Posts made by Smeltie

• Exhaust - Honda 750 ace

  Heya, Welcome to the forums and to the shadow life.As a fellow dutchy I would say, make sure to check out ShadowMC, great club, fun people, even more fun events and rideouts! That aside:In the Neth...

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  Smeltie
  3/2/26, 11:10 AM
• Hello

  Heya!Sick bike, welcome in!As for the value, hard to say, markets are different everywhere.2500chf is about $3.2k which is a little steep in the US market and parts of the EU.But definitely not unh...

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  Smeltie
  2/22/26, 10:45 AM
• Big and Tall!

  So the beauty of chopping and building your own bike is that you are in charge of exactly that.You decide which bars, which footpegs, how low/far back the seat goes!I'm a relatively big fella at 6'...

  posted in General Discussions

  

  Smeltie
  2/20/26, 12:05 PM
• The Tesla Knight Bike

  What an absolutely mad music video,  you sir have a lot bigger... than most lads I know, riding on the highway like that wearing full plate armor.

  posted in New Member Introductions

  

  Smeltie
  2/5/26, 3:33 PM
• EFI

  @Mike Burden so with carbs you have a single outlet going to the petcock, which is essentially gravity fed through a single bit port.EFI systems utilize either a pump within the tank or an external...

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  Smeltie
  2/3/26, 6:43 AM
• Looking at my next bike

  @Eric Von Zipper Have you tried CMSNL?https://www.cmsnl.com/honda-cb400f2-european-direct-sales_model14648/packing-cylinder-mca_12191377000/ Not sure if this is the correct CB400, but they ten...

  posted in General Discussions

  

  Smeltie
  2/3/26, 6:30 AM
• Looking at my next bike

  @TJ ty ty, but yeah I'm not the type to sit around scouring the internet for months to find something as trivial as a gasket.When I have all the materials on hand or a single next day delivery away...

  posted in General Discussions

  

  Smeltie
  1/27/26, 2:38 PM
• Let's see em

  @TJ I look forward to it.

  posted in Bike Sharing

  

  Smeltie
  1/27/26, 2:36 PM
• Looking at my next bike

  @Eric Von Zipper I'd highly recommend investing in a set gasket hole punches and some sheets of gasket paper!We face this problem all the time in the oldtimer moped and motorcycle scene, and the ab...

  posted in General Discussions

  

  Smeltie
  1/27/26, 9:01 AM
• Let's see em

  @TJ you ain't gonna believe it, but after getting the 600 some months ago and wanting just a bit more umph for 2 up riding.I started looking into the 1100 about a month or two before your video ser...

  posted in Bike Sharing

  

  Smeltie
  1/25/26, 7:29 AM
• Looking at my next bike

  Get whatever you love the most.They're all great brands and likely great bikes too.I know that's not a very direct answer but it's ultimately your next bike and I don't think you can really go wron...

  posted in General Discussions

  

  Smeltie
  1/2/26, 4:36 PM
• 6 ft over rider

  @Bbake21 I'm 6'3" and documented my process with forward controls a while back on these forums.I went with 6" extensions and I love them.Although 4" would have probably been a better option in my h...

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  Smeltie
  1/2/26, 4:30 PM
• HD electra glide screamin eagle air filter cover on shadow 600

  @TJ You definitely could!However I am not sure how much it would be utilized given the lack of STL files on common sharing websites for shadows to begin with.Most of us 3D printing tend to check si...

  posted in General Discussions

  

  Smeltie
  1/2/26, 4:28 PM
• HD electra glide screamin eagle air filter cover on shadow 600

  So, like the title reads, I made an adapter to fit a HD Electra glide Screamin Eagle air filter cover on my shadow 600.WHY?! I hear you ask, and honestly... good question haha.I honestly did not li...

  posted in General Discussions

  

  Smeltie
  12/12/25, 6:06 AM
• what best bike for newbie

  Heya!There are honestly many many different options.And it will all depend on:- What budget you have- What you're looking to get out of it- What you think looks good and makes you happy.Sadly it's ...

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  Smeltie
  10/13/25, 3:32 AM
• 1988 honda shadow VLX 600 project

  Alrighty!Probably good to start and check a few things before anything else.1. 1988, so no emissions bs, and it's a dual carb model in that case.2. These carbs are just fine, but they probably need...

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  Smeltie
  10/13/25, 3:27 AM
• 600 VLX sizing.

  now this is a topic I can answer properly!As a fellow 6'3 200 (ish) pound fella  I can say that in terms of fitment in it's stock configuration it's gonna be a big fat yesn't.The sto...

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  Smeltie
  10/8/25, 5:56 AM
• New guy

  @Kevin mf Jones Not sure where I implied the sisters aspect, me and my homies love matching outfits, especially when accidentally hahaha.

  posted in New Member Introductions

  

  Smeltie
  10/1/25, 10:24 AM
• Yamaha Virago 1100

  Heya!Welcome in, so a few good resources worth considering:- csmnl (https://www.cmsnl.com/) just google csmnl virago 1100 and pop off.They have many parts in stock too but I mainly use them to find...

  posted in General Discussions

  

  Smeltie
  9/30/25, 8:29 AM
• New guy

  Welcome to the club kevin!Honestly your brother chose a good platform to work on, and if i'm honest, I'd recommend you to get the same thing.Not only will y'all be rocking the same VT600 platform b...

  posted in New Member Introductions

  

  Smeltie
  9/30/25, 8:25 AM