Is it a Bobber or a Chopper??? Since there are many who have come before me and who have addressed this before I will quote a man who is legendary in the motorcycle community, Sugar Bear. In his w...
Is your Honda Shadow a little lackluster? Wanna switch things up? Don't know how to start chopping a bike? Here's where to start! TJ answers your Q's in this video! WATCH NOW!
Removing or installing a new set of dual carbs? We've got a step-by-step guide for you right here. Once you pull your carbs off you'll see two rubberized intake boots. Start by taking those ...
Adding our velocity stacks kit turns your bike into a whole different animal with WAY more power and WAY more response. You won't regret making the switch. I don't know much about shifting t...
What do I do about the vent in my rear cylinder (The Crankcase Breather)? In your Honda Shadow motor, pistons push air and gasses on both ends of the cylinder. Moving anything takes some amo...
I am not going to say adding some fluid to your bike's gas or oil will fix a problem. These products are marginal means of preventative medicine/maintenance/preventative steps, at best. ...
No there is not, and here is why - VLX bore & stroke are 3.0" x 2.6" (75mm x 66mm).Base displacement is 3.14 * (3.0/2)2 * 2.6 *2(# of Cyl) = 36.731000cc's = ~61 cubic inches. So, 36.73 /...
Nope! You just need one: A pull cable. The push cable isn't necessary but it's required by the government for various reasons. The pull cable is all that's necessary to effectively control your car...
How do you feel about header wrap? IS it a good idea to wrap my motorcycle exhaust? Anytime you heat up metal you have hydrogen crystallization, its normal. Trapping heat in exhaust can in...
This is the tuning sheet that was included in many of our performance tuning products. We have posted it here so that you can reference it any time you need! Performance Tuning Sheet Page 1 ...
The Skinny on Skinny Tires! - ( Fat tire info below) A lot of folks want that chopper style 21” front wheel on their Honda Shadow and a LOT of the Honda Shadows came with a 19” s...
Can I cut the mufflers of my Honda Shadow? Sure! You can also drop your bike out of a plane from 30k feet and set your house on fire!... But that doesn't mean its good for your bike! Most of...
Why do two coolant lines go to my carburetor? Can I get rid of them? If you have tried to remove the single carb from your bike, you may have noticed 2 coolant lines that come from the motor...
A bike firing on only one cylinder or afterfiring from one cylinder can mean a few things. Fouled plug. This could be from excessive carbon build up from being way overdue for a plug ...
Can the Fuel Pump be removed from my Shadow? The "fuel pump" on the dual carb vlx, VT600, VT750 and other Honda Shadow models is not so much a real fuel pump, as it is an automatic shutoff v...
How do I turn my dual carb bike into a single carb bike? Do not, I repeat, do not try to turn your dual carb bike into a single carb. I have seen several bikes become worthless scrap hea...
If you got fuel into your cylinders you have begun the process of hydrostatic lock or Hydrolock. Hydrostatic lock is an abnormal condition of any device which is designed to compre...
This is the tuning sheet that was included in many of our performance tuning products. We have posted it here so that you can reference it any time you need! Performance Tuning Sheet Page 1 ...
The difference is in how the venturi size is changed. On CV (constant velocity) carbs - when the throttle is twisted, the cable opens up the butterfly valve, which allows air to be drawn into the ...
