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New Shadow toy

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What size are you running in the front? I swapped over to much narrower tire in the front (vs the 140) and it was night and day difference in flickability. What did you end up using for tread? I ran Shinko 777 on my X and it was a very nice tire for that bike.
FYI I'm rolling through your neck of the woods tomorrow.
 
I am running Shinko 890's 130/70 up front and 180/70 rear. What time are you coming through?
 
One of the guys at work had the 1800. He pines for it now. He claims that he ran in the 12s at the drags on it, which is pretty respectable for a one time try on a cruiser. He has one of those Gold Wing based cruisers now, the 1500.
 
So she is sitting in the driveway looking like I left her in the inner city overnight lol. I am going in the morning to get the rear tire swapped. I did the front by hand but it left my hands sore for 3 days. Not doing that again.
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Got the new rear tire installed this morning and changed the oil so I decided to go for a little ride. All I can say is wow. It still amazes me how much difference a new set of tires can make in the way a bike rides. The ride is so much smoother and planted than it's ever been. It was easily one of the most satisfying rides I have taken in a long time. About 3/4 of the way around my test loop there is a particularly twisty section that begs to ridden spiritedly. I had enough miles on the tires and enough heat in them I decided to push it a little and it was downright exhilarating. Looking forward to putting some major miles on this bike in the coming months. I feel like my 850G is slowly being abandoned lol.
 
Pulled the Cobra exhaust and modded the factory exhaust for a new look. Used the end cap off the stock muffler joined directly to the head pipe and made my own baffle. Sounds about the same but without the extraneous piping hanging off the side.
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That is a sweet ride. I'm thinking something like that in the future for cruising around with the wife.
 
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