Re: My wife's Shadow Ace

feeds@yuku.com (bamaTrider) — Sun, 25 May 2008 01:08:01 GMT

Don, it's sounds a lot like the problem some of the Wings are having. It could be a worn front shock, a partially frozen front shock, or (in the Wings case) flexing of the forks. The later is remedied by the addition of a Super Brace fork stabilizer brace. http://www.superbrace.com/products.asp?cat=34

stan

Re: My wife's Shadow Ace

feeds@yuku.com (alepel) — Sat, 24 May 2008 20:46:43 GMT

Don....no idea on what the trouble is with your son's bike. Maybe someone on here can offer some advice.

Pass me a brat would you?

Re: My wife's Shadow Ace

feeds@yuku.com (dynodon1) — Fri, 23 May 2008 18:52:45 GMT

Bama, I am surprised at the 1800 GW getting that good of mileage. Basically the same I get on my 1300 Royale. But then again, I was a fan of big 60's cars with way too much engine that got decent mileage because the engine never had to work hard! Still, I don't see the need for more than 1800, and would still buy a silver Wing 650 if I could find a good one.

Alepel, my older son's bike is funny...

Re: My wife's Shadow Ace

feeds@yuku.com (alepel) — Thu, 22 May 2008 07:07:17 GMT

Don....congratulate your son for me. I imagine your thinking about how nice it will be to have your wife and son accompanying you on your rides. You mentioned oldest son, so do you have other children and do they ride, or want to? It is a good thing that your son is taking the MSF course. That's is the first step in definitely one in the right direction.

Have not seen my brother since we dropped his Venture Royale off at his house. He did call me the next day though and told me...

Re: My wife's Shadow Ace

feeds@yuku.com (dynodon1) — Wed, 21 May 2008 21:03:02 GMT

Alpel,

Hey, we are about to be a two Shadow family. My oldest son (37) bought a 2001 Shadow 750 that I found for him. I will pick it up for him tomorrow pm because he works late and doesn't have his license yet for motorcycles, has an appointment for the MSF course next month. Black with cheap saddlebags, but in good shape, just 17,000 miles. Didn't realize they are chain drive, but that is OK, cheap, easy to work on. Also, how retro...wire wheels!

Re: My wife's Shadow Ace

feeds@yuku.com (alepel) — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:32:08 GMT

Dan.....I posted earlier that my brother did get the Venture Royale that he was after. We're suppose to go and get it this Thursday. We're picking it up in Michigan not 50 miles aways from where I bought my VT800 a few years ago. So I'm making the exact same 8 hour trip to pick up the bike. My brother wants to ride it back, so we're hoping that it is in the good shape the owner says it is to make this trip. I'll bring my jacket and helmet and I might get to ride it for a...

Re: My wife's Shadow Ace

feeds@yuku.com (bamaTrider) — Sun, 11 May 2008 20:47:57 GMT

The GL1800 gets in the low 40's. Not bad for 110 hp. Mine has never gotten less than 40 mpg combined city and hi-way. I have gotten as much as 45 mpg running 55-60 on the secondary hi-ways. I personally would like Honda to go back to the 4cyl for the sound, but keep the cc's and hp the same. I really like the sound of Venture 1300 engine, also. Those engines are tough and give very little problems. I almost bought an '88 model Royale but it was too top heavy and too tall for me....

Re: My wife's Shadow Ace

feeds@yuku.com (dynodon1) — Sun, 11 May 2008 08:14:15 GMT

Alepel,

did you brother get that Venture? If you or he has questions, I would be happy to help, also, there are two similar but different? forums that I am part of that will help:

Venturerider.org and Venturers.org Both have tech and forums that have been a great help. Both have gatherings and rides.

I wish someone made a modern bike like the older Venture Royale. Love that style. I get perplexed when I read about new big touring bikes going 2000cc or bigger! New...

Re: My wife's Shadow Ace

feeds@yuku.com (dynodon1) — Sat, 10 May 2008 20:33:32 GMT

Alepel, Sorry to take a few days to get back to you. The fender tip was on the bike when we got it, I thought it was factory along with the light. But it fits fine, fooled me thinking it was factory. Have no idea what brand or how hard it was to put on. Sorry.

Eclectic, I love going on rides with my wife. She gets that same silly grin I do at the end of the day.

Also, we sent her seat off to a guy in Florida that does GREAT seat mods, at least according to a couple of my...

Re: My wife's Shadow Ace

feeds@yuku.com (alepel) — Sat, 03 May 2008 13:30:09 GMT

Alain, I bought a fender tip for my T from JP, and you are so right. John was sturggling with (and snarlin' about) the fit from the moment we tried to put it in place. The curve of the piece was "off" so he had to shape it a bit, and we had to widen holes (side to side) with a drill to get the threaded posts to line up with the holes. Once we did that, we got it to fit, and I like it better than the old rail, but I was disappointed in the crappy engineering...

Re: My wife's Shadow Ace

feeds@yuku.com (eclecticdawn) — Sat, 03 May 2008 10:19:39 GMT

Don, I sure like hearing about other couples who ride together. Shared adventures is a nice thing. I rarely ever ride off by myself, it's just nice knowing that I've got backup who really cares about me (ummm, and knows how to fix bike issues better than I do). But, there are a few occasions when I'd like to leave the crabby part of the ol' man at home!! HAHAHA

Alain, I bought a fender tip...

Re: My wife's Shadow Ace

feeds@yuku.com (alepel) — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:52:54 GMT

Hello Don....got a few things to ask you. But first I wanted to tell you that my younger brother (55) is trying to buy a 86 Yamaha Venture Royale. The older Royales have been the bike of his dreams ever since they came out. He has lost bids on couple on ebay but yesterday I heard he found another and was leading the bidding. I haven't heard if he got it yet, but I just thought I'd share that with you. He currently rides a 80's Honda Magna, that is disgustingly fast.

Next...

Re: My wife's Shadow Ace

feeds@yuku.com (dynodon1) — Fri, 02 May 2008 10:32:41 GMT

Added a couple new mods to the wife's "T" This past week. First long trip we took, she complained about needing a thottle lock. WE both had cheap JC Whitney plastic ones in our former riding lives, but this time I bought the excellent Breakaway control. Very high tech and looks right at home on her bike with a nice satin aluminum finish. No need to remove the grips, it even fit over the fat Kuryakyn grips. But it did take a day to adjust, this thing is rube goldberg with about 7...

Re: My wife's Shadow Ace

feeds@yuku.com (Chicago) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:16:43 GMT

Tell your lovely I said "Ride the wheels off it!"

Re: My wife's Shadow Ace

feeds@yuku.com (dynodon1) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:16:54 GMT

Thanks everyone, I can use those angels riding with us!

Don (and Jan)
Washington IL

Re: My wife's Shadow Ace

feeds@yuku.com (burninfilm) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:48:32 GMT

Hey Don, Sounds like a great pair of bikes for a great pair of riders.. Thanks for sharing with us..Bob <><

Re: My wife's Shadow Ace

feeds@yuku.com (Rabbi Glenn) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:18:46 GMT

Great to read about you guys, Don! Ditto Alepel's wishes to you.
May God smile on you, and His angels ride in formation alongside you.
Glenn

Re: My wife's Shadow Ace

feeds@yuku.com (alepel) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:07:53 GMT

Don.....well obviously you and your wife have had a great past with riding together. I am insanely jealous of you both sharing and enjoying Motocycling together like that. I would be happy if I could just get my wife to sit on my motorcycle in the driveway.

Now the two of you have quite a future to look forward to and many many miles on the road.

Re: My wife's Shadow Ace

feeds@yuku.com (Skip MMShadowT) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:15:49 GMT

Great looking machine Don. I'm sure you and the wife will have a very memorable summer.

Re: My wife's Shadow Ace

feeds@yuku.com (dynodon1) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:02:54 GMT

Mods I have added to the bike include an accessory bar (wife says don't call it a "crash" bar on the front, You can't see it but it had a neat clock on the handlbar, and I added a temp gauge (air temp) to match it. I also found a bit of chrome to cover the horn. Installed LED lights inside the rear turn signals adding running and stop lights, Jan wanted more light, but I didn't want to clutter up the back with more stuff, so that worked out great.

In our first...

My wife's Shadow Ace

feeds@yuku.com (dynodon1) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:33:50 GMT

My wife Jan doesn't really participate in bike forums, so she lets me do the talking and research, and once in a while I get to ride her bike. We bought this 1998 Tour late in 2007 from a City policeman in Bloomington IL who had kept it in near showroom condition with just a few mods. I have added a couple more since this picture.

We are looking forward to riding...