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HSATF Road Captain Posts: 345 06/16/08 3:48 PM Second Officer	Tags : None With my T getting on up in mileage (50k) I am starting to think about a possible replacement when the time comes and I was wondering since the Spirit is so close to the T, they even share the same shop manual, would it be possible to take all of the pluses from the T (windshield and bags) and bolt them on to the Spirit? I would think that the suspension would need to remain the same, but since the engine is so similar I thought I could use the T exaust on a spirit and move the bags on over. I rode a Spirit the other day and really liked the gearing. I never go two up, so the extra grunt on the bottem end really does not get used much. And the 1100 engine, for me, is more than big enough. Am I just nuts? Mike
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kcroadrocket		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1069 06/16/08 4:00 PM	wouldn't you want to change out the fenders also? just wondering. bud
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HSATF Road Captain Posts: 345 06/16/08 4:15 PM Second Officer	Of course, I would change out everything I could. I just don't ever recall anyone else on the forum talking about doing this. I just figured, after the duct tape and bailing wire stops working, I would really like a bike very similar to the one I have. That should be a while off, and Honda seems to have sold a $&%*load of Spirits. Maybe it's just crazy talk. Mike
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kcroadrocket		#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1069 06/16/08 5:18 PM	do you remember Halfbreed? built from an '01 spirit. it had a harley rear fender, and indian spirit front fender plus many parts from other bikes.
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HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 1137 06/17/08 11:55 AM First Officer	You're talking about a LOT of work. The T has disc brakes on the rear while a Spirit has a drum. You'd need the T swingarm, driveshaft, rear axle and fender plus the bags, bag supports and exhaust. Also, the Spirit has the polished motor, which I don't think looks as good as the T's black and chrome motor. I think you'd be better off just buying another T or if you're engine's getting tired, try to find a Sabre engine/tranny. You meet the nicest people on a Honda (forum).
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HSATF Tail Gunner Posts: 99 06/17/08 3:09 PM	mike2000t wrote: With my T getting on up in mileage (50k) I am starting to think about a possible replacement when the time comes and I was wondering since the Spirit is so close to the T, they even share the same shop manual, would it be possible to take all of the pluses from the T (windshield and bags) and bolt them on to the Spirit? I would think that the suspension would need to remain the same, but since the engine is so similar I thought I could use the T exaust on a spirit and move the bags on over. I rode a Spirit the other day and really liked the gearing. I never go two up, so the extra grunt on the bottem end really does not get used much. And the 1100 engine, for me, is more than big enough. Am I just nuts? Mike If it were me, I would simply rebuild the engine. Check (or have someone check) the engine's compression. If it hasn't lost much compression over the years I wouldn't worry about it until it does. Also, if it doesn't smoke I wouldn't worry about it.
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HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 733 06/17/08 9:25 PM	mike2000t wrote: Am I just nuts? Yes. Hopefully, your T will be fine for another 50k. There really isn't any reason it shouldn't be. It's not a high strung race engine nor a 2-smoke that should require a rebuild with normal usage. If the day came when you had to make a decision on what to do, I would think either a tear down and rebuild or swapping in another engine would be the preferred approach over trying to make a T from a Spirit. Would that be like making a silk purse from a sow's ear? (no offense meant to the Spirit owners on this forum). duke loud horns save lives
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