Honda Shadow VT600 Exhaust Modification

A quick video on how I remove the baffles from my exhausts with a hole 44mm saw.
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[@NC700_68]

i thank you for this very informative and clear video. i like how deep the sound is even when it is original. i am soon going to see if i can fit the stock exhaust of the VT 600 on my VT 500.

[@aroundonabike5028]

Thank you kindly for your nice words!

[@Cronicbubble]

Thanks for the video! Very helpful and just what I needed! Stock exhust sounded good but I wanted it louder and this did just that! Sounds amazing!

[@aroundonabike5028]

Tganks mate!

[@totjorn3079]

Super son et facile à faire en plus ! Merci 👍✌

[@earnieb5318]

Sounds better...did same thing to mine a few years back....still running, no probs

[@Voltomess]

I love this sound

[@aroundonabike5028]

Thanks.

[@AbundanceTribe]

Neat man! You had the best video, finally someone knows how to do a proper before and after.

[@aroundonabike5028]

Thanks man!

[@markushausinger2431]

Super Video, sehr schönen Sound hat die Maschine danach.

[@aroundonabike5028]

Danke schön broder!

[@canadiand6371]

Cool dude, thanks for sharing….subscribed!

[@mihaitastan5953]

Finally it's just..

[@ripley-8837]

Nice job! 👌🏻

[@aroundonabike5028]

Thanks mate!

[@BIG-K]

I much prefer the modified exhaust sound, Anders. It's deeper and somehow more purposeful. 👍

[@aroundonabike5028]

Yeah, I'm pretty happy with the result.

[@dmitriychudinov3032]

Oh yeah baby! :-) Excellent! 😎👍

[@aroundonabike5028]

Thanks mate!

[@camilberculescu]

Ay man. I really appreciate your work. I just did the same thing with my Shadow 600 1994... after you (kind of hard work, I already gave up) and it’s a really big difference. I just followed your video. I do not feel it too loud to be honest. For sure will need some modifications on the carburettors, but it is not a big deal at all. It feels like it’s a different motorcycle. Great video. Best regards.

[@aroundonabike5028]

Thanks man!

[@TACO_SMACks]

What kind of modifications to the carburetor?

[@prettyhickey_]

I love this video. It’s the most helpful. Instead of removing the exhaust what did you push back to Make room for the drill

[@aroundonabike5028]

Thanks! What I pushed out of the way was just the holder of the exhaust.

[@mfsgucio5605]

Voi supa!!! :-) gratulation!!

[@SekerBeset]

Great Good very nicee👍👍

[@zjedinite]

As an old 80’s Harley owner and now a 07 Shadow as well, I can suggest lowering RPMS to mimic that “potato potato potato” lovely sound of the HD, if that’s your thang 😎 My Harley sits as I now just ride the Honda! Better build, better ride, more fun! Still keeping the HD for those days I feel like a masochist 😆 😎 Hope this helps some knucklehead 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽

[@aroundonabike5028]

Thanks buddy! The Honda is sold since a few years, but I appreciate your advice and that you took the time to write. Cheers!

[@user-tv8nm3cb6m]

That is a REALLY bad idea, as tempting as it sounds and as common as Honda Shadow owners do it - in the manual they state that the idle should be set at 1100 RPMs, +-100 RPM, because that's the RPMs at which the oil pump starts working. TJ Brutal Customs recently released a video mentioning this very fact - that lowering the idle RPMs on your Shadow is a sure fire way to ruin your engine, in the long term

[@zjedinite]

@@user-tv8nm3cb6m you are not wrong, but manual!? 😂 In theory it would be harsh on the motor if you just let it idle, but in practicality who does that? At most at a red light, you can slightly lower it to a happy medium without any damaging effects. I believe in my statement as I’m putting my motor on the line. I’m super happy with my sound 🤷🏻‍♂️ not potato but potato chip 😂 I appreciate the manufacturer’s recommend advice, it’s good for people to know and make an informed decision.

[@janinea5815]

What size diameter of exhaust is it? And what size hole saw was used in the video?

[@demotocleitonfernando7496]

Muito bom! Vou fazer na minha. Realmente o som original deixa a desejar heheh

[@aroundonabike5028]

Thanks mate! I agree.

[@OldManTony]

Sound great, I hope it’s not too loud!

[@aroundonabike5028]

It's right in the bang middle of the Gooldilock zone!

[@FilipGereg]

@@aroundonabike5028 As I don't really know what the Goldilock zone is according to you, do you think this would deem the bike illegal because of sound in some European countries? I'm kinda pumped to do this but I won't if I will not be welcome in other countries because of it lol.

[@aroundonabike5028]

@@FilipGereg Well... actually I am going to go for the MOT any day now so I'll get to know if it's to loud to pass. I'll let you know. I do have a pair of original to swap to in case it doesn't. In Sweden most have their loud pipes on the bike all the time appart from the day of the MOT and nobody I know has ever been fined for being too loud at a road side inspection by the Police.

[@bartjanflikkema9054]

@@aroundonabike5028 Var det en problem med besiktningen eller? Vilken årsmodell är din vt600?

[@aroundonabike5028]

@@bartjanflikkema9054 Inga problem med besiktningen. Jag har för mig att det var en '89a 🤔

[@AbundanceTribe]

When I went to do this last week I saw a sticker on my frame next to the exaust saying it federally prohibits any exaust modifications.. I'll just say I bought it like that.

[@aroundonabike5028]

😁 Sorry officer, I had no idea! The previous owner must have done that...

[@frankiegarcia6100]

Nice Sea Shepherd flag🤙🏾

[@aroundonabike5028]

Thanks mate! I used to have it on my dive vessel but after I sold it I fly it in the Base Camp. My Sea Shepherd hoodie is my most used piece of clothing.

[@micmetal2502]

Plan on modifying the intake? And spark plugs and boots ?

[@aroundonabike5028]

Sorry, I missed this question before. I have done no mods to the intakes but it seems to work fine anyways. I'm open for recommendations as to if I should do or not and in that case why?

[@rogermccain3625]

I have find out on mt shadow 600 1994 that i have 2 holes on the down side of the stock mufflers. This is how it should to be? Or the previous owners drilled it?

[@aroundonabike5028]

Hey mate! That does not sound right. There are no holes down the side of the mufflers originally. I think the previous owner made that to make it sound better... I'd be careful bringing that to the MOT...

[@dylantcst]

Would anyone know if I could just drill out the spot weld and not use a whole saw bit and get the baffles out... just thinking about it not passing inspection and just putting them back in and putting a screw through the spot weld hole.

[@aroundonabike5028]

I actually don't know. I know that some people has made it possible to put the muffler back for the MOT, but I didn't have to as it passed anyway.

[@vp3236]

Do u think this could be done with a 18V regular Ryobi hand drill?

[@aroundonabike5028]

Absolutely!

[@victorvonzell360]

I was debating if I should do that to my 1100 shadow and now that I see your I will try it but I do have questions 1. Do I need to reset it before hand 2. Does it need to be adjusted through the idle down or up Any assistance will help

[@aroundonabike5028]

Thanks Victor! I didn't reset or adjust. Some people say you should, some say yiu don't have to. Mine was running fine after the modification so I'm inclined to believe you don't have to.

[@ltbordo]

did it change power at all? did it lean the mixture to where you need to rejet?

[@vancemcpatrick7885]

I’m trying to know this specifically 👌

[@markomax4893]

So u basically just pulled that out? Does that emits now more smoke?

[@aroundonabike5028]

Yup. Just drilled it out. I don't believe it affects the exhaust as this is just the muffler. It passed through the MOT with flying colours.

[@FilipGereg]

I also wanted to know did you rejet the carburetors afterward? I want to do this too, and if you did, could you tell us how did you do it?

[@aroundonabike5028]

Sorry, I missed this question before. I have done no rejet of the carbs but it seems to work fine anyways. I'm open for recommendations as to if I should do or not and in that case why?

[@FilipGereg]

@@aroundonabike5028 Usually after opening up the pipes you need to rejet the carburetor because it will otherwise run lean and too hot. Do you hear popping and backfiring on deceleration?

[@aroundonabike5028]

@@FilipGereg I have too investigate this further. So far I have had no popping or backfiring. Not on this bike anyway.

[@Qhev166]

@@FilipGereg not necessarily if the bike is running rich already

[@jimcarry9593]

Is there any need to rejet the carb after doing this? I have to same bike and was thinking of doing this with mine.

[@aroundonabike5028]

I have not done a rejet. Some people say you should, some say no need. For me it seems to be working.

[@BigBrownie96]

@@aroundonabike5028 how is it after 3 years now? still fine no need to rejet?

[@aroundonabike5028]

@@BigBrownie96 I sold it lats year, and then it was ok.

[@phillipj.m.224]

Did you have to rejet or tune at all?

[@aroundonabike5028]

I didn't. Some say you should, some say you don't have to. I don't know who to believe. I didn't, and it worked fine until I sold it, many years ago.

[@marcelloacciai9216]

Una domanda, aprendo gli scarichi hai dovuto rifare anche la carburazione? Grazie

[@aroundonabike5028]

I didn't. Some people say I should, some that I shouldn't. I'm not sure what's correct, but she was running perfectly without any changes to the carb.

[@vladdy8313]

Hello all, I have Honda Spirit 750 2007 (injection) with the original exhaust pipes - I asked a mechanic to "make the sound better" and he did - by cutting half the muffers out. The bike sounds good, but it lost like 50% of its potency and it really really runs weak like hell. Is there anything we can do fix this problem? Some sort of injection modification? Or any other adjustment? Thank you very much in advance

[@aroundonabike5028]

Oh man! I feel for you. I'm not 100% sure about injection engine but I'm guessing you'd need to remap. The engine needs a certain air flow to get the correct fuel/air mix and that might be disturbed from the exhaust changes.

[@ltbordo]

you will need to re-jet the carbs, the main jet will have to go at least one jet size richer

[@kirktaylor9503]

What size of drill bit did you use?

[@aroundonabike5028]

Ø=60mm

[@mrnomore]

låter bra. gick den genom besiktningen?

[@aroundonabike5028]

Japp... utan anmärkning 😁

[@mrnomore]

@@aroundonabike5028 hej igen! vilka ändringar gjorde du på förgasaren? bara balanserade eller fick du jetta om?

[@aroundonabike5028]

@@mrnomore Hallå där! Jag gjorde faktiskt inga ändringar alls. Jag sålde hojen straxt efter så jag vet inte hur det gått.

[@christianschmit5786]

Did this affect the bike’s performance at all ?

[@aroundonabike5028]

Not that I can recall. It's a long time ago.

[@ShaolinLu]

Did you rejet afterwards?

[@aroundonabike5028]

Sorry, I missed this question before. I have done no rejet of the carbs but it seems to work fine anyways. I'm open for recommendations as to if I should do or not and in that case why?

[@AmranSidek]

hi..do you need to adjust the carb air and oil intake after this mods??

[@aroundonabike5028]

I looked around and asked others who had done the same mod and the majority said no. I haven't done any adjustments and I feel it's not necessary.

[@lophloph07]

If you run no baffles you need to rejet and open up the intake as well for maximum performance.

[@aroundonabike5028]

@@lophloph07 ok... Well it's sold since long time and he got a set of original pipes with it.

[@lophloph07]

@@aroundonabike5028 cool. I wasnt trying to step on toes or any thing.

[@aroundonabike5028]

@@lophloph07 no worries, I didn't take it like that. Thanks for the input.

[@forresttaylor6849]

My pipes are rusted out. This mod should clean em up.

[@aroundonabike5028]

😁

[@kevin2298]

Which pipes did you use

[@aroundonabike5028]

If you mean the size of the drill bit, that's ø60mm.

[@kevin2298]

@@aroundonabike5028 no which exhaust pipes do you have

[@aroundonabike5028]

@@kevin2298 oh... sorry! It's the original pipes.

[@SometimesWeMustStayInTheShadow]

Size of drill ?

[@aroundonabike5028]

Ø=60mm

[@ferminsoberanes855]

Error es medida 1" 3/4

[@johnfrost7531]

Add oil, cuts easier

[@Louis19-82]

Diametro fresa?

[@aroundonabike5028]

Sorry for very late reply. I don´t know how I missed your question before. Ø=60mm.

[@ferminsoberanes855]

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