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I love how people in the USA consider having some less than 800cc is "beginner" motorcycle... 😂In latinoamerica having something between 250cc and 500cc is playing on GP league kind of feeling...

I just bought my very first ride a 2000 750 ACE and you Chanel is gold to me. Thank you!

Bought my very first bike in January, it’s a Honda Shadow Spirit 1100. I absolutely love it. I couldn’t be happier with it.

Hi Dustin, I recently bought a 2009 Honda Shadow Spirit. I don't have my license yet so it's in my garage and I am looking forward to taking it out. I go for the MSF in two weeks. I am 5'5" and it's a perfect size for me. My feet are flat on the ground. It's plenty big for a first bike. Especially for a short guy like me. Thank you for all the videos. You inspired me to make the move to actually buying a bike and getting my license. I love your new Road King! Ride safe. Joe from Oakville Ontario

Im getting the Shadow for my first bike pretty soon. I have a few friends and family who can teach me the ropes and then i’ll take a course and get my license. I move out to Arizona in around April so depending on my comfortability on it i’ll probably be riding from Louisiana to AZ. I’ve been watching all your videos and they really help a ton. Thank you

Great info man! I'm looking to getting my license this summer and the Shadow looks really nice, with a fair price as well. I think I'm sold on it!

It just so happend that i bought a 2007 spirit vt750c2 with 9000 miles in great shape . i came a cross your video "A good beginner motorcycle?",and as im watching the seen ary is looking very familiar. man ..that looks allot like watertown..and than i lost it lol..im from minnesota but i spend allot of time there in the summer..road construction for over 20 years..so it blew my mind .great videos .So its a must that i subscribe and smash that like button . ride on man...-

I bought the 07 DC model back in April, awesome starter bike! Pimped it right out with 10" mini apes, cobra exhaust, led headlights. Tons of fun in a controllable package, lots of bang for the buck, lots of aftermarket parts

That's all i needed to see I'm picking one up tomorrow 2009 model

Thank you for the video! Just turned 65 and have not been on a bike since 25 years ago or so. Yes, I bought a 1998 Honda Shadow VT750 C3 and its in another city, been learning on a 2004 Honda Silverwing (auto) I hate it, I learned on a standard, took my defensive Motorcycle course on a standard and love standards. So I am trying to find someone to ride with me back from the city to my place, have to have a license driver with me (6). Keep up the Awesome videos. and yes i am 6'2" 215 lb...and loving it ...

5:40 best part of motorcycle culture! Despite all the stereotypes of the “bad” biker, most of the time a biker is friendlier and more helpful than a cager. Thanks for the video.

I'm a new rider on a 2007 Honda Shadow Spirit 750 thank you for the video

I got myself a 2009 Honda Shadow Spirit VT750C2 in their sort of ruby red colour, for my first ever bike last year, sadly I've been busy and now the whole virus stuff they've stopped letting people take their tests here in the UK, only now have they just started to let people do it again. I really need to get off my butt and go take the theory tests, so I can try and do the practical tests and get my license! Thanks for the video!

Have one as my first motorcycle for 10 years now, very very reliable, easy to handle and enough power to ride two up and looks cool too!

So ya..where you stopped by the school to do your walk around inspection , your on the old pavement . I repaved that section in summer 2020.. Not long after you shot that video.Much more paving projects in Watertown in 2021.Cant wait to get back . Its a great town.

I'm gonna buy a 2019 honda shadow aero, this video definitely helped me, thanks!

My dad gave me a used junk honda shadow 750 aero, restored it for almost 6 months. I recently finished with it and its in running condition. I must say its a great beginner bike.

I have plans to get one of these for $800 in a couple of weeks, the gas tank has a leak at the top and needs an air filter but I have always wanted a bike and it’ll have a couple of things to teach me how to work on. All for a good price. It’ll be my first one ever so I don’t exactly know what I’m doing but the reviews on it are making me feel confident

just bought myself a 2003 shadow spirit 750, and I have to drive 3 hours to NY for college on it, definitely going to be an adventure.

I bought a 2007 honda shadow spirit 750 for my first bike back in October 2019.

Can’t go wrong with a Honda for a first bike. Maintain it and it will last a long time.

I had a 650 CRS 650 and that was the only ride I had. Drove it from the west coast to the east coast and so many places in between. So I have no issues at all with this bike.

I just like mine, I don't love it. The only single thing the Shadow really seems going for it is that... it's pretty. I've only owned mine a month and already I got a laundry list of hurt: Things I loathe about my Shadow (compared to my 80's Honda bikes): 1) The ignition key is danging off the side. I have to take it off my key ring and put it back on every time I get on or off the bike. The ignition key belongs at the top of the front forks where you can't forget it, and where it's supported and can rest on the top of the forks. You know this if you have a big wad of keys on your key chain. 2) The vacuum actuated fuel petcock had a recall on it, which failed right off the bat. When it fails, even when switched on, your bike gets zero fuel and won't crank. 3) The footpegs are too far forward; where I am use to putting my feet, there is nothing but dead air 4) The rear footpegs are sky high... you can't move your feet back and forth from front to back say if you get a leg cramp while driving 5) There's a lot of safety switch garbage on the bike that will keep the bike from cranking or just kill it and you don't know why. For example, try to put the bike in gear when the footpeg is down, and the bike just suddenly and inexplicably... dies 6) It's like driving around a piece of silvware that you have to clean and polish... all the friggin time 7) A lot of parts like the fenders are made of... not metal... but plastic. metal if it gets bent up or scratched, you and straighten out, derust, repaint. not so with plastic 8) The battery is terribly undersized for it; a new battery gives you about 60 seconds of crank time before it's flat dead 9) Why does my carb motorcycle... have an ECM computer... that could fail??? It makes no sense. 10) No fuel gauge, even though the fuel cap is right there next to the speedo on the tank. You could put a spiral rod float operated fuel gauge there instead of a gas cap. 11) No 12v out on the handlebars or cigarette lighter, to plug any accessory in, like a radar detector. I'll have to yet again tap into the headlight low beam circuit. 12) Tires are expensive for it 13) It doesn't look like you could take the head off the bike, without taking the entire engine out of the bike and disassembling everything completely. Eventually, you are going to have to do this to replace the rings and cylinder head. It doesn't look like the carb is easy to take out either, and this you have to do all the time to clean it. 14) The battery, which you have to get to all the time (like to connect jumping cables to), is under the seat, under another plastic cover, instead of off the side of the bike. Why? 15) No luggage carrying capacity whatsoever. You have to add aftermarket stuff, and there really are not any good options for a big rack on the back or sissy bar. They all are pretty small and useless. There are a few super tall sissy bars out there, but they look kind of out of place on the Shadow. I'm just going to have to build my own rack. 16) The tool and manual compartment is a disaster of design, with a separator between the two sides... one for their tools, one for the user manual. When I bought mine both were missing. Okay, so I'll stick my own bag of tools in there. No can do, the completely needless half height separator wall prevents that. Worse, there's way more space around this compartment that it could have been made substantially bigger. Ditto for making the battery box bigger, they could of done that so you could of swapped in a bigger traditional sized motorcycle battery. 17) The ECM sits on top of the battery, and you have to move it around every time you get at the battery, flexing the wires into it. I tried to find a dedicated place shuffling around in there where I wouldn't have to that, but no luck. 18) The rear fender does not go all the way down past the rear swing arm, which means you get sand and dirt every time you drive accumulating on that flat swing arm surface right in front of the rear tire. Why? I'm seriously thinking extending the rear fender with some riveted on rubber car tire material flat... or something. 19) Not a deal breaker, but the choke is located right between two hot cyldiners. Usually you only need to turn it on when they are cold... but if you forget to push it back in, and they are hot? 20) The fuel petcock directions for ON, OFF, and Reserve are shifted 90 degrees out of sync compared to all my other bikes. ON is backwards, OFF is down, and RES is forward... instead of my other bikes, where it makes a whole lot more sense... ON is up, OFF is backwards, and RES is down Honda has definitely went down hill with the Shadow or thrown common sense out the window. They were doing everything right, but I can only guess they tried to copy a Harley look, and thusly did everything... now... wrong? Just to be pretty? Or look like a Harley? I don't know. I love my other Hondas, but the Shadow.. I'm like... kind of disappointed. What went wrong here, Honda? Did you boot out all the retired engineers, and hire a bunch of millenial engineers fresh out of college who were enamored with their CAD program and never rode a motorcycle? Your really don't realize how annoying these things are about the Shadow if it's like your first bike or the only bike you've ever owned or you came from a Harley. But if like me you're a hardcore in the Honda's Camp 1980's Honda 20 year rider and still driving motorcycles from the 1970's and 1980's golden age of motorcycling... you're like, WTF Honda! Why did you screw up everything everywhere on the Shadow... you were doing most everything before... right. The Shadow 750 is not a beginners bike... I will tell you that... it's too heavy and like driving around a freight train. Start with a 125cc, 250cc.. something infinitely flicable... and then move up to a 450cc. You really don't need more than 450cc in my opinion. 750cc turned out to be overkill. It's a tradeoff, more horsepower means lower mpg. A 450 is about the right balance between the two. A 750cc you're just throwing away gas. Going from my 750cc back to my 250cc is like night and day for thrill to drive. The 250cc is so much more fun to drive.

There are forward control kits available for these bikes for guys with longer legs, and Corbin, Mustang and Saddlemen all make great seats that will extend your rides, big time.

Regards from mexico ♥️ such a good bike btw

I have the same, chain version. Red. Beautiful machine.

Bought my first bike right b4 this covid shit. 05 honda shadow for 2000 bucks with 2900 miles could not be happier

Its a great first bike. I bought a bobbed one with forward controls and big apes, and it was still a good bike to learn on. Plus I ride it like it's a dangerous style bike.

Spent 3 years on a Honda Shadow 125. After passing my test I tried different styles, I got a Zx6r ninja then moved on to a ST1100 Pan European. But next week I pick up my shadow 750.

That is definitely a good bike to start. If your 6' + feet you'll feel a little crammed up. But you can alway have you pegs and controls extended forward and get taller risers for your bars! New motorcycle ride be safe and assume that no vehicle can see you and don't ride in blind spots.

Getting this tomorrow as my first bike ! 750 shadow !

Simple answer is ignore the cc’s and look at the hp. Every brand has a bike that makes around 50hp that is meant for beginners. The thing you have to be honest with yourself about is what style of bike do you want to ride and how high of a seat/heavy of a bike can your physical frame handle. Take a course where they provide the bikes and learn for yourself what you are most comfortable on

I’m 19 year old and I’m looking to buy it for my first bike and also sharing with my father he’s a more experienced rider

I just bought one! My first bike as a matter of fact. Gunna be riding next year, im in Canada, snows coming soon no point in getting insured this yeat

Just got a2011 Aero. Coming from a CBR250R - lovely comfortable bike. Really nice torquey motor. The brakes are definitely worse than most bikes I’ve owned, but this is par for the cruiser life Much better for two up riding all the same. Love it pieces - looks great too. By far the coolest looking bike I’ve ever owned too. It’s a very confidence inspiring bike - and feels quite nimble for what it is. I probably need to adjust my gear lever and brake pedal to be just right for me.

Took my driving lessons on a Yamaha MT-07, first own bike was an '85 BMW R80 monolever, second a BMW R850RT (ex-police) and today I looked at an ´06 Honda VT750 2C the European Aero version. Had a try in the saddle, it felt like a very comfy chair ! Friday is test ride day and if that´s to my liking I´ll probably buy it. I´m very curious how the feet forward position will feel. The Honda is the first bike I can really put my feet firmly flat on the tarmac, I got short legs and the BMW´s are just but only just doable for me in that respect.

This is an awesome video thank you so much. I have a Honda Shadow I haven't road. Im in Florida and I'm waiting to go to riding school so I can get my endorsement.

Just got my license on Drum and trying to find a bike. Saw a shadow on FB and have been really considering it. Just have to get the wife to let me 😅

Friday after weeks of research and shopping on cl and other used sites I went to a dealer and got a 2020 phantom gloss black. First bike. It’s dope

My dad has a vstar 650 and it’s a great bike for putting around town and short trips

I started on a 1st gen Honda V45 Magna. 750 cc. 75 hp. Was fine. Pretty similar to the Shadow 750.

This is my very first bike I am a beginner I love it I love this bike I am practicing a lot

I agree. First bike 2009 Honda Shadow Aero. 5'6" 60 years old. Great bike and lots of fun. I will say that it feels like it needs a 6th gear. You're right about 65 mph.

I like this video and your bike bro

I am really leaning towards getting a Honda Shadow Aero, would immediately add hard saddlebags, a tall windscreen, and maybe floor boards for long ride comfort. I am finishing up my 7th season with my 2009 Honda Rebel 250, which now has over 15K miles on it.

If i could add ne more thing , i bought my 07 shadow spirit for $3000.00 . So you nailed the price .Kinda shocked me.

Got mine a month ago same scenario never rode one just a dirt bike or two. And haven't drove my truck big Bertha in a month lol.

17 years old and I currently have a 07’ dr200. Been riding dirt bikes for years so figured it would be a perfect first “on road” bike. Now that I’ve had it for a year looking to upgrade to something more like a motorcycle. Would this be a good option or are there better bikes out there?

I hope you still have your shadow! 🙌💯

I’m not a new rider I’ve been riding for a while ... and when I moved to a big city I bought the exact same bike because of its size and ease to get around in traffic. 2 big drawbacks when comparison to my bigger bike is lack of highway presence and the factory seat is god awful

So im thinking about buying a honda shadow VT1100 for my first bike, havent even finished my lessons yet. But is that too much or is the handling good enought that if I really ease into the bike i'll get a good grip on it? Any advice is appreciated!

I have exactly this model but 2008 which is fuel injected and I have it for year now and I can tell you, this bike have no problem with 95Mph, max was 105mph but its just the max limit of that motorcycle :D but 95-90mph is still rly good but you need a rly nice windshield, without it you cant just go on highway

I bought one of these yesterday, and took it out for the first long ride today. THIS IS NOT A BEGINNER BIKE. I've been driving a motorcycle for 15 years... my first assessment is thats it's big, it's weird, it's pretty, and it's dangerous. Like riding on top of a locomotive. A Road King or Road Glide supersized level bike. Not a beginner bike. I'm keeping it, but only because I'm an experienced rider. Get a classic Honda Rebel 250 as your first bike. Not the new one. The old one, that is very flickable and light weight.

"I bought it before I even saw it" XD Literally doing that with an 09 Shadow that I'm buying.

so I sort of mucked up ....wondering if you can help me out if possible? Usually I take pictures of what I take apart or look it up or check out the manual, but there is nothing at all. So here is my situation; I decided to change the spark plugs and the two front replacement, I need to remove the gas tank ok. So, I replace all spark plugs and checked the gap 0.30. But as I took off the tank, the overflow tube (that is attached under the rear of the tank) came off, no big deal right. Well I placed the tank on a milk cart and seen gas coming out of the over flow. So I removed all that tubing (the one that goes into that male connector) and then attached it to the spout so as not to get gas over. Now all is done, spark plugs , gas tank on, but I attached the overflow tubing to the underside of the gas tank to the male connector (tubing is small diameter) and put it thru the clip on the right side of the bike and then pushed it thru to the left side under the front of the seat and ran it thru another lope on the tool box. Now I have this tubing (overflow) where do I run it? Just between the frame to the ground? Any picture sent to me would be appreciated? Sorry to be so long winded.

Am looking at the Honda Shadow/phantom as my first bike at age 41. Hard for me to decide as there are no bike shops where I live and it's multiple hour drives just to get anywhere with bikes. I read a lot that it's a good beginner bike but ever so often also see someone say that it's too big and should go for something more like a Rebel 500.

My Honda shadow is a 2019 aero fuel injected runs great only has about 407 miles on it

Hi I’m a new subscriber to your channel i just owns a 09 H.S SPIRIT and i will like to know were toy buy the ⏰ you have on yours any link??

Video of same on my channel. I bought one brand new in 07 black.... 16,000 miles later sold it. 4 years later I found a black with silver flames.. W/ 10,000 miles and still have 3 years later. Cobra pipes, stage 2 jet kit, K&N filter. 5'11" 340 lbs. Nice video... Your Pal BigBadBubbaBurns.

I’m still early on in the video, but is this a good bike for highway riding? I’m always doing 75+ and want to be comfortable and it not scream at me at high rpms

I know some people who have them and they love them and don't get any heavier.

2:02 I recognize that tower, Watertown right? been down that road a few times. Watching from the deen

From where you got the analog watch on the bike? 👍👍

When it comes to cruiser for starter bikes. Weight is more of a factor then the CC. Weight plays a huge part in slow speed maneuvers which newbies dont have experience in. Skill level its harder to do it slow then fast. The exception of this muscle cruisers. They arnt starter bikes. But a 1kcc cruiser is about the equivalent or less then how a a 650cc duel sport like ninja 650 and stuff when it comes to how the bike will behave.

what town are you riding in, looks nice

If I can’t find the c2 model how is the 750 shadow I’m 5’11 230 heaviest 240 I use to drive manual everyday so know the Friction zone I rode a few friends bike around the block not sure if that counts but Honda shadow was my first choice

I am shifting the pegs to floorboards on mine..so i dont get "restless" feet'when i change gears(left foot)..and new Handlebar on it..(small ape) so i can rest my hands better on it..the Orginal Hbar is to wide... :)

Dear friend, greetings from Costa Rica, I want to start in the motorcycle world, I am 5'6, and I hope to be able to master this beautiful motorcycle. What do you think about it? Some advice from you would do me good.

I'd suggest the Rebel 500 for new riders.

How it feels for your back when you hit bumps on the road? Ty

Why should I pick the Shadow spirit 750 over the regular Honda shadow 750. Especially since the price is very close

This bike can handle highways all day. Shit back in the early 80's 750's were king of the highways they were considered the big bikes back then and are still capable. I started on a 78 honda xl175, then a 250 rebel then a 650 honda nighthawk and know a 85 honda xl600r all did fine on the highway except the xl175. I believe you skipped many smaller bikes and feel like 750 is not powerful enough for the highway but believe me put a windshield on this bike and your cruising all day on the highway.

it will be a Shadow or a Vstar /Dragstar as my sidekick for my Monkey, around town I keep my monkey ,but i do not like to ride it on highways :)

I want one

Does anyone know where or how I could restore the speedometer and odometer on a 2006? Mine are not working, screen is toasted and needle came off.

I’m getting one of these in a couple weeks and I don’t even have my license yet 🤦🏻‍♂️

Is the Honda spirit the lightest of the Honda shadows?

what type of handlebars are those? what's the name?

Does anyone know if you can add cruise to these?

Are all the Honda shadow models the same length?

They will take my Shadow from my "Cold Dead Hands". 2004 VT1100C SS, Black. Multi State Travel: I'd want 6 gears. Yep that means another bike.

Uh .. 65? You’re totally speeding on that road! 😝

What gloves are you wearing in this video?

Hi, I'm a 19 year old girl, I'm 5'7. I don't know how to choose a motorcycle. I've been looking at the honda shadow for a while, but I don't know the difference between the different models etc...any advice, if that makes sense? XD

I have a Shadow 2004 750cc , it’s a Great bike , just gas and oil change 👍🏻👍🏻, will last forever 👍🏻👍🏻

Debating between a shadow and a kawasaki vulcan 900...?

What kind of handlebars do you have on that? Thanks!

No don't wave. Salute.

You do know people use this bike and smaller bikes to go across the country?

Lol. Not good for cross country trip? I’m heading cross country on my 09 in 2 weeks. I’ll let you know if I make it 😀

Hello i m italiano boys i Havel shadow spirit.wats camera you have.sorry i seal so so.

What Oil and gas it take?

Relatively light?......try and stop it falling once it starts.

I'm spoiled, riding without a windshield is a no go for me.

If all you want to do is cruise around town, 750 cc's is plenty.

Wow, you do not know how to shift that bike. Way to fast to shift to 5th and losing all the power

I have plans to get one of these for $800 in a couple of weeks, the gas tank has a leak at the top and needs an air filter but I have always wanted a bike and it’ll have a couple of things to teach me how to work on. All for a good price. It’ll be my first one ever so I don’t exactly know what I’m doing but the reviews on it are making me feel confident