2004 Honda Shadow

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Hello and thanks for looking. I am selling my 2004 Honda Shadow Aero 750 with 22,600 pampered miles and clean Fl. title. No dissappoint here! These bikes can go 150,000. miles with no issues. Somewhere north of 50 miles to the gallon of gas. I did my homework before I purchased this model Honda. I hate to sell it but I have other bikes and I don't ride this enough to justify keeping it around. Maintance free battery is less than year old. Motor oil, final drive lubricant, and engine coolant changed 50 miles ago. Bike needs nothing but a new rider. I have been riding motorcycles for over 43 years now. I am a MSF Certified Rider Coach so yes I know motorcycles quite well. This bike is one of the easiest most fun bikes I have ever owned. Honda did there homework on this bike! Low seat and perfect center of gravity make this bike truly a blast to ride. For the most experienced rider or a brand new rider I promise you...this is a fun bike to ride! The bike is clean and nice and as I said ready to roll. One of many great reviews: The biggest news with the Aero is that Honda dropped the chain drive from the old 750's in favor of a quiet maintenance-free shaft drive. Now this 750 competes on a level playing field with the Suzuki Intruder and Volusia 800's, the Kawasaki Vulcan 750, and the Yamaha V-Star 650, which now may feel the pressure to bump up their displacement to the 750 range soon. When you settle into the comfortable saddle which sits only 25.9 inches above the pavement. This will be good news to all short legged riders, and inspire confidence for newbie riders who may never have been on any other bike beside the Honda Rebel 250 they rode in the MSF class. In fact, it's even a half inch lower than the Rebel's seat! Pull the choke, press the starter, and the engine fires up easily. It quickly settles into a pleasant and muted rhythm. The powerplant is a 52-degree, liquid-cooled V-Twin, single overhead cam with two spark plugs and three valves per cylinder. It uses a single-pin crank so you get the familiar V-Twin beat, and a single 34mm constant-velocity Keihin carb to mix the fuel, and allow for easy adjustments. The sound from the large 2-into 1 exhaust is a bit throatier than previous models, and appropriate for the size of the engine and character of the bike. The silky smooth clutch requires a light pull, for easy take-offs. Gear shifts are positive, and it's easy locating neutral. Acceleration is crisp, as you move up through the gear box, and there's sufficient torque from idle to near the top of the rev range. Throttle response is immediate, so passing and lane changes are easily accomplished. Once again Honda has created a gem of a motorcycle in the Aero. Despite only offering 745cc of displacement, the little water-cooled V-Twin has plenty of power to get you out of harms way. As I was riding this Aero I reminded myself that my most recent test rides were on some of the largest cruisers, like the 1600 Mean Streak, the 1700 Road Star, and the 2000cc Vulcan. I laughed at the thought that I was riding a bike whose displacement was just three-quarters of the size of just ONE of the Vulcan's cylinders. But that certainly didn't spoil the riding experience of this Aero for me. In fact, I think it made me appreciate this middleweight even more. I may be one of the few motorcycle journalists who really appreciates and enjoys the benefits of smaller bikes, and doesn't look down on them as being minor league players in a world of major league superstars. In fact, riding middleweights give you a more basic and elemental riding experience. With the big bikes, you shift into second at 15 or 20 miles per hour, and you can ride around in suburban traffic all day in second because there is enough torque and power to ride between 15 and 50 mph. On fast twisting roads, you can stay in 3rd gear, brake into a turn and power out of it without needing to shift. Even passing on the highway is easily accomplished without downshifting out of 5th gear. You're more engaged in the ride. You feel more in control and in tune with the bike, and the feedback feels more immediate. The Aero weighs only 519 lbs dry, which makes it easy to maneuver at low speeds, and it feels light and quick in the turns. The comfortably placed handlebars provide excellent leverage to lean the bike into a curve, and it tracks well and feels stable all the way through. The non-adjustable 41mm front fork has 4.6 inches of travel and overall is well tuned for the bike, while the rear end sports dual five-position preload adjustable shocks with 3.5 inches of travel. The generous 64.5 inch wheelbase, and meaty rubber, helps the ride quality out on the open road, where the Aero is quite comfortable cruising at 75. Braking chores are handled by a single 296mm disc up front with twin piston calipers, and a 180mm rear drum, a fairly common set-up for a bike in this price range. The brake lever is made for small hands, and requires a moderate pull. Ergonomically the Aero works well. The bars are very comfortably placed, the forwards footpegs don't require a stretch, the seat is comfortable and the pillion pad is thick if not too wide. The mirrors are rock steady and provide a good view of the road behind you, and the tank top speedometer is easy to see and even has an LCD odometer and dual tripmeters. Styling-wise, the Shadow Aero has that long, low, slammed look. The 98 inch tip to tail measurement is made to look even longer because of the sweptback trailing edges of the full fenders, a la the VTX Retro fenders. The rear shocks have handsome chrome covers, as well as the upper front fork tubes. The wheels are spokes, and add to the classic cruiser look. The radiator is well hidden between the frame tubes, and the fit and finish is clean and first rate. The Aero 750 is an excellent and versatile motorcycle. It is perfect for new riders, or riders just coming back to the sport after a long absence because neither its size nor power is intimidating. But it's also an excellent choice for anybody who wants a solid, low maintenance, capable, fun to ride motorcycle that's as easy on the wallet as it is on the eyes. Sizeable accessories with saddlebags, sissy bars, luggage racks, and enough chrome pieces to tart it up to your hearts content. EMAIL ME IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A TIME AND DAY TO SEE THE BIKE THANKS! IF YOU WANT TO RIDE THE BIKE I HAVE NO PROBLEM. JUST HAVE AN ENDORSEMENT AND CASH IN MY HAND BEFORE THE RIDE. I DON'T KNOW YOU AND IF YOU CAN RIDE.