my 01 shadow spirit 750

[drakon543]

so here's my shadow spirit i cant remember if i posted much about it. i keep hitting different spots getting the shine back to it. not a huge fan of the rear fender and lights. bought it for 1800 bucks with 8600 on the clock. needed carbs done and a battery when i bought it. ive installed a lithium battery in it and rebuilt the carbs. still chasing carb hiccups i believe as honda had these carbs dialed in for perfect seals and such. factory clamps are designed so you dont crush the boots but they dont like the seal back up correctly after a while so they may be coming back out to be replaced. needs to be retuned for something as simple as a k&n factory style air filter. outside of that due to my knee issue last year the bike sat for a year ontop of the original owner leaving it sit so my fork seals need to be replaced now. total of about 3 hrs of ride time on it now and im loving it regardless of it being a picky bi***. its been probably over 10 yrs since i was legitimately riding so im taking it easy and not rushing anything.

 

[Fless]

Love to follow your progress on this. If you put less restrictive air filters on it it'll probably need richer jets. Way different engine but ages ago I did that with a CB550 4cyl and I think I had to go 5 steps richer on the jets.

 

[drakon543]

Love to follow your progress on this. If you put less restrictive air filters on it it'll probably need richer jets. Way different engine but ages ago I did that with a CB550 4cyl and I think I had to go 5 steps richer on the jets.

i like the bike but it's main purpose is its fairly cheap for a bike and if i dump or drop it while getting my bike experience back it not a big deal. i probably won't do anything with it besides maybe swapping to forward controls. 11w steeltoe work boots dont work the best with the shifter position.