[longride]

A Honda cruiser that is painted in Harley orange from the Honda factory! I wonder how Honda got that paint from Harley? Did they buy it from them or steal the formula? Does that Harley orange paint make the Honda more valuable? Is the value higher because this is the 'Special Edition" one? I'm just askin'. :-D

2003 Honda Shadow Special Edition--Harley Orange

 

[sarnali2]

It says ladies love it.....I thought Ladies love 80's.....

 

[Buzglyd]

He just knows that most people in Chicago are rubes and easily fooled.

 

[longride]

He just knows that most people in Chicago are rubes and easily fooled.

Don't start you old fart!

 

[pushrod]

But they sound like a riding lawnmower!

 

[12er]

But they sound like a riding lawnmower!

What are you talking about? They dont sound that good. Whenever I hear a mower fire up I get nostalgic for my first 4HP BnS Bonanza mini bike. It would leave a mini trail 50 for dead and had the best Flintstone brakes your local shoe store could supply.

 

[The_AirHawk]

That's basically the same 52-degree 3-valve mill they put in the Hawk GT (with the addition of fins). However, a Hawk GT sounds good with a decent slipon - Shadow's sound like Shyte 'cuz they usually get dragpipes, often without a crossover. Just a loud, farting noise as they motor-by.........

Of course, it helps that the HawkGT doesn't have a 42lb flywheel and the engine rev-characteristics of a John Deere Model "D" tractor............

 

[Kenneth_Moore]

It's hard to say from the photo, but it doesn't look like what I consider to be HD orange at all! Yet another poor imitation...

 

[sarnali2]

- Shadow's sound like Shyte 'cuz they usually get dragpipes, often without a crossover. Just a loud, farting noise as they motor-by.........

I check out one of the HD enthusiasts sites now and then to see if I can learn anything, one subject that always comes up is getting rid of the cross-over and running "True Duels" or "Long Shots" Someone told them a balance pipe was bad so they all want to sh*tcan it then try to reverse engineer the torque they lost by adding cams, downloads and air cleaners...

 

[seruzawa]

Well, duh!

I check out one of the HD enthusiasts sites now and then to see if I can learn anything, one subject that always comes up is getting rid of the cross-over and running "True Duels" or "Long Shots" Someone told them a balance pipe was bad so they all want to sh*tcan it then try to reverse engineer the torque they lost by adding cams, downloads and air cleaners...

Everyone knows that some tattooed doper in a greasy garage in Tarzana knows more about engineering a good exhaust system than the HD engineers. Sheesh. Whereyabeen?

 

[Kenneth_Moore]

Everyone knows that some tattooed doper in a greasy garage in Tarzana knows more about engineering a good exhaust system than the HD engineers. Sheesh. Whereyabeen?

The Stromtrooper boys trade fuel maps like old broads swapping recipes. Frikin kills me, then they're doing TBAs and TPS adjustments EVERY OIL CHANGE!!! Left mine stock, runs like a bat, doesn't miss a beat since it broke in.

 

[pushrod]

You know what will really make a shade-tree Harley "tuner" crazy?

Start by pointing out that, especially while the bike is accelerating, more of the fuel/air mixture goes to the rear jug. (You must know that there is one carb, and the intake manifold splits horizontally.)

So, among many other phenomena, this means that the jug in front runs leaner than the one behind.

But, it gets better! The jug in the back runs hotter, because its cooling air has to pass the front jug first. So, running richer helps prevent pre-ignition (assuming the bike is properly tuned).

Stand back, 'cause their eyes will bug WAY outta their head! It works best if you wait until they are several beers into the day.

 

[sarnali2]

Left mine stock, runs like a bat, doesn't miss a beat since it broke in.

Tickles the hell out of me, my Dyna is stock with an 88dba. HD 49 state balony cut slip ons. Runs like a champ, torque out the backside and gets 45 mpg...

My Bandit is stock except a 21 in. Holeshot street can that has barely less back pressure than the stock, runs like poop through a goose and still gets 43 mpg.....

I spend my money on comfy seats and bars, tires and oil changes

 

[Buzglyd]

Tickles the hell out of me, my Dyna is stock with an 88dba. HD 49 state balony cut slip ons. Runs like a champ, torque out the backside and gets 45 mpg...

My Bandit is stock except a 21 in. Holeshot street can that has barely less back pressure than the stock, runs like poop through a goose and still gets 43 mpg.....

I spend my money on comfy seats and bars, tires and oil changes

I spend mine on lattes and antiquing.

 

[seruzawa]

I spend mine on lattes and antiquing.

And have I got a great junkya.... er, antique selection for you. Cheap too!

 

[sarnali2]

I spend mine on lattes and antiquing.

I bought my squeeze one of the Sirena Esspresso makers for Christmas, now I don't have to buy Latte`s

 

[mscuddy]

...hell fire we just bust the guts outa the stock pipes with a big screwdriver and weld fishtails on 'em and bingo, all the RUBs in Encino gotta have a set.