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What think I want to buy a Honda Shadow,what year do I buy?

Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 4:40 pm
by MowFast64
I want to buy a shadow,but what year do I buy to get fuel inj., shaft drive, etc.?

Re: What think I want to buy a Honda Shadow,what year do I b

Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 10:35 pm
by JackoftheGreen
2010 was the earliest year for FI in the Shadow lineup, the 2010 Shadow 750 "Phantom" is both FI and shaft final drive.

Complete your search here: http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/photos/2 ... -Honda.htm

Also, welcome to Total Motorcycle!! Glad to see another cruiser rider on the forum. (-:

Re: What think I want to buy a Honda Shadow,what year do I b

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 4:17 am
by MmeMagpie
'04-06 Aero will be an uncomfortable fit if you're over 5'8" Nearly 9 years and 72k miles into mine and it's till performing well.

Re: What think I want to buy a Honda Shadow,what year do I b

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 11:16 pm
by Wrider
Aren't those carb'd though?

Re: What think I want to buy a Honda Shadow,what year do I b

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 5:50 am
by MmeMagpie
Nope. I asked about adjusting for elevation (when I moved from sea level to 4500ft) and they said it's fuel injected and takes care of itself. I still get the occasional backfire when I ease off the throttle at the Mule Pass Tunnel, though. Might have something to do with the rapid gain in elevation and getting to the top as fast as I can :)

Re: What think I want to buy a Honda Shadow,what year do I b

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 9:25 am
by totalmotorcycle
MowFast64 wrote:I want to buy a shadow,but what year do I buy to get fuel inj., shaft drive, etc.?
:welcome2: to the community!

What is your budget, years of riding experience and how old do you want it to be?

Mike

Re: What think I want to buy a Honda Shadow,what year do I b

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 11:53 am
by Wrider
MmeMagpie wrote:Nope. I asked about adjusting for elevation (when I moved from sea level to 4500ft) and they said it's fuel injected and takes care of itself. I still get the occasional backfire when I ease off the throttle at the Mule Pass Tunnel, though. Might have something to do with the rapid gain in elevation and getting to the top as fast as I can :)
You might want to fire your mechanic.
2004 VT750 specs

Re: What think I want to buy a Honda Shadow,what year do I b

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 2:20 pm
by MmeMagpie
That's interesting. The local Honda dealer told me this. They also blew a lot of other smoke up my skirt, so the Suzuki dealer fixes my Honda, now.

Re: What think I want to buy a Honda Shadow,what year do I b

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 3:32 pm
by MowFast64
Thanks for all the info. I rode a 06 Shadow with 1,100 miles on it. It was nice.