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| Newbie Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 4
| Im thinking of buying one of these bikes but I need a little info. I had a 2000 Harley Sportster and sold it because it rapped to high of RPMS on the highway at 65mph,it vibrated also. Would this motorcycle do the same..is the "wide ratio" 5 speed sort of overdrive. Can somebody tell me if the RPM on this bike would be the same as the Harley at 65MPH? Also does it have enough power,im 5ft6 and 145lbs.. Thanks |
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| TurtleWax Taster ![]() | They are pretty good bikes. My in-laws have 2. My wife and I rode 2-up one day and it seemed to do fine. Combined weight about 500lbs. Just me it has enough power. That bike is in the considerations for when I buy another. They havent ha any problems with theirs. one is shaft drive and the other is chain. He has had to replace the sprockets a couple of times and it has about 60k on it and looks to have a lot left in it.
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| Third gear and cruising ![]() Joined: Jul 2005
Bike: 2005 Suzuki C50 LE
Location: Keeseville NY
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| My wife has a 750 Aero, and she's about the same dimension. She has no trouble at all keeping up here in the Adirondack Mountains. and the darned thing is a pleasure to ride - smooth, corners well, no bad habits.
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| Where Am I ? | I concur, my wife has an 07 Shadow Spirit and I rode it about 100 miles before she started riding it. I am over 6' and 280 and it does fine at 65 mph. One thing to concider, ALL CRUISERS to me feel like they need a 6th gear on the highway but this 750 does very well, smooth as silk.
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| Found second gear by accident ![]() Joined: Jul 2008
Bike: 2008 Suzuki Boulevard M50
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Posts: 302
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You might have already bought the Honda but if not, take a look at the M50. You might like what you see.
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| Seat Tester Joined: Mar 2007
Bike: 2007 M50 Black
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 80
| I have both the Shadow Spirit 750(shaft) and M50(shaft). I have a friend with the Vulcan 900(belt), but haven't driven it. The Shadow 750 feels closer to the M50. Performance of the Shadow VT750 is comparable to the C50, M50 and Vulcan 900 series. Riding with friends the Shadow 750 can keep up with the M50 and Vulcan 900. Upon fill up to top off.. the Vulcan 900(1.4 gal), M50(1.3 gal), Shadow 750 (1.2 gal). The Shadow 750 is a bit more primitive and has more rattles more as the motorcycle is poorly assembled. Much of it is cheap plastic so I have spent some time fixing rattles that made the Shadow Spirit livable. Like the S40 doing the 'backfire carb fix' you need to fix Shadow 750 before I consider it for consumer use. Having owned the Shadow 1100 ACE and 1100 Spirit, I never had to wrench these bikes for rattles. Honda quality has really dropped and this Honda Shadow will be my last Honda I own. The Shadows is made with a lot of plastic and Honda has taken a lot of short cuts. I'll definitely keep my 2007 M50 long after I have sold my 2007 Shadow 750. The M50 has a more refined ride where the Shadow 750 is like a Rebel 250 on steroids or a Suzuki Savage S40 with 2 cylinders rather than a thumper. Shadow 750 is very basic.. as the M50/C50 have FI, the Vulcan 900 with FI and the Shadow Spirit 750 has one carburetor. In England, the same Shadow 750 has FI, but in the U.S., 1 carburetor is as good as it gets. Fork lock on Shadow similar to the Rebel. The question is do you want a better Suzuki S40, Buell Blast 500cc or a lower quality C50/M50, Vulcan 900. The seat height of the Shadow Spirit is lower than the Rebel 250. The Shadow VT750 really is a niched market item that is better than the basic thumping Suzuki Savage and Buell Blast; however, for very much the same price you can get a better quality cruiser in the Suzuki C50/M50 or Vulcan 900 cruiser market. Instrumentation on the M50/C50/Vulcan 900 is better. These decision are not easily made |
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| Newbie Joined: Sep 2008
Bike: 2007 Honda Shadow Spirit VT750 DC
Location: Virginia Beach VA
Posts: 5
| Im 5 11 155 pounds and mine has plenty of power to get me around. its a 2007. I have some rattles also. One coming from under the gas tank anyone have a clue what it could be. It goes away if i put pressure on the Speedo guage.
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| Seat Tester Joined: Mar 2007
Bike: 2007 M50 Black
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 80
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1) First Headlight rattle fixed with double sided stick tape or computer foam. 2) Gas Tank rattle, the shop thought double sided stick tape.. which is better than stock, but I would still get rid of the Shadow 750 if this was as good as it gets 3) Put double sided stick take on heat guard on top header. When rattle does occur, it sounds like a metal piece(s) are slapping your fan. Just sounds like it, but not really what is happening. 4) Mirrors were such poor quality, I bought after market mirrors with more stability. Still Shadow 750 not as smooth as M50 and mirrors on the Shadow virabrate enough to be irritating. If the fixes about work, you should not have any rattle. Anyway, the last Honda I'm buying | |
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| Refrigerator Magnet Test Engineer ![]() Joined: Oct 2007
Bike: S4 Scatcat
Location: North Alabama
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| M-J.Com Lifetime Achievement Award ![]() Joined: Jan 2007
Bike: 1980 Yamaha XS850
Location: Washington County, WI
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| you won't like this; Suzuki is introducing a 950 to their Boulevard line. but yes, everything here said should convince of what you first thought, the Honda is a good buy.
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| Third gear and cruising ![]() Joined: Jul 2005
Bike: 2005 Suzuki C50 LE
Location: Keeseville NY
Posts: 486
| It's not listed on their web site yet. I wouldn't be too surprised, though -- that new Yamaha 950 looks pretty enticing..
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| Sit speling cheker ![]() Joined: Jan 2008
Bike: 07 M50 Black, 06 Ninja 250 Blue
Location: Frisco, TX
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| The 950 is a Yamaha. Never heard of paint problems on the M50 and I don't have any. The Shadow is a good bike but I would take a M50 or C50 over it anytime especially at the price point. I am just a little biased. Just my 2 cents.
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| M-J.Com Lifetime Achievement Award ![]() Joined: Jan 2007
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| oops. Looking like Yamaha is taking a cue from Suzuki - build a different size engine, create a niche, then monopolize said niche. Because the 805 cc M/C/S 50 series is only a bit more powerful than a typical 750, but it's all a game of inches.
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| Sit speling cheker ![]() Joined: Jan 2008
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| you know what I meant. for eons, starting around 1969 - the 750 became a class. Over the decades, it became a very crowded class. About a decade later, the 1100 became a class. A few years later it became a very crowded class also. Now, thanks to Suzuki and now Yamaha, they are differentiating(?) their product by ducking and dodging "it's another 750 / 1100" The c/s/m 50 is 805, and Suzuki is marketing that edge to the hilt, and it seems to be working. Even more importantly, Suzuki developed one engine with 3 slightly different body styles. Kudos to Suzuki for this suave move. Now, Yamaha is introducing a 950, and if they are smart, they will offer at least one different model with different styling (victory 8 ball) and offer it as a different "line" of bike.
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| Sit speling cheker ![]() Joined: Jan 2008
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| Actually it is kind or Ironic. The 1100 class is in decline due to bigger bikes taking over the big Cruiser Market and the 750 class has moved upward to 800, 900 & now 950. Now also added to that the 1800 class is moving downward a little due to the sucess of the VTX 1300. Look at the suceess of the C90 and now Suzuki introducing the M90. Yamaha on the other hand is staying right arount the 1600-1700 cc mark wait they also have introduced a 1300 to take over for the 1100. Kawasaki now has a 1700 class because the 2000 class bike doesn't sell. My conclusion. I don't know I got lost somewhere in all of this. I think this thread has been jacked.
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