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Hi everybody,

I used to ride years ago, but I haven't in about 10 years. I am male, 6'2" 275-290lbs with "average" riding experience.

I am thinking of buying a VT750C Honda Shadow, 1983 model. My questions are:

1. Is this bike the right size for me?
2. Any known common issues with this bike?
3. Average cost of having the wine red parts repainted to solid black?

Thanks in advance!,
ash

ashisreet wrote:Hi everybody,

I used to ride years ago, but I haven't in about 10 years. I am male, 6'2" 275-290lbs with "average" riding experience.

I am thinking of buying a VT750C Honda Shadow, 1983 model. My questions are:

1. Is this bike the right size for me?
2. Any known common issues with this bike?
3. Average cost of having the wine red parts repainted to solid black?

ash

Have you sat on this bike? If you're comfortable in the riding postion (grab the handlebars and put feet on the pegs, you need both, not just 1 or the other) Then you're probably fine.

I'm 6'3 300. I was considering buying a 2005 version of that bike. I ride a suzuki Boulevard m50 which is pretty close in size and is an 805ccc. It hauls me around just fine.

I don't know of any issues with the bike, but that's just because I wasn't looking for them.

I've never repainted a bike but I know a few things about painting.

If you take the pieces off and take them in, you'll get a better deal. If you paint them yourself you'll save even more. If you learn to live with red wine you'll save the most.



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Thanks for your reply. I haven't had a chance to sit on the bike today. Just a question though, how am I supposed to sit on it with both pegs without it running? Can I simply sit on it while raised?

Honda bikes are built rock solid so there shouldn't be any big issues with the bike. There are normally tons of them so a good tech shouldn't have a problem working on it either.

As far as it being the right size, you'll have to sit on it and decide for yourself. You can just keep it on the side stand and sit on the bike with your feet on the pegs. I'm lighter than you so I've done it on other bikes to see how well I fit on it.

sharpmagna wrote:As far as it being the right size, you'll have to sit on it and decide for yourself. You can just keep it on the side stand and sit on the bike with your feet on the pegs. I'm lighter than you so I've done it on other bikes to see how well I fit on it.

That works.

If it doesn't feel like it'll work then stand it upright, have a nice seat, get your arms on the handlebars and your upper body relaxed and then put on leg up and hold yourself up with the other leg.

Then put that leg down, and lift the other leg up.

make sure to do a little bit of wiggling and playing with the bars to see how comfortable it is.

Make sure you are in a relaxed riding position as well.

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Bring a friend or have the seller hold the bike up for you... Usually they'll stand over the front wheel and hold the center of the handlebars. It helps a lot to see what it feels like to sit on the bike in motion...
Wrider

Unless the paint looks scratched or sun faded I'd wait until next summer to paint. When you see it sitting in the sun light on a hot summer day i bet it looks more appealing

Hondas are also top notch for quality and you shouldn't have any problems. vtwins are also easy to work on... well compared to my magna

I'd say that recently honda still has a good product but no flare (what happened to the super magnas- honda's been souless since then and that's like what, 18 years?)