Recent content by rc1richard

I will probably be thinking about that in another month or so when winter hits. LOL

New plugs. I change them every year regardless of how good they look. The carbs were cleaned out and checked last year. I usually run a little seafoam in the fuel to keep the carbs clean but my bikes dont sit enough for the fuel to break down. Other Shadow owners I have talked to say they are...

It is a carb. All my bikes have a carb. It is pretty cold natured even in the fall and spring. It just seems you have to grind and grind the starter when it is winter. (ex. in the 30's or low 40's) thats why I had thought of maybe some type of engine heater but I think a car type would be to much.

I have two bikes I ride year round one is a gl1100 that is down for brakes and carb work right now. The other is a VT700. The VT does not like cold weather. Even in the summer it usually takes a few miles to begin to warm up. In the winter you have to really abuse the starter to get it fired. I...

Changed the starter today and got carbs ready to pull. Just got to unhook the throttle cable. the bike has set a while. I still gotta check timing belts and get some brakes. Front is grinding and the back does not have nothing. Tried to bleed but didn't work. Just needs a little time, work, then...

I posted a couple in the gallery. It's kind of a work in progress as I have not owned it very long and am still cleaning out the cobwebs from where it has been sitting.

81 gl1100 with 32000 miles

81 gl1100 with 32000 miles

I will post some in about a week. Bike has sit for a while so I need to check out belts, coolant, clean carbs, etc. first. It has a Vetter fairing and I am planning on bagging it.

When I first bought my Shadow it had set a few years and the tank was rusty also. There is a motorcycle museum close by and while talking to the owner one day I asked him about cleaning it out. When I brought it in they filled it with an acid and let it set a few days then I picked it up and had...

Hi from North Carolina. I am a new member with a 1981 gl1100 standard