to make a little fender just so water doesn't get into the airbox, but it's not going to be big enough to protect me. I wear a backpack pretty much every time I ride.

[@ttaye925]

@@usMarinecuv902 hahahah so when its raining your gonna rely on the back pack to save you

[@usMarinecuv902]

@@ttaye925 yeah you only get spray on your back when you're going slow like 15mph.

[@ttaye925]

@@usMarinecuv902 ahh so high speeds you wont get wet.

[@RocketPants87]

Are your pipes loose looked like they were moving a little

[@usMarinecuv902]

They're not loose they don't have a support so they vibrate

[@RocketPants87]

@@usMarinecuv902 right on man

[@romankuprava1346]

Hey did you have to get extended cables for that bar to work?

[@usMarinecuv902]

Nope, I don't know if they'll fit with the 12" bars and stock risers though. 10" bars with stock risers will fit, with the 12" bars I'm running 2" straight risers.

[@offtime915]

What’s up Roman I’m working on some 12” apes on my “07 Sabre and I found some extended cables on motion pro.com and partsgiant.com and they also sell kits on meancycles.com (that’s where I got an extended custom brake line)

[@stevepotroast7825]

Have a 2002 1100 Shadow Spirit with 12k miles, still in very good shape and runs fine. Any idea of the value?

[@usMarinecuv902]

Depends on where you live. This bike was an excellent condition with 21,000 miles when I bought it for $2,250 in MN. The bike would have sold for somewhere around $3,000-$3,500 in socal, so I would say somewhere in between there.

[@m3talc0re]

Have you had any issues with your exhaust wrap fading? Turning white or gray?

[@usMarinecuv902]

Yeah it's about half white right now. Doesn't really bother me though. If you wanted to you could spray paint it with header paint and see if that works.

[@m3talc0re]

@@usMarinecuv902 I ended up wrapping mine with the white wrap from advance auto parts (it's DEi Design Engineering) and coating it with their black silicone spray. It's been holding up so far in the past 2 weeks. I want to replace it with the titanium stuff and find some clear spray, though.

[@marcosolguin-juarez776]

what kind of exhaust set do you have? would it fit a 87 honda shadw vt1100 ?

[@usMarinecuv902]

It's just the stock pipe, cut, tip bolted on, and wrapped.

[@Mijorides1k]

Where did you find the wheels?

[@usMarinecuv902]

The wheels are stock spirit wheels that came with it. The tires are shinko 777. The different models of the shadow 1100 have different wheels, the ACE, Spirit, Sabre, and aero.

[@Mijorides1k]

@@usMarinecuv902 are they interchangeable?

[@usMarinecuv902]

@@Mijorides1k I'm not 100% sure but I think they are. There are some good Facebook groups and forums where you can find someone who has done the swap.

[@Boychopper916]

What Cable Kit did you order for your bike here. Im wanting to get some for my 1995 shadow 1100

[@usMarinecuv902]

Stock cables

[@Boychopper916]

even with the the risers

[@usMarinecuv902]

@@Boychopper916 these risers are shorter than stock. They're 2" straight risers. The stock ones were a little longer and curved back.

[@Boychopper916]

@@usMarinecuv902 ok ill look into it. thanks a bunch

[@usMarinecuv902]

@@Boychopper916 no problem I used to have the same bars but in 10" with the stock risers.

[@usedoxygen5690]

Did the stock cables fit with those apes?

[@usMarinecuv902]

Yup

[@92eg6si]

Even the wires on the controls?

[@usMarinecuv902]

@@92eg6si yup, this bike came with Buckhorn bars that were wide and very far back. So this bars don't come back very far and just go straight up.

[@-dylann-70]

Rough cost you paid to bobber it?

[@usMarinecuv902]

I would say for the parts that are currently on the bike. Around $1,000, but you could definitely do it for cheaper. Especially the blue collar bobbers seat was $400, but if you made the mount and bought the seat individually you could make it for under $100. Keep in mind you can very easily do it one part at a time like I did. One month buy the shocks, the next month cut the mufflers off and re jet it, next month buy the seat, etc.

[@kalyjawaialae2277]

where’d u get your throttle cable

[@usMarinecuv902]

Its stock.

[@brandon122341]

Are they 1 inch bars or 7/8?

[@usMarinecuv902]

1 inch

[@Foxbodyguy91]

Go to the hardware store and get black chrome mirror bolts

[@usMarinecuv902]

I could take a look. I doubt I'd anything other than stainless. It would be better than rust though.

[@Foxbodyguy91]

@@usMarinecuv902 yeah our ace hardware has a chrome and black chrome selection, but like you said, even stainless would be better than what's on it. What year is that bike? I ride a 2000 shadow spirit, and that looks close

[@usMarinecuv902]

@@Foxbodyguy91 it's a 2000 spirit

[@anderswestergaard8471]

How long are the rear shocks?

[@usMarinecuv902]

They're 10.5"

[@josel8311]

Reliability?

[@usMarinecuv902]

Never had an issue that wasn't my fault.

[@tonysargent1699]

Nice!

[@hashslingingslasher3957]

WHAT DOES THE SPIRIT MEAN!!!!!

[@usMarinecuv902]

It's the model. There was a spirit, ace, and another one I can't remember at the time

[@hashslingingslasher3957]

@@usMarinecuv902 i know its the model but whats the difference between

[@hashslingingslasher3957]

i think sabre is the other tho

[@usMarinecuv902]

@@hashslingingslasher3957 yup that's the one

[@voodoosunny]

tyre and rim specs pls....

[@usMarinecuv902]

Stock, Shinko 777

[@jacobmann01]

what bars are those??

[@usMarinecuv902]

Road 6 customs 12"

[@flosuciu5153]

Not a good sound bro, but the bike looks hot 🥵❤

[@usMarinecuv902]

I have different pipes on it and it sounds a lot better, but it's still a shadow lol

[@Foxbodyguy91]

Lost in the sauce.... lmao🤣

[@Big_Uncle_Randy]

As far as your hardware "working loose"...par for the course with all bikes...LOCKTITE EVERYTHING!!

[@usMarinecuv902]

Yupp

[@johnrodriguez1208]

This guy can't remember where he got anything

[@usMarinecuv902]

I'm pretty sure I said where I got everything in the video and if not I can tell you lol

[@rayperkins4506]

I'm sorry that sounds terrible.

[@notoriouscowboy9773]

Sissy noise ..It’s not deep at all..u need it to ROAR 🦁 mine put yours to shame ..I have LED everything even the license plate light ..yeah my friend step your game up ..Harley riders look over and say how many CC is that and I say HUH 👂 and pop the clutch

[@usMarinecuv902]

If your bike is so great make a a video of it. Also I put different pipes on it awhile back. Watch the newer video

[@jakeschoessler7146]

Dude's bike is sweet and he likes it, you don't need to put others down man.