How Screwed Am I


  • 07 Honda Shadow, with only little more than 9500 miles, let me say I bought the bike from a guy when it was at 9000 miles and he said that it sat for about 2.5 years. Since ive had this bike ive had a shop replace the stator/rectifier and I bought a carb tune up kit from TJ Brutal Customs. They also replaced the oil in the bike I believe too. Anyway to my issue at hand, currently the bike will start up but it will die within seconds if not cranking the throttle. When the bike is running there is oil sputtering out of the rear exhaust pipe and little bit of smoke wafting out of it too. I also noticed that some gasoline had spit out of the bottome out of what I believe to be to be a breather tube for somewhere on the bike. Came out of the left side of the bike behind the chrome cover on the left side of the bike. After letting it sit for a night I checked the oil level and noticed it was a little bit higher than the "max" on the dip stick.  I need to check the spark plugs but since its 4th of July weekend everything is closed at the time of writing this. I plan to go buy a socket that will fit the spark plug and something to check the pressure of that cylinder too. 

    If this has happend to anyone else I would like your input. Ive only had this bike for maybe a total of 2 to 3 months not counting the 2 months of it sitting inside the shop for the Stator



  • @eric brockling stop trying to run the bike. 
    if youve got oil in your exhaust you have SERIOUS blow by and need to do a top end rebuild. rings are likely stuck and or your valve guides/seals are dry and cracked and allowing ooil to pass into the cylinder. 
    time for a rebuild. 


  • @TJ  Thanks for the heads up, sadly not that mechanicly abled to do the job on my own, and shop just quoted at least 2.5 times the price of the bike. So I guess its time to either find the same exact bike and just use this bike as parts or to go and buy a new/newer bike. Thanks for the help again


  • @eric brockling Are you just feeling intimidated or is it something you truly are not able to do. i only ask because its hjonestly not an insane job. with a honda servic emanual and some time, ( and a few cases of beer LOL) you can make it happen! 


  • @TJ its just with my work and life at the moment pulling a bike apart isn't on the top of my agenda. Planning on remodeling the house and such so having a bunch of bike parts sitting loose would probably not be optimal. I guess this gives me an excuse to buy a lift and remodel the garage after all is done lol


  • @eric brockling now yer thinking! a lil lift and some space for the scoot sounds like a wise idea! 


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