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Jack: Thanks again for the assistance and advice. I've got a good lead I may have to go with. Close friend of the family in Florida restores and flips vehicles for a hobby. Mostly 70's muscle cars but also the occasional motorcycle. He just finished a Shadow 1100 which he claims is now immaculate. I...

Thanks to both of you for the input. I have seen a couple of Shadow 1100's that interested me but were a little out of my price range. Also, I see posts and articles everywhere insisting that someone with my limited experience should stay below 1000cc for a "first" bike (especially conside...

I am looking for suggestions for a good "beginner" cruiser. I owned a Honda VT600 Shadow for about 2 years in the mid-1990's but haven't ridden anything since. So I'm not quite a beginner, but pretty darn close. Anyhow, the Shadow was easy to ride, fit me well (I'm 5'7", 160 lbs) and ...