Bike Mod #4 - Cruise

A week ago today (Aug 2, 2007), I added another mod to my Shadow. It's called a Universal Vista Cruise. It's not a full cruise control but rather a "throttle lock." The extended trips we're starting to take on the motorcycles sometimes cause my right shoulder/neck to ache. I've got a bit of arthritis in it from 20+ years of competitive softball and cold weather or continuous stress on it causes it to hurt. So, to help alleviate the pain I tried different throttle locks. After finally deciding on the UVC, I am quite pleased. It's a bit bigger than I'd prefer, however it's not much of an eye sore, so I'm happy.

Here's a photo that I found on the HondaShadow.net forums.

Bike Mods #2 and #3

It's Springtime and I've got motorcycle fever big time. Last Sunday was great. We rode with a group of about 8 bikes, all family, out to a local state park. Beautiful weather and great company. You can't ask for anything better.

Last night I added two more modifications to my bike. [Note: Mod #1 was saddlebags.] Mod #2 is a new set of grips. I added the Kuryakyn ISO Flame Grips with the Stiletto End Caps. Very comfy!

The other mod (#3) I added was a new set of mirrors. I put on some really slick and mean looking Arlen Ness Rad II Teardrop chrome mirrors. They are tiny but still functional.

Stock Photo


Installed



Other modifications I am considering are louder pipes, a chrome air filter cover, and a Memphis Shades fork mounted windshield (right now I've got handlebar-mounted).

Two Shadows

W00t! We did it. We upgraded to bigger bikes this past Saturday. Our Honda dealer made us a deal we could not refuse. Now I am riding a big girl's bike! LOL! It is buttery smooth, too. We went on a 75 mile trip through a nearby state park on Sunday and had the best time. The bike fits perfectly. And it's got much more power than the Rebel ever did. And even with the wider gear ratios, I have noticed a huge difference. Cruising at 45-50mph is smooth in 3rd gear. I had to be in 5th gear on that Rebel to ride 45 comfortably (what I thought was comfort!).

Here are a few pics. The first two show the bike the day we bought them (Saturday) and the last pic of mine shows my first mod (saddlebags).

Ice Queen - I'm considering this name for my bike. "Ice" is derived from the blue color and "Queen" came from my husband referring to it as "The Queen."




My husband bought a beautiful and badass 2007 Honda Spirit 750 in the Titanium color.


My first mod of many - Saddlebags


My dad (who rides a 2007 Yamaha V-Star 1100) and my husband have both riden my bike around the block a few times and both say the same thing I do.... that it's smooth as butter. It's nice to know I have the compliments of two people I respect so much. I couldn't be happier with it!

Free Spirit

Wow, it's been like... forever since I last updated. Two reasons: gaming, summer, and my new motorcycle. Ok, that's three. Sue me. I do a lot of gaming in my off time (I'm up to 26 completed games for 2006) and this past summer, my husband and I went to Disney World for a vacation. You don't have to be a kid to appreciate the magic of Disney. Anyone with an imagination can have a ball.

After our vacation, I got the fever. The motorcycle fever. See, I grew up riding dirt bikes, so I was bitten by the bug at a very early age. But it wasn't until this past July that the fever for a street bike set in. My dad bought a Yamaha 1100 V-Star during the summer and boy was I ever envious. But my husband has never expressed an interest in bikes, so I sort of ignored the green monster growing inside me. Actually, it wasn't necessarily envy; I'm just really into riding motorcycles and really wanted to be out there with him when I heard about how much fun he was having.

Well, long story short, my stepbrother's girlfriend had her bike over at my dad's one Thursday evening when I was there. It is a red 2002 Honda Shadow VLX Deluxe 600cc. And it was just my size! Needless to say, I was very anxious about telling my hubby that I wanted a bike. Basically, I was going to respect his wishes but I wasn't prepared to take 'no' as an answer. Imagine my surprise when I proposed to him two days later (I had to work up the nerve!) that I buy a bike and he.... was very interested!!!! As in interested in even getting his own!

So, that weekend we went bike shopping. By that Monday we were the proud owners of two 2007 Honda 250cc Rebels both black. We decided to go with smaller bikes since these were our first street bikes. By the following week we had our licenses and were out on the open road.



Fast forward to this past week. We've both got bigger bike envy. We are going this evening and possibly even tomorrow back to our Honda dealer to see what they can do for us. My husband has already talked to the salesman and he was very receptive to wanting to help. Hopefully Honda can do well for us and we can bring home two new bikes!

I'm looking at the 2007 Shadow VLX Deluxe in the light blue silver metallic color. It's gorgeous.